The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-11
School Board Proceedings

meeting.
The petition of citizens of
District No. %. was read and re
quest of petition was granted
and election ordered. Whereur
on the following ordinance No.
| II was then adopted.
ORDINANCE No.11
An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school,
district No. % in the Parish of
Caldwell, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
of the said school district the
question of the levee of a spec
ial tax Of ten mills lO] for the
purpose of providing additional
aid to the public schools of said
school district.
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Direc.
tors of the Parish of Caldwell,
La, that a special election be
held and is hereby ordered to be
held in school district No, %, in
in the Parish of Caldwell, La.
on the 9th day of July 1915, fol
the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the sale
school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy
of a special tax of ten mills lO]
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
schools Of the said school dis.
trict.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordain.
ed, etc, that the ballots to bt
used at the said election shall be
prepared by the secretary of the
Parish Board of School, Directors
and shall be in the following
form.
Proposition to levy a ten
mills [10] special tax onI
all the property subjects YES
to taxation in school dis
trict No. 26, Parish Of,
Caldwell, State of Louis
lana, annually, for the
period of five years, for ,7o
the purpose of giving ad NJ
ditional aid to the publici
schools of said school dis
trict. I
Sec. 8. Be it further ordain.
ed, etc., that the secretary Of
the Parish Board of School Di.
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 e.
lectors, assessed valuation of
property, blank statements for
the purpose of compilation 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 tranmis-
sion of the ballot boxes to the
several precincts of the school
district at which the election is
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that the polling place
shall be at the Copenhagen
School House, and the following
three commissioners are appoint
ed: J W Price, H A Valentine
and W F Valentine, commission
ers and D A HUMPHREYS, clerk
of the special election, all of
wh;m shall serve without COM
pensation.
Sec. S. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., that the Parish Board
OF School Directors shall meet
at 10 o'clock a. M, on the 9TH
day of July 1915, for the pur-
pose, IN open session, of examin-
ing and counting the ballots. can
vasslng the returns and declar.
ing the result of the said elec-
ton. WV
Sec. 6. Be it further ordaio-
ed, etc, that the president If
the Parish Board Of School n i.
rectors be and he is hereby in
structed to give public notice Of
said election by proclamation to
be published according to law
sec.' Z. Be it further ordajn-
ed etc tha+ +ho