The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.


Donaidsonviiie, La, March I3, 1918.
nURSUANT to 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 meeting pursuant to
due notice held at the courthouse IN Donald
senvii!e, La. Wednesday. March 13, 1918.
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 sa1d
ordinance, do hereby proclaim that special
election will be held of the property tax
payers qualified under the constitution and
iawa 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
/ = o'clock a. m. and S o'clock p. m., for the
nurnose of obtaining the sense of the prop
| erty taxpayers entitled to vote.on the follow
| ing proposition to-wit:
Tn authorize the police jury of the parish
| of Ascension, state of Louisiana, for and on
| hehatf If the First Road District of the par
| ish of Ascension. to incur an additional m
| debtedness Of twenty thousand dollars t$2o.-
| 000. .00). and issue negotiable bonds therefor,
said bonds to bear intersst at the rate OF ns nve
and to run for Reriod not longer than ten
| ll0) years, for the following purposes to-wlt !:
That Of constructing, improving, ana maln-
| tanning the public highways and rqads sGu- n:a
!
1 trict. parish of Ascension. together with the
BRIDGES. culverts, drains and other appur-
| tenances and accessories incident thereto.
For the purpose OF said election ana ~ ,,ss ae-
cordance with said resolution, the poiiing
| places are hereby designated as follows: AZ az
w C. Haywards store, in the first WARD o.
the parish of Ascension; at Mrs a Y. Du-
gass store. in the first ward OF said psras pa .aa
At Cassard's store in the second ward OF sala
.Eparish: at the courthouse, in the third wara
/ Of said parish: at C. H. Landrys store, III IN
j The fourth ward Of said parish Messrs. r.
C. Hayward, Karl Geist, A. K. Dueas are nan,; nar
4 hv apnointed commissioners, and b. D. Doni1-
nioue clerk, to serve at sad w u. has
wards store poll: Messrs. Emile pngas
Camille Rome, Landry Leblanc are nereDy
appointed commissioners; an ana faS, nnpaa.s
Store poll Messrs Dennis Cassard, Morr1s
Corbo, Camille Cassard are hereby appolntso
commissioners, and John Diez clerk. TO serEt ser
4 at said Cassard's store poll; Messrs; naa. ~.
aon Hunley. Leon Weis, "A. v. Templef are
thereby appointed commissioners, anu Ipruo. l,.
IGisc.ard clerk. to serve at SAID eeuI.nons' ~ ns
noli. Messrs Emile LeBoeuf, Alpnonse ps
Iaune. G. n. Landry. Jr are hereby appoinses
aa-s mis- ss;oners. and Rudolph Hebert clerk, 7.
| serve at said c. H. Landry's store po,I a.
/. ~ the polling places herein DESIGNATED 6eins
. situat ed within the limits of said FIRST hoa'
District. parish of Ascension. ana ~ - sha,
j serve without compensation. And said eisc
zion shall be conducted under and by virta
; Of the laws Of the state OF Louisiana, an "a
especially Act No. 256 OF l9io ana IN IN
; snendnents thereto. or any subsequent act
, | Of the legislature suppiementing or anendin
,amc. 60
s ~ II 40 d. m. on Thursday. April Is, 1911
: ltfas police jury. as the. governing aufnorit
. IF said First Road District of the parish
E Ascension shall meet at the courthouse.
s Donaldsonville, La. and in open session PR
]: Iceed to open the ballot boxes. examine az
L M. how
= Z examine and canvass the returns, and 9
J. cIare the result of said special eiectio
Nsesh result they shall thereafter promnlga. .
lby publication in one Issue of the offici
journal Of the parish. -,
IL Done and signed at DonaldsonyiIe, L,
parish of Ascension, state OF Loulslans,
I; This I3th day OF March, in the year OF o
q .ean LEON NEWMAN,
President Police Jury. Governing A
z thorsty of First Road Dtstri
n Parish of Ascension.
Attest: &c. KL0S. Clerk OF Police aur,