Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-06-23
The Police Jury Of the Parish Of
st. John the BAPTIST,

IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADJOURN
MENT, MET ON IHE 5th DAY of
JUNE 1917, at EDGARD. LOUISIANA
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COUNTING
THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPEC
IAL ELECTION HELD on THE 4tb
DAY OF JUNE 1917 IN THE PARISH
OF ST. JOHN the BAPTIST.
There were present on roll call
Messrs. F. Reynaud, P. Barre,
P. G. Songy, P. A. Casseigne,
Cyrille Babin and A. Lasseigne,
Absent; None.
The following resolution was
offered by Mr.. Cassagne second
ed by Mr.. Songy.
Whereas a special election as
called by ordinance of the Police
Jury of date April 19, 1917 was
held in accordance with terms Of
said ordinance in the Parish OF
st. John the Baptist: and
Whereas it is the duty of this
Police Jury as the governing
authority ordering the aforesaid
special election to examine and
count the ballots cast at said
special election and can-ass the
result thereof
Therefore, Be 1t Ordained
That this Police Jury as the gov
erning authority of the Parish
of S. John the Baptist and as
the authority under whose orders
the aforesaid election was held,
do forthwith proceed to open the
ballot boxes used at the said cleo
ton, examine and count the bai-
lots in number and amount, eX
anime and canyass the returns
and declare the results OF the
said election, and that the Presi-
dent appoint two tellers to count
the votes and compile the results.
Be 1t Further Ordained, That
a process verbal of the opening OF
said ballot boxes be made and a
canvass of the returns and the
result thereof be shown on SAID
process verbal and that said pro-
ces verbal be signed by all the
members of the Police jury,
the teIlers and the officers
thereof.
This motion being put to q
vote, the vote thereon was as
follows:
Yeas; Reynaud, Barre, Songy,
Cassagne, Babin, Lasseigne.
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was de-
clared adopted.
Whereupon the president an
nounced the appointment OF
Messrs. P. A. Cassagne ano
p G. Songy as tellers and in op'
en- session the tellers in the pre-
sence of all the members of the
Police Jury proceeded to open
the ballot boxes and count the
votes cast at fhe election helc
on the 4th day of June. 1917 II
the Parish of st. John tht
Baptist, each box from eacf
ward being opened separately
and there proceeded with the ex
animation of the canvass of the
returns made by the officers o
the special election in each poll
ing Elace and a verification o1
their returns by a counting o1
the ballots, with the follow
ing results, to-wit;
First Ward, ]. L. Pancaire''
Bldg, there were found twelve
votes, representing an assessed
valuation of S9l, 700 90 cast II
favor of proposition No. l, al
follows;
Proposition No. l To author
ize the Police Jury of the Parish
of st. John the Baptist, as the g
verning authority ofsaid Parish
10 incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds OF said parish to th,
amount of One hundred AM
Eighty Thousand Dollars $3.50
CCO. .O0) in accordance with articl
28l of the Constitution and tn
laws of the State of Louisiana
said bonds to bear interest at tn
rate OF 5 per cent per annum
payable semi-annually, and tn
interest and principal to be pay
able in such places and at sucl
times as the governing authori
tv may determine, within tn
period of forty years from dat
thereof, both the principal an,
interest 10 be secured and pal
by q sufficient tax levied an,
collected each year on all Of tn
property in the Parish OF 81
John the Baptist, in aecordanc