The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-06-14
ORDINANCE NO. 1871.

7 vlding for special election to b
erty tax payers of Ward Fou
(D, Parish of Jefferson Davis
Louisiana, exclusive of incorporat
ed towns in said ward, entitled t.
vote at said election as to whethe
| a special tax of Three mills O,
the dollar shall be levied and col
| lected for a period of Five (5l
years, beginning with the YEA
| 1919 for the purpose of making
grading, repairing and maintaining
era roads and bridges, in sale
ward.
| Section 1. Re it ordained by the
Police Jury of jefferson Davis par.
! lsh, State of Louisiana, that an cleo
tlon be and the same is hereby called
to be held in accordance with the
laws OF Louisiana, to take the sense
OF the property tax payers of Ward
-Four Jefferson Davis Parish, Louis
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 l5) years, beginning with the
year 1919, for the purpose of max.
lng,. 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 Four ca Elton. pre.
clnct |; and shall be held on the first |
day OF July A. D. 1919, between le-
gal hours, to-wit:
From 6 o'c,cck a. m. to : o'clock
:. m.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
ETC., That in order to hold the said
election, the following officers are
each of whom is qualified
o vote at said special election, being
property tax payers and qualified
'oters and man of good repute. to-
VT; F. E. Landry, j. s. Doise and II
walton are appointed commissioners
), SAID election and J. F. Fuselier as
Jerk thereof for the polling place
xed at Elton, precinct /.
Section a. Be it further ordained
&C., That the ballots to be used in |
ne said election shall read substan- !
ally as follows, to-wit:
favor of a special - - !
lree mill tax annually :
n five 60 years for :
mt roads and bridges YES {
Ward Four (4) be- p
inning with the year Ii
'19. n
5alnst a special three 81
i'll tax for dirt roads b
ID bridges in Ward YES W
,u l "a, beginning n
tn the year 1919. e
SAID ballots shall also contain on a,
face thereof, place for the sip. o. q,
lure OF the voter and for the as. NJ
'Sed value Of the property owneJ III III
him in said Ward. ~ ~
section 5. Be it further ordained ~ ~
:, That the returns OF the sold '
ctlon herein provided for, shall he a.
de to the Police Jury in accord ~
i; !; with law, and that this BODY st,
u meet en- Tie Srd day Of JuIy a 90
1919, a. 9 o'clock a. m. 70 can. 10,
$, compile and promulgate the re. '"'
MS Of said election. III
section 6. Be it further ordained IN Ia
, That the President of the Pc. S g.,
jury OF the Parish of Jefferson Mi nil
rs, state Of Louisiana, be and he p W.;
hereby authorized and instructed ~ u
procure for and in said election ",
Elm above called, the necessary a4a
list including list Of fo or
'e who have paid poll taxes to. Ao -,
ser with a list of the property tax u
ers qualified to vote in said e,ec H :
and to provide the necessary !
ing booths, pencils, pads and The \
and all other things and materials
sSsary Tor the said election and
resident OF the Police .Turv Mo,
also provide and have printed :" q
US IN such form as to comnl,,
the form outlined in this ord;
e and in order to pay for the :,
OIL holding said election, includ. AN
me pay of commissioners. CLERKS Y
deputies the sum Of Twenty Five NJ
no, 100 Dollars, ($25.OO) or as 9,
thereof as may be necessary .
out OF the con+;nnoss. epproprl. ed
'olice Jury. u u VIC
ction z. Be it further ordo;noa a
That the President of this Po Tn
Jury be and he is. hereby in. l ,ss
Ted to issue his proclamation yee
g an election as provided by1 IL IL
'tion 8. Be it further ordained On
an election shall be held under S wa
eneral election laws of the po dc
OF Louisiana, insofar, as an ;s b'I
ie to the election herein prp- t tsn,
Tor, not in conflict with this t tlOI -
E;or O D. . 81, laws