The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-06-03

Louisiana subject to state taxation
for period of five years for the
purpose of building and giving adj
ditional aid to the schools in said
district, and whereas in the opinion
of this Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana such special election is neces-
sary and advisable, that a special
election be and the same is hereby
ordered to be held at the regular
polling place in said Creston School
District on the End day of July
1915 at which the following propo-
sition shall be submitted to-Wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills
on the dollar on all property in said
Creston School District, Ward Two,
Parish Of Natchitoches, Louisiana
subject to state taxation annually
for a period of five years for the
purpose of building and giving ad-
ditional aid to the schools in said
district.
That the secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said special
election a sufficient number of bal
lots on each of which shall be Print
ed the proposition mentioned in
this resolution as follows:
BALLOT.
Proposition to levy tax
of Ten mills on the dollar
on all property in the Cres- YES
ton School District, WardS |!
Two, Parish of Natchito-s
ches, Louisiana. subject tos 1=1-H-H
State taxation annually fors
term of five years for thes No ]
purpose of building and5 ~
giving additional aid toE
said district.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor of this proposition place a
cross OK mark under the word
YES" and to vote against same
place a similar mark under the
word NO"
And the secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use in said spec
ial election all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets and lists of
voters in number and amount.
That the polling place shall be at
the Creston School Building and
that Marion Weaver, L. V. B. Ora
ham and W. 7. Walker be appoint
ed commissioners and Charles
Weaver be appoined clerk to serve
at said election. All Of whom will
serve without compensation and
the election shall be held under the
laws of the State of Louisiana.
The president is hereby instruct
ed to give notice of the special cleo
ton hereby ordered by his procla-
nation to be published according
to law in his proclamation he shall
announce that at ten o'clock on the
5th day of July, 1915 this Board
will meet in the Court House
and in open session proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount
examine and canvass the returns
and decalre the results of said cleo
ton.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huff
man, Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller,
Pullin, Sellers and Truly.
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. Martin, second
ed by Mr.. Pullin:
l. Be it resolved by the Board
of School Directors of the Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana in legal
session convened, that a special
election be and is hereby called and
ordered to be held in New Prospect
School District, Ward Eight in the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
on the End day of July, 1915, at
which shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of said district,
who are authorized to vote herein
under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, the PROPOSE
ton of providing for the compulso-
ry attendance in the public schools
of said district of the children there
in between the ages of seven (O
years and eighteenQ8) years of age
inclusive for two-thirds of the en-
tire school session of each school,
under the penalty of the violation
thereof by any parent, tutor, guar
dian or person or persons having
the control of children between
such ages and upon conviction
thereof of a fine of. not less than
SIS. 90 or more than $500 and in
default of the payment of such fine
and cost to be imprisoned in the
parish Jail for not less than five
days nor more than thirty days.
2. That the Parish Superintend-
ant be and he is hereby instructed
to have prepared for the use at
said special election a sufficient
number of ballots, which shall be
in the following form:
BALLOT.