The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-19
Proceedings OF Parish Board Of
School Directors.

Franklinton, La, Aug. 26, 1912.
The Parish Board of Directors
met on above date and there be.
ing quorum present. the presi.
dent called the meeting to order.
The following petition from
Stony Point School District No. Z
was considered.
TO the Honorable President and
Members of the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish Of
Washington, Louisiana.
The petition OF the undersigned
property taxpayers of School Dis
trict No. I of the Parish Of Wash.
ington, State Of Louisiana as
created and defined by a resolu-
ton Of the Board of School Dr.
rectors of said Parish, passed on
the 4th day Of April, 1912,
and being and constituting one.
fourth of the property taxpayers
eligible to vote at such election,
respectfully pray that your Hon
orable Body, acting within and
under the authority of the Consti-
tuition and Laws Of Louisiana, do
order that a special election be
held, in the manner required by
law for the purpose of determin.
ing whether or not, a special tax
shall be levied and collected in
said District.
Petitioners pray that at said
election your Honorable Body do
submit to a vote of the property
taxpayers of School District MOI
entitled to vote at said election,
the following proposition, to-wit.
To levy a special tax of seven
mills on the dollar on all property
in School District No. 7, Of the
Parish of Washington, Louisiana
subject to State taxation, annually
for period of five years, for
purpose of giving additional aid
to public school in said district.
The undersigned petitioners
respectfully submit the above.
Q L Bond WE Bond
IL Bond NIGivens
A ] Davis BIB Bond
w B Bankston A Carrier
d A Miller IT Creel
J A Miller MN Miller
w NJ Givens JE Carson
F Bond MI Creel
Jno U Bankston
On motion duly secon ded and
carried the following resolution
was unanimously adopted Con.
sidering the petition of one fourth
OF the property taxpayers eligible
to vote in school district No..7 of
OF the parish of Washington state
OF Louisiana it is unanimously
resolved by this Board in legal
session convened, that special
election be held in school district
No Z Of said parish and state on
the SIN day of October, 1912, be.
tween the legal hours for hole ing
elections; at which time the q, 'es-
ton Of levying a special tax #
Z mills per annum on the dollar
upon all taxable property within
the boundaries of said school dis.
trict No. Z for a period of five
years beginning with the year
1912 and ending with the year
1915, for the purpose Of giving
additional aid to the public
school in said school district No.
Z Of said parish and state, shall
be submitted to the property tax.
payers Of said school district No.
7 who are entitled to vote under
the constitution and laws of the
State Of Louisiana subject to vote
under the conditions of the peti.
ton Of the taxpayers Of school
district No. Z which is a part of
this resolution.
Be it further resolved that said
special election shall be held I'M
der election laws OF this state at
the Burkhalter and Magee polling
place, precinct No. 1, which
place is established by law for
holding elections and the ballot
to be usedat said election shall
be in the following form:
FOR THE LEVY1NG OF Ajax
$780,. go. 's's .'.'''.' ''.'
Proposition to levy a
seven mill tax on all
The property subject
TO state taxation in
school district No. 8,
Of Washington Par YES:
ish, Louisiana, for a