The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-24
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
Geismar, La, March 20, 1917.
PURSUANT to a resolution adopted by the

Geismar La, March %, 1917.
PURSUANT to a resolution adopted by the
board of supervisors of Road District
No. of the parish of Ascension, state
of Louisiana, the governing authority of
said Road District No. of the parish of
| Ascension, ct meeting pursuant to due
notice held in the office of said board at
Geismar. La, on Wednesday, March 81, 1917,
| l. LEON NEWMAN, president of the board
of supervisors of Road District No. 2 of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, by
virtue of the authority in vested and in
obedience to and compliance with said reso-
| lntion, do hereby proclaim that special
| election will be held of the property tax
payers. qualified under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana to vote at
said election, in Road District No. 2 of the
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, on TUES
| DAY, MAY 1, 1917, between the hours of
o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of obtaining the sense of the prop
erty taxpayers entitled to vote the fol-
lowing proposition, to-wit:
To authorize the board of supervisors of
Road District No 2 of the parish of Assem-
sion, state of Louisiana, for and on behalf
of said Road District No. 2 of the parish of
Ascension, to incur an indebtedness of thir-
ty thousand dollars ts30,000) and issue
negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five per cent per
annum payable semi-annually, and to run
for period of twenty 900 years, for the
following purposes. to-wit: That OF con-
structing, improving and maintaining the
the limits of said Road District No. 2 of the
parish of Ascension, together with bridges,
culverts drains and other appurtenances and
accessories incident thereto
For the purpose of said election and in
accordance with said resolution, the polling
places are hereby designated follows :
Houmas Store, in the fifth ward of the par
ish of Ascension; Armitage's warehouse, in
the fifth ward of said parish; j. c. Kios
store, in the sixth ward of said parish; Pi-
card & Geismar's store in the sixth ward of
said parish; j. N. Delaune's store. in the
eighth ward of said parish; and H. A. Webbs
store, in the eighth ward of said parish; all
of said polling places being situated within
the limits of said Road District No. of
the parish of Ascension. Messrs. H. c.
Braud, DR.. w. P. Miles and DR.. J. T. Brin-
gier are hereby appointed commissioners,
and J. F. Saxon clerk. to serve at said Hou-
store poll; DIR. D. c. 8runf field, Euclid
Landry and Lawrence Marchand are hereby
appointed commissioners, and l.. w. Ar
mitage clerk, to at said Armitages
warehouse poll; Rosenaond Braud. ST., J. T.
Many and w. B. Stuart, ST., are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners, and j. c. kloS clerk,
to serve at said ]. G. Klos store poll; L.
Geismar, Isidore Triche and A. C. Menuette
are hereby appointed commissioners. and NJ.
L. Geismar clerk, to serve at said Picard &
Geismar's store poll: J. N. Delaune, J. P.
White and Dr. M. R. Cushman are hereby
appointed commissioners, and L. r. Ken
nedy clerk. to serve at said J. N. Delaune's
store POLL Fl. A. Webb, L. S. Easterly and
E. D.. Dixon are hereby appointed commits
sioners, and F. Edward Babin clerk. to serve
at said H. A. Webb's store poll. All of said
commits and clerks of election shall
serve without compensation, and said cleo
ton shall be conducted under and by virtue
Of the laws of the state of Louisiana ap-
plicable thereto.
/ do further proclaim and give notice that
at / / o'clock a. m. Fp;say. May A, 1917,
the said board of super ors of Road Dis
trict No. 2 of the paris Of Ascension, state
Of Louisiana will meet i the office of said
board of supervisors. / Picard & Geismar.s
store al Geismar, Louis ma, and in open
sion proceed to open e ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the bs lots in number and
amount examine and Sanvass the returns,
and declare the result of said special cleo
ton, which result they shall thereafter pro-
mulgate by publication in one issue of the
official journal of the parish.
Done and signed at Geismar, in the parish
of Ascension, state of Louisiana, this 23rd
day of March, in the year of Our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
LEON NEWMAN,
Presidet Board of Supervisors. Road District
Ne. 2. Parish of Ascension.
Attest: W. B. STUART,
Secretary, Board of Supervisors Road
District No. 2, Parish of Ascension.