The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-23
DoNAlDsoNvILLE, La, SATURDAY, MARCH 2s 1s1s

shaii De submitted Lne following prop
! osition:
To authorize the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisi
ana, for and on behalf of the First
Road District of the parish of Ascen.
sion to incur an additional indebted
ness of twenty thousand dollars 1870.
! 100000, and issue negotiable bonds
therefor, said bonds to bear interest
at the rate of five (5) Ser cent PEI
annum payable senli-annually, and to
run for period not longer than ten
1o) years, for the following pur-
| poses, to-wit: That of constructing
improving and maintaining the public
highways and roads situated within
the limits of the First Road District
Of the parish of Ascension, together
with the bridges, culverts, drains and
other appurtenances and accessories
incident thereto.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the secretary Of the police
jury be and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to have prepared for
use at said special election a suffi-
cient number Of ballots, on each of
which shall be printed all Of the prop.
osition hereinbefore mentioned and
enumerated, arranged in such man
ner as to enable the. voters to vote
properly; and that the said secretary
Of the police jury be and he is hereby
authorized to have prepared for use
at said special election all necessary
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists OF
voters, assessed valuation Of property
and compiled statements of votes in
number and amount.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the polling places for said
special election shall be at w. C. Hay
wards store in the first ward of the
parish of Ascension; at Mrs. A. C. Du-
gas's store, in the first ward Of said
parish; at Cassard's store, in the Sec
ond ward of said parish; at the court
house, in the third ward Of said
parish, and at C. n. Lanayy's store, in,
the fourth ward of bald parish.
Messrs. w. C. Hayward, Karl Geist,
A. R. Dugas are hereby appointed
commissioners, and E. J. Dominique
clerk, to serve at said w. C. Hay
wards store poll; Messrs. Emile Du-
gas, 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 Car
be, Sam Cassard are hereby appointed
commissioners, and John Diez clerk,
to serve at said Cassard's store poll; !;
Messrs Hudson Hunley, Leon Weis,
A.. v. Templet are hereby appointed
commissioners, and Gordon Gisclard
clerk, to serve at said courthouse
poll; Messrs. Emile LeBoeuf, Al
phonse Delaune, G. II. Landry, Jr.,
are hereby appointed commissioners,
and Rndolph Hehert clerk. I'd seve at
said G. IL. Landry's store poll. All Of
the polling places herein designated
being situated within the limits of
said First Road District of the par
ish Of Ascension, and all of said conf
missieners and clerks of election shall
serve without compensation. And
said election shall be conducted un-
der and by virtue Of the laws OF the
state of Louisiana, and especially Act
No. 256 Of 1910 and the amendments
thereto, or any subsequent acts Of the
supplementing or amend
ing same.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the president Of the police
jury is hereby instructed to give me-
tice Of this special election herein or
dered, by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law; and in said
proclamation he shall announce that
at 1880 a. m. on Thursd y, April 25,
1o1o +h;. ro1;oo ;,,rz, ok.4ho GOVERN,
ing authority Of said First Road Dis
txict of the parish of Ascension, shall
meet at the courthouse, in Donald
sonville, and in open session pro-
ceed to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns and declare the result of said
election, which result they shall pro-
mulgate thereafter by one publication
in the official journal of the parish.
On motion IL Mr.. Tobias, seconded
by Mr.. Landry, the ordinance was
adopted, rol1-call resulting in vote
Of nine yeas and no nays.
A petition from citizens Of Smoke
Bend, requesting the construction of
q dipping vat at that place, was re-
ceived and referred to the tick eradi-
cation committee.
L. e. Perrin, district agent, ad-
dressed the jury on the subject of
the benefits accruing from the sco-
operative farm demonstration service,
and strongly urged that the work be
continued in Ascension and that the
parish agent be granted an increase
in salary.
Mr.. Nargassans thereupon offered
the following resolution:
Be it resolved, that the contract of
now existing between the
parish of Ascension and j. O. Monte
gut, parish farm demonstration agent,
be and the same is hereby renewed,
and that in view Of the higher cost Of
living now as compared with a year
ago, when said contract WITS original
ly entered into, the salary to be paid
said J. O. Montegut by the parish of
Ascension be fixed at the sum Of 5000
per annum.
Mr.. Nargassans moved the adop-
ton of the resolution, which motion
was seconded by Mr.. Gonzales and on
carried by vote of nine yeas
and no nays.
Messrs. Nargassans and Walter Lee
mann appealed to the jury for an ap-
to .defraY at least small
part Of the expense incurred by the
Parish Council Of Defense in the car
rying on Of the important work en-
trusted to that organization. There
upon the following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Tobias: