The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-18
School Board Proceedings
ORDINANCE NO.11

School Board Proceedings
ORDINANCE No.11
An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
district No. % in the Parish Of
Caldwell, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
of the said school district the
question of the levee of a spec
jaI tax Of ten mills [lO] for the
purpose of providing additional
aid to the public schools Of said
school district.
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board Of School Direc-
tors of the Parish Of Caldwell,
La, that a special election be
held and is hereby ordered to be
held in school district No, %, in
in the Parish Of Caldwell, La,
on the 9Th day Of July 1915, for
the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy
of a special tax of ten mills LlO]
on the dollar Of all property in
the said school district subject
to state taxation, for a period Of
five years, the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in giving
additional aid to the public
schools of the said school dis
trict.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that the ballots to be
used at the said election shall be
prepared by the secretary of the
Parish Board Of School, Directors
and shall be in the following
form.
Proposition to levy a ten !
mills t10] special tax on
all the property subject YES
to taxation in school dis.
trict No. 26, Parish oil
Caldwell, State of Louis
lana, annually, for theI
period of five years, for >,o
the purpose Of giving adj nv
ditional aid to the public
schools of said school dis
trict.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., that the secretary O.
the Parish Board of School Di
: rectors be and he is . hereby or
dered to cause to be prepared
for use at the said election tn
tally sheets, lists Of qualified e
lectors, assessed valuation O
property, blank statements 70
t the purpose Of compilation 0
: the vote, in number and amour
, and other election blanks tina
! may be required for the purpos
Of holding the said election, t
: cause the same to be placed i
! the ballot boxes for use at tn
: respective precincts, and
make provision for the tranmis
sion of the ballot boxes to tn
h several precincts Of the schot
district at which the election
: to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordair
S ed, ETC., that the polling plac
shall be at the Copenhage
School House, and the followin
three commissioners are appoir
) ed: J W Price, H A Volentir
e and W F Valentine, commission
y ers and D A HUMPHREYS cler
e of the special election, all
o wh,m shall serve without con
' pensation.
; Sec. 5. Be it further ordail
p ed, etc., that the Parish Boar
;. of School Directors shall me,
$ at 10 o'clock a. M, on the Il
: day of July 1915, for the pu
. pose, in open session, of examil
Il ing and counting the ballots, ca
o vassing the returns and decla
o ing the result Of the said ele
o ton.
y Sec. 6. Be it further ordai
=" ed, etc, that the president
$ the Parish Board of School I
J. rectors be and he is hereby i
It structed to give public notice
S said election by proclamation
S be published according to law.
e Sec., Z. Be it further ordai
s ed, etc., that the special ele
It ton herein and hereby provid,
e for shall be held and conduct,
If and the returns thereof shall
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