The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-23
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Donaldsonyille. La, August 49, 1912.

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nJTRSUA ANT to resolutions adopted by the
board of commissioners of the Smoke
Bend Drainage District of the parish Of
Ascension Louisiana, the governing author
ity of said drainage district. at
special meeting held for that purpose
Bend, Louisiana, Tuesday. June 20. 1922,
|, Felix Acosta, president of the board of
commissioners OF the Smoke Bend Drainage
District. of the parish of Ascension the gov
erning authority of said drainage district,
by virtue of the authority in vested.
and in obedience to and in compliance
with said resolutions, do hereby pro-
claim that special election will be held of
the property taxpayers, qualified under the
constitution. and law of the state of Louisi-
ana to vote at said election, in the Smoke
Bend Drainage District of the parish of As
ccnsion on Tuesday, September rs, 1922, be-
tween the hours of z o'clock a. m. and 6
p. M, for the purpose of obtaining the sense
of the property taxpayers entitled to vote
on the following proposition. to-wit:
To authorize the board of commissioners
of the Smoke Bend Drainage District of the
parish of Ascension. to create an additional
indebtedness Of seven thousand $4,000 dol
lars. in excess and in addition to the four
teen thousand, five hundred t$14,50O) dol
lars now outstanding, and issue negotiable
bonds therefor, said bonds to. bear interest
at the rate of six Ter cent per annIm, ray
able sem-annualy, and to run for Il per cd
to-wit: OF operating drainage canals.
bitches Or machinery owned and operated or
controlled by said drainage district; to
open, enlarge, cut and extend such canals
and streams situated within the limits of
said drainage district as in the Judgment of
said board of commissioners of said drain
age district may be deemed necessary and
proper economically to drain the property
included within the limits hereof.
For the purpose of said election, and in ac-
cordance with said resolutions, the polling
place is hereby designated follows:
At Mrs. A. c. Dugas' store, in Smoke
Bend Louisiana. and Henry Dugas, Arthur
Veron and S. F. Brasset are hereby APP
pointed commissioners. and Morris Oubre as
clerk, to serve at said election.
The said polling place herein designated
being situated within the limits of said
Smoke Bend Drainage District of the parish
of Ascension, Louisiana, and all of said COM
missioners and clerk of election shall serve
without compensation. and said election shall
be conducted under and by virtue of the laws
of the state Of Louisiana, and especially Act
No. 46 of 1921, and the amendments there
TO- or any subsequent acts of the Legisla-
ture suppementing amending same.
do further proclaim and give notice
that at four O'Clock p. m., Thursday
September rs. 1922, the board of commits
sioners of the Smoke Bend Drainage Dis
trict of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana,
the governing authority of said drainage dis
trlct shall meet and in open session pro-
ceed to open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots. both as to number and
amount. and examine and canvass the re-
turns, and declare the result of Lid cleo
one publication in the official journal of the
parish of Ascension. Louisiana.
FELIX ACOSTA, President
C. C. WEBER, Secretary.