The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-13
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Donaldsonville. La. March 13. 1915
to a resolution adopted by th

Donaldsonvlle. La.. March Is, 1915
DURsUANT 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 of Ascension,
state of Louisiana. at meeting pursuant to
due notice held at the courthouse in Donald
sonvil!e. La, Wednesday, March 49, 1918. l
LEON NEWMAN, president of he noiice
Jury of the parish of A :ccnsioa, Louisiana,
the governing authority of said First Road
District of the parish of Ascension, Loulsi-
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 az
said e'ection, in said First Road District OF
DAY, APRIL 23, 1918, between the hours of
Z O'Clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. M, for the
purpo~e of obtaining the sense of the prop
crty taxpayers 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 (S20,-
000.O0), and issue negotiable bonds therefor.
said bonds to bear intereste2t the rate of five
per cent per annum payable semi-annuaily,
and to run for period not longer than ten
(10) years. for the following purposes to-wlt ::
That of constructing. improving, and main
tanning the public highways and roads situ-
ated within the limits of the First Road Dis
trict. parish of Ascension, together with the
bridges, cuIverts. 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: Az
w. C. Hayward's store, in the first ward OF
the parish of Ascension; at Mrs. A. c. Du-
gass store, in the first ward of said parish:
at Cassards store in the second ward OF SAID
parish at the courthouse, in the third ward
l,srrtc fnrn IN
the fourth ward of said parish. Messrs. w.
C. Hayward, Karl Geist A. R. Dugas are here
by appointed commissioners, and e. ): Domi-
nique clerk, to serve at said w: e.. Hay
Camille Rome, Landry Leblanc are hereby
appointed commissioners. and Paul Leblanc
clerk. to ata asaid Mrs. A. c. Dugass
store poll: Messrs. Dennis Cassard, Morris
Corbo Camille Cassard are hereby appointed
commiss sioners. and John Diez clerk, to serve
at said Cassards store poll; Messrs: Hud-
son Hunley, Leon Weis. A. V. Templet are
hereby appointed commissioners. and Gordon
poll; Messrs Emile LeBoeuf Aphonse De-
launc c. H. Landry, Jr.. are hereby appointed
commissioners. and Rudolph Hebert clerk, to
serve at said c. H. Landrys store poll All
of the polling places herein designated being
situated within the limits of said First Road
District, parish of Ascension, and all of said
commissioners and clerks OF election sha'i
serve wGhout compensation. And SAID e-ec-
of the laws of the state Of Louisiana, and
especially Act No. 256 of 1910 and the
thereto. any subsequent acts
of the legislature supplementing or amending
6 d, further proclaim and give notice that
1t II 80 a. IN. Thursday, April 25, 1918,
his police jury. as the governing authority
# said First Road District of the parish of
tscenzion. shall meet at the courthouse, in
Donaldsonviile. 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 Donaldsonville. La, !
parish aS Ascension, state of Louisiana, on |
this l3Th 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. KLOS Clerk of Police Jury.