The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-05-29
The following ordinance was offered by
Mr.. Gonzales, seconded by Mr.. Nargassans ::

The following ordinance was offered b.
Mr.. Gonzales, seconded by Mr.. Nargassans
AN ORDINANCE.
Section l. Be it ordained by the police
jury of the parish of Ascension, state OF
| Louisiana, as the governing authority of the
Third Road District of the parish of Ascen-
sion. that a special election be and the
same is hereby ordered and called to be helc
within the limits of the Third Road District
| of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, the
fixed geographical limits of which have beer
established by this police jury after pub.
lished notice of the fixing Of the same. by
published ordinance of said police jury III
the official journal of said parish, establish
ing the same at the time said Third Roao
District was organized and created. between
! the hours of seven o'clock a. M and five
Ioclock p. M, on Tuesday, June %, 1920, un-
der the laws of the state OF Louisiana. at
| which said election shall be submitted the
| following propoSitio
To authorize the police jury of the parish
| of Ascension, state of Louisiana, for and OH
| behalf of the Third Road District of the
! parish of Ascension, to incur indebted
ness of one hundred thousand (Sl00000>
| dollars and to issue negotiable bonds there
for, said bonds to bear interest at the rate of
| five per cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually. and to run for period not longer
| than twenty-five years, for the following
! purposes, to-Wlt:
That of constructing, improving and main
! taning the following designated roads sit
Starting at Gonzales going south on the
! Burnside Road to the eighty 800 arpent
| 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 Gautreaus store and in
| tersectng with the Port Vincent-Hope Villa
road at the little prairie: thence west, fol-
lowing the Port Vincent-Hope Villa road to
| the boundary Of the Second Road District,
! 1T 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 Moore's
bridge. together with the bridges, culverts,
drains and other appurtenances and acces-
sories incident thereto.
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 use at said special elec-
tion q sufficient number of ballots, on each
of which shall be printed the proposition
hereinbefore mentioned and enumerated ar
ranged in such manner to enable the
voters to vote properly; that the said Sec
retary of this police jury be and he is here
by authorized and instructed to have pre-
pared for use at said special election all
necessary ballot boxes, ballots, the necessary
blanks for tally sheets, lists of voters, as
sessed valuations of property and compiled
statements Of the voters in number and
amount.
Section 3. BE it further ordained. etc,
that the polling places for said special cleo
tion shall be at Lanoux's shop at Gonzales,
and at Jos. McCrory's store at Hobart, both
Of said polling places being in the parish Of
Ascension, Louisiana, and within the limits
of the said Third Road District
Messrs. Forest Lanoux, Louis Gaudin and
Mendez Boudreau hereby appointed
commissioners. and Vincent Gautreau as
clerk to serve at said Lanoux shop poll at
Gonzales Messrs. D. B. Miller, Jr., JOS Nc
Crory and c. c. Ficklin hereby appointed
commissioners, and Fl. M. St. Amant as
clerk to at said JOS. McCrory's store
poll at Hobart.
All Of the polling places herein designated
being situated within the limits of said
Third Road District of the parish of Ascen-
sion, La, and all Of said commissioners and
clerks of election shall serve without
pensation. And said special election shall
be conducted under and by virtue of the
laws of the state of Louisiana, and especial
ly Act No. 256 of 1910, and the amend
ments thereto, any subsequent acts Of
the Legislature supplementing or amending
same.
Section 4. Be~it further ordained, etc.
that the president of this police jury is here
by instructed to give notice of this special
election herein ordered. by his proclamation
to be published according to law; and in
said proclamation he shall recite and an
nounce that at u o'clock noon on Wednesday
June %, 1920, this police jury, as the gov
erning authority of said Third Road Dis
trlct OF the parish OF Ascension, snail meet
at the courthouse in Donaldsonville, parish
of Ascension, and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots, both to number and amount, !
and examine and canvass the returns, and
declare the result of said election, which re-
suit shall be promulgated by publication |
in the official journal of the parish.
Roll call the above resolution resulted |
as follows: Ayes-Landry, Armitage, Mar
Stuart, Gonzales and Sbley Mays
none; absent-Reuss, Falcon, Tobias and |
Dixon, and the ordinance was declared ad- |
opted