The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-03-02
Columbia, La, March 2, 1912
School Board Proceedings.

,,cLoo! Directors OF the parish OF
Caldwell, State of Louisiana,
held on this 10th day Of Februa-
r., 1912. at the hour of II O'Clock
a. m., there were present:
iulectors-W. B. Reitzell, 6.
/. Mcsween, R. A. Vincent, J.
i. Meredith, J. NJ. Sherrod, F:
h. Rushing, r. L. Meredith and
J. w. Price.
frestoent, G. T.. McSween.
Absent--T. A. Hendrix, Emile
Girod.
At which meeting, among 9TH
or proceedings had, Director J.
hi. Sherrod offered certain reso-
lutions and moved their adoption,
which motion being duly second
ed by Director J. A. Meredith,
and thereupon, said resolutions
.ang put to a vote resulted as
follows.
AYES Directors W. B. Reit-
eel, G. T. McSween, R. A. Vim
cent, j. A. Meredith, J. NJ. Sher-
rod, f. II. Rushing, R. l.. Mere
dith, J. W. Price. Nays none.
And thereupon it was declared
by the president of the board
that said resolutions had been
duly carried, and the secretary
was thereupon duly ordered to so
record the same, which said res
oIutions are in the words and
figures as follows:
Resolution authorizing the issu~
ance of negotiable coupon
bonds to the amount of S12, 500
of special school district No.
Ia, Caldwell parish, louisiana;
said bonds to be issued for the
purpose of providing funds to
to construct a public high
school building for said school
district:
nnereas, upon the petition to
the Parish Board of School Dr.
rectors OF Caldwell parish, Louis
lana, duly signed by more than
one-fourth of the property tax
PAYERS of special school district
No. IA eligible to vote at the
election hereinafter referred to,
the Parish Board Of School Di-
rectors of the parish Of Cald-
well, by resolutions duly passed
and adopted, heretofore duly
ordered and called a special cleo
ton to be held in said special
school district in said parish for
the purpose of submitting to a
vote Of the property tax payers
in said district qualified under
the constitution and laws OF the
State Of Louisiana to vote at said
election, the proposition to levy
a speclal tax Of lve mills on the
dollar on all property in school
district No. IA of the parish Of
Caldwell, La, subject to state
taxation, annual, for a period Of
ten wears, for the purpose Of:
First, (a) giving additional aid
to public schools, (b) purchasing
Tor constructing) a public school
building and purchasing a site
therefor, title to which shall vest
in the public, or constructing a
luolic school building and pur-
chasing q site therefor, title to
which shall vest in the public.
Second, to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of Twelve
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($l2,500) to run not longer than
ten years and to bear interest
not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable annually Or semi
annually, for the purpose Of con-
structing a public school building,
title to which shall vest in the
public, or constructing a public
school building and purchasing a
site therefor. title to which shall
vest in the public; aud
Wereas, notice Of holding of
such proposed special election
was duly given and published for
more toan thirty days in strict
conformity with all the different
requirements of the law and
Constitution Of the State of
Louisluua; and
Whereas, said special election
was duly illegally held in strict
compliance with the require
ments of the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana,
at which election said PROPOSE
tons were each duly submitted
- $4,000 %kou n roosors<sy -,