The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1922-06-17

the direct supervision of the Ess"i5aha
Highway Commission =,
/, 1928
Assurance is given that the foregoing
information concerning the project herelh
described is known by the parish police
Jury to be correct.
Respectfully submitted,
POLICE JURY OF ASCENSION PARlSh'
By w. B. START, President.
Be it further resolved, that the resident
of the police jury of Ascension parish be-
and he is hereby authorized and instructed
to draw on the parish treasurer for the
credit of the project herein contemplated'
sum for ffty-six hundred t$5600) dollars
when and as demanded by the said commits
sion. being its portion Of said maintenance
and for repair of the within described hgh-
way Parish to approve and pay all bills m
Cured Commission will reimburse on b.
SO basis monthly.
The above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the original passed by the
police jury of Ascension parish state OF
Louisiana, the 14th day of June l92Z'
r. ]. CHAUVlN,
Secretary of Police Jury.
Roll-call on the above resolution
resulted as follows: Ayes--Stuart,
Reuss, Leblanc, C. H. Landry, Sr,
Martin, Wright, J. we Landry and
Eby. Nays-None. And the res lu-
ton was declared adopted
1t being now IL o'clock noon, the
police jury proceeded to open the
ballot box and count the ballots and
canvass the returns Of the special
election held in Road District No. 6
on June Ia, 1922.
The following process verbal was
read:
PRoCES VERBAL.
Donaldsonvile La, June IA, 1922.
Process verbal of the manner in which the
ballot box was opened and the returns
canvassed of the special election held IN
Road District No. Six of the parish Of AS
cension state of Louisiana, on Tuesday,
June 10, 1922:
| Be it known and remembered that the
police jury of the parish of Ascension. state
of Louisiana the governing authority OF
Road District No Six co of the parish OF
Ascension, state of Louisiana, met this day
pursuant to an ordinance adopted on May
10, 1922, by the police jury of the parish
of Ascension, state of Louisiana. as the
governing authority of said Road District
No. Six (6p of the parish of Ascension,
for the purpose of opening the ballot box
| examining and counting the ballots in num-
Der and amount; examining and canvassing
the returns and declaring the results of the
special election held within the limits of
| said Road District No. Six co. of the par
ish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, June IS, 1892.
The said ballot box was opened and
the ballots therein contained were counted
separately upon the proposition submitted
at said election the list of voters. the tally
sheets containing the names Of all voters
participating in said election and the COM
piled statements of the total votes cast for
and against the said proposition, together
with the amount of the assessment of each
e.,H,
| tinized and the found to @drrespend
with the ballots contained in the ballot box
es; from which we find the following re-
| suits of said election at which sub
/ mitted the following proposition:
One To rescind the action Of the prop
erty taxpayers of said Road District No.
Six 90 at the election held Tuesday Sep
TENDER IA, 1920, authorizing the police
jury the governing authority of said
Road District No. Six co to levy and col
lect special tax of five mills on the dol
lar all property subject to taxation,
situated within the limits Of said Road Dis
| tricts No. Six t6) for the purpose of con-
| structing, maintaining and repairing the dirt
roads within said district, said tax to be
levied for a period of ten years.
Two. To authorize the police jury as
the governing authority of Road District
No. Six 60 of the parish of Ascension,
state of Louisiana. to incur an indebtedness
of ten thousand t$10,OO0) dollars and issue
bear interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum payable semi-annually, and to
run for a period not longer than twenty
five t25) years, for the following purposes
towit:
That of constructing and improving the
public roads situated within said Road Dis
trict No. Six t6} of the parish of Ascen-
sion 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 Route No. 6 of the State High
way system.
The total number of votes cast in favor
of the said proposition was twenty-five t25l.
The total number of votes cast against
the said proposition, was three (3).
The total amount in value of property in
favor of the said proposition was the sum
Of sixteen thousand three hundred and ten
dollars t$1631Ol. j.
The total amount in value II property.
against the said proposition was he sum of
three thousand dollars ts300O). ~
The majority in number of voteS in favor
of the said proposition twenty two 1929.
The majority in amount and valuation of
property in favor of the said proposition
was thirteen thousand three hundred and
ten dollars t$13,310}
The majority in number, and amount of
the property taxpayers, properly qualified,
voting at the said election. on Tuesday.
June 10, 1922. being in favor of the said
proposition, we hereby declare said propo-
sition carried and legally adopted.
And finally, the said above named propo-
sition having been carried by both a majority
in number and amount of the properly quail
fed taxpayers voting at said election on
Tuesday, June 10. 1929. we, the police jury
of the parish of Ascension, acting, rs the
governing authority of Road District No.
sixt6l of the parish of Ascension state of
Louisiana, do hereby, in accordance with
law. declare and promulgate the result of
said special election as having been legally
carried and adopted.
In testimony whereof we have closed this
process verbal at the courthouse, in the