The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-26

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cerpts From the Minutes.
The parish board of school dlrec- |
tors of Caddo parish, Louisiana met
in special session on the "a day OF
October, 1911 with the following
members present and quorum:
Isaac Barron. president; j. /. Means.
NJ. A. Wasson, T. II. Scovell, w. Il.
GlasselI. Randell Hunt, II. +. Doll,
p. p. Keith, J. l.. Gayle.
The president appointed an elect
ion committee to tabulate The re-
turns of the special school election
held on the 2ist day Of October,
1914 in School District No. ID, who
reported as follows:
Shreveport, La, Oct. "a, 1911. we,
the undersigned committee on elect
ion having this day met and tabu-
lated the returns of the special
election held on the oath day
of October, 1911 do make the follow
ing report, to-wit:
Precinct, Gillian; Votes. 6 for, 0
against: Amount, sii ,i66 for: 0
against. Net majority for, 6: net
majority against 0. Net assessment
! for SiI .466.O0; Net amount of assess
mcnt against SO.
I. H. SCOVELL,
w. Il. GLASSELI.,
Attest: II. +. DOLL,
p. P. KEITH, Committee
NJ. A. WATSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 9th day Of October, 1911.
s. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio No
tary Public.
On motion the above report was
accepted, approved and made part
of the minutes by unanimous vote.
Whereupon the following ordi-
nance promulgating the returns was
offered by p. P. Keith and seconded
| by Nj. A. WATSON, who moved its
adoption:
An Ordinance
Relative to the School Tax.
Whereas, on October 81, 1911, an
detection was held throughout School
District No 10 of the Parish of Cad
do pursuant to the authority of Acts
256 Of 1910 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana and
amendments thereto, and authorized
by the action of this body to take
the sense of the property taxpayers
| of said School District No. Is on the
question of voting a special tax of
five mills for period of ten years
beginning with the fiscal year 1912
and ending with the year 1921, for
the purpose Of
(il Purchasing, if necessary, site
or sites, constructing thereon one or
more public school buildings, title
| to which shall vest in the public,
and the location Of which shall be
determined by the School Board, to
equip and maintain the same.
(21 Giving additional aid to the
public school or schools Of said
school district; and.
Whereas, at said election so held
and from returns legally made, it
appears that large majority in
number and amount of the property
taxpayers of said School District
No 10 voting at said election did
vote in favor of the levy of said spe-
cial tax
Now. therefore, pursuant to the
authority of said Act No. 256 of 1910
and acts amendatory thereof, and Of
the said vote and decision of the
property taxpayers of said School
District No. 10,
Be ii ordained by the Parish Board
Of School Directors of Caddo Par
ish. in special session convened,
majority being present and voting
for this ordinance, that a special tax
Of five mills on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation of all property sub
iect to taxation within the limits Of
said School District No. Is, and the
same is hereby levied for the years
1912, 1913. 1917. 1915, 1916, 1917, 1913.
1919. 1920, 1921 for the <purpose Of
Il Purchasing, if necessary, a site
or sites. constructing thereon one or
more public school buildings, title
to which shall vest in the public and
the location of which shall be deter
mined by the School Board, to equip
and maintain the same.
e. Giving additional aid to the
public school or schools of said
school district.
Unanimous vote in favor.
Office Of the School Board, Parish
Of Caddo. State of Louisiana, Octo-
Der ri. Whereas. on October