The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-24
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED.
Additional Bond Issue Proposed in
Road District No. 2.
(Oficial Proceedings.>

sion. pursuant to due notice, con-
yened in session at the Office of the
board at Geismar, La, this 21st day
Of March, 1917, at II o'clock a. M,
with the following members present:
Leon Newman, president; j. N. De-
laune, L. W. Armitage, and w. b.
Stuart. Absent-Dr. w. P. Miles.
Secretary f. Edward Babin was
present and handed to President New.
man his resignation as member OF
the board. w. B. Stuart was appoint
ed acting secretary.
Mr.. Delaune moved that w. b.
Stuart be elected secretary OF the
board. The motion was seconded by
Mr.. Armitage, and on roll-call adopt
ed by vote of 4 yeas and no nays.
Ahsent-Dr. w. P. Miles.
The minutes of the last preceding
meeting were read, and on motion OF
Mr. Armitage, seconded by Mr.. De-
Iaune, and adopted, were ordered ap-
proved and signed.
The following resolution was OF
fered:
Whereas, the board of supervisors
Of Road District No. 2 OF the parish
of Ascension, state of Louisiana, as
the governing authority Of said Road
District No. 2 of the parish of Assem-
sion, state of Louisiana, as created by
Act No. 1919 of 1916 of the general
assembly of the state of LOUISIANA,
has found insufficient the sum of fifty
thousand dollars ($50,OO0) author
lied by special election held and
carried in said road district on the
18th day of October, 1915, to con-
struct gravel roads through said dis
trict; and
Whereas, in order to construct
gravel roads through said district the
sum of thirty thousand dollars ESQ.,.
OOO) will be required in addition to
the amount of Indebtedness already
treated; therefore be it
Resolved by the board OF super
visors of Road District No. 2 OF the
parish of Ascension, state of LOUISE
ana, as the governing authority OF
said Road District No. 2 of the parish
of Ascension, that a special election
be and the same is hereby ordered
and called to be held within the limits
of said Road District No. 2 OF the
parish of Ascension, between the
hours of a. m. and 5 p. M, on Tues
day, May /, 1917, at which SAID
election shall be submitted the fol-
lowing proposition, to-wit:
Section. 1. To authorize the board
of supervisors of Road District No. 2
of the parish of Ascension, state OF
Louisiana, for and on behalf of said
Road District No. 2 of the parish OF
Ascension, to incur an indebtedness
of thirty thousand dollars $3.50, 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 pc
Rod of twenty (20) years, for the
following purposes, to-wit: That OF
constructing, improving and main
tanning the public highways and roads
situated within the limits of said Road
District No. 2 of the parish of As
cension, together with bridges, cul-
verts, drains and other appurte-
nances and accessories incident there
to.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., that the secretary of the board
of supervisors of said Road District
No. 2 of the parish of Ascension be
and he is hereby authorized and IN
structed to have prepared for use at
said special election a sufficient num-
Der of ballots on which shall be print
ed all Of the proposition hereinbefore
mentioned and enumerated, arranged
in such manner as to enable the
voters to vote properly; that the SAID
secretary of said board be and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to
have prepared for use at said special
election all necessary ballot boxes,
tally sheets, lists Of voters, assessed
valuation of property, and compiled
statements of the votes in number
and amount.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC., that the polling places for said
special election shall be as follows:
Houmas store, in the fifth ward of
the parish of Ascension; Armitage's
warehouse, in the fifth ward of said
parish; J. C. Klos' store, in the sixth
ward of said parish; Picard &
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. Webb's store, in the eighth
ward of said parish; all of the said
polling places being situated within
the limits of said Road District No. 2
of the parish Of Ascension. Messrs.
H. C. Braud, DIR. w. P. Miles and DR..
j. T. Bringier are hereby appointed
commissioners, and j. F. Saxon clerk,
to serve at the Houmas store poll; Dr.
D. C. Brumield, Euclid Landry and
Lawrence Marchand are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners, and L. w.
Armitage clerk, to serve at said Ar
mitage's warehouse poll; Rosemond
Braud, ST., J. T. Many and W. B.
Stuart, Sr., are hereby appointed COM
missioners, and J. c. Klos clerk, to
serve at said Klos' store poll; L. Gels
mar, A. C. Menuette and Isidore
Triche are hereby appointed commits
sioners, and M. L. Geismar clerk, to
serve at said Picard & Geismar's
store poll; ]. N. Delaune, ]. P. White
and DR.. M. r. Cushman are hereby
appointed commissioners, and L. R.
Kennedy clerk, to serve at said j. N.
Delaune's store poll; H. A. Webb, L..
S. Easterly and E. D. Dixon are here
by appointed commissioners, and F..
Edward Babin clerk, to serve at said
H. A. Webb's store poll. All of said
commissioners and clerks of election
shall serve without compensation, and
said election shall be conducted under
and by virtue Of the laws of the state
of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Section Be it further resolved,