The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-06
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

Donaldsonville. La, March 49,, 1918.
PURSUANT to a resolution adopted by the
police jury of the parish of Ascension,
as the governing authority of the FIRST
Road District of the parish ofa Ascension,
state of Louisiana, at a meeting NAksuant to
due notice held at the courthouse hnGpald-
sonville La. Wednesday, March 10 =
LEON NEWMAN, president OF TN ohce
jury of the parish Of ASCENSION y "a q ma; ma;
the governing authority of said st Road
ana, by virtue of the authority me vested
and in obedience to and complMEce with SAID
ordinance. do hereby proelai3 that a.. special taz
election will be held OF " properly .aA 49,
laws of the state of Louisiana to vote at
said election. in said First Road District OF
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana. on TUES.
DAY. APRIL 23, 1918. between the hours OF
o'clock a. m and o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of obtaining the sense OF the prop
erty taxpayers entitled to vote on the follow
ing proposition to-wit: a -,
of Ascension state of Louisiana, for and on
behalf of the First Road District of the par
ish of Ascension, to incur an additional an
debtedness of twenty thousand dollars tSZo'-
100000, and issue negotiable bonds therefor
said bonds to bear interest at the rate OF hVe
per cent per annum payable seml-annuaiiy'
and to run for period not longer than ten
IO) years. for the following purposes to-Wlt:
That of constructing, improving, and maln-
tanning the public highways and roads STU
ated within the limits Of the First ROAD DIS
trict, parish of Ascension, together with the
bridges, cuverts, drains and other appur-
tenances and accessories incident thereto.
For the purpose of said election and IN ac-
cordance with said resolution, the polling
places are hereby designated as follows: Al
W. C. Hayward's store, in the first Ward OF
the parish of Ascension; at Mrs. A. o. ~
gas's store, in the first ward OF SAID parlsn
at Cassards store. in the second ward OF sa'd
parish; at the courthouse, in the thIrd waro
of said parish: at c. H. Landry.s store IN
the fourth ward of said parish. MessrS. ".
c. Hayward, Karl Geist, A. R. Dugas are mere
by appointed commissioners, and y. j. Doml-
nioue clerk, to serve at said W. Z: nay
wards store poll: Messrs. Emile Du9as'
Camille Rome. Landry Leblanc are hereby
aDpointed commissioners, and Paul LeBlanc
clerk. to serve at said Mrs. A. C. Dugass
store poll; Messrs. Dennis Cassard, Morri;
Corbo, Camille Cassard are hereby appointed
commissioners, and John DIez clerk TO SerSe IeS
at said Cassards store poll: Messrs: Hud-
son Hunley Leon Weis, A. V. Templet are
hereby appointed commissioners, and Gordon
Gisclard clerk, to serve at sald courthouse
poll: Messrs. Emile LeBoeuf. Alphonse De,
laune. c. H. Landry, Jr.. are hereby appointed
commissioners, and Rudolph Hebert clerk, to
serve at said c. H. Landry's store pon: an
of the polling places herein designated BENG
situated within the limits Of said First Road
District parish of Ascenst p, and all of said
commits sioners and clerks of election shan
serve without compensation. And SAID cleo
ton shall be conducted under and by virtue
of the laws of the state of Louisiana. ana
especially Act No. 256 of 1910 and the
amendments thereto. any subsequent acts
of the legislature supplementing or amending
same.
| do further proclaim and give notice that
at II 80 a. m. on Thursday, April 20, 1918,
this police jury, as the governing authority
of said First Road District of the parish OF
Ascension shall meet at the courthouse, IN
Donajdsonville, La, and in open session pro-
ceed to open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns, and de-
clare the result of said special election,
which result they shall thereafter promulgate
by publication in one issue of the official
journal of the parish.
Done and signed at Donadsonville, La
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, on
this 18th day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and elgh-
teen. LEON NEW MAN,
President Police Jury. Governing Au-
thority of First Road District,
Parish of Ascension
Attest: J. C. KLOS. Clerk of Police Jury.