The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-17
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that at a special
| meeting of the Board of Supervisors OF
Road District No. of the Parish of st
Charles, held OH Wednesday, February
14th, 1917, the following ordinance was
unanimously adopted:
Be it ordained by the Board of Super.
visors of Roard District No. 2 of the
Parish of St. Charles that special cleo
ton is hereby called and ordered to be
held In Road District No. 2 of the Parish
of St. Charles on Tuesday. the 9th day
OF March, 1917, between the hours of
seven O'Clock a. III. and five O'Clock D n,
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 a proposition to
determine whether or not it is the sense
of the said electors to authorize the Board
of Supervisors of Road District No. 2 of
the Parish of St. Charles to incur an in
debtedness of Seventy thousand (S7O,-
OOO) Dollars, and to issue and sell nego-
table serni-annual interest bearing cou-
pom bonds svidencing Inc 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. 2 of the Parish of St. Charles;
the said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent. per annum, payable
semi-annualy, and the interest and prin-
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 PSI of the Constitutional
the State of Louisiana
The said indebtedness and the pro-
ceeds of the sale of sale bonds at not less
than par to be issued N Constructing,
improving and maintaining the public
roads and highways in Road District No.
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 |
% embrace substantially all things above |
yet forth, and further that this Board of |
supervisors of Road District No. 2 meet |
n open session at the District Court !.
House at Hahnville, Louisina, at twelve /
o'clock, noon. on Wednesday, the 2Sth !
lay of March, 1917, and then and there
'roceed to open the ballot box and ex-
mine and count the ballots in number
nd amount, and to make returns as to
he result of the election
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
of the Board of Supervisors be
nd he is hereby authorized and empow-
red TO have the necessary ballots print
d for the said election, which said bal
'ts shall contain the foregoing PROPOSE
on, and shall be drawn up in accordance
18th law and the provisions of this ordi.
arce. He shall provide ballot boxes and
nd the necessary blanks for teliers.
leets, etc.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the I
Jerk of Court and Ex-Ofhcio Registrar =,
voters shall furnish the election Off n
RS hereinafter named with list of the
x payers entitled to vote in person or
Y proxy at the said election, together
it'll the valuation of each of the tax paw {
s. property as shown by the assess
ent roll last made
Be it further ordained, etc., That the {
istrlct Court House located within Road
istrict No. 2 is hereby designated and !
.termined upon as the polling place for ,
i'd election, and the following persons
e hereby instructed aud empowered to Z
t at the said election: U. ]. Keller, H.
Dickinson, X. J. Vial, as commission
s and Stanislaus Hymcl and p. J.
,rio as clerks
The officers of election above named 5
all make due returns of the election at /,
e meeting TO be held on the 18th day
March 1917, and in full compensation G
r the services in acting as said officers
elections, they shall be paid each the :
m of Three Dollars IL
Felicien Lorio, President.
M. L. Guidry, Secretary.