The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-11-11

Signature of Voter r.............................
NOTICE TO VOMERS: To vote il
favor of the proposition submitted up
on this ballot, place cross (X) mari
in the square under the word "YES"
and to vote against it, place a simila
mark under the work mo-.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained, etc
That the Secretary of the Parish Boart
of School Directors be, and he is here
| by ordered to cause to be prepared fol
use at the said election the tally sheet!
| lists of qualified electors, assessed valu
alton of property, blank statements fol
the compilation of the vote, in number
and amount, and other election blank:
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, anC
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 Chopin, La, and
the following commissioners and clerks
of election are appointed as follows:
Lee Sharpe, Alfred Carnahan, M. B.
Mayo and M. L. DeLacerda, all of
whom will serve without compensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Parish Board of School Direc-
tors shall meet at ten o'clock a. m. on
the 18th day of November, 1915, for
the purpose, in open session, of ex-
aiming and counting the ballots, can
vassfng the returns and declaring the
result of the said election.
Sec g. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the President of the Parish Board
of School Directors be, and he is here
by 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 4th
day of October, 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 Chopin
School District, Parish of Natchitoches
Louisiana, on Friday the 18th day of
November, 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 Chopin
School District, Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, subject to state taxation,
annually, for period of five years, sfor
the purpose of building and maintaining
the public schools of said school dis
trict.
For the purpose of said special cleo
tion the polling place will be at Chopin
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: Lee Sharpe, Alfred Carnahan,
NJ. b. Mayo and NJ. L. DeLacerda.
At said special election the polls will
open at seven O'Clock g. 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 18th day of Novem-
ber,- 1915, the said Parish Board of
Directors of the Parish of Natchitoches
will meet at Natchitoches,
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 elec-
ton.
This 4th day of October, 1915.
(Signed) EDGAR LEVY
President of Parish Board of
School Directors.
Yeas: Huckabay, Huffman, Ingram,
Levy, Martin, Miller, Puliin and Truly.
Nays: None.