The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-07-31

oddod TO the committee: P. A. Zeigler
and Frank Volentlne. -.
The petition from the citizens of the
IovaI school asking for the following
described District to be known as
School District No. 26: This District
includes sections |, 2, 3, 10, II and u,
Township 10. North, Range 2, East.
and Sections q, &c, q, "a, 35 and Sc
township IA, North Range East L.
Mer. and the petition was granted.
And the Board granted the Cotton
Plant school the following District to
he known as District q; including sec
tions IS. IA, 10, %, %, "a, rs, 26, 81
and 36 Township -, North, Range 2
East. .. a.,
The petition from the citizens Of the
Hi City (colored) school
ask;no to be let have
school in the GraysOn colored church
until they could build their school house
and the request was granted.
On motion and seconded that the
Sunpryisor of Public Accounts report
he published, Carried.
On motion that building committee
he amounted for the Brushy building
to draft plans; the motion carried and
the following persons were appointed:
| 3, L. West, j. H. May and j. l..
/ Johnson.
/ The petition from the citizens Of the
NARROW school was read, on motion the
petition was tabled.
On request from the trustees of the
Hawkins School for the building of
room TO the Hawkins school building,
| the request was granted and! $4,000
was appropriated.
On motion and seconded that the A.
w Carroll. place be cut out of the
School District No. "a, the motion was
carried.
A netitioh from the citizens of Dis
trict No. "a, asking for special cleo
tion was read. Granted.
Whereupon the following Ordinance
was adopted;
ORDINANCE NO. 4.
An Ordinace ordering a special
election to be held in School Dis
trict No. "a, in the Parish of
| Caldwell, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
Of the said school district the
question of the levy Of a special
tax of five mills (5), for the pur-
pose of providing additional aid
to the public schools of the said
school district.
Sec, l. Be it further ordained
bv the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Cald-
we'll, Louisiana, That a special
election be, and is hereby order
ed to be held in School District
No. "a, in the Parish of Caldwell,
Louisiana, on the 25th day Of
August, 1914, for the purpose Of
submitting to the qualified eleess,
tors otfs-- -htffss Said school district
ar-rentitled to vote thereat the cues.
r. ton of a levy Of a special tax q
90 five 81 on the dollar Of all prop
y erty in the said school distric
subject to State taxation, for
ial period of five years, the proceed
u, ~ Of the said tax to be used in Civ
ed ed ing additional aid to the publ
Is schools of the said school dis
OF trict. a8
re- re- Sec. 2. Be it further ordain
''N ed, etc., That the ballots tob
by used at the said election shall b
ors prepared by the secretary Ct TIL
Ia, Parish Board of School Direct
lis ors, and shall be in the following
I'll, form:
st, Proposition to levy al '''''''
a., ID five mills 90 special tax.
eat on all the property SUBJ YES
,ial ject to taxation ina
all School District No. 24,I
i io5 Parish Of CALDWELL
aid Louisiana, annually, forl ''''' -
aid the period of five years,l
DOL for the purpose of givingI
= additional aid to the pub-I NO
aid lie schools Of the said!
&C. school district.
ing Sec. 8. Be it further ordair
ed, etc, That the Secretary q
= the Parish Board of School D
rectors be, and he is hereby o.
5 dered to cause to be prepared fc
use at the said election the tall
sheets, lists of qualified electors
} assessed valuation of propert,