The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-31
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Geismar La. March 23, 1917.
PURSUANT to resolution adopted by the

Geismar, La, March %, 1917.
PURSUANT to a resolution adopted by the
board of supervisors of Road District
No. 2 of the parish of Ascension, state
of Louisiana, the governing authority OF
said Road District No. of the parish OF
Ascension. at meeting pursuant to due
notice held in the office of said board at
Geismar. La, on Wednesday March p, 1917
| ], LEON NEWMAN, president of the board
of supervisors of Road District No. 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
said election, in Road District No. 2 of the
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, on TUES
DAY, MAY /, 1917, between the hours of
I o'clock a. and o'clock p M, for the
purpose of obtaining the sense of the prop
erty taxpayers entitled to vote on the fol-
lowing proposition. to-wit:
To authorize the board of supervisors of
Road District No. 2 of the parish of Ascen-
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 t$30.000) and issue
negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds TO bear
interest at the rate. offs 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
public highways and roads situated within
the limits of said Road District No. 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 hereby designated as follows ::
Houmas Store. in the fifth ward of the par
ish of Ascension; Armitage's warehouse. in
the fifth ward of said parish; ]. C. Klos
store. in the sixth ward of said parish; Pr
card x GeiSmar'S store the SiSth ward af
said parish; j. N. Deaunes 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.. ]. r. Brin-
gier are hereby appointed commissioners,
and J. F. Saxon clerk. to serve at said Hou-
Landry and Lawrence Marchand are hereby
appointed commissioners, and L. w. Ar
mItage clerk. to serve at said Armitage's
warehouse poll; Rosemond Braud, Sr, J. t.
Many and w. B. Stuart, Sr., hereby APP
pointed commissioners, and ]. c. Klos clerk,
to serve at said J. C. Klos' store poll L.
Geismar, Isidore Triche and A. C. Menuette
are hereby appointed commissioners. and M.
L. Geismar clerk, to serve at said Picard &
Geismar's store poll; J. N Delaune J. P.
White and DIR. M. R. Cushman are hereby
commissioners and l.. r. Ken
nedy clerk. to serve at said J. N. Delaune's
e. D. Dixon hereby appointed commits
sioners, 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 cleo
ton shall be conducted under and by virtue
Of the laws of the state of Louisiana ap-
p1irable thereto.
do further proclaim and give notice that
at IL o'clock a. m. on Friday, May 4, 1917,
the said board of supervisors of Road Dis
trict No. of the parish of Ascension, state
IF Louisiana, will meet at the office of said
board of supervisors. in Picard &, Geismar's
store at Geismar, Louisiana, and in open SEES
sion pr oceed to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in number and
sf4sstssft, examine AID canvass returns
md declare the result of said special cleo
ion, which result they shall thereafter pro-
nulgate by publication in one issue of the |
official journal of the parish.
Done and signed at Geismar, in the parish |
# Ascension, state of Louisiana. on this 23rd |
lay of March. in the year of Our Lord one |
thousand nine hundred and seventeen
LEON NEWMAN,
'residet Board of Supervisors, Road District |
No. 2, Parish of Ascension.
Attest: w. B. STUART,
Secretary. Board of Supervisors Road
District No. 2. Parish of Ascension