The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-05-29
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
I. J. CHAUVIN
Secretary.

DonaldsonylIe La, May y, 1920.
DURsUANT to a resolution adopted by the
II police jury of the parish Of Ascension,
state of Louisiana, as the governing
| authority of Road District No. s. of the par
ish of Ascension, state of Louisiana at a
sonvile, Louisiana, Wednesday, May 12
1920. I. w. B. Stuart, president 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 me
vested and in obedience to and in compliance
with said ordinance, do hereby proclaim
that special election will be held of the
property taxpayers, qualified under the con-
stitution and laws of the state of Louis
lana. to vote at said election in Road Dis
trict No. 8, of the parish of Ascension,
Louisiana. on TUESDAY, JUNE %, 1920,
between the hours of T o'clock a. m. and
o'clock p. M, for the purpose Of obtaining
the sense of the property taxpayers entitled
to vote on the following proposition to-wit:
To authorize the police jury OF the
parish of Ascension. state of Louisiana,
for and in behalf of Road District
No. 8. of the parish of Ascension.
to incur an indebtedness of hundred
thousand (s1oo,Ooo.0o) 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:
That of constructing, improving and main
tanning the following designated roads, sit
uated within said Road District No. 5. to-wit:
Starting at Gonzales going south on the
Burnside Road to the eighty {80) arl'en
line from the Mississippi river; then start
ing at Gonzales going east down New River
to the western boundary of section twenty
six (26), township nine. south of range
three east; starting at Gonzales. going
north by Wright Gautreau's store and in
road at the little prairie; thence west, fol-
lowing the Port Vincent-Hope Villa road to
the boundary of the Second Road District
at Oak Grove, to the southern boundary line
of section forty-two {42), township eight,
south of range three east; then starting at
Gonzales, going west up New River to the
boundary of Road District No. 2, at Moores
bridge, together with the bridges, cuverts,
drains and other appurtenances and acces
sores incident thereto.
For the purposes of said election and in
accordance with said resolution. the polling
places are hereby designated follows:
At Lanouxs shop at Gonzales and at Jos.
McCrory's store at Hobart, both of said
polling places being in the parish of AS
censon. Louisiana. and within the limits of
said Road District No 3.
Messrs. Forest Lanoux, Louis Gaudin and
Menden Boudreaux are hereby appointed
commissioners and Vincent Gauthreau as
clerk to at said Lanoux's shop poll at
Gonzales; Messrs. D. B. Miller. Jr.. JOS. |
McCrory and c. c. Ficklin are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners and, H. M. st. Amant !
as clerk to serve at said JOS. McCrory's |
store poll at Hobart.
All of the polling places herein designa- |
ted being situated within the limits of said |
Road District No. 8. of the parish of Ascen- |
sion. and all of the said commissioners and |
clerks Of election shall without COM
nensation. and said special election shall be |
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 |
or amending
/ do further proclaim and give notice that
at 12 o'clock m. Wednesday, June %,
1920. this police jury, the governing au-
shortly Of said Road District No. 3, of the
parish of Ascension, shall meet at the court
house in DonaldsonviHe, parish of Ascension.
and in open session., proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots,
both to number and amount. and exam |
inc and canvas the returns, and declare the
result of said election, which results shall be
by publication in the Off
c;al journal of the parish of Ascension.
w. B. STUART.
President, Ascension Parish Police Jury.
R. J. CHAUVIN, Secretary.