The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-19

did meet at the hour of nine o.
clock a. m. this the 3rd day of
July, A. D. 1919, in the office of
the Police Jury of the Parish of
jefferson Davis, in the Court
House of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, in Jennings, Louisiana, land
in open session did proceed in the
presence of B. H. Singletary and
John T. Hood and L. J. Daigre,
lawful witnesses, and such other
! persons as desired to be present,
to open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots in number
and amount, and examine and
canvass the returns of the Special
Election held on the LIST day of
July, A. D. 1919, called by resolu-
lion of the Police Jury of the Par
iSh of Jefferson Davis, State of
Louisiana, passed and adopted on
the 1st day of May, A. D. 1919, for
the purpose of submitting the
proposition hereinafter set forth
to the property taxpayers quail
fled to vote of Ward Number
Four (4), Jefferson Davis Parish,
Louisiana, and we,the Police Jury
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
State of Louisiana, do find that
the total number of votes cast for
and against the said proposition
submitted and the total assessed
valuation voted for and against
said proposition were as follows,
to-wit:
Cd A proposition to levy and
impose a special lax of three 60
mills on the dollar for a period
of five CO. years beginning with
Inc year 1919 for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining dirt
roads and bridges in Ward Num-
Der -Four (4) of Jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana.
Total number of votes cast in
the said Ward Number Four (4)
of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisi-
ana, for said proposition, Nine
teen (19).
Total number of votes cast in
said Ward Number Four Cd of
Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisi-
ana, against said proposition
Total property valuation cast in
1.-THE said Ward Number Four (4)
|of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisi-
ana, for said proposition, One
hundred and eleven thousand
three hundred and one dollars,
| (S111,301.00).
| Total property valuation cast in
said Ward Number Four ca of
Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
against said proposition, Forty
two thousand three hundred eigh-
|ty dollars ($42,3S0.OO).
/ Majority in number of the total
votes vast in said Ward Number
Four (4) of Jefferson Davis Par
iSh, Louisiana, in favor of said
proposition, Twelve (12).
Majority of total assessed valu-
alton vote cast in said Ward Mum
Der Four "a of Jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana, in. favor OF
said proposition, Sixty-eight
thousand nine hundred twenty
one dollars (S6S,921.000).
1t now appearing that the said
proposition was carried by ma
jority both in number of votes
land assessed valuation cast at the
said election, and as shown by ex-
; Iamining and canvassing thesworn
returns of the said election, we dc
accordingly ratify said sworn re.
turns of the said election and APP.
prove the same, and we do now
publicly declare that the said
proposition has been carried both
in number of votes and assessed
valuation vote, as herein SCI
forth, and we do hereby make
public proclamation of the result
of the said election.
Thus done and signed in tripli.
cate in open session of the Police
Jury of the Parish of jefferson
Davis, Louisiana, in the City o.
Jennings, Louisiana, on the 3ro
day of July, A. d. 1919, in tht
presence OF the said witnesses
, and such others as desired TO bt
present. eas Id.
Witnesses: ms..4
l.. j. Daigrc.
b. H, Singletary.
John t. Hood. fssa'a
J. S. IRENE, President.
, ARTHUR GUIDRY.
r. M. BRIGGS. .,
I. S. WALKER.
AUSEM MARCANTEL .,e,
DOLE BOURGEOIS.
YVES PlTRE.
Attest
JOHN T. HOOD,
{ Clerk of Police Jury.
Sworn 10 and subscribed befor
; ase in the City of Jennings. La
on this the Ord day of July, "A. u