The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-20
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Donaldsonville, La, May 10. l922,
To an ordinance adopted by the

Donaldsonvlle La, May IT, i'-1.
PURSUANT to an ordinance ADOPTED ans;on ny tn'
state of Louisiana at a meet meet'hG o,,;si nei"
| at the courthouse at Donaldsonville, Louasn-
ana. on Wednesday, May TO- 1922, l. w. D.
Stuart president of the police jury o1 ti'e
| parish of Ascension, Louisiana, by virtue >: "a
the authority IN me vested ana IL: ,;a nr-
| Jinance do hereby proclaim that Spec"'i
| election will be held OF the property lax
payers of Road District No: OF the paris"
| If Ascension qualified under the constltu-
t;on and laws Of the state of Louisiana, to
| vote at said election in the parish OF As
| censicn Louisiana. on TUESDAY, JUNE To-
| 1922, between the hours of Z O'Clock a. h''
and 8 o'clock p m. Tor the pnIpose 20 ,,a,,s ap
| entitled to vote on the following proposi-
| tiCn, to-Wit:
| One To rescind the action of the property
taxpayers of said Road District NO. o. a.
the election held Tuesday, September L.
| 1920, authorizing the police jury as the
| governing authority of said Road District
No 6 to levy and collect a special tax OF
| five mills the dollar on all property sun
iect to taxation, situated within the limits
of said Road District No. G, for the purpose
| of constructing, maintaining and repairing
| the dirt roads within said district. SAID tax
| to be levied for period OF ten years
Two To authorize the police jury as the
governing authority of Road District no o
of the parish of Ascension, state ol L"nis'-
| ana to incur an indebtedness of ten thou
| sand ts10.000) dollars and to issue ne
gotiabe bonds therefor, said bonds to pear
! interest at the rate of six co per cent per
| annum, payable semi-annually, and TO run
| for period not longer than twenty-five
| t25> years, for the following purposes TO-
wit
| That of constructing and improving the
public roads situated within said Road
| District No. 6 of the parish OF -
| from the boundary line betweeHf =
| and tenth wards of the parish OF
10 a point on the Amite river opposite
Vincent which said road is designated bsz
| act OF the Legislature of Louisiana as Route
No ii of the State Highway system.
For the purpose of said election and In
accordance with said ordinance the polling
! place is hereby designated at Adiard Mlre'5
Ttora.
{. NJ Russell, Newman Nickens and w.
| L. Smiley are hereby appointed COMMISSION
ers and Seaborn Dixon as clerk, to serve at
| said Adlard Mire store poll.
| Said polling place herein designated be
| ing 2ituated within the limits of the said
| eommi sSieners and clerk Of election shall
servefD -,hout compensation, and said
srecial election shall be conducted under
| and by virtue of the constitution and laws
| cf the state of Louisiana, and especially Act
| Nc. 256 of 1910 and the amendments there
| to, or any subsequent acts Of the Legisla-
| ture supplementing or amending same.
I do further proclaim and give notice
that at II O'Clock moo on Wednesday,
June IA, 1922 this police jury shall meet
at the courthouse in Donaldsonville Loulsl-
| ana, parish of Ascension. and in open ses-
sion, proceed to open the ballot box, ex
| anime and count the ballots, both as to
| humber and amount, and examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the result of
said election, which result shall be pro-
nluleated by publication in the official
journal Of the parish of Ascension. Louisi
ana W. B. STUART
President Ascension Parish Police jury
r. J. CHAUVIN, Secretary