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

qualified electors OF the SAID Scho(
district entitled to vote theereat tn
e question of the levy of special tax 9
five mills (5) on Il dollar of a
property in the said school district sub
iect to State taxation for a period Q
five years, the proceeds of the sal
tax to be used in giving additional al
to the public schools of said schoc
district.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the ballots to be used at the sail
election shall be prepared by the sec
retary of the Parish Board of SchOo
Directors, and shall be in the follow
ing form:
Proposition to levy five
all (5) mills special tax on
the property subject to VIC
taxation in District No. rs, 1ho
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
annually. for the period of
five years, for the purpose of
giving additional aid to the No
public schools of the said dis No
trict. -.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. etc.
That the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and
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. S. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors shall meet at 10 o'clock a. M,
on the 29th day of August, 1914, for
the purpose, in open session, of exam
lining 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
is hereby instructed to give public no
tice of the said election by proclama-
ton to be duly published, according to
law.
The petition from the citizens of
School District II, asking for a special
election was read and the election or
dered.
Whereupon, the following Ordinance
was adopted:
An Ordinance ordering special
election to be held in District No. IL,
in the Parish of Caldwell, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the said district the ques-
ton of the levy of special tax of
FIVE mills (5), for the purpose of pro-
viding 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 Caldwell, Louisiana,
That special election be, and is here
by ordered to be held in School Dis
trict No. II, in the Parish of Caldwell,
Louisiana, on the 25th day of August,
1914, for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote thereat
the question of the levy of special
tax of five mills (5) on the dollar Of all
property in the said school district
subject to State taxation, for a period
of five years, the proceeds of the said
tax to be used in giving additional aid
to 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
rotary of the Parish Board of School
and shall be in the following
form:
Proposition to levy a five
(5) mills special tax on all the
subject to taxation
in school District No. II, YES
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
for the period of
five years, for the purpose Of no
giving additional aid to the No
pnblic schools of the said II
school districts -
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc..
That the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors,
valuation of propertp, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and
other election blanks that may be re-
luired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes for use at I
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 election
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