The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-05
Proceedings Of Parish Board Of
School Directors.

held in School District No. l, t.
determine the sense Of the prop
erty taxpayers of said school dis
trict No. /, to levy a special ia,
Of three mills on the dollar; sale
election being held on the 24tt
day of August, 1912, at which TIL
following proposition was sub
mitted: To the property taxpay'
ers entitled to vote In said schoo
district No. /: Proposition tt
levy five mill tax on all prop
erty subject to state taxation IL
school district No. l, of Washing
ton Parish, Louisiana, for a per-
iod of five years, for the purpose
Of giving additional aid to public
school of said district, beginning
with the year 1912, and ending
with tho year 1916.
Tho only precinct in the dis
tri:t was that Of Franklinton
which the board proceeded to can
vass. The following ballots were
rejected: 22in favor of PROPOSE
ton to levy said tax, and property
valuation in favor of levying said
tax reflected was $3.50. Number
Of ballots against the levying Of
said tax rejected, 8, and property
voted against the levping Of said
tax, 1920. Total votes cast for
said tax, so. Total property in
favor Of said tax, $35, $50. Total
votes against tax, 81. Total prop.
erty against tax, $24,625. Ma
jority votes in favor of said tax,
%. Majority property in favor,
81 1926. And we hereby declare
the proposition to levy a five
mill tax on all property subject
to state taxation in school dis.
trict No. / Of Washington Parish,
La, for q period Of five years,
for the pgrposo Of giving add.
tional aid to public schools of said
district No. l, beginning with the
year 1912, and ending with the
year 1916, voted on the oath day
OF August, 1912, carried.
Whereas, it appears from the
returns made u the parish Board
Of School Directors in and for
the Parish1of Washington, State
OF Louisiana, by the commission
ers Of election held in School Dis.
trict No. / of the Parish of Wash.
ington, said State, on tue propo.
sition to levy . five mill tax on |
81 property subject to State tax.
alton in said School District No. |
!. Of Washington parish, Louisi-
ana, for the period of fivc years, |
Tor the purpose Of giving add.
donal bid to the public school Of
school District No. /, Of the par.
|sh Of Washington, State of Louisi
lrs, said tax beginning with the
vear 1912, ending with the year
1916, on the Oath day Of August
1912. The votes cast at said cleo
ion Of the tax payers entitled to
1ote il said School District No. 1,
10Th IN number and value Of prop
'rty having been duly canvassed
nd counted, Therefore by virtve
i law and il accordance with
|ur omcial duty, we hereby pub
iely proclaim and announce the
esult Of said election held in
nd School District No. /, Of the
'srish Of Warrington, State Of
louisiana, on the date herein.
Ibo1e given, and on the ploposi.
~ to levy q special tax for the i
.gepose hereinbefore given, of
{ mills on the dollar per an
nm for = period Of Eve years,
oginning With the year 1912, and
Ading With the year 1919, the
ctes having been cast at said
lection a. appears from the re-.
arns Of, said commissioners Of !
lection, and from the canvass
lads Of said vote, by the Parish !.
loaM Of School Directors, is as
,llcws: Votes cast in favor of /,
: proposition, SO. Votes cast
lyainst the tax proposed, "a. |,
mount Of property in favor Of ,
s proposed. $50, $1,000. Amont I
property against the tax pro- q
osed, $24, $500. Majority uf b
otes cast in favor Of said tax, II
!. Majority property in favor, i
Now, therefore, in 8
i amcial capacity, we do here. q
Y declare the special tax herein
escrlbed and voted on, carried ! !
I'D legally adopted, this the 18th =
81 Of August, 1919. :
The following reolution was Of = =
INA6 and ms nimnnals, o1nn&nd. :.