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

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/ On motion and seconded that tt
Supervisor of Public Accounts repo,
be published. Carried.
On motion that building committe
be appointed for the Brushy buildin
to draft plans; the motion carried an
the following persons were appointed
E. L. West, J. H. May and J. |
Johnson.
The petition from the citizens of tn
NARROW school was read, on motion tn
petition was tabled.
On request from the trustees of tn
Hawkins School for the building of
room to the Hawkins school building
the request was granted and $1,000
was appropriated.
On motion and seconded that the A
w. Carroll place be cut out of tn
School District No. "a, the motion wa
carried.
A petition from the citizens of Dis
trict No. "a, asking for special cleo
ton was read. Granted.
Whereupon the following Ordinance
was adopted;
ORDINANCE NO. 4.
An Ordinace ordering a specia
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
by 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 elec-
tors of the said school district
entitled to vote thereal the ques-
ton Of a levy Of a special tax of
five % on the dollar of all prop
erty in the said school district
subject to State taxation sfeA
period of five years, the proceeds
of the said tax to be used in Civ
ing additional aid to the public
schools of the said school dis
trict.
Sec. q. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., That the ballots to be
used at the said election shall be
prepared by the secretary CT the
Parish Board of School Direct
ors, and shall be in the following
form:
Proposition to levy al
five mills 90 special tax
on all the property subj YES
ject to taxation inI
School District No. a.
Parish of CALDWELL
Louisiana, annually, forI
the period Of five years.
for the purpose of givingI
additional aid to the pub NO
lie schools of the said|
school district.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., That the Secretary of
the Parish Board of School d.
rectors be, and he is hereby or
dered to cause to be prepared for
use at the said election the tally
sheets, lists Of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property,
blank statements for the compila-
ZION OF the vote, in number and
amount, and other election
blanks that may be required for
the purpose of holding the said
election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes for
use at the respective precincts,
and to make provision for the
transmission Of the ballot boxes
to the several precincts Of the
school district at which the elee-
ton is to be held.
Sec. q. F, Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., That the polling place
or precinct for the said election
shall be held at the Chicks
school house, and the following
three commissioners are appoint
ed: I. N. Meredith, H. 6. John
son and J. H. Stamper. H. c.
Monroe 4 as Cleak all Of whom
lion.
Sec, 5. Be it further ordain-
Cd, etc, That the Parish BOARD
y School Directors shall meet at
10 O'Clock, a. n1.. on tho 10Th
Law Of Aur,,c+ 1O1A .io 80"