The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-05-29
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

Donaldsonville, La, May 10, 1920.
DURSUANT to resolcton adopted by the
police jerry of the parish of Ascension
state of Louisiana, as the governing
authority of Road District No. 2, of the par
lsh of Ascension, state of Louisiana, at q
meeting held at the courthouse at Donald
| sonville, Louisiana, on Wednesday, May 10
| 1920, l, w. B. Stuart, president of the po-
| lice jury of the parish of Ascension, Louis
lana, the governing authority of said Road
District No. 2. 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 a special election will be held of the
property taxpayers, qualified under the con-
stltutlon and laws of the state of Louis
lana, to vote at said election in Read Dis
| trlct No. 2, of the parish of Ascension,
Louisiana, on TUESDAY. JUNE %, 1920,
between the hours of o'clock a. m. and 5
O'Clock p. m for the purpose of obtaining
The sense of the property taxpayers entitled
to vote on the following proposition. to-wit
10 authorize the police jury of the parish
OF Ascension, state of Louisiana. for and
IN behalf of said Road District No. 2, to
levy tax of five 90 mills on the dollar on
all taxable property within the boundaries
OF said Road District No. 2. for q period not
longer than ten t1o) years, for the follow
ing purposes, to-wt:
That of taking of the bonded obliga-
'ions' iquidating debts, complete construc-
tr!huted as follows:
For bonded obligation. .-...-..........-2. mills
10 complete construction and IL
- quldate debt -.,.-------.---.-.,..---.-1,4 mills
FOR maintenance -.---.------..---.---.--1,0 mills
mills
Any surplus created by the IS mills over
ana above the amount required to take care
Of maturing bonds and coupons. to revert to
the maintenance fund.
For the purpose of said election and in
accordance with said resolution. the polling
blaees are hereby designated fellows:
AT the Houmas store. Burnside; Armitace
warehouse, Darrow; old postoffice building
Belle Helene; Picard & Geisrnars warehouse
GieSmar; Picard & Giesmar's warehouse
Dutchtown; Landry's store. Prairieville. and
II. A Webb & Sons store, Hope Villa. All
of said polling places being within the limits
of Road District No. g.
MeSsrs +. W. Gleason, c. B. Belle and J.
r. Saxon are hereby appointed commission
ers and Henry C. Braud, clerk, to serve at
the Houmas store poll at Burnside
Messrs. Wlfred Yentzen Robert Lanoux
and Edmond Marchand are hereby appointed
commissioners and Henry Martin, clerk tn
serve at the Armitage warehouse poll at
Darrow.
Nessrs. J. A. Lorio L. A. Hart and D, 7 |
raicon are hereby appointed commissioners |
and w. B. Stuart, clerk, to serve at the old |
'ostotfice building poll at Belle Helene. !
Messrs. L. Geisn1ar, F. Lanoux and c. B.
'lttman are hereby appointed commission |
ers and M L. Geismar. clerk, to serve at |
ne Picard & Geisnar warehouse poll at
ieismar.
Messrs. l. Picard J. r. Kennedy and AL /
zee Landry hereby appointed commits
loners and Jos. Picard, clerk, to serve at
ne Picard Geismar warehouse poll at
)utchtown.
Messrs. A V. Osterbereer, G. P Braud and
>. T. King are hereby appointed commits
toner's and we Landry, clerk. to serve at
ne Landry store poll at Prairieville
Messrs. L. S. Easterly, F. Edward Rabin :
nd H. Z. Webb are hereby appointed COM
,lssloners and G. J. Wise, clerk. to serve
t the H. A Webb Son store poll at Hone |;
lila. " NN~
All of the polling places herein designated
eng STATED within the limits of said /
DAD District No of the parish of Ascen-
on, and all Of the said commissioners and !
erks of election shall serve without COM
ensatlon, and said special election shall be +
,nducted under and by virtue of the laws +
the state of Louisiana, and especially Act =
o. Z5b of 1910 and the amendments there r
> or any subsequent acts of the legislature !;
or amending same :
90 further proclaim and give notice that |
~ O'Clock noon. on Wednesday, June 2s
'2o, this police jury, as the governing au-