The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11

following form, to-wit:
For the special tax of FIVE mills on
the dollar of the said valuation of the
property in Public School District No.
8 for the period of tie nyears as afore-
said, for the purpose expressed in the
petition of the property taxpayers:
Against the special tax of five mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of the property in Public School Dis
trict No. 8 for the period of ten years
for the purpose expressed in the petit
ton of the property taxpayers.
And that the name of the voter with
the value of his assessed property be
written on the ballot And for which
we shall ever pray. (Signers).
On motion the above petition to lay
over under the rules for thirty days.
WARD TWO.
At the request of Mr. Burney, Henry
Lewis and three children placed on the
pauper list at S. per month.
WARD IHREE.
On motion the following petition read
and laid over for thirty days:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury of the
Parish of Caddo, Louisiana We, the
undersigned property taxpayers of
Public School District No 9 Ito be
designated as the Mooringsport School
DISTRICT in Ward Three of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, respectfully represent
unto your honorable body that the cree
ton and construction in said School
District No. 9 at the town of Moor
ingsport of a public school house will
be of great benefit to the property, peo-
pie and public school interest of said
school district
The following will constitute the
boundary of said school district: Be
ginning at the southeast corfar of frac-
tional section I, township 70, range 10,
thence east along the south boundaries
of sections !, 8, 9, 10, II and II, town
ship 10, range 10, and of sections 7, 8,
9 and 10, township 70, range IS, to the
west bank of Soda lake; thence north
and westward along the meanderings of
Soda lake and Ferry lake to south
boundary of sections 81, township 20,
range 10; thence due west to the Texas
~ 81
of beginning.
We, therefore representing more than
one-ffth of the property taxpayers of
said School District No. 9, petition
your honorable body to levy special
tax of three mills per annun on the
taxable property of said School District
No. 9 for the period of FIVE years COM
mencing on the first day of January
1910 and continuing for the time stated
above or until the amount of $4,000 shall
be raised by said tax, the proceeds of
which tax shall be used in constructing
and furnishing in said District No. 9
a public school house, the title to which
shall rest in the public, and that you
order a special election according to
law, to take the census of the qualified
voters, property taxpayers, of said
school District No. 9, on the question
of levying such special tax for the pc
Rod of FIVE years or until the sum of
$1,000 shall be raised by said tax, on
all taxable property in said School Dis
trict No. 9, and that the ballots to be
used at said election shall be in the fol-
lowing form, viz:
For the special tax of FIVE mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation of
the property in Public School District
No. 9 for the period of five years as
aforesaid, for the purpose expressed in
the petition of the property taxpayers y
or
Against the special tax of three mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of the property in Public School Dis
trict No. g. for the period of FIVE years,
IVA AHC ptllpOoC CApICSSSu III lIlS pCtl-
ton of the property taxpayers
And that the name of the voter with
the value of his assessed property be
written on the ballot And for which
we shall ever pray, etc. (Signers).
WARD FOUR.
Mr.. Douglas reports $1,000 of cou-
pons cancelled and destroyed
Prof. c. E. Byrd being present gave
his opinion relative to appointments of
benehciaries to State institutions, that
he favored good material to represent a
parish, and such appointments should
be opened to all young men and wom-
Ell whether they be high school students
or not, and that in his opinion the one
who received the highest percentage in
a competitive examination should be en-
titled to enter the University Or Nor
NAL school
The secretary is hereby instructed to
advertise for bids for parish printing
and for medicine for jail for the ensu-
ing year, bids to be opened at next