The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-15


D. 1919, the Police Jury of the Parish
Of Jefferson Davis, State Of Louisiana,
shall meet in open session, in its Of
fee 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. l Of Jeffer-
son Davis Parish, Louisiana, for said
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 a qualified
voter and a man of good repute, to-
wit: Placide Landry, G. E. Bailey
and Eugene Cattle are appointed COM
missioners, and w. M. Buchanan clerk
for the polling place fixed at Lake
Arthur; S. w. Mack, ]. e. Peterson
and Leon Pitre are appointed COM
missioners and Leroy Elliott clerk for
the polling place fixed at Thornwell.
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
by 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 a
list Of property tax payers qualified
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 oatlinea in the sue.
ceeding section, and In order to pay
for the cost of holding said election,
including the pay Of commissioners
clerks and deputies the sum Of Fifty
($50.00) Dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary be and the same
Is hereby appropriated out Of the con
tingent fund OF this Police Jury.
Section 6. Be it Further Resolved
etc., That the ballots to be used in
said election shall be printed as fol
lows, to-Wit:
Special eleotion held in the Lake
Arthur Road District No. l of Jeffer
son Davis Parish, Louisiana, on the
18th day Of November, A. D., 1919
for the mourning Of debt and the issu
ance of negotiable bonds, the proceeds
of the sale of which are to be used tc
construct permanent public roads ALI
bridges within the said Lake Arthur
Road District No. l Of Jefferson Da,
Wis Parish, Louisiana.
1. A proposition to incur--,-
debt and issue negotiable
bonds Of the Lake Ar
thur Road District No. / of
Jefferson Davis Parish, Lou
isiana, to the amount Of YES
One Hundred Seventy
thousand ($170,000 00)
Dollars, to run for period
of Twenty Five years, bear
ing interest at the rate of - -
Five (5) per cent per an
mum, interest payable semi
annually for the purpose
of constructing permanent
public roads and bridges
in the said Lake Arthur NO
Road District No. 1 of JEFF
ferson Davis Parish, Loui-
siana, title to which shall
vest In the public. = -
Taxable valuation S.
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Signature Of Voter.
Attorney in fact.
Notice to Voters.
To vote in favor Of the proposition
submitted upon this ballot place
cross (X) mark in the square afte
the word YES, to vote against
place a similar mark after the wor
l"NO."
Section 7. Be it Further Resolved
etc., That the polls for the said elet
ton shall open at Seven o'clock {
m, and remain open until Five 0
clock p M, at which last named tim
the polls shall be closed.
Section 8. Be it Further Resolved
etc., That this ordinance shall tax
effect Immediately upon its passage
Passed and adopted October 2nt
1919.
j. S. IRENE,
President of Police Jury.
Attest:
JOHN T. HOOD,
Clerk of Police Jury.
Yeas, Six; Nays, None; Absen
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Oct. 1885 Nov. 1915.
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