The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-04-21
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

Geismar, La, March 20, 1871
PURSUANT to a resolution adopted by ohe
boarA of supervisors of Road District
No. of the parish of Ascension, state
of Louisiana, as the governing authority OF
said Road District No. of the parish OF
Ascension, at meeting pursuant to que
notice held in the office of said board at
Geismar. La, on Wednesday, March Il, 1910;
T. LEON NEWMAN, president OF the boaro
of supervisors of Road District NO: OF the
parish of Ascension, state of louisiana by
virtue of the authority IN me vested anu ~
obedience to and compliance with said reso,
luton do hereby proclaim that speclai
election will be held of the property tax,
nayers. qualified under the constitution and
laws of the state of LOUISIANA TO Vose "a a.
said election, in Road District No. 2 OF the
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, on Iotoc
DAY. MAY 1, 1917. between the hours OF
7 o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. M, for the
purposes of obtaining the sense OF the prop prop
erty taxpayers entitled to vote on the ioi
lowing proposition, to-wlt:
To authorize the board of supervisors OF
Road District No. of the parish OF Ascen-
sion, state of Louisiana, TOR ana on oehali
of said Road District No. 2 of the parish OF
tv thousand dollars (S30.000) and issue
negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds to pear
interest at the rate OF five per cent pei
annum payable semi-annualy, and to run
for a period of twenty t2o) years 1or Tue
following purposes, to-wit: That OF con
structing, improving and MAINTAINING Ine
public highways and roads situated wltnih
the limits of said Road District No 2 OF the
parish of Ascension, together with ofldaes
cuverts, drains and other appuftehahces anu
accessories incident thereto.
For the purpose of said election and IN
accordance with said resolution, the polling
places are 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; j. e.. kios
store; in the sixth ward of said parish; Fl
card & Geismars store, in the sixth ward OF
said parish; J. N. Delaune's store, lIf the
eighth ward of said parish: and H. A. Webb,s
store, in the eighth ward of said parish all
of said polling places being situated within
the limits of said Road District No. z OF
the parish of Ascension Messfs; n, =.
Braud Dr. w. P. Miles and DR.. j. L. Br1n-
gier are hereby appointed commissioners
and j. F. Saxon clerk, to serve at SAID Hou,
mas store poll: DR.. D. c. Brumtield, Euchd
Landry and Lawrence Marchand are hereby
appointed commissioners, and L. w. Ar
mitage clerk, to serve at said Armltage
warehouse poll: Rosemond Braud, Sr., j. L.
Many and W. B. Stuart, Sr., are hereby APP
pointed commissioners, and j. 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 q
Geismar's store poll; J. N. Delaune, j.
White and DR.. M. r. Cushman are hereby
appointed commissioners. and L. R. Ken
needy clerk, to at said j. N. Delaunes
store poll; H. A. Webb, L. S. Easterly and
E. d. Dixon are hereby appointed commits
sioners, and F. Edward Babn clerk, to serve
at said H. A. Webb's store poll. All of said
commits sioners and clerks of election shall
serve without compensation, and said elec-
ton shall be conducted under and by virtue
OF the laws of the state of Louisiana APP
plirable thereto.
/ do further proclaim and give notice that
at IL o'clock a. m. Friday. May 4, 1917,
the said board of supervisors of Road Dis
trict No. 2 of the parish of Ascension, state
of Louisiana, will meet at the office of said
board of supervisors, in Picard & Geismars
store at Geismar, Louisiana, and in open Ses-
sion proceed to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the returns,
and declare the result of said special cleo
ton, which result they shall thereafter pro
mitigate 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, on this 23rd
day of March, ihSshs year of Our Lord one
THOUSAND nine bundled and seventeen.
LEON NEWMAN,
Presidet Board of Supervisors, Road District
No. e. Parish Of Ascension,
Attest: w. B. STUART,
Secretary, Board of Supervisors Road
District No. 3, Parish of Ascension.