The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-05-29

States currency.
E. c. HANSON,
Sheriff. Parish Oh Ascension.
DonuIIsonvile, La. April 2e. 1920.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Donalds on Vile, La, May 10, 1920.
| The police jury met in special session this
day at II O'Clock j.. m. with President W.
Is. Stuart presiding and the following mem
bers present: JOS. J. Falcon, c. H. Landry,
ST. L. W Armitage w. y. Stuart. J. G.
Nargas ans. Jos. Gonzales, c. +. Sibley and
+. D. Dixon. Absent-Geo b. Reuss and
Jusmn Tobias
The following ordinance was offered by
Mr. Stuart, seconded by Mr.. Landry:
AN ORDINANCE.
Section l. Be it ordained by the police
jury of the parish Of Ascension, the govern
ing authority of Road District No. of the
parish of Ascension, state OF Louisiana, that
IA special election of the property taxpayers
qualified to vote under the constitution and
laws of the state be and the same is here
by ordered and called to be held within the
limits Of the said Road District No. ,. be-
tween the hours of seven O'Clock m. and
five o'clock p. m., on Tuesday, June %,
1920, at which said election shall be sub
mitted the following proposition:
To authorize the police jury of the parish
in behalf of said Road District No. 2. to
levy Il tax of five 81 mills the dollar on
all taxable property within the boundaries
of said Road District No. 2, for a period not
longer than ten l0) years, for the follow
ing purposes. to-wit:
That of taking care of the bonded obliga-
tons, liquidating debts complete construc-
ton and for future maintenance. to be dis
tributed follows:
For bonded obiga tion. .-.-.......-- 2.6 mills
tNfa ay,,,
quidate debt ......- -... .-............ a mills
For maintenance -..........-... o mills
Total .....--..... ..-.--. so mills
Any surplus created by the 2.6 mills over
and above the amount required to take
of maturing bonds and coupons, to revert 20
the maintenance fund.
Section 2 Be it further ordained. etc,
that the secretary of the police jury be and
he is hereby authorized and instructed to
have prepared for at said special cleo
tion a sufficient number of ballots, on each
of which shall be printed the proposition
hereInabove mentioned and enumerated, ar
ranged in such a manner as to enable the
voters to vote properly; that the said
retary of the police jury be and he is hereby
authorized and instructed to have prepared
for use at said special election, all necessary
ballot boxes, ballots, the necessary blanks
for tally sheets, lists of voters, assessed
valuation of property and compiled state
ihchtS VI titc VOTERS III uuInDGE anu amount
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the polling places for said special eiec-
tion shall be as follows: At the Houmas
store, Burnside; Armitage warehouse, Dar-
row; old postoffice building, Belle Helene;
Picard & Geismar's warehouse, Geismar: Pi-
card & Geismar's warehouse, Dutchtown;
Landry's store. Prairieville, and H. A. Webb
& Sons store, Hope Villa. All of said poll
ing places being within the limits of Road
District No. 2.
7 4 r.
F. Saxon are hereby appointed commission
ers and Henry c. Braud, clerk, to serve at
the Houmas store poll at Burnside.
Messrs. Wilfred Yentzen, Robert Lanoux
and Edmond Marchand are hereby appointed
commissioners and Henry Martin, clerk, to
serve at the Aruitage warehouse poll at
Darrow.
Messrs. J. A. Lorio, L. A. Hart and D. J.
Falcon are hereby appointed commissioners
and w. B. Stuart clerk, to serve at the old
'ostoitlce building poll at Belle Helene.
Messrs. l.. Geismar, F. Lanoux and C, B.
Plttman hereby appointed commission
ers and M. L. Geismar, clerk, to serve at
ne Picard Geismar warehouse poll at
iesmar.
Messrs. I. Picard, j. R. Kennedy and AL
'ioners and Jos. Picard clerk, to serve at
he Picard & Gesmar warehouse poll at |
Jutchtown.
,. E. King are hereby appointed commits
loners and I'VE Landry. clerk, to serve at |
Messrs.A. V. Osterberger, G. P. Braud and |
he Landry store poll at Prairieville
Messrs. L. S. Easterly, F. Edward Babin |
nd II. f. Webb are hereby appointed COM |
nissioners and G. J. Wise, clerk, to serve |
t the H. A. Webb & Son store poll at Hope |
lila.
All of the polling places herein designated
elng situated within the limits of said Road
district No. of the parish of Ascension,
tate OF Louisiana, and all of said commits
loners and clerks shall serve without COM
ensation. And said special election shall
e conducted under and by virtue of the
Avs of the state of Louisiana
Section 4. Be it further ordained. etc,
nat the president of the police jury is here
y instructed to give notice of this special
lection herein ordered. by his proclamation
, be published according to law and in said
reclamation, he shall recite and announce
lat at II O'Clock noon, Wednesday,
ane 70, 1920. the police jury, as the gov
'ning authority of said Road District No
oil the parish of Ascension. state of Louis
na' shall meet at the courthouse in Donald
'nvllle, parish of Ascension, and in open
.sslon proceed to open the ballot boxes, ex- {
nine and count the ballots, both as to num-
n and amount, and examine and canvass
e returns and declare the results of said {
'eciai election, which result shall be pro-
urnal of the parish.
hoil-cal1 on the above ordinance resulted a
follows: Ayes-Falcon. Landry, Armt- r
e, Stuart, Nargassans, Gonzales. Sbley
ID Dixon; nays--none; absent t-Reuss and a
'bias, and the ordinance was declared l.
opted. {
/ he following ordinance was offered by
T. Nargassans. seconded by Mr.. Gonzales n
d Mr., Dixon: +
AN ORDINANCE
Section !. Be it ordained by the police \
Fy of the parish of Ascension. state of u
n1Siana. as the governing authority of n
. Fourth Road District Of the parish of Is
c"nsion. that special election be and n
? same is hereby ordered and called to be Q!
"a within the limits of the Fourth Road 81
strict Of the parish of Ascension. Louisi- a
A. the fixed geographical limits of which N
y" boon established by this pcIice jury 'r
er published notice of the fixing of the h
ne. ny published ordinance of said police n
y IN the official journal Of said parish W
ahh$h hing the same at the time said al
'rth Road District was organized and 4
Ated, between the hours of seven O'Clock
N. and five O'Clock p. NJ. on TUESDAY, sc
n -. 1920. under the laws of the state R
Louisiana. at which said election shall he fo
united the following proposition:
TO authorize the police jury of the parish of
Ascension. state of Louisiana; for and on &c
alf Of the Fourth Road District of the N
lsh OF Ascension, to incurr an indebted f
Of ninety thousand tS9000Ol dollars pr
to issue negotiable bonds therefor. said R,
DIS to bear interest at the rate of five ce
per centum per annum payable semi of
ually. and to run for period of not ur
ger than twenty-five t25l years for the 70
owing purposes, to-wit: 19
hat Of constructing the following desig-
I'd roads situated within said Fourth ac
d District, to-wt: pIs
tarting at the Louisiana Railway and
lgation Company's road at Sorrento, 60 sal
north to the Baptist Church on the main of
River road: then starting at the Lou lin
la Railway and Navigation Comnany's
at Brittany. going north to the north ant
corner of section 49, township nine COZ
n of range three east. commonly known Gle
he Gold place road: then starting at the at