The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-12

! voters residing in said school
district No. parish Of Washing.
ton, State of Louisiana. That
they shall on the 5th day of DC.
sober, 1912, hold said election at
the place herein designated and
the Secretary Of this Board is
authorized to give said commits.
sioners and clerk due notice Of
their appointment and to notify
them Of the time and place OF
holding said election and to make
their returns of said election to
this body in the town Of Frank
linton, parish of Washington,
State Of Louisiana, which shall
announce and promulgate the re-
turns of said election according
to law.
Be it further resolved that the
commissioners of said election
shall receive the ballots of all
property taxpayers of said school
district No. Z entitled to vote un.
der the constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana and the
voters at s,,id election before de.
posting thcir ballot together with
the aggregate amount Of prop
erty situated IN said school dis.
No. Z for which they are assessed
during the year 1912, said com.
missioners in making the returns
of said election shall state the
number of votes cast and the
amount of the assessed value Of
the property voted for and against
the levying Of the said special tax.
Be it further resolved that no.
tice of this election be advertised
for thirty days in the Era.Leader
the official journal of this Board
published weekly in the town Of
Franklinton, Parish Of Washing.
ton, State of Louisiana in four
consecutive issues.
The following petition from the
Faliah School District No. 10
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
District No. 10 Of the Parish of
Washington as created and detin-
ed by a resolution of the Board Of
School Directors of said Parish,
passed.ion the 1st. day of August,
1912, and being and constituting
one-fourth of the property tax.
payers eligible to vote at such
election, respectfully pray that
your Honorable Body, acting |
within and under the authority Of |
the Constitution and Laws Of
Louisiana, do order that q special |
election be held, in the manner !
required by law, for the purpose
Of determining whether or not 4
special tax shall be levied and
in said District, as here.
matter get forth.
Petitioners pray that at said
election your Honorable Body do
to q vote of the property
taxpayers Of said School District
No. 10, entitled to vote at said
election, the following proposition
to.wit:
10 levy 0 epeclal tax OF 1ve
mills on the dollar on all property
IN School District No. 10, Of the
Parish of Washington, Louisiana.
subject to State taxation, annually
Tor . period Of five years, for the
purpose of giving additional aid
20 public schools in said district.
The undersigned petitioners
respectfully submit the above.
i w Owens I'M Corkeru
i Pentou David Paseman
T O Owens James Howe
Vim Waskom Mrs A Flsher
4 @ Stafford OE9ts6ord
Y V Jones ] B Oorkern
D Waskom DIN Pentou
O Corkern b Cooper Il
v J Penson WO Oorkern II
J J Putnam
On motion duly seconded, the
'ollowing resolution was unani.
nously adopted: Considering the
petition Of one fourth Of the prop.
'rty taxpayers eligible to vote
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