The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
School Board Proceedings
PROCLAMATION

the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of Caldwell, LOUISIANA
at its regular meeting, held on Jan. .,
1915, |, G. T. Martin, President OF salo
Board, hereby give notice that, in com,
plance with said resolution, a specia
election will be held in School Dlstrlc'
No. %, of the said Parish of Caldwell
Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 10th DAY
of March, 1915, for the purpose OF
submitting to the property taxpayers,
qualified under the Constitution ano
Laws of the State of Louisiana, tt
vote at said election, the following
proposition, to-wit: To levy speclai
tax of ten mills on the dollar on al
property in school district No. So Par
ish of Caldwell, Louisiana, subject to
State taxation, annually, for a period
of fiXe years for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public schools.
For the purpose of said special cleo
ton the polling place will be at Shiloh
church, and the following commission
ers and clerk of election of the polling
place have been appointed to serve al
this election, all of whom will serve
without compensation: For commiss'
toner's, D A HUMPHREYS, Daniel Fore,
Charlie Elliott and E L Price, clere OF
elections.
At said election, the polls shall oper
at Z O'Clock, a. M, and close at
O'Clock, p. M, and the election will be
conducted in accordance with the laws
of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is hereby given that. at II
O'Clock, a. H., on Tuesday the 7tf
day of April, 1915, the said Parish
Board of School Directors, of the Par,
ish of Caldwell, Louisiana, will meet at
its Office at Columbia, and in open ses.
ion, proceed to open the ballot box, ex'
anime and count the ballots, in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns, and declare the result of the
said special election.
This, 18th day of September, 1914.
GEO. T. MARTIN,
President: of Parish Board of School,
Directors.
ORDINANCE NO. 6
An ordinance ordering a special cleo
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. %, in
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana, on the
30th day of March, 1915, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified cleo
tors of the said school district 4 ltitled
to vote thereat, the question of b levy
of a special tax of ter9 mills
on the dollar of the assessed way lation
of all property 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.
| Tic schools of said School District
Sec. 2. Be it ordained, etc., tina,
the bollots to be used at the said
special election shall be prepared by
Secretary Of the Parish Board of School,
Directors, and shall be in the following
form:
Proposition to levy ten
Q0) mills special tax on all
property subject to taxation, 'ES
in District No. %, of the Par
ish of Caldwell, Louisiana, an -
nually for period of five (5)
years for the purpose of CIV Ma
ing additional aid to public No
schools in the said district.
Sec. 8. 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 requir-
red for the pupose of holding said cleo
ton, to cause the same to be placed in
the ballot boxes for use at the respec-
tive precincts, and make provision for
the transmission of the ballot boxes tc
the several precincts of the School Dis.
trict at which the election is to be
held
Sec. /. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that thepolling places. or precincts for
the said election shall be Shilo church
and the following three commissioners
are appointed to serve at the above
named polling place: D A HUMPHREYS
Daniel Fore, and Charlie Elliott, com,
missioners, E L Price Clerk of election
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 the
purpose, in open session, of examining
and counting the ballots, canvassing
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
by instructed, to give notice of said
election by Proclamation, to be duly
published according to law.
Sec. 7 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 NAV he annli.