The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24
NOTICE OF SPECY.IL
ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that at special
meeting of the Board of Supervisors OF
Road District No. 2 of the Parish of St.
Charles, held on "Wednesday, February
14th, 1917, the following ordinance was
unanimously adopted:
Be it ordained by the Board OF Super
visors of Roard District No. of the
Parish of St. Charles that a special cleo
ton is hereby called and ordered to be
held in Road District No. 2 of the Parish
of St. Charles OH Tuesday, the 9th day
of March, 1917, between the hours of
seven O'Clock a. m. and five O'Clock pm
Be it further ordained, ETC., That at
the said special election there shall be
submitted to the tax paying electors
qualified to vote under the constitution
and laws of this State proposition to
determine whether or not it is the sense
of the said electors to authorize the Board
of Supervisors of Road District No. of
the Parish of ST. Charles to incur an III
debtedness of Seventy thousand tS70,-
OOO) Dollars, and to issue and sell nego-
table semi-annual interest bearing cou-
pom bonds svidencing .hc said indebted
ness, the said amount being less than
ten per cent. of the assessed valuation of
the property within the said Road Dis
trict No. of the Parish of St. Charles;
the said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of FIVE per cent. per arnun, payable
semi-annualy, and the interest and prln-
cipal to be payable In such amount and
at such time as the Board of Supervisors
may determine, the whole issue to be
paid within the space of forty years
from the date of the bonds, and both
principal and interest to be secured and
paid by sufficient tax levied and collected
each year in accordance with the provi-
sions of Article 28i of the Constitutional
the State of Louisiana
The said indebtedness and the pro-
ceeds of the sale of said bonds at not less
than par to be issued in constructing,
improving and maintaining the public
roads and highways in Road District No.
2 of the Parish OF st. Charles
Be it further ordained, ETC., That a
notice of this special election be duly adj
vertised for thirty days in the St. Charles
Herald, the Official journal of the Parish
of St. Charles, the said notice of election
to embrace substantially all things above
set forth, and further that this Board of
Supervisors of Road district No, 2 meet
in open session at the District Court
House at Hahnvilie, Louisina, at twelve
o. clock, noon, ON Wednesday, the 18th
day of March, l9l7, and then and there
proceed to open the ballot box and ex-
anime and count the ballots in number
and amount, and to make returns as to
the result of the election
Be ii further ordained, ETC., That the
President of rAe Board OF Supervisors be
and he is hereby authorized and emPow-
cred to have the necessary ballots print
ed for the said election, which said ball
lots sh.l contain the foregoing PROPOSE
ton, and shall be drawn up in accordance
with law and the provisions of this ordi-
nance. He shall provide ballot boxes and
and the necessary blanks for tellers,
sheets, etc. aH
Be it further ordained, etc., That the
Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Registrar
of voters shall furnish the election Off
GERS hereinafter named with list of the
tax payers entitled to vote in person or
by proxy at the said election, together
with the valuation of each of the tax pay
ers' property as shown by the assess
ment roll last made
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
District Court House located within Road
District No. is hereby designated and
determined upon as the polling place for
said election, and the following persons
are hereby instructed and empowered to
act at the said election: U. ]. Keller, III.
E. Dickinson, r. j. Vial, as commission
ers and Stan;slaus Hynhcl and 2. ].
Lorio as clerks
The officers of election above named
shall make due returns of the election at
the meeting to be held on the 2eth day
of March 1917, and in full compensation
tor the services in acting as said officers
of elections, they shall be paid each the
sum of Three Dollars
Felicien Lorio, President.
M. L. Guidry, Secretary.