The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-23
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

sDona1dsonyiIle. La, March 13, 1918.
PURSUANT to resolution adopted by the
police jury Of the parish OF Ascension,
as the governing authority OF the firsl
Road District of the parish OF AscehsaoI ~
state of Louisiana at meeting pursuant TO
due notice held at the courthouse in Donald
sonyille. La, Wednesday, March IS. 1919:
LEON NEWMAN, president OF the boAice
Jury Of the parish of Ascension, Loa1 @ ma
the governing authority of said First Hoad
District of the parish of Ascension, Loulsl-
ana, by virtue of the authority IN me vested
and in obedience to and compliance Win saiI
ordinance do hereby proclaim that speciaA
election will be held of the property TAX
navers. qualified under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana to vote at
said election, in said First ROAD DlstrlcL 1,s o.
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, on Iohoc
DAY. APRIL 23, 1918, between the hours OF
I 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:
70 authorize the police jury of the parish
of Ascension. state Of Louisiana, for and on
behalf of the First Road District OF the par
ish of Ascension, to incur an addit1onaa IL ~
debtedness of twenty thousand dollars lSZos-
0DO OO} and issue negotiable bonds therefor,
said bonds to bear interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum payable semi -annuaty'
and to run for period not longer tnah zen n
f10) years, for the following purposes to-Wlt. :.
That of constructing, improving, and main
tanning the public highways and roads stu
ated within the limits Of the First Road DIS
trict, parish of Ascension, together with the
bridees# culyerts. drains and other appur
tenances and accessories incident. tnele.o'
For the purpose of said election and IN ac-
cordance with said resolution. thef polling
places are hereby designated as follows; AZ n
w. c. Hayward's store, in the first WARD OF
the parish of Ascension; at Mrs. a; Y. w :
ras's store in the first ward OF SAID parisn !;
at Cassard's store. in the second ward OF ssa1d
parish: at the courthouse, in the th.rd Waro
OF said parish; at c. II. Landry STORE I tt
the fourth ward of said parish. Messrs. W.
c. HAYWARD, Karl Geist A. R. Dugas are mere
by appointed commissioners. and f. j. Doml-
niaue clerk, to serve at said w: Y. HAY
wards store poll; Messrs: Emile Dugas,
Camille Rome. Landry LEBLANC are hereoy
clerk, to serve at said Mrs. A. G.. Dugas s
store poll; Messrs. Dennis Cassard, MOTIFS
Corbo, Camille Cassard are hereby appointea
commissioners, and John Diez clerk, TO serve ser
at said Cassards store poll; Messrs. Huo-
son Hunley Leon Weis, A. V. Tempiee are
hereby appointed commissioners, and Gordoh
Gisclard clerk, to serve at saia courthouse US
poll: Messrs. Emile LeBoeuf. Alphonse De-
iaune c.. H. Landry, Jr., are hereby appointed
commissioners, and Rudolph Hebert clerk, to
serve at said c.. H. Landry's store poll. All
OF the polling places herein designated belng
situated within the limits of said First ROAD
District parish of Ascension and all OF saiu
com naissioners and clerks of election shali
serve without compensation. And SAID eiec-
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 IL 80 a m. on Thursday, April 25, 1919
this police jury. as the governing authority
of said First Road District Of the parish OF
Ascension. shall meet at the cour house, IN
Donaldsonville, La, and in open session pro,
~ I~A 1yY1n
count the ballots in number and amount
examine and canvass the returns. and de-
clare the Jesuit of said special election
which resius they shall thereafter promulgate
by publid5Dion in one issue of the official
journal of the parish.
Done and signed at Donaldsonville. La,
parish of Ascension. state of Louisiana, on
This 18th day of March. in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and eigh-
teen LEON NEWMAN,
President Police Jury. Governing Au-
thority of First Road District,
Parish of Ascension.
Attest: j. C. KLCS. Clerk of Police Jury.