The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-05

r sage, anu S1lalA relua1n III Iul
+ force and effect until said specia
' tax of 5 mills on the dollar an
nually shall have been paid TO
= said period of 5 years as herei1
! set forth.
II Adopted in legal session in tn
. town of Franklinton, Washing
ton parish, State of Louisiana, OF
this, thr 26th day of August
1912.
, IL. Green, Pres,
D. H. Struggled, Ses'y.
t On motion duly seconded an6
carried, the following resolution
was adopted. Wheteas, the PEG,
pie of the Eranklinton Schoo
District No. have made arrange
ments to meet the requirements
made by the state board of edu.
cation for the Franklinton High
School to be continued on the list
of state approved high schools;
and,
Whereas, it is the opinion oil
this board that at least one ap.
proved high school should be
maintained in the parish, mas
much as it will enable the boys
and girls Of the parish to continue
their education without leaving
the parish, and inasmuch as it
will make it possible for a course
for the training Of rural teachers
to be given in the parish; and
Whereas, the tuition for any
pupil in the parish above and in
Guiding the eighth grade will be
free without having that pupils
money transferred to the Frank.
linton high school.
Therefore, be it resolved by this
body in legal session convened,
that the Franklinton high school
with the approval of the state
school authorities, is hereby made
the parish high school, and that
said school meet the state require
ments in giving the following
courses: Literary, Agriculture,
Domestic Science, and the course
for the training of rural teachers.
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
properly taxpayers of School Dis
trict; No. Z of the Parish Of Wash.
ington, State of Louisiana as
created and defined by a resolu-
ton Of the Board of School Di.
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 q special election be-
held, in the manner required by
law for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not, q special tax
shall be levied and collected in
said District.
Petitioners pray that at said
your Honorable Body do
to 8 vote Of the property
Of School District Not
entitled to vote at said election,
he following proposition, to-wit.
To levy a special tax of seven
Mills on the dollar on all property |
n School District No. I, Of the ,
'arish Of Washington, Louisiana
ubject to State taxation, annually
or q period Of five years, for !,
Of giving additional aid
0 public school In said district.
The undersigned petitioners
especially submit the above.
L Bond WE Bond
E Bond nj Givens
] Davis B B Bond (
Y 3 Bsnkston 4 Carrier /
A Miller 1T Cteel I
A Miller MN Muller
' II Givens JE Carson :,
F Bond N L Creel is
10 q Bsnkston q
On motion duly second ed and l
lllied the following resolution Q
= ananimou sly adopted Con. p