The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-26

Notice TO Voters:-To vote in favor of pro
position place a cross % mark under the wore
| YES and to vote against it put a similar mari
in the space under the word NO.
And that the Secty. of board be and he i
hereby instructed to have prepared for use a
said special election all necessary ballot boxes
tally sheets and lists Of voters in number anc
amount.
That the polling place fer said election shall
be at Ashland, and w. r. Hatcher, H. H
Hawthorne and j. P. AbIes are appointed com
missioners and Eug Walker, clerk of election
to serve at said polling place, all of whom shall
serve without compensation and said election
shall be conducted under the laws of the stat
applicable thereto.
The President Of this board is hereby instruc
ted to give notice Of the special election herein
ordered, by his proclamation to be published &C
cording to law, and said proclamation he shall
announce that at ten o o'clock Tuesday Mar 3rd
1914 this board will meet at the Cont Hous,
and in open session proceed to open the ballo
boxes, examine and coun, ballots in number anc
amount, examine and canvass the returns and de.
clare the results Of the election.
On roll call the vote was unanimous in favol
of the motion.
Natchitoches Parish School Board met in
regular session an. 5th, 1914. Edgar Levy
President, presiding and members present. Levy
Pullin, Truly. Huffman, and Miller, absent
Huckabay, Ingram, L4ellers and Barron.
Motion by DIR. Iruly y, seconded by c. j. Pull
lin:
Whereas there has been a petition filed with
this board signed by more than one fourth o
the property tax payers Of Powhatan Schoo
District eligible to vote at such election, praying
that special election be ordered in and for said
Powhattan School DistIict, at which shall be
submitted the following to-wit:-
To levy a special tax of three mill:
on the dollar on all property in said Pow
halan School District, Natchitoches Parish Louis
lana subject to state taxation, annually for 6
period Of ten years for the purpose Of building
and giving additional aid in said Powhatar
School District.
Names Of signers in Powhatan.
F. L. Rombin, F. C. Fulkerson, w. H.
Young, P. t. Chaplin, j. S. Dixon, P. M
Sanchez, w. E. Poulan, F. w. E. Truly, Edw
Fredieu, F. Poissot, j. A. Mann, C. L.
Williams, W. S. Steadman, L. w. McCee, E.
l.. LeyasseuT.
And whereas, in the opinion OF this board oI
School Directors Of the Parish Of Natchitoches
Louisiana, snch special election is necessary and
advisable; that special election be and lhe same
is hereby ordered to be held in the Powhatan
School District Of the Parish Of Natchitoches on
Saturday Feb. 28. 1914 at which she'll be sub
mitted the following proposition to-wit:-
To levy special tax Of three mills on the
dollar on all property in said Powhatan School
District Of the parish Of Natchitoches, La, sub
ject to state taxation annually for period Of ten
years for the purpose of building and giving ad-
ditiona aid in said Powhatan School District
That the Secty. of this board be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared for use at
said special election sufficient number Of ballots
on each Of which shall be printed the PROPOSE
ton mentioned in this resolution as follows: