The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-20
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Donaldsonville, La. March 13. ]

Donaldsonville, La. March 13, 1915
PURSUANT to q resolution adopted by the
police jury Of the parish OF Ascension
as the governing authority of the First
Road District of the parish of Ascension,
state of Louisiana, at a meeting pursuant to
due notice held at the courthouse in Donald
sonville. La, Wednesday, March ID, 1875
LEON NEWMAN. president of the police
jury of the parish of Ascension, LOUISIANA,
the governing authority of said First Road
District of the parish of Ascension, Louisi-
ana, by virtue of the authority in me vested
and in obedience to and compliance with SAID
ordinance. do hereby proclaim that special
election will be held of the property tax
payers, qualified under the constitution and
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 %. 1918, between the hours OF
7 o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of obtaining the sense of the prop
erty taxpayefs entitled to vote on the follow
ing proposition to-wit:
To 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 additional IN
debtedness of twenty thousand dollars $780,
0O0. .00), and issue negotiable bonds therefor,
said bonds to bear interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum payable semi-annually,
and to run for period not longer than ten
(1O) years. for the following purposes to-Wlt
That of constructing. improving, and main
tanning the public highways and roads sltu-
ated within the limits Of the First Road Dis
| trict. parish of Ascension, together with the
| bridges, culverts, drains and other appur-
tenances and accessories incident thsseto
For the purpose m said election and in ac-
cordance with said resolution, the polling
places are hereby designated as follows: AZ
W. c. Haywarda s. Store, in the first ward OF
| the parish Of Ascension; at Mrs. A. g. Du-
gas's store, IN the first ward Of said parish
at Cassard's store.in the second ward Of said
parish at the cns house IL the third ward 8
| Of said parish q II. Landrys store, ln
| the fourth ward of said parish. Messrs. w
6. Haywar Karl Geist. A. r. Dugas are here
by appointed commissioners. and p. ]. Dom1'
1 niaue clerk, to serve at said w. G. hay.
wards store pol; Messrs Emile DuRas
Camille Rome, Landry Leblanc are hereby
appointed commissioners. and Paul Leblanc
| clerk, to serve at said Mrs. A. c.. Dugas's
store poll Messrs. Dennis Cassard, Morris
Corbo, Camille Cassard are hereby appointee
! commissioners, and John Diez clerk, to serve
at said Cassards store poll. Messrs. Hud
| son Hunley, Leon Weis. A. Y. Tempiet arr
| hereby appointed commissioners. and Gordo1
| Gisclard clerk, to serve at said courthouse
poll; Messrs. Emile LeBoeuf, Alphonse De
laune C. H. Landry, Jr., are hereby appointed
| commissioners, and Rudolph Hebert clerk, t.
serve at said G. Fl. Landry's store poll. AL
| of the polling places herein designated beint
/ situated within the limits of said First Roat
District, parish of Ascension, and all OF sa1t
/
serve without compensation. And said elec
ton shall be conducted under and by virtue
of the laws of the state of Louisiana, ans
especially Act Mo-. 256 of 1910 and thu
amendments thereto. or any subsequent act:
of the legislature supplementing or amending
same.
| do further proclaim and give notice tha
| at IL 80 a. m. ON Thursday, April 20, 1913
this police jury, as the governing authorlt,
of said First Road District of the parish o
Ascension, shall meet at the courthouse il
Donaldsonville, La, and in open session pro
ceed to open the ballot boxes, examine ant
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 promulgat'
by publication in one issue of the otficia
journal of the parish.
Done and signed at Donaldsonville, La.
parish of Ascension. state of Louisiana. OF
this 18th day of March, in the year of our
Lord ones thousand nine hundred and eigh
| teen. LEON NEWMAN,
President Police Jury, Governing Au
| thority Of First Road District
Parish of Ascension.
Attest: J. C. KLOS. Clerk of Police jury.