The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
Jennings, La, April %, 1920.


on the Goth day of April, 1920, this
body proceeded to open the ballot
boxes, count the ballots, examine ant
canvass the returns.
After duly opening the boxes, count,
ing the ballots, and canvasSing the re-
turns, the Police Jury then issued the
PRONUNCIATION of the said election, as
follows:
PRONUNCIATION of Election.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Jefferson Davis.
Be it known that the Police Jury
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State
of Louisiana, acting under and by vir.
tue of authority conferred upon it by
law, did meet at the hour of nine O.
clock a. NJ, this the 22nd day of April
A. D. 1920, in the Court House of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, in Jen.
nings, Louisiana, and in OPP
en- session did proceed In the pres
enCe of B. H. Singletary, John T. Hood
and l.. z. Toups, lawful witnesses and
such other persons as desired to be
present, to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in number
and amount, and examine and count
the returns of the special election
held on the Goth day of April, A. D.
1920, called by resolution of the Pc,
lice Jury of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, passed and
adopted on the 4th day of March, A.
d. 1920, for the purpose of submit
ting the proposition herein set forth
to the property taxpayers qualified tt
vote of Ward Number three 90, JEFF,
ferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, and
We, the Police Jury of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, do find
that the total number of votes cast
for and against the said proposition
submitted and the total assessed vaIu-
alton voted for and against the said
proposition were as follows, to.wit:
"a A proposition to vote tax of
five 90 mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of Ward Three 10
Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, for
a period of five years for the purpose
of maintaining dirt roads and bridges
in said ward.
Total number of votes cast in said
election for said proposition, Forty
seven (47).
Total number of votes cast in said
election against said proposition, One
a..
Total property valuation cast in said
election for said proposition, One
hundred Sixty Thousand Two Humid
red Dollars ($160, 100000
Total property valuation cast in said
election against said proposition.
Thirteen Thousand One Hundred
Forty Dollars ($1S,14O.OO)
Majority in number of the total
votes cast in said election for said
proposition, Forty-six {46.)
Majority of total assessed valuation
vote cast in said election for said
proposition, One Hundred Forty.six
Thousand Sixty Dollars ($146, O6O. OO).
1t now appearing that the said prop
iosition was carried by majority both
in number of votes and amount Of
assessed valuation cast at the said
election and as shown by examining
and canvassing the sworn returns of
the said election, and approved same.
and we do now publicly declare that
the said proposition has been carried
both in number of votes and assessed
valuation vote, as herein set forth
and we do hereby make public procla.
nation of the result of the said cleo.
ton.
Thus done and signed in triplicate
in open session of the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State
of Louisiana, on this the 22nd day Of
April A. D. 1920, in the presence OF
the said witnesses, and such others
as desired to be present.
J. S, IRENE, Pres
ARTHUR GUIDRY,
AUSEM MARCANTEL,
R, NJ. BRIGGS.
DOLE BOURGEOIS.
YVES PITRE.
Witnesses:
B. H. Singletary.
John T. Hood
L. 2. Toups.
Sworn to and subscribed before nae
IN the city of Jennings, La, on this
he END day of April, A. D. 1920.
I.R. PRICE,
Clerk of Court and Ex.oficio No. |
tary Public.
There being no further business Mr. /
oitre moved that the Police Jury adj |
ourn. The motion was seconded by
'Ir. Guidry and upon being put was
arried.