The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-02-04
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

Donal1sonvilles Id, an -. 4922:,
DURSUANT 80 an ordinance adopted BY the
I police Jury Of the oaris!l Of ascension,
state Of louisiana lsi as Is ne eosernmg I'VE n,
ish Of Ascension, state Of louisiana at 4
meeting held at he courthouse st Donald
sonviNc Louisiana or Tuesday, Jan aA,
1922 |, W.. Z. stuar resident of he pos
lice Jury If the perish OF Ascension, Louis-
lana. the governing authority If said Road
District No. 8, Of the parish of Ascension.
Louisiana, BY virtue Of the authority in me
vested and n obedience % and in complance
that special election viii be held oi the
property taxpayers, qualified under The con-
stitution and laws Of the state Of louis
isana to vote at said election in Road Dis
Louisiana, On TUESDAY. MARCH II, 1922.
between the hours Of O'Clock q. m. and 6
O'Clock p m, for the purpose Of obtaining
the sense OF, the property taxpayers entitled
to vote the following proposition, to-wit
TO authorize the police jury Of the par
ish OF Ascension, state Of Louisiana, for and
or behalf Of the said Third Road District
Of The parish Of ascension, to incur an in
debtedness Of one hundred thousand l$100.-
000l dollars. and TO issue negotiable bonds
therefor said bonds 70 bear interest at the
rate Of six (6) per cent per annuIn, payable
sensi-annually, and to Gun for q period not
longer than twenty-five t2b} years. FOR the
following purposes, to"wit:
That Of constructing improving and
maintaining the following designated roads
situated within said Third Road District Of
the parish Of Ascension, to-wit:
Starting at Gonzales, going south on The
Burnside road to Bayou Conway; then start"
| ing at Gonzales going north On q direct line
by Wright Gautreau's store to Little Prai-
road to the intersection Of the cast boun"
Diary Of the Second Road District, thenee in
Gonzales starting at the half section line
of section twenty t2o)s township nine <s),
south of range three 81 east thence going
east down the New River road to the vest
ern boundary Of section twenty~six {26),
township nine t9l, south Of range three t3}
east and connecting with the Fourth Road
District; then starting at point on me
Burnside road where the Cornerview public
road interseets said Burnside road at J. D
Elliser's property and going west and north.
west to the eastern boundary cf the Second
Road District, together with the bridges
culverts, drains and other appurtenances
and accessories incident thereto.
For the purpose o. said election, and il,
accordance With said resolution, the polling
places are hereby designated as @ollows:
At Woodmen Hall. Gonzales: and a;
polling places being in, the parish Of AS
cension, Louisiana, and within he limits
Of said Third Road District.
Messrs. Appolinare Gautreau, l.. 7. St
pointed commissioners. and E: W: St
Amant as clerk to serve at said Voodm en-
Hall poll at Gonzales; and Messrs. G.. Q
Ftcklins D. B. Miller and c. w. Tucker are
hereby appointed commissioners, and 4: D
Carpenter, as clerk TO serve at The Ruby
| Dixon's store poll at Galvez.
AL Of the polling places herein Lesigna
ted being situated within the limits OF said
Road District Nc. 3, Of The parish Of Ascen-
sion, and all Of the said commissioners and
clerks Of election shall serve without COM
pensation, and said special election shall be
conducted under and by virtue Of the laws
of the state of Louisiana, and especially Act
No. 256 Of 1910 and the amendments there
to, or any subsequent acts Of the legisla ature
suppiementing amending same.
do further proclaim and give notice that
at I2 O'clock m Wednesday, March 15
1922, this police jury. as the governing au-
| thority Of said Road District No. 8, of the
parish Of Ascension, shall meet at the court
house in Donaldsonville, parish of Ascension
and in open session. proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots
both as to number and amount. and exam
inc and canvass the returns, and declare the
result Of said election, which results shall
be promulgated by publication in the of
ticsai journal o. the parish Of Ascension.
W. 3. STUART
PRESIDENT, ascension Parish Police jury
L. ). CHAUVIN, Secretarv.