The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-29
Proclamation


ing held on the 10th day of September, 1915,
|, J. NJ. Booze, President of said Parish Board
Of School directors, hereby give notice that in
compliance with said resolution, special
election will be held in School District No. 20.
Parish Of Jefferson Davis. Louisiana, Oh the
10th day of October, 1915, for the purpose of
submitting to the property taxpayers qualified
under the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana to vote at said election, the fol-
lowing proposition, to wit:
To levy special tax Of Eve (5) mills on the
dollar on all the property i'll School District
No. 49,, Parish OF Jefferson DAVIS, Louisiana:
subject to State taxation, annually, for period
OF ten 90 years, for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public schools.
For the purpose of said special election the
polling place will be the school house at Rice,
La, and the following commissioners and
clerks of election have been appointed to serve
at this election. Commissioners, Jos, Dugas,
Calvert Andrus, and Adam Leblanc, and
Clerk Artamon Fontenot
At said special election the polls will open at
seven O'Clock A. NJ. and close at five O'Clock
?, NJ, and election will be conducted in ac-
cOrdance with the laws of Louisiana apple
able thereto.
Notice is also given that at $3.50 O'Clock
A. NJ. on the Goth day of October 1915, the
said Parish Board Of School Directors of the
Parish OF Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, will
Jlltct ~ lJUulSlalld, dllu III open S6b
sion proceed to open the ballots boxes. ex-
anime and canvass the returns, and declare
the results OF said special election. If this
election carries it shall annual all that por-
tlon of the Bell City School Dis. No. 27, lying
within said District No. 20.
This 10th day of September 1915.
J. NJ. BOOZE,
President of Parish Board of Schools Direc.
tors.
Attest:
W. p. ANNETTE,
Sec.
1t was moved by Todd and seconded by Hay
that the following agreement be accepted by
the Parish Board Of School Directors:
Supt. s. Fl. Williams.
Abbeville. La.
In conformity with the petition herewith
attached, as vice president OF the Parish
Board and chairman Of the finance committee,
make the following proposition of the School
Board OF Fermllion Parish:
For the, school year of 1915-l6, the Lake
Arthur High School will furnish reliable con-
Veyance Tor, and open its doors to the children
OF the Laurents School for the entire nine
months session; provided the Vermilion Par
lsh School Board will guarantee to pay to the
Lake, Arthur Schools Funds at least seven
monthly payments OF fifty dollars 5000 each,
the END OF each OF the first seven months of
school.
1t is to be understood that the above pro-
position IS to apply to the children of the
Laurents School and for the school year of
19l5-16.
Very truly yours,
DIR. V. A, MILLER. Y. P.
1t was moved by DIR. Miller and seconded 2.
w. Todd that Five hundred dollars $500 00l
annrnnrlQtlH Nf j
credited to the Welsh account for the purpose
OF the maintenance of Manual Training De-
partment in the Welsh High School, Unanim-
ously adopted.
1t was moved by Mr.. Briggs and seconded
by MIR. Todd that the South side school bnild-
Ing III the Town OF jennings be open for the
purpose OF receiving pupils. This School is to
accommodate pupils not to exceed the fifth
grade. -A' VA
1t was moved by DR.. Miller and seconded bv
Mr. Briggs That wagonette be used to trans
Ter the pupils, living in the neghborhood of
the OLD Shafer School House until house can
be built near the center of the community.
1t was moved by DR.. Miller and seconded by
Mr.. Walton that the President be autbori2.
ed to buy the Negro church situated in the
Town OF Elton, same property owned Mr.. r. 4.
POWELL, same to be used for Scnool building
Tor the Negroes. Carried.
OFFICE OF PARISH BOARD D1RECTope
QUIETUS.
State of Louisiana
Parish OF Jefferson Davis.
w,. Jennings, La, July %, 1915.
whereas, Joseph + Fuselier, Tax-collector
IN and for the Parish of Jefferson Davis has
exhlD1ted 70 us the undersigned Parish Board
9r Sc1 a directors Of the Parish of Jefferson
Of the Scool Board in full for the PAYMENT Of
Poll Lax, Special School Tax, Lake Arthnr
School, Ihornwell School, Grand Marais
School, Roanoke, Glen Roy School, Nubbin
M mage school, raymond School, Elton School
Welsh School, Bell City School, HAYES SchooI I'
smith SSill school Meadow Prairie School, Three
/ Inc Scn00l, Pleasant Summit School. TaFor-
que School, Edna School. Rice School, Wood
d "a school, John Hay School and Fenton
we therefore Issue this quietus ON the part
~ sile iarlsh Board Of School Directors, in
against any claim on the part of said BOARD
1914. 0o ioi 'ne year
day and date above written. y 'i-00 sue
Attest: Ward ~ DIR. v. A. MILLER
(2) r. VI. BRIGGS
O.. l3l H. WALTON
az. w. TODD
t8) OZEMAN HEBERT
t9)J0HN HAY
No further business to transact the Poor5
adjourned subject to call of The President '"i"
A44oo. J. N. BOOZE,
W.P. ARNETf E, Aiesi0en''
Secretary.
Sell your hammer and.
buy 4 or. "a 90 and up