The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-07-15

against SAID proposition.
Therefore, we declare that tn
result of said election agains tn,
: proposition to levy five mill spec
! ial tax on all the property subjec
to taxation in the Creston Schoo
District, Parish of Natchitoches
| Louisiana, annually, for the perioC
of five years, for the purpose O.
giving additional aid to the public
schools of the said school district,
And the election lost on account
of an error in the ballot.
PROMULGATION
Process verbal of the return o1
the Clarence special election for five
mill special tax t. be levied. Be il
known and remembered, that or
this the 5th day of July, 1915, at ten
O'Clock A. M, in accordance with
resolution of the Parish Board Of
School Directors of the Parish of
Natchitoches, enacted on the oath
day of May, 1915, notice of which
was issued and published according
to law, the undersigned members
of the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors of Natchitoches Parish, be-
ing quorum thereof, met in pub
lie session at the office of said par
ish. and according to law opened
the ballot box used in, and which
was received from the commission
ers of the election held on the End
day of July, 1915, friday in iac-
cordance with said resolution, and
there proceeded to count the ballots
both in number and amount, for
and against, to determine the prop
osition to levy a mill special tax
on all property subject to taxation
in Clarence School, Distric, Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana, annual
lY, for the period of 5 years, for
the purpose of giving additional aid
to the public schools Of the said
school district.
The result of said count was Is
ballots and SI2, TO. 90 dollars in fa-
yUE 0f IL pf0E sIE0n. aid ballots
and $6, 10000 dollars against said
proposition; and, therefore the ma
jority in both number and amount
cast by the property tax PAYERS of
the said Clarence School District in
the Parish of Natchitoches in said
election being in favor thereof and,
At the same time and place we
did examine and canvass the returns
as evidenced by the duplicate tally
sheet and duplicate compiled state
ment, the correctness of both being !
sworn to by the Commissioners,
according to law, and finding also
that the returns indicated major
ity both in number and amount of |
droperty. in favor Of said PROPOSE
tion.
Therefore, we declare that the re-
suit of the said election is in favor |
of the proposition to levy a s mill
special tax on all the property SUBJ
ject to taxation in the Clarence
School District, Parish of Natchi-
toches. Louisiana, annually, for the
period of 8 years, for the purpose
Of giving additional aid to the pub
lie schools of the said school dis
srict. ~
And, in accornance with law. a
oromulgation of the aforesaid re-
suit was prepared. and the Secretary
If the Parish Board of School Di-
.ectors was ordered to have copy
If the same signed by the President,
published in one issue of the Ofic-
al Journal.
And likewise We did order that
me copy of this process verbal be
Ient to the Secretary of State to bel
'ecorded in the archives of 9he State
If Louisiana; that one copy be sent
o the Recorder of Mortgages to be
'ecorded ir the mortgage records;
md that one copy be kept in She re-
'ords of tie said School Board.
This doae and signed in the pres
nee Of Sam j. Henry, and G. M.
Cunningham competent witnesses
md electors, on this 9Th day of (
'uly, 1915, at the Office Of the Par
sh Board of School Directors of !
Jatchitoches Parish. by the under i
igned members of the School /
Board of said parish. present and
anticipating in the canvass of the /
aid election. h
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