The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-12-09

Signature of Voter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor of the proposition submitted up
OF this ballot, place cross (A) mark
in the square under the word "YES"; /;
and to vote against it, place similar
mark under the work "NO".
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Secretary of the Parish Boar d
of School Directors be, and he is here
by ordered to cause to be prepared for
use at the said election the tally sheets
lists of qualified electors, assessed valu-
alton of property, blank statements for
the 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 precincts, and
make provision for the transmission OF
the ballot boxes to the precincts OF the
school district at which the election is
to be held.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the polling place or precinct for
said election shall be Victoria, La, and
the following commissioners and clerks
of election are appointed as follows;
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compensation.
That the Parish Board of School Dlrec-
tors shall meet at ten o'clock a. m. on
the 3rd day of January, 1915. for
the purpose, in open session, OF ex-
amining and counting the ballots, can
yassing the returns and declaring the
result of the said election.
Sec 6. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the President of the Parish Board
of School Directors be, and he is here.
bv instructed to give public notice OF
the said election by proclamation to be
duly published, according to law, IN the
following form.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Parish Board of School Directors OF
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
at its regular meeting held on the oth
day of July, 1915, l, Edgar Levy.
President of said Parish Board OF
School Directors, hereby give notice
that, in compliance with said resolution
a special election will be held IN Victoria
School District, Parish of NatchItoches
Louisiana, on Friday the 31st day OF
December, 1915, for the purpose OF
submitting to the property tax payers
qualified under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana to vote
at said election, the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all the property in Victoria
School District, Parish of Natchitoches,
louisiana, Subject to state taxation,
annually, for q period of five years, for
the purpose of giving additional aid to
the public schools of said school dis
trict.
For the purpose of said special cleo
ton the polling place will be at Victoria
Louisiana, and the following commits
sioners and clerks of election have been
appointed to serve at this election, all
of whom will serve without compensa-
ton: DR.. w. F. Sibley, c. c. Dey and
M. Jensen, commissioners.
At said special election the polls will
open at seven o'clock a.. m. and close
at five o'clock p. m. and the election
will be conducted in accordance with
the laws of Louisiana applicable
thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
o'clock a. m. on the 3rd day of Janu--
ary, 1915, the said Parish Board Of
Directors of the Parish of Natchitoches
Louisiana, will meet at Natchltoches,
Louisiana, 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
declare the result of said special cleo
ton.
This 18th day of November, 1915.
(Signed) EDGAR LEVY
President of Parish Board of
School Directors.
Sec, z. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the special election herein and
hereby provided for shall be held and
conducted and the returns thereof shall
be made under the provisions OF Act
256 of 1910 and amendments thereof,
and such other laws as may be apph-
cable.
Yeas: Barron, Huffman, Ingram,
Martin, Miller and Pullin.
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. Huffman, seconded
by Mr.. Barron:
That we adjourn until the regular
meeting on January, 1916.
EDGAR LEVY,
President of Parish Board of
School Directors.
L. e. HUDSON,
Sec. & Treas. of Parish Board
of School Directors.