The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14

to the public schools of said schot
district.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc
That the ballots to be used at the sal
election shall be prepared by the sec
rotary of the Parish Board OF SchoC
Directors, and shall be in the follow
ing form:
Proposition to levy five
all o. mills special tax on
the property subject to VINO
taxation in District No. rs, led
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
annually. for the period of
five years, for the purpose OF
giving additional aid to the ,1o
public schools of the said dis NV
trict. la--u-...-
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. etc.
That the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and HI
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for use at the said election thu
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors
assessed valuation of property, blanl
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, anC
other election blanks that may be re-
quired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the, ballot boxes for use at
the precinct, and to make provision
for the transmission of the ballot box.
es for use at the precinct, and to
make provision for the transmission OF
the ballot boxes to the precinct of the
school district at which the election is
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the polling place or precinct for
the said election shall be at the Old
Bethel Church, and the following
three commissioners are appointed
l.. M. Humble, G. w. Thompson, and
E. R. Reitzell, and j. H. Ferrand as
Clerk of the election, all of whom
shall serve without compensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors shall meet at 10 o'clock a. M,
on the 10Th day of August, 1914, for
the purpose, in open session, of exam
ming and counting the ballots, canvass
ing the returns and declaring the re-
suit of the said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the President of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
S hereby instructed to give public no
ice of the said election by proclama-
ion to be duly published, according to
aw.
The petition from the citizens of
School District II, asking for special
election was read and the election Or
Tered.
Whereupon, the following Ordinance
vas adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 8.
An Ordinance ordering special
election to be held in District No. II,
n the Parish of Caldwell, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the said district the ques-
ion of the levy of special tax of
i've mills (5), for the purpose of pro-
,iding additional aid to the public
schools of the SAID school district.
Sec. l. Be it further ordained by
he Parish Board of School Directors
If the Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
That special election be, and is here
~ ordered to be held in School Dis
riot No. II, in the Parish of Caldwell,
Louisiana, on the 25th day of August,
1914, for the purpose of submitting to
he qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote thereat
he question of the levy of special
AK Of five mills (5) on the dollar Of all
in the said school district
subject to State taxation, for period
If five years, the proceeds of the said
lax to be used in giving additional aid
o the public school Of the said school
district.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the ballots to be used at the said
election shall be prepared by the Sec
'etary of the Parish Board of School
Directors, and shall be in the following
form:
Proposition to levy a five VHa
(5) mills special tax on all the
subject to taxation
n school District No. II, YES
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
annually, for the period Of -
i've years, for the purpose of 49,,
giving additional aid to the No
)nblic schools of the said
school districts
See. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC..
That the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be. and he
s hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
Jared for use at the said election the
ally sheets, lists of qualified electors.
valuation of propertp, blank
statements for the compilation of the
'ote, in number and amount. and
'ther election blanks that may be re.
Iuired for the purpose of holding the |
aid election, to cause the same to be |
.laced in the ballot boxes for use at
ne respective precincts, and to make
revision for the transmission of the
ailot boxes to the several precincts of
he school district at which the election
J to be held.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained, etc
hat the polling places or precincts for
ne said election shsll be the Pales-
me school house, and the following
hree commissioners are appointed to
erve at the above named polling place
}. L. Womack, S. o. Dortch and b b