The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-06-28
ORDINANCE NO l2s.

AN ORDINANCE calling and pro-
viding for special election to be
held taking the sense of the prop
ePty tax payers of Ward One
~, Parish of Jefferson Davis,
Louisiana, exclusive of incorporat-
ed towns in said ward, entitled to
vote at said election as to whether
a special tax of Three mills on
the dollar shall be levied and col
lected for period of Five (5)
years, beginning with the year
1919 for the purpose of making,
grading, repairing and maintaining
dirt roads and bridges, IN said
ward.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of Jefferson Davis par
ish, State of Louisiana, that an cleo
ton 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
One 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 (5) years, beginning with the
year 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 One ~, Lake Arthur,
precinct 1; Thornwell, precinct o.
and shall be held on the first day of
july A. D. 1919, between legal
hours, to-wit:
From o'clock a. m. to Z o'clock
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 qualified
to vote at said special election, being
property tax payers and qualified
voters and q man of good repute, to-
WIT: Plaeide Landry, E. L, Breadon
apd Alcide Broussard are appointed
commissioners of said election, and
6. h, Shove as clerk thereof for the
polling place fixed at Lake Arthur,
precinct /; r. r. Monger, Henry
Walter and G, G. Potter are appoint |
ed commissioners of said election;
and Leroy Elliott as clerk thereof for |
the polling place fixed at Thornwell, |
precinct q.
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:
Proposition to levy a lI
special three ca millIYESl |
lax annually for five II
COD years for dirt roads !
and bridges in Ward /, i
beginning with the year mo j
1919. +
Said ballots shall also contain on
the face thereof, a place for the sig
nature Of the voter and for the as
sessea 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 or the 3rd day of July, A.
D. 1919, at 0 o'cloek a. m. t. can
Nass, compile and promulgate the re-
slrhs Of said election.
Section s. Be it further ordained.
etc., That the President of the Po-
ice Jury Of the Parish of Jefferson
1eyis, State Of Louisiana, be and he