The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-08

and instructed to issue his proclamAr
ton calling said election, and giving
notice that the same is to be held on
the date hereinabove named, for the !
purpose Of submitting to the vote OF
the qualified tax payers OF said Lake
Arthur Road District No. l OF Je1ter-
son Davis Parish, Louisiana, the prop
osition herein ordered submitted to
them, and that the proclamation and
notice shall state at the hour OF len
o'clock a. m, on November zOth, A.
D. 1919, the Police Jury OF the Parish ,
Of Jefferson Davis, State OF Louisiana,
shall meet in open session, in its Of
flee in the Court House of Jefferson
Davis Parish, in Jennings, Louisiana,
and will then and there, proceed to
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns, and declare the result OF the
said election, and said proclamation
and notice of election shall give notice
that the polling places in said Lake
Arthur Road District No. Of Jeffer-
son Davis Parish, Louisiana, t0r sald
election, are fixed as follows:
Precinct /, Lake Arthur.
Precinct 2, Thornwell.
Section 4. Be it Further Resolved,
ETC., that in order to hold the said
election, the following officers are ap-
pointed, each of whom is qualified
voter and a man of good repute, TO-
wit: Placide Landry, G. E. Bailey |
and Eugene Cattle are appointed COM
missioners, and w. NJ. Buchanan clerk
for the polling place fixed at Lake
Arthur: S. W. Mack, j. E. Peterson
and Leon Pitre are appointed com
Imissioners and Leroy Elliott clerk for
the polling place fixed at ThornWen.
Section s. Be it Further Resolved,
etc, That the President of the Police
Jury of the Parish Of Jefferson Davis,
State of Louisiana, be and he is here
bv authorized and instructed to pro-
cure for use in said election herein
above called the necessary registra-
ton list, including list Of those who
have paid poll taxes, together with
list of property tax payers quaEtled
to vote in said election, and provide
the necessary polling booths, pencils,
: pads, etc., and other things and ma
terials necessary for 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 oatlined in the sue
ceeding section, and in order to pay
! | for the cost Of holding said election,
: including the pay Of commissioners,
! 10 Fifty
($50.00) Dollars, or so much Thereon
2 as may be necessary be and the same
E is hereby appropriated out Of the con-
tingent fund oil this Police Jury.
Section 6. Be it Further Resolved,
etc., That the ballots to be used in
}. said election shall be printed as fol-
1 lows, to-Wit:
S Special election held in the Lake
: Arthur Road District No. of Jeffer-
q son Davis Parish, Louisiana, Oh The
18th day of November, A. D., 1919,
0 for the mourning Of debt and the issu-
ance of negotiable bonds, the proceeds
= of the sale of which ara to be used to
f construct permanent public roads and
:, bridges within the said Lake Arthur
Il Road District No. Ct Jefferson Da-
y Wis Parish, Louisiana.
l. l. A proposition to incur-,-
# debt and issue negotiable
n bonds of the Lake Ar
i thur Road District No. Of
u Jefferson Davis Parish, Lou
o isiana, to the amount of YES
One Hundred Seventy
r Thousand (S170,0000O
&c Dollars, to run for period
- of Twenty Five years, bear
Ct ing interest at the rate of - =
re Five (5) per cent per an
mum, interest payable semi
p annually for the purpose
: of constructing permanent
o. public roads and bridges
Of in the said Lake Arthur NO
m Road District No. l of JEFF
O ferson Davis Parish, Loui-
- siana, title to which shall
~ vest in the public. - -
q. Taxable valuation $................
............... ....'.'.'.'''' :
Signature of Voter
by =
Attorney in fact.
Notice to Voters.
To vote in favor Of the propositio
submitted upon this ballot place
cross (X) mark in the square afte
the word "YES", to vote against
place similar mark after the wor
ial mo"
'ae Section 7. Be it Further Resolves
ar ETC., That the polls for the said ele
he ton shall open at Seven o'clock
sti- M, and remain open until Five
mi clock o. M, at which last named tin
ing the polls shall be closed.
aid Section 8. Be it Further Resolve
a etc., That this ordinance shall tai
cue effect Immediately upon its passag
1ur Passed and adopted October In
Fas VIZ 1919.
ma President of Police Jury.
Attest:
naI JOHN T. HOOD,
bile Clerk Of Police Jury.
on Yeas, Six; Nays, None; Absel
and Three.
oad Oct, 11-1S-25 Nov. 1-S-15.
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