The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-06-21

; lana, qualified to vote at the election
hereby called, as to whether a tax O
Three mills on the dollar of all tax
able property situated within sait
Ward, exclusive of the incorporates
towns in said Ward, shall be leviet
and collected annually for a period Of
Five 90 years, beginning with che
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 Six (6) Welsh, precinct
l; Roanoke, precinct 2; and shall be
held on the first day Of July A. D.
1919, between legal hours, to-wit:
From 9 o'clock a. m. to 7 o'clt ok
p. n.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc, That in order to hold the said
election, the following officers are
appointed, each of whom is qualfed
to vote at said special election, being
property tax payers and qualified
voters and man of good repute, to-
wit: c. NJ. Shoemaker, Etienne Hardy
and Harry Hebert are appointed
commissioners Of said election and S.
M. Watkins as clerk for the polling
place fixed at Welsh, precinct /; Nor
gan Thomas, R. G. Jarnagin and W.
F. Tietje are appointed commission
ers of said election and w. f. Lovett
as clerk thereof for the polling place
fixed at Roanoke, precinct 2.
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:
In favor Of a special -.
three mill tax annually =
tor five co years for i
alrt roads and bridges YES I
in Ward Six co be- i
ginning with The year II
1919. =
Against a special three 4,
mill tax for dirt roads i
md bridges in WardYES
Six CO, beginning
With the year 1919. =
Said ballots shall also contain on
he face thereof, a place for the sig
nature of the voter and for the as
essed value of the property owned
" him in said Ward.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
tc., That the returns of the said
lection herein provided for, shall be
made to the Police Jury in accord
nee with law, and that this BODY +
hall meet on the 2rd day of july. 4.
}. 1919, at 8 o'clock a. m. TO can.
ass, compile and promulgate the re- {
urns of said election. i
Section 6. Be it further ordained G
to-, That the President of the Pc,
ce Jury of the Parish of Jefferson !.
avis, State of Louisiana, be and he
hereby authorized and instructed n
procure for and in said election a
erein above called, the necessary s
sglstration list including list of VI
lose who have paid poll taxes to-
ether with a list of the property tax !,
ayers qualified to vote in said cleo u
On and to provide the necessary II
bling booths, pencils, pads and the 3
10 and all other things and materials 0
'cessary for the said election and :,
e President of the Police Jury e
all also provide and have printed e.
iiots in such form as to comply n
tn the form outlined in this ordi, a. a.
nee and in order to pay for the u u
st OF holding said election, includ- -
: the pay of commissioners. clerks W
d deputies, the sum of Fifty Gu
d no-100 Dollars, (S5O.0O) or as
ten thereof as may be necessary =.
and the same is hereby appropri. n 15s
"a out OF the contingent fund of =; ~
Police Jury. Is
Section 7. Be it further ordained TO
:, That the President of this Pc. ne
Jury be and he is hereby in. re-
acted to issue his proclamation Tn
ing an election as provided bv &c
section 8. Be it further ordained qo
&c an election shall be held under 70 70
general election laws of the In, INK
tie of Louisiana, insofar, as an me-
able to the election herein pro. tne
ed Tor, not in conflict with this ; sni
finance. ~ bal
lection 8. Be it further ordained VIII
+, That this Ordinance be in ful, nal
,e and effect from and after its COS
'ption. ' ing
.dopted May LIST, 1919 ant
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