The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-21
ORDINANCE.

ORDINANCE.
An ordinance by the Jefferson Davis
Parish School Board of the Parish OF
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana,
calling a special election within and
Throughout Welsh School District No
l10 in Ward Six e. of said parish OF
Jefferson Davis State of Louisiana for
the purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers of said School
Disorict, qualified to vote at said cleo
ton. a proposition to incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds of said School
District to the amount of Fifty Thous-
tand ($50,000.001 Dollars for the pur-
pose of heating, plumbing and equip
ping the Welsh high school building
Within and for said School District,
; title to which shall vest in the public
and said School District, fixing the
length of time to which bonds shall
run and the 'rate Of interest payable
thereon, said interest payable semi
annually. providing for notices OF
holding said election, for the expenses
iOf holding same, naming officers, com
tmissioners and clerks to hold said
election, fixing the form of ballot and
proyidind for the furnishing the bal
lots to be used at said election, fixing
the date and place for holding of
same and canvassing and prOmulgat-
ing the results and returns thereof and
for taking all necessary steps for the
calling, holding and promulgating the
results of said election.
Section l. Be itOrdained by the
Parish School Board of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana,
That a special election is hereby called
within and throughout Welsh School
District No. 10 in Ward Of the Parish
of Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana
| on the 9th day of March, A. D. 1920
| for the purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers of said District,
qualified to vote as such election to
the following proposition, tO-wit:
A proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of Welsh School Dist
riot No. 10 in Ward Six (6) of the Par
iish of Jefferson Davis to the aggregate
amount of Fifty Thousand ($5O,0OO.OO)
Dollars to run for a period Of twenty
| five years and to bear iteTest at the
rate Of five per cent per annum, inter
est payable semi-annually, the money
so raised to be used for the purpose OF
iheating, plumbing and equipping the
| Welsh High School building in and fol-
said School District No. 10, as prOvid
ed by the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana.
Section 2 Be it further ordained
etc, That on the 10th day Of March
at $50 a. M, the said Parish School
Board shall meet in open session at its
usual place of meeting in the COurt
House in Jennings, in said Parish anC
State, and shall then and there il
open session proceed to open the bal
lot boxes used at said election, ex
anime and count the ballots cas-
thereat, in number and amount, ex
anime and canvas the returns Of sale
election and declare and prOmulgatt
the results thereof according to law
Section 5. Be it further ordained
etc, That the vice-president in thu
absence of the President Of the Par
! ish School Board of the said Parish
is hereby authorized and instructed tt
issue his proclamation calling the cleo
ton provided for and giving legal no
tice that the same is to be held on thu
date hereinabOve named for the pur
pose of submitting to the property tax
payers of said Welsh School Distric
No. 10 qualified to vote at said cleo
tion the proposition herein ordered tt
be submitted to said voters. Said proc
iamation and notice of election shall
state the time and place at which thu
Parish School Board shall meet TO
the purpose of opening the ballot DO!
examining and counting the ballot
cast at said election, canVasing the re
turns and declare and promulgat'
the results thereof, said proclamation
and notice of election shall furthe
contain list of the polling places a
which said election is to be held.
Section f. Be it further ordained