The Rice belt journal., 1919-06-07

lana qualified to vote at the election
hereby called, as to whether tax OF
Three mills on the dollar Of all tax.
able property situated within said
Ward, exclusive of the Incorporated
towns in said Ward, shall be LEVIED
and collected annually for period OF
Five (5) years, beginning WITH tne
wear 1919, for the purpose OF MAX
ing, grading, repairing and main,
tanning dirt roads and bridges in said
Ward.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That said election shall be held
at each and every one of the voting
precincts within said Ward; said pre-
cincts being hereby fixed as follows,
to-wit: Ward Six CO. Welsh, precinct
|: Roanoke, precinct 2; and shall be
held on the first day of July i. ID.
1919, between legal hours, to-wlt:
From 9 o'clock a. m. to 7 O'cltck
p. m.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That in order to hold the said
election, the following officers are
appointed, each of whom is quallfied
to vote at said special election, being
property tax payers and quaIlhed
voters and a man of good repute, to-
wit: c.. M. Shoemaker, Etienne Hardy
and Harry Hebert are appointed
commissioners of said election and S.
M. Watkins as clerk for the polling
place fixed at Welsh, precinct l; Nor
gan Thomas, R. C. Jarnagin and W.
F. Tietje are appointed commission
ers of said election and W. F. Lovett
as clerk thereof for the polling place
fixed at Roanoke, precinct 2.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the ballots to be used in
the said election shall read substan-
TALLY as follows, to-wit:
In favor of a special -- -
three mill lax annually
for five 60 years for !
dirt roads and bridges YES (
in Ward Six (6) be- /
ginning with the year ,
1919. - -
Against a special three /
mill tax for dirt roads
and bridges in Ward YES l.
Six co, beginning /
with the year 1919. - -
Said ballots shall also contain on
the face thereof, place for the sig
nature of the voter and for the as
sessed value of the property owned
by him in said Ward.
Section 5. Be it further Ordained,
ETC., That The returns Of the said
election herein provided for, shall be
made to the Police Jury in accord
ance with law, end that this body
shall meet on the erd day Of july. 4.
b. 1919, at ,'c1ock a. m. to can.
vass, compile and promulgate the re-
turns of said election.
Section E. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the President of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, be and he
is hereby authorized and instructed
to procure for and in said election
herein above called, the necessary
registration list including list of
those who have paid poll taxes to-
gether with a list of the property tax
payers qualified to vote in said cleo
'tion and to provide the necessary
polling booths, pencils, pads and the
ike and all other things and materials
necessary for the said election and
the President of the Police Jury
shall also provide and have printed
ballots in such form as to comply
with the form outlined in this ordi-
nance and in order to pay for the
cost of holding said election, includ-
ing the pay of commissioners, clerks
and deputies, the sum of Fifty
and no-100 Dollars, ($50.00) or as
much thereof as may be necessary,
be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated out Of the contingent fund of
the Police Jury.
Section 7. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the President of this Po-
lice Jury be and he is hereby in
structed to issue his proclamation
calling an election as provided by
law.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
That an election shall be held under
the general election laws of the
State of Louisiana, insofar, as ap-
plicable to the election herein pro-
vided for, not in conflict with this
Ordinance.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc, That this Ordinance be in full
force and effect from and after its
adoption.
Adopted May 1st, 1919.
Yeas Nine (9).
Nays None (0).
Absent and not voting None (O).
J. S. IRENE,
President Police Jury.
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