The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-04-24
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Donaldsonville, La. April II. 1890, 3l1,,

! DonaIdscnville, La, April Il, 1920
.NURSUANT to a resolution adopted by the
! police jury of the parish of ASCENSION
state of Louisiana the governing
authority of Road District No. ~3, of the par
| ish of Ascension, state OF LOUISIANA, az q
meeting held at the courthouse at Donaia-
| sonvilie, Louisiana, on THURSDAY Aprn .
| 1920 l. W. r.. Stuart, rresideat OF the po-
lice Jury of the parish of Ascension, LOUIS
lana, the governing authority of said Road
! District No. 8, of the parish OF ASCENSION
Louisiana. by virtue of the authority IN 1ne
vested and in obedience to and in compliance
with said ordinance. do hereby proclaim
that a special election will be held OF the
property taxpayers, qualified under the con-
qtitution and laws of the state OF Louis-
lana. to vote at said election in Road Dls-
trict No g. of the parish OF ASCENSION
Louisiana, on TUESDAY, MAY II, 1929,
between the hours of z O'clock a. M ana D
the sense of the property taxpayers ent1tlea
to vote or the following proposition. town.: ):
To authorize the police jury OF the
parish of Ascension. state of Louisiana,
No. 5, Of the parish of Ascension.
to incur an Indebtedness of seventy
five thousand ts75,00ol dollars, and to
issue negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of five per cent
per, annum, payable semi-annually, and to
run for a period not longer than twenty
FIVE ears, for the following purposes, to-
wit:
tanning the public highways and roads situa-
ted within the limits of the said Road Dis
trict No. of the parish of Ascension, to-
gether with the bridges culverts. drains and
other appurtenances and accessories mel
dent thereto.
For the PURPOSES of said election, and in
accordance with said resolution, the polling
places are hereby designated follows:
At Lanoux's shop at Gonzales and at JAS.
McCrory's store at Hobart, both of said
polling places being in the parish OF As
censicn, Louisiana. and within the limits Of
said Read District No. 8.
Messrs. Forest Lanoux, Louis Gaudin and
Minden Boldreaux hereby appointed
commissioners and Vincent Ganthreau as
clerk 80 serve at said Lanouxs shop poll at
Gonzales: Messrs D. B. Miller. Jr, Jas.
pointed commissioners aniF M. St. Amant
as clerk to serve at sssH Jas McCrorys S
store poll at Hobart
All of the polling places herein designa-
ted being situated within the limits OF sala
Road District No 3. of the parish of Ascen-
sion, and all Of the said commissioners and
clerks of election shall serve without com
pensation. and said special election shall be
conducted under and by virtue OF the laws
of the state of Louisiana, and especially Act
No. 256 of 1910 and the amendments there
to. or any subsequent acts of the legislature
supplenenting or amending same
/ do further proclaim and give notice that
at IL o'clock m. Wednesday, May II,
1920, this police jury, as the governing au-
thority of said Road District No. 8, of the
parish of Ascension, shall meet at the court
house in Donalds sonville, parish of Ascension.
and in open session, proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots,
bdth as to nunber and amount and exam
inc and canvas the returns, and declare the
result of said election, which results shall be
promulgated by one publication in the Off
cial journal of the parish of Ascension.
w. B. STUART.
President, Ascension Parish Police Jury.
T r. J. CHAUVIN, Secretary.