The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1922-06-10
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
DonaldsonvilIe, La, May 10, 1922.

DonaIdsonvilIe, La, May 10, 1922.
PURSUANT to an ordinance adopted by the
police jury Of the parish of Ascension;
= state of Louisiana. at meeting held
.. the courthouse at Donaldsonville. Loulsl-
ana on Wednesday, May 10. 1922. l, W. B.
stuart, president of the police jury of the
nar;sb of Ascension, Louisiana, by virtue of
he authority in me vested and in obed'-
. nc to and in compliance with said or
ainance. do hereby proclaim that special
election will be held of the property tax
navers of Road District No. of the parish
If Ascension, qualified under the constitu-
lion and laws of the state of Louisiana, to
vote at said election in the parish of As
cension, Louisiana, on TUESDAY. JUNE IL.
1929. between the hours of o'clock a. m.
and 6 o'clock p. NJ: for the purpose OF oD-
flaming the sense of the property taxpayers
entitled to vote on the following PROPOSE
One. To rescind the action of the property
taxpayers of said Road District No 6, at
1920. authorizing the police jury as the
Governing authority of said Road District
No. to levy and collect special tax OF
i've mills on the dollar on all property sub
ject to taxation, situated within the limits
Of said Road District No. 6, 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. 6
of the parish of Ascension, state of 1.ouisi-
ana to incur an indebtedness of ten thou
sand ($10,OOO) dollars and to issue ne
potiable bonds therefor said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of six co per cent per
annnu nayable semi-annually and to run
for period not longer than twenty five
1851 wears, for the following purposes, to-
wit:
nublc roads situated within said Road
District No. of the parish of Ascension,
from the boundary line between the ninth
and tenth wards of the parish of Ascension
to point on the Amite river opposite Port
Vincent which said road is designated by
act of the Legislature of Louisiana as Route
No. 46 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 Mire's
store.
c. 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 situated within the limits of the said
Sixth Road District and all of the said
commissioners and clerk of election shall
serve without compensation, and said
special election shall be conducted under
Of the state of Louisiana, and especially Act
No. 256 of 1910 and the amendments there
to. or any subsequent acts of the Legisla-
tore experimenting or amending same.
l 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, Lousi-
ana, parish of Ascension, and in open ses-
sion, proceed to open the ballot box, ex-
anime and count the ballots, both as to
number and amount, and examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the result of
said election. which result shall be pro-
mulgated by one publication in the official
journal of the parish of Ascension, Louisi-
ana. W. Is. STUART,
President, Ascension Parish Police Jury.
r. ]. CHAUVIN, Secretary.