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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
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Signature of Voter

Sec. 3. 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 Iol
the transmission of the ballot boxes to
the several precincts of the School Dis
trict at which the election is to be
held
Sec. /. Be it further ordained, etc,
that thepoling places. or precincts for
the said election shall be Sandy Bay
School House, and the following three
commissioners are appointed: J B
Thompson, w d McSween and F M
Rushing, and c C Myers, Jr., is ap-
pointed to serve as clerk, all of whom
shall serve without compensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors snail meet at ten O'Clock a. M,
on the 26, day Of May 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 may be appli.
cable.
Geo. T. Martin, Pres.
j. c. Hines, Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Taxable Valuation S
Signature of Voter

Sec. 8. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the secretary of
the Parish Board of School d.
rectors be and he is hereby or
dered to cause to be prepared
for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified e.
lectors, assessed valuation of
property, blank statements for
the purpose of 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
respective precincts, and to
make provision for the tranmis.
sion Of the ballot boxes to the
several precincts of the school
district at which the election is
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., that the polling place
shall be at the Pleasant Hill
School House, and the following
three commissioners are appoint
ed: D. C, Nichols, S. IL. Yay-
lor and H. W. Furlow, and l..
G. Furlow is appointed to serve
as clerk of special election, all
Of whom shall serve without
compensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the Parish Board
of School Directors shall meet
at 10 o'clock a. M, on the 10Th
day Of May 1915, for the pur-
pose, in open session, of examin-
ing and counting the ballots, can
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Taxable Valuation s.
Signature of Voter

Sec. 3. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the commissioners
and clerks of election at said e.
lection shall serve without COM
pensation, and the said election
shall be held at the following
precinct: Union, and the fol-
lowing men are appointed to
serve as commissioners: R. A.
Rogers. R. M. May, D. G. May
es, and w. L. West is appointed
to serve as clerk.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
etc, that notice of this election
containing the proposition here
in submitted to the voters shall
be prepared and signed by the
President and Secretary of the
Parish Board of School Directors
aud shall be published by the
Secretary in the official journal
by four weekly insertions, the
date of first insertion to be
thirty (30] days before the date
of the election.
The said notice shall further
recite that on Wednesday the
18th day of May, 1915, the first
day following such election, al
IL o'clock M, the Parish Boarc
of School Directors will meet al
the Office of the said Board, ir
said parish, and there in public
session open the ballot boxes, ex
anime and canvass the returns
and declare the results of sale
election and promulgate the
same.
G. T. Martin, Pres
J. C. Hines, Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
School Board Proceedings
ORDINANCE NO..
An ordinance ordering a spet

An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
district No. q, in the Parish of
Caldwell, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
of the said school district the
question of a bond issue of fif-
teen hundred ISL, 100000 dollars
proceeds of said issue to be used
to erect and equip a school build
ing in said school district.
Whereas, it is necessary and
desirable that funds be raised
for the purpose of erecting and
equlpplng a school building in
school district No. q, Caldwell
Parish, La, and
Whereas, it is the voluntary
will of this body to call the cleo
ton hereinafter provided for,
and
Whereas, Article 281 of the
constitution of 1898 and 1913,
and Act 256 of the legislature
Of 1910, as amended by Act 218
OF 1872, declares the school board
OF the Parish of Caldwell to be
the governing authority through
which the said school district
may incur debt and issue me-
go9tlable bonds for such purposes
when so authorized at an cleo
ton to be held in the said dis
trict, and
Whereas, the assessed valua-
ton OF the said district amounts
to eighty thousand one hundred
seventy one ($80,17l dollars,
and the existing bonded indebt-
edness incurred under Article
2Sl OF the constitution of 1898
ana 1918, amounting to eighty
thousand one hundred seventy
one $3.50, IT'D dollars added to
the proposed Indebtedness does
not exceed the constitutional
limit OF ten per cent of the as
sessed valuation, and
Whereas, the special tax neces
sary to be annually levied to ex-
tlngulsh the proposed indebted
ness Will approximate seven
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Signature of Voter

Sec. 3. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., that the secretary of
the Parish Board of School d.
rectors be, and he is hereby or
dered to cause to be prepared
for use of the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified e.
lectors, assessed valuation of
property, blank statements for
the compilation of the vote. in
number and amount, and other
election blanks that may be re-
quired for the purpose of hold
ing the said election, to cause
the same to be placed in the bal
lot boxes for use at the respec-
tive precincts, and to make pro-
vision for the tranmission of
the ballot boxes to the several
precincts of the school district
at which the election is to be
held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the polling place
shall be at the Martia School
House, and that the three fol-
lowing commissioners are ap-
pointed: S. M. Love, B. L. Fish
err and W. L. Rogers, and O. D.
May is appointed as clerk of the
special election, all of whom
shall serve without compensa-
ton.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the Parish Board
of School Directors shall meet
at 10 o'clock a. M, on the 18th
day of May 1915, for the pur-
pose, in open session, of examin
ing and counting the ballots,
canvassing the returns and de-
claring the result of the said
election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the president of
the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors be and he is hereby in
structed to give public notice of
the said special election by proc
'amation to be duly published
..ccOrding to law.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordain-
ed, 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 applicable.
G. T. Martin, Pres.
J. C. Hines, Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

vassing the returns and decIar-
ing the result Of the said cleo
ton.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the president of
the Parish Board of School Di-
rectOrs be and he is hereby in
structed to give public notice of
said election by proclamation to
be published according to law.
Sec, 7. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., that the special cleo
ton herein ard hereby provided
for shall be held and conducted
and the returns thereof shall DO
made under the provisions of
Act 256 Of 1910 and amendments
thereof, and such other laws as
may be applicable.
e. I. Martin, Pres.
J. C. Hines. Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
A Statement

Dear Mr.. Turner:
With your permission | will
make a statement about the con-
dicting services in the two
churches in Columbia last Sun
day. 1t was the regular day for
the Baptist church, they having
services every other Sunday. AT
ter consultation with my people,
at our last regular service, it
was decided to put on a few
days revival if we could secure
help. The time for beginning
this meeting was not detinately
fixed as we did not know just
when our help could reach US.
AS soon as Bro. Smylie arrived
saturday morningl | sought all
interview with the members of
the Baptist church relative to an
understanding about an arrange
ment for Sundays services so
we would not have two services
at the same hour. | was inform
ed that as their pastor had a
coed long ways to come that he
would expect to hold his usual
services. saw the pastor on
the train before he got to Col
umbia and told him that we had
a revival on and spoke to him
about giving US one hour during
the DAY. He assured me that he
would be glad to do so if his
members would agree to it.
told him about having accorded
one Of my regular day when Bro.
Sorrell was here last year.
thought it was only right and
fair that his people should be
willing to give to US as they
were willing to take during their
revival. | was glad to accord
them the night hour of my reg
uIar day because | felt that it
was the way to extend broth
erly christian courtesy. But
when we were informed that
none of the time would be given
to US we felt that the only thing
for US to do was to continue the
meeting without interruption as
we had already planned for
two weeks revival and had made
a beginning. If we had been al
corded the night hour we would
not have had a service at II
o'clock.
believe that all fair minded
people will agree that we want.
ed to avoid a conflict and woulo
have done so if we had been Civ
en- a square deal" | love the
Baptist people and all we have
ever requested of them in a case
of this kind is to be willine,-tc
accord me the same courtesy
that they seek, and likewise, OBJ.
tain.
| make this statement because
some, not knowing the real facts
in the case, have censured mt
in the premises.
Yours in brotherly love
j. M. Afford,
Pastor Methodist Church
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
WOULD BE A CANDIDATE.

Clarks La, April a. 1915
Through The Caldwell Waterman.
Dear Sir and Friend:
u mas oeen ramored that at the proper time you would be
candidate Tor sheriff Of Caldwell Parish my desire as we'll
a. many o. your Ileaas heeaoout to know this rumor is true
many OF YOU friends are being canvassed for tho
OF obtaining their promise support the present ncbn
promises. w. ""o pelofe making any
Yours very truly
R. A. LIVELY
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
ORDINANCE NO. 8

An OrulndHCe OTuerlng special cleo
ton to be held in School District No.
7, 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 special tax of
five mills for the purpose of providing
addition and to the public schools of
the said District.
Sec. |. 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. 7, in
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana, on the
25th day of May, 1915, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified cleo
tors Of the said school district entitled
to vote thereat, the question of levy
of special tax of five mills
on the dollar Of the assessed valuation
of all property in said School District
subject to State taxation, for a period
Of five years, the proceeds of
the said tax to be used in
giving addition aid to the pub
lie schools of said School District.
Sec. 2. Be it ordained, ETC., that
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 five I
(5) mills special tax on all
property subject to taxation, YEs
in District No. Z, of the Par
ish OF Caldwell, Louisiana, an -
nually for a period of five (5)
years for the purpose of Civ >,o
ing additional aid to public NJ
schools in the said district.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
NOTICE

Lochinvar, the fine stallion of
c. G. Pen, will serve this season
at Bellevue, Columbia, La. This
Is one of the finest horses in the
state and is entitled to registra-
ton. $40.
j. J. Humble.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

Taxable Valuation S
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

Proposition to levy a ten
mills [10] special tax on
all the property subject
to taxation in school dis
trict No. 26, Parish of
Caldwell, State of Louis
lana, annually, for the
period of five years, for
the purpose of giving ad
ditional aid to the public
schools of said school dis
trict.
Taxable Valuation S.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
ORDINANCE No. 9

An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
district No. 26 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
ial tax of ten mills [lO] for the
purpose Of providing additional
aid to the public schools of said
school district.
Sec. l. 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, 26, in
in the Parish of Caldwell, La,
on the 25th day of May 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 [lO]
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 Schoo! Directors
and shall be in the following
fNysvSN
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds of school
district No. 27,in the par
ish Of Caldwell, Louisia-
ma, to the amount of fiji
teen hundred dollars ISL
500. OO) to run for fve(5)
years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per
cent per annum, payable
annually, fsr the purpose
of erecting and equipp-
ing a school building in
school district No. q.
To,Llo Vo1,,o%,oo q
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
ORDINANCE NO. 10.

An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
district No. 20 in the Parish of
Caldwell, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
Of the said school district the
question of a levy of a special
tax of five mills Is for the pur-
pose of providing additional aid
to the public schools of the 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
and is hereby ordered to be held
in School district No. 20, in the
Parish of Caldwell, La, on the
18th day Of May 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 five mills Isl
on the dollar of all property in
in the said school district sub
ject to state taxation, for a per-
lod OF ten 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 1t 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 Di-
rectors, and shall be in the fol-
lowing form:
Proposition to levy a fveI
mills Isl special tax on
all the property subject YES |
to taxation in school dis
trict No. 20, Parish off
Caldwell, La, annually,
for the period of tenI
years, for the purpose of Mo
giving additional aid to 'o
the public schools of thei
said school district
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

mills, which added to the exist
ing special taxes annually l lev
led under Article PSI of the cen
situations of 1898 and 1913, to ex
tinguish indebtedness incurred
under said Article will not ex-
coed the constitutional limit of
ten mills per annum on the dol
lar of assessed valuation of the
property Of said district, now,
therefore
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the
Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Caldwell, in lawful ses
sion convened, that an election
shall be, and is hereby called to
be held in the said school dis
trict No.27 in the Parish of Cald
we'll, La, on the 25th day of
May 1915, at which election the
majority of the property tax pay
ers of the said district, IN numb
er and amount, eligible to vote
and voting shall determine the
proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds of the said school dis
! trict No 81, Caldwell Parish, La,
to the amount of fifteen hundred
($1, 100000 dollars to run for a
period OF 5 years, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable annually,
the funds thus derived to be
used for the purpose of erecting
and equipping a school building
in school district No. q, CaId-
we'll Parish, La.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
etc., that the ballot boxes, nee.
essary blanks and other necess-
airy paraphernalia shall be pro-
viGed by the secretary of the
Parish Board of School Directors
aud he shall cause to be printed
ballots for use in said election,
in the following form, towit:
The Denver star., 1915-10-16

eheV can point 20 let be satisfied with
so long as we tail far short Of reasonable ACCOMPLISH
men OF our desres Remember that despsed
oy mons OF people not because suffer- because we
suHer INC dumb driven cattle with smile on our
taces 10 what other could happen on Gods green
earth that one of its greatast leaders New York be-
tore assemped thousands could his people be-
cause only nifty coored men and have in one
short year been hanged and shot and burned by mobs
that can give people satisfaction Gods
what will it take to make them fight?
AS Tor ME and those that think with me- long as one
black man in the United States is illegally punished or un
Justly treated or has the door of opportunity closed in his
we will protest and complain protest again whether
the wora wants to hear us OF not We may gain our
ends. We in days realize our ideals Rut ~.
program lay before not only ust but
It program OF peace and patience laying il down
race enc awful tact that in this as in all great causes
and patience wn then war and .,rucoe
there he despair there can be no
der there can be defeat long coored man draws
10 breath in America"
The Denver star., 1915-10-16
WINS FIRST PRIZE At
FARMERS CONGRESS.
Works Ten Years On Prize
Worth $500.

The Dry Farmers Conven-
tion recently held at our city
auditorium would not have
completed its duty in medal
awards. if they had not given
Mrs. T. o. Williams of Lead
vile. first prize, a bronze
medal aud a cash prize. for
having the best patriotic and
historical exhibit, in the form
OF an artistic bed spread. The
spread contained all the names
of the country's presidents
neatly worked in lace, a large
American flag with the stars
and stripes worked with vari-
Gus coloreds threads. which
alone cost $4,000. Mrs. Will
liams spent ten years in de-
signing and working out this
extraordinary piece of artistic
needle art. Her thought is
so unique and her workman
ship is perfect and should be a
careful study to all of the
Negro club women. There
are u different stitches and
all are complicated in their
iaterweavings.
Mrs. Williams values this
piece os art at $4,000 and
the State Museum is negoti-
ating a purchase from her.
She was formerly Miss Belle
Brown of Colorado Springs
and Denver. THE STAR is
proud of our Colorado woman
who has brought so much
honor and glory to US.
The Denver star., 1915-10-16
Approves Amendment
For Negro Bishops.

St. Louis, Mo.-1he St.
Louis conference of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church today
voted for an amendment to
the church constitution to
permit the appointmen. a.
bishops Of Negroes, or. of
others not of the white race.
The amendment must BE- 40. 40 5 5
proved by a majority 'ofs,ths.
various conferences subordii-
nate to the General Confer
ence. - '''S'7erSt
The Denver star., 1915-10-16


cent on deposits. Stock, is
being sid at $Io a share, pay
able one dollar down and one
dollar per month. The busi-
ness hours of the new institu.
ton will be from 9 O'Clock in
the morning until Q at night.
The bank, which is the
third Negro bank in this city,
begins its career under favor
able auspices, and will no
doubt serve as a stimulus to
the saving habit of the local
public.
The Denver star., 1915-10-16

Leonia. N. Whites here
are exercised because George
5. Mills, a well-to. do colored
man. bought a residence in
the exclusive residential sec
tion for which he paid S., 500.
Rumor has it that two blocks
on Grand Ave, where Mills
new home stands may be Civ
en- over 10 we'll to do colorSd
tenants or buyers. A colored
real estate dealer of New
York city if said to be behind
this project.
The Denver star., 1915-10-16
Colored Firm To Build Autos.


lfyou chance to see a new
model automobile with many
distinctive features, pleasing
in general makeup and noted
tor its easy riding" qualities
and upon closer investigation
find that it is a Patterson
Greenfield, please remember
that it is a car built from the
ground up by the c. K. Pat
terson & Sons firm of Green.
field. Ohio, a colored firm of
buggy makers, known alrover
the United States.
The Denver star., 1915-10-16
New 100000
Colored Bank.


Savannah, Ga.-This week
a new Negro saving bank in
this city will throw its doors
open to the public The new
institution will be known as
the Savannah Savings and
Real Estate Corporation and
will be located at 4o8 West
Broad street.
The new bank will have an
authorized capitalization of
100000 and will pay FIVE per