Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-03
Regular Term October twelfth,
Nineteen Hundred And
Eight.
JUDGE va. BLACKBURN PRESIDING.

WHEREAS NJ. S. Wilson and others
filed with the Clerk of this Court and
IN open Court on the l4tb day of Sep
TENDER. 1908, petition signed by more
than ten OF the legal colored voters of
Marion Common School District No.
ID" fC olored children in Crittenden
unity VIII ich petition was endorsed by
majority Of the Trustees of said Dis
trict and by the Superintendent Of
Common Schools for said County and
said petitioners being tax payers in
said Common School District. praying
the Judge Of the Crittenden County
Court 10 have an order made on his
order book Ordering the sheriff. whose
duty II is to hold Election. to open
poll or cause il to be done. at the next
regular state. town or city election TO
he held therein or: on any other day
fsed by the Judge Of said Court in the
order. for tho purpose Of taking the
sense Of the legal colored.voters in said
School District upon the propersition.
a. 10 whether a graded Common Scho
shall be established and maintained by
the levy and collection for that pur-
pose OF a tax Of Fifty Cents on each
One Hundred Dollars worth Of proper
" in said District owned by colored
persons and by Corporations and a poll
tax Of 81. 50 on each colored inhabitant
therein over 81 years of age for the
purpoce Of maintaining a Graded Com
mon School for colpred children IN said
District. and for the erection and re-
pairing Of suitable buildings therefore.
Said District 10 be bounded as follows
Viz: Beginning Mt what Is known AZ
the Chris Woodall farm. thence 10
Widfeld Hughes farm, thence 10 Hen
~ Swanseys. thence TO farm known
as the Bill Paris farm. thence to John
Fritts' place, thence 10 James Sullen-
gers place. thence TO the beginning.
II is therefore ordered by the Court, |
that the sheriff, Of Crittenden county, |
do open or cause to be opened poll
in Marion Common School District No. |
-" on the sth day Of December.
1903. froml6 O'Clock a. m, TO 4 o'clock
p. m. at the School House for colored
children in said District, to take the
sense Of the legal colored voters OF
said District upon the proposition
whether or not they will vote an annu-
al tax OF so cents on each One Hun
dred Dollars of property belonging to
eolored citizens and Corporations, and
a poll tax Of 81 80 on each colored male
inhabitant over 81 years Of age resid-
ing in said District for the purpose Of
maintaining a Graded Common School
in said District, ::and for the erection
and repairing Of suitable buildings
therefor as provided in Article 10,
Section 100, and following Of the CON-
non School Law.
A Copy Attest;
c. Z. WELDON, Clerk C. C. C.
Notice is hereby given. that in obedi-
enee to the above order Of the County
Court Of Crittenden county. will hold
an election at the time and places indi-
Gated. from 8 o'clock q. m, to 4 o'clock
p. m, for the purposes set out in said
order. Those who may vote are all
colored males over twenty-one years Of
age, who have been residents of the
proposed Graded Common School Dis
trict for sixty days, and in the county
SIX months and in the state one year,
preceding the day Of said election
dated the 9th day of November, 1908.
Signed.
J. +. FLANARY,
N-3t Sheriff of Crlttenden county