The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1919-05-10

IL o'clock noon on the 21st day Of
May, A. ID. 1919, this body will
meet at the Court House at HOuma,
La, and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots in number
and amounts, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result
of the election.
On roll call the following voted:
Affirmative: J. l.. Caillouet,
Sam Polmer, B. r. Shaffer, G. NJ.
st. Martin, Hrrvey Hebert, A. A..
Sanders, Gerard Fanguy, i. w. Gill
bert, Willie Antill, Emile Mar
mande.
Negative: None.
j. L. CAILLOUET,
President Police. Jury,
Attest:
O. J.. THEREOF,
Secretary.
NOTICE AND PROCLAMATION
OF ELECTION
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF TERREBONNE.
Pursuant to the authority con
tanned in Ordinance No. 576 of the
Police Jury of the Parish Of Terre-
bonnie, of date the 9th Of April A.
D., 1919, l Jean l.. Caillouet, Pres
ident of the Police Jury Of the Par
ish of T%errebonne, La, do hereby
proclaim and give notice thai an
election will he held in Road Dis
A-;aA NJ 80 &1,o Danish nf rTArrn-
bonnie, on
Tuesday, May 10th, 1919,
as set forth in the following abb
stract of Ordinance, to-wit:
ORDINANCE NO. SIS
An Ordinance calling for an
election to be held in Road District
No. 4.
1t was moved by Mr.. Sanders
and seconded by Mr.. Hebert and
unanimously carried, that whereas
in the opinion of this body it is
deemed necessary and advisable
that a special election be held in
Road District No. 4 Of the Parish
of T%errebonne, La, and that at said
special election there be submitted
to the property tax payers o t the
said District, the following propo-
sition, to-wit:
To incur debt and issue bonds in
Road District No. 4 of the Parish of
~Terrebonne. La. in the amount Of
Seventy five Thousand Dollars, to
run not longer than forty years
I from date and to bear interest not
exceeding five per centum payable
semi annually for the purpose of
building, improving and recon-
structing roads in Road District
No. 4 of the Parish of Terrebonne,
Louisiana, and
Whereas, the Police Jury of the
Parish of Tererbonne is the gov
erning authority through which
said Road District, acting as such
authority, may call elections, levy
taxes, incur debt and issue negoti-
able bonds when authorized by a
majority in number and amount of
the property tax payers in said
Road District entitled to vote under
the laws of the State, and
Whereas, the assessed valuation
Of the property In said Road Dis
trict amounts to more than One
Million Dollars and there Is no ex-
listing bonded Indebtedness against
the said Road District, and
The special tax necessary t0sbe
levied annually to extingrish the
proposed indebt adhess VIII not tx
coed the Constitutional limit OF
ten mills ON tho dollar, now, there.
fore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury OF the Parish OF Terre.
bonnie in lawful session convened
that a special election shall be and
is hereby called to be held in Road
District No. 4 of the Parish Of Ter
rebonne, on Tuesday the 2Otn day
Of May 1919, between the hour:
prescribed by law, at which cleo
ton shall be submitted to the vote
of the property tax payers of sucl
road district. entitled to vot'
under the laws Of this state, thu
following proposition:
To incur debt and issue negoti
able bonds in Road District No.
of the Parish of Te%rrebonne, II
the amount of Seventy-five Thous
and Dollars, to run not longer thai
forty years from date and to hea
interest at the rate of not exceed
ing five per centum, payable semi
annually for the purpose of build
ing and constructing public o !
in Road District No. 4 of the Pa.
ish of Terrebonne, as follows:
To construct a highway and sur
face the same with some approved
road material from the upper lin
OF the Presquille plantation on thu
right descending bank of Bayou
Little Gallon to the lower line o
said Presquille plantation, thence
across the said Presquille planta
ton from the Bridge on Bayou Lit
tie Gallon to the bridge acros
Bayou Terrebonne, thence follow
ing the left descending bank 0
Bayou Terrebonne to the lower II
mits of said Road District.