The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1922-06-10
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
DonaldsonviIle, La. May 20. 1000

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Mr.. Eby offered che following nrd;,..
and moved it's adoption. The oo1;on ahee
seconded by Mr.. Wright. '" was
AN ORDINANCE
Calling a special election OF The ,>o
taxpayers of Road District No. n 'o ~ -
parish of Ascension, for the nurno. y. Tue
submitting to them proposition to -. "
end the action of the taxpayers =
suid Road District Nc. s, q; tbo - q
ton held September IA, 1920. anfhe
izing the levy of special Tax If ~
mills on the dollar for ten years sse
the purpose of constructing, maint. Ut
ing and repairing the dirt roads of aa.s
district; and authorizing the nol;oa sou sa'a
to incur Indebtedness of sI0 oon jury
to issue negotiable. six per cent t guy
therefor to run for period m, , ns
than twenty-five year, for The ns's
pose ofSconstrncting and improving ~
public t9ads within said district a.: As
mated as Route No. &c of The stas
Highway system. ''ate
Section One. Be it ordained nv the -. fiji
jury of the parish of Ascension. st. tolce
Louisiana, the governing author;tss "
the Sixth Road District of the parish ~ "
cension, that special election be ana ~
same is hereby ordered and called - .,ss#
held within the limits OF the Sixth :saapss
District of the parish Of Ascension n aa?au
ana, the fixed geographical limits Of us,
| have been established by this police insa
after published notice of the fixing ~ 'a "
same, by published ordinance of said . Ae
jury in the official journal of said par;sl
Ascension establishing the same at VIA a.. y
said Sixth Road District was organ;1aa' 's y
created between the hours of seven a aa1
O'Clock Il. m. and six 90 O'Clock N ~ ~ s5
Tuesday, the 18th day Of june, 1928 w. mra 20
the laws OF the state Of Louisiana :.
which said special election shall h ~ Z. ii
| mitted the following proposition: \ saO'
One. To rescind the action of the prons,t,. Z
taxpayers of said Road District No. q ~
the election held Tuesday, septemhas y !, ~
1920, authorizing the police jury as ~
governing authority of said Road Yl;s+s ~
No. to levy and collect a special ,as ~
five mills OH the dollar on all property snS l.
ject to taxation, situated within the lm;to
of said Road District No. e. for the nurnn .sa
of constructing, maintaining and ranarns
the dirt roads within said district. sa;a tas
to be levied for period of ten years 81.
Two. 10 authorize the police jury as tba =
governing authority of Road District M 4
of the parish of Ascension, state Of lon;s;
anu. to incur and Indebtedness Of ten thon. Il
sand t$IO,0D0) dollars and to issna M
gotiable bonds therefor, said bonds ia han,
interest at the rate Of six t6) per cent nas
anaum payable semi-annually, and to run .
for period not longer than twenty fga d
t25) years, for the following purnosas /, sss
wit:
That of constructing and improving The 81
public roads situated within said Road Dis s
trict pT- 8 OF the parish Of Ascension, from
the bSundary line between the ninth ana
tenth wards of the parish of Ascension ia d
a point the Amite river opposite Port
Vincent, which said road is designated Nv
act of the Legislature of Louisiana Al 4
Route No. AZ of the State Highway system,
Section Two. Be it further ordained etc
that the secretary of the police Jury ba
and he is hereby authorized and instructed
to have prepared for at said special cleo.
ton a sufficient number of ballots. on each
of which shall be printed the proposition
hereinbefore mentioned and enumerated, ar.
ranged in such a manner as TO enable the y
voters to vote properly; that the said sec.
rotary of this police jury be and is hereby
authorized and instructed TO have prepared
for use at said special election all necessary
ballot boxes. ballots. the necessary blanks
for tally sheets, lists of voters. assessed @
valuations Of property and compiled state.
ments of the voters in number and amount 81
Section Three. Be it further ordained
etc, that the polling place for said special
election shall he at Adlard Mire's store
which said polling place is in the parish Of II
Ascension, Louisiana and within the limits
of said Sixth Road District.
C. M. Russell, Newman Nickens and ".
I. Smiley are hereby appointed commission
ers and Seaborn Dixon clerk to serve at ny
said Aidlard Mire store poll
Said polling place herein designated be. y
ing situated within the limits of said Sixth
Road District of the parish of Ascension
Louisiana, and all of said Commissioners
and clerk of election shall serve without
compensation.
And said special election shall be conduct
ed under and by virtue of the laws of the III
state of Louisiana, and especially Act 2bS
of 1910, and the amendments thereto, or
any subsequent acts of the Legislature sup.
plementng amending the same.
Section Four. Be it further ordained, etcs
that the president of this police Jury y
hereby instructed to give notice Of thia s
special election herein ordered. By his pfDt.
lamation TO be published according to lawi
and in said proclamation he shall recite ana
announce that at twelve l2l O'clock Joy
Wednesday,, June IA, 1922. this police
jury, as the governing authority Of said
Sixth Road District Of the parish OF Asfen-
sion, Louisiana, shall meet at the court
house in DonaldsonvlIe parish of Ascension
and in open session proceed to open the bal.
lot boxes. examine and count the ballots.
both as to number and amount and examine
and canvass the returns and declare the re-
suit of said special election, which result
shall be promulgated by one publication y
the official journal of the parish Of Ascen.
sion.
Roll-call on the above ordinance resulted
as follows: Ayes-Stnart, Reuss, Corbot
Leblanc, C. H. Landry Sr., Martin Wright
J. we Landry and Eby. Nays-Noones