The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-03-19
President: Of Parish Board of Sc
Directors.
ORDLNANCE No 6

ORDINANCE NO. 6
An ordinance ordering special elccss
ton to be held in School District No.
%, in the Parish Of Caldwell, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors of tie said School District the
question of the levy Of a special tax Of
ten mills for the purpose Of providing
addition aid to the public schools Of
the said District.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Parish
Board of School Directors of the Par
ish of Caldwell. Louisiana. that spe-
cial election be, and is hereby ordered
to be held in School District No. 90, in
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana. on the
Both day of March. 1915, for the pur-
pose Of submitting to the qualified cleo
tors Of the said school district entitled
to vote thereat. the question of a levy
of special tax of ten mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of allpropcrty in said School District
subject to State taxation, for period
of five years, the proceeds OF
the said tax to be used IN
giving addition aid to the pub
lie scEU!s of said School District.
Sec. 2 Be it ordained. etc, that
the bobts to be used at the said
special election shall be prepared by
! Secrataryof to Parish Board OF School
Directors. and shall DE in the following
form:
Proposition to levy ten
| (lO) mills special tax on all
property subject to taxation. YES
in District No. %, of the Par
ish of Caldwell, Louisiana, an -
nually for a period of five 90
years for the purpose of Civ Mo
ing additional aid to public NV
schools in the said district. -
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board Of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered, to cause to be pre-,
pared for use at the said election, the
tally sheets, lists Of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blanks
statements for the compilation OF
votes, in number and amount, and 9th
err election blanks that may be requr
red for the pupose of holding said elec
ton, to cause the same to be placed II
the ballot boxes for use at the respec
tive precincts. and make provision To-
the transmission Of the ballot boxes tt
the several precincts of the School Dis
trict at which the election is to b
held
Sec. /. Be it further ordained, etc.
that thepolling places. or precincts TO
the said election shall be Shilo churc
and the following three commissioner
are appointed to serve at the abov
named polling place: D A Humphrle
Daniel Fore, and Charlie Elliott, com
missioners, c l. Price Clerk of electlo
all of whom shall serve without com
pensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the Parish Board of School Di
rectors shall meet at ten O'Clock a. m.
on the 9Th day of April 1915, for tn
purpose, IN open session, of eXamnln
and counting the ballots, canvassln
the returns, and declaring the resuI
of the said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the President of the Parish Boar
of School Directors be and he is here
by instructed, to give notice OF sal
election by Proclamation, to be dull
published according to law.
Sec. 7 Be it further ordained. etc
That the special election herein an
hereby provided for shall be held an
conducted and the returns thereof sha
be made under the provisions OF AZ
256 of 1910 and amendments theret
and such other laws as may be appl
cable.
Geo. 7. Martin, Pres
n IippS Sao