The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-30
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Donaldsonville, La, March l3. 1

Donaldsonville, La, March 13, 1918.
PURSUANT to resolution adopted by tne
police jury of the parish of Ascension,
as the governing authority OF the f!rs'
Road District of the parish Of ASCENSION
state of Louisiana, at meeting pursuant 70
due notice held at the courthouse IN Donalo-
sonville. La, Wednesday,, March IL. 1919:
LEON NEWMAN. president OF ne ponce
urv of the parish OF Ascension, LOUISIANA
the governing authority Of said First ROAD
District of the parish of Ascension, Loulsl-
ana, by virtue of the authority IN me vested
and in obedience to and compliance with said
ordinance do hereby proclaim that speclai
election will be held of the property tax,
payers, qualified under the constitution ana
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 23, 1918, between the hours OF
7 O'Clock a. m. and o'clock p. M. for the
purpose of obtaining the sense OF the prop
ertv 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 addl12ha, an N
debtedness of twenty thousand dollaSI tsEo'-
600. .O0). and issue negotiable bonds Saeretor,
said bonds to bear interest at the rate OF IVe
per cent per annum payable seml-annuallv'
and to run for a period not longer thah zen
flOl years. for the following purposes to-Wi1
That of constructing, improving and mann
tanning the public highways and roads STU
ated within the limits ef the First Road DIS
trict. parish of Ascension, together with the
bridges, culverts, drains and other appur-
tenances and accessories incident thereto.
For the purpose of said election and in &C
cordance with said resolution, the po1hng
places are hereby designated as follows Al
W. c. Haywards store, in the first ward CT
the parish of Ascension; at Mrs. A. Z. Du-
ras's store, in the first ward of said parish !;
at Cassard's store. in the second ward OF saic
parish: at the courthouse, in the thlrd "ara
of sal parish; at c. H. Landrys store NJ IA
the foGsth ward of said parish. Messrs. W.
c. Hayward, Karl Geist, A. r. Dueas are mere
by appointed commissioners, and e. ); Doma-
noue clerk to serve at said w. Z. hay
wards store poll; Messrs: Emile Dugas,
Camille Rome, Landry LEBLANC are hereoy
appointed commissioners. and Paul La5.anc
clerk. to serve at said Mrs. A. c. Dugas.s S
store poll: Messrs. Dennis Cassard. Morr'S
Corbo. Camille Cassard are hereby appointed
commissioners. and John Dlez clerk to serve i
son Hunlev. Leon Weis. A. V. Temnlet are
hereby appointed commissioners, and Eordi.n
Gisc!ard clerk, to serve at ,Sa'd courshona
poll: Messrs. Emile LeDoeuf. Alphonse De,
commissioners, and Rudolph Hebert clerk to
serve at said G. H. Landry's store 81 F4i
OF the polling places herei95sesignatea peinE
situated within the lifnts&bf SAID flrst hoao
District, parish of Ascension, and all OF SAID
commissioners and clerks OF election shall
serve without compensation. And SAID eee-
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, or any subsequent acts
of the legislature suppiementing or amending
-. =, !,
/ do further proclaim and give notice that
at II 80 a. m. on Thursday. April 25. 1913,
this police jury. as the governing authority
of said First Road District of the parish OF
Ascension, shall meet at the courthouse, III
Donaldsonville. 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 progaulgate
by publication in issue of the official
journal of the parish.
Done and signed at Donaldsonvile. La,
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana. on
this 18th day of March, in the year Of our
Lord thousand nine hundred and elgh-
teen LEON NEWMAN.
President Police Jury, Governing Au-
thority of First Road District,
Parish of Ascension
Attest: J. C. KLOS, Clerk of Police Jury