The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-03-18
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Third Road Districts and Parish
Bond Elections Garry.

Donaldsonville, La, March IS, 1922.
The police jury of the parish of
Ascension met in regular session this
day, with President W. B. Stuart
presiding and the following members
present: &. i. Reuss, Augustin Cor
90, j. Clarence Leblanc, c. II. Lam
dry, ST., Henry s. Martin, ". B.
stuart, Lester E. Wright, ]. I'VE
Landry and c. F. Sibley. Absent
Il. S. Eby.
On motion Of Mr.. Martin, second
ID by Mr.. Sibley and carried, the
reading Of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with, and the
minutes were approved.
Walter Lemann asked permission
to address the police jury, and
stated that he appeared as the rep
rc.ytntative of Jackson McCrory, ST.,
and petitioned the jury to farm out
under the law Jackson McCrory, Jr.,
who is serving a term in the parish
prison on which there is six months
more to run. He offered to pay the
maximum Of SIG per month fixed in
;hc statute and rendered the sum of
ninety six ($96) dollars in cash in
payment Of the full six months.
Mr.. Sibley moved that the offer
be accepted and that Jackson Nc
Crory, Jr., be farmed out to Jackson
McCrory, Sr., for the unexpired six
months Of his term, at the rate of
sixteen dollars ($16l per month, or
total of nine@ six ($96) dollars
for the aix months, and upon the
payment of the sum Of ninety-six
dollars ($96l to the parish treasurer
that the sheriff be directed to turn
over Jackson McCrory, Jr., to Jack
son McCrory, Sr. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Wright, Roll-call
on the motion resulted as follows:
Aye:1- Stuart, Reuss, Corbo, Le-
Blanc, C. H. Landry, ST., Martin,
Wright j. we Landry and Sibley.
Nays-None. And the motion was
declared carried.
Mr.. Lemann thereupon paid nine
ty-six dollars to the parish treasurer,
and the sheriff was instructed to turn
over the prisoner as provided for in
the motion.
It being now 12 o'clock noon, the
police jury proceeded to open the
ballot boxes, and count the bal
lots, canvass the returns and promul-
gate the result in the manner pro-
vided by law, of the special parish
wide election held on Tuesday,
March IA, 1922.
The following proeD verbal was
| read:
PROCEs VERBAL.
Donaldsonville, La, March Is, 1922.
-hr1 nf ha in, xuhp
the ballot boxes were opened and the re-
turns canvassed of the special parish wide
election held in the parish of Ascension
state Of Louisiana, Tuesday, March ii
1922.
Be it known that the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, met
this day pursuant to ordinance adopted
on January "a, 1922. by the police jury OF
the parish of Ascension. state of Louisiana
for the purpose of opening the ballot boxes
| examining and counting the ballots in num-
Der and amount; examining and canvassing
the returns and declaring the result of the
special parish-wide election, held in said
parish of Ascension. state of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, March ID, 1922.
TH4Msaid ballot boxes were 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 said proposition, together with
the amount Of the assessment of each voter
were carefully examined and scrutinized and
the same found to correspond with the bal
lots contained in the ballot boxes; from
which we find the following result of said
| election, at which was submitted the fol-
lowing proposition. to-wit:
| To authorize the police jury of the parish
of" Ascension, state of Louisiana, to issue
refunding, negotiable coupon bonds in the
| sum of sixty-seven thousand ($67,0o0) dol
| lars Said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of six (6) per cent per annum, pay
| able semi-annual1y and to run for q period
not exceeding twenty (20) years; for the
purpose of readjusting, refundng, extend
| ing and unifying the outstanding general
! Indebtedness of the parish, existing January
! l, 1921, including the balances due on the
| first and second issues of Parish Road bonds
| issue @1nder the authority of section of
| Article 281 of the constitution of 1918
| Said bonds shall be secured by pledge of
| 65-10o of a mill of the general alimony tax
| Of the parish for a period not exceeding
| twenty (2G) years.
| The total number of votes cast in favor
| of the proposition were two hundred and
| fifty~fou t254).
| The total number of votes cast against
| the proposition were, two hundred and
| fifty two t252).
| The total amount of property, in value, in
| favor of said proposition the of
! eight hundred and eighty-six thousand, nine
hundred and fifteen and $4,000 tsss6,916.-
32) dollars.