The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1922-05-27
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Donaldsonville. La, May H. i9A@.

Dona,dsonyille, La, May 10, 1922
PURSUANT to an ordinance adopted by ahe
police jury Of the parish OF Ascension;
state of Louisiana, ut meeting hT,u
at the courthouse at Donaidsonvlie, A ~ -
ana on W ednesGay, May i1, 1872, L W. u
Stuart. president of the police jury OF inc
nar;sb of Ascension, Louisiana, by virtue ,''
the authority i'll me vested anu III ''
tncc. to and in compliance with SAID ol
finance do hereby proclaim that specal
aia,tion will he held of the property tax
nav.rs of Road District No. of the parish
of Ascension, qualified under the cehs't.-
t;on and laws of the state OF LOUISIANA 10
vote at said election in the parish Oh on As
1922 between the hours of 7 O'Clock a. M
and 6 O'Clock p. M, for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning The sense of the property taxpayers
entitled to vote on the following PROPOSE
tiCn, to-wit:
one. To rescind the action of the property
taxnavars of said Road District No D. at
the election held Tue day, September L.
1920 authorizing the police jury as th*,
No to levy and collect a special tax o.
five mills on the dollar on all property SUP
iect to taxation, situated WITHIN the INN ,
of said Road District No. 6. for the purpose
| of constructing, MAINTAINING ana repa'' -,
the dirt roads within said district, SAID Ian
to be levied for period of ten years:
Two To authorize the police 3ury as the
Governing authority of Read Distract No: "
| of thu parish of Ascension. state OF hof'Sl-
ana, to incur an indebtedness OF ten thou
sand t$1O,0OO) dollars and to issue ne
rotiabls bonds therefor, said bonds to bear
| interest at the IN of six 90 per cent per
anuum, payable i-annually. and to run
for per0d for tSsoliow;ng purposes, to-
| That Of constructing and improving the
| public roads situated within SAID ROAD
| district no of the parish of Ascension
|
and tenth wards of the parish of Ascension
| to a point on the Amite river Opposite foft
| Vincent, which said road is designated by
act of The Legislature Of Louisiana as Hou's
No 4G 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 Mre'
| store. ~,
l. Smiley are hereby appointed commission,
ers and Seaborn Dixon as clerk, to serve al
| said Ailard Mire store poll.
| Said polling place herein designated be
inp situated within the limits OF the sait
| Sixth Road District, and all of the saio
| commits sioners and clerk of election shall
| serve without compensation ana sac
| special election shall be conducted under
and by virtue of the constitution and laws
| of the state of Louisiana, and especially Ac'
| No 256 of 1910 and the amendments there
| to- or any subsequent acts of the Leeisia
ture experimenting or amending same
l do further proclaim and give notice
that at IL o'clock on Wednesday
June a. 1922, this police jury shall NEE
at the courthouse lin DonaldsonVille. Loussl
ana parish of Ascension, and in open ses
sion, proceed to open the ballot box, ex
anime and count the ballots, both as tt
number and amount and examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the result o
said election, which result shall be pro
muIeated by publication in the officia
journal of the parish of Ascension, Louisi
ana. f W. B. STUART,
President, Asce1 ion Parish Police Jury.
r. j. CHAUVIN, Secretary.