The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-02-18
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Donaldsonville, La, January s4s Ss2s'
PURSUANT to an ordinance adopted by sne

Donaldsonville, La. January .4s 1929.
PURSUANT to an ordinance adopted by sne
police jury of the parish OF Ascension;
IL State Of Louisiana, at . meeting held
at the courthouse at Donaldsonville, Lonis1-
ana, on Tuesday, January "a, 1922, j. W. ..
Stuart, president of the police jury OF tne
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, BY virtue
dience, to and in compliance with SAID or,
dinance. do hereby proclaim that special
parish wide election will be held OF the
property taxpayers of the parish OF Ascen,
laws Of the state of Louisiana. to vote at
said election in the parish OF Ascension
Louisiana. on TUESDAY, MARCH a.
1922, between the hours Of o'clock a. IN.
and o'clock p M fGr tps the
entitled to vote on the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wlt:
To authorize the police jury of the parish
of Ascension, state Of Louisiana, 60 issue
refunding, negotiable coupon bonds IN sne
lars Said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of six (6) per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annualy. and to run for a perioo
not exceeding twenty (20) years; Tor the
ing and unifying the outstanding general
indebtedpess of the parish, existing January
|, 1921, including the balances due on the
first and second issues of Parish Road honds
issued under the authority Of section as ! Of
Article 2S1 of the constitution Of 1913.
Said bonds shall be secured by pledge OF
65-100 of mill Of the general alinnony tax
of the parish for a period not exceeding
twenty (20) years.
For the purpose of said election, and In
accordance with said ordinance, the polling
places are hereby designated as follows:
First Ward-Precinct one. Emile Domi"
nique's store; precinct two, ASCENSION ot. store
precinct three, Mrs. A. c. Dugas' store
Sarcrd Ward--(;aSsard's store,
Third Ward-Precinct one. courthouse
precinct two, Red Men Hall.
Fourth Ward--Esneaults sawmiH offIce.
Fifth Ward-Precinct one Houmas Store.
Burnside; precinct two. Armitage's wares
house, Darrow; precinct three, Brewerton
store, Brewerton.
Sixth Ward-Precnct one Belle Helene
postoffce building, Belle Helene: precinct
mar.
Seventh Ward-Woodmen Hall. Gonzales
Eighth Ward-Glee Club Pavilion Prai"
Ninth Ward-Ruby Dixon's store. GalveE
Tenth Ward-Precinet one, Berteaus
store. St. Amant: precinct swo Lamoerts
store, Sorrento.
and Emile Dominique are hereby appointed
| to serve as commissioners and Alfred ~
Dugas as clerk at the first precinct Of the
| first ward poll.
Messrs. JOS J. Leblanc. Louis Rome and
serve as commissioners and Robert Brandt
as clerk at the second precinct OF the hrss
| ward poll
| Messrs Gale r. Chapman, Schuyler Bras
| sett and N. Paul Leblanc are hereby ap'
pointed to serve as commissioners and Henry
Dugas as clerk at the third precinct OF the
| first ward poll.
! Messrs. D. Cassard, Perique Falcon and
| as commissioners and E. H. Barton as clerF
| at the second ward poll.
Messrs. James P. Armitage, A. H. Hun
ley and Edward Won Lotten are hereby ap.
X. Sims as clerk at the first precinct OF the
me Messrs. ss L. J. B. Babin, Henry schaff. sr
and Henry Buquoi are hereby appointed te
serve as commissioners and P. s. Richarc
as clerk at the second precinct of the thire
ward poll. -
Messrs. Andre Waguespack. Camille Cirt
and Prosper Rodriguez are hereby appointed
to serve commissioners and U. l.. 10
| driguez as clerk at the fourth ward poll.
Messrs H. c. Braud. ]. F. Saxon ant
Edgar J. Waguespack are hereby appointed
to serve commissioners and John Mar
tine as clerk at the first precinct OF the
| fifth ward poll.
| . Messrs Morgan Fremin, Wilfred Yentzer
and Lawrence Gautreau are hereby appoint
ed to serve as commissioners and Dr.. ID
| C. Brumfield as clerk at the second precinct
! of the fifth ward poll.
| Messrs A. A. Dry, Ernest Floyd and W
W. Hodgeson are hereby appointed to serve
as commissioners and J.. Fl. Beaverton 81
clerk, at the third precinct Of the eiftf
| ward poll.
| Messrs. D. J. Falcon, L. A. Hart ant
I NJ. J. Many are hereby appointed TO serve
| as commissioners and Jules Lorio as CLERK
at the first precinct Of the sixth ward poll
/ Messrs C. B. Pittman, Louis Geismar ane
7. Battle Cobb are hereby appointed *
I,saase~aas@~aepsnisai sl,d ssais'
mar as clerk at the second precinct OF tn,
sixth ward poll.
Messrs Narcisse Gautraau, M B. eau
treau and Louis Gaudin are hereby appoint
ed to serve as commissioners and LucieI
Gautreau as clerk at the seventh ward poll
Messrs. Eli Braud, Gilbert Braud ant
Wallace Philips are hereby appointed t
| serve as commissioners and L. 4. Kennel,
as clerk at the eighth ward poll.
Messrs. Joseph Dugas, Merritt Evans an'
W. ]. Smiley are hereby appointed TO serv'
as commissioners and Steve Nickens 81
clerk at the ninth ward poll.
Messrs. F. A. Gonzales. Arthur Shees
and Henry Woods are hereby appointed t.
serve Us commissioners and ]. G. NaT
'gassans as cler'5 at che first precinct az tn
tenth ward poll.
Messrs. James 2aquin, Jos. Pertuis an,
Claude lambert. are hereby appointed Il
serve commissioners and Louis DeHas
as clerk sc the second precinct of che tentl
ward poll.
All of the polling places herein designase
being situated within the limits OF tn
parish of Ascension. and all Of the sai
commissioners ana clerks of election shal
special election shall be conducted unde
and by virtue oi the constitution and law
of the state OF Louisiana. and especially Ac
No. 256 of 1910 and the amendments there
to. or any subsequent acts OF the iegisia
ture supplementing amending same.
| dc further proclaim and give motto
that at i2 o'clock noon. on Wednesday
March a5s 1922. this police jury shall NEE
| at the courthouse in Donaldsonvillt
louisiana parish Of Ascension, an
in open session. proceed to open tn
ballot boxes, examine and count the hal
lots, both &c number and amount, and eek
anime and canvass the returns, and declar
the result OF said election. which resul
shalt be promulgated by one publication il
the official journa. of the parish Of Ascen
sion. Louisiana. W. B. STUART,
President, Ascension Parish Police Jury
f. y. cHAuV'N, Secretary.