The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-07-15
SCHOOL BOARD
PROCEEDINGS.

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Natchitoches Parish Board 9
School Directors met in regula
session July 5h, 1915. Edga
Levy, President, presiding an
members presen as follows: Ed
gar Levy, c. j. Pullin, j. W. In
gram, T. B. Sellers, H. W. Huff
man, Ado Miller and M. Barron
Absent: DR.. F. w. Z. Truly. DR.
w. H. Huckabay and Benjamin
Martin.
PROCESS VERBAL NEW PRO
SPECT COMPULSORY SCHOOL
LAW.
Be it known and remembered
That on this the 5th day Of July,
1915. at ten o'clock A. M, in &C.
cordance with a resolution of the
Parish Board of School Directors OF
the Parish Of Natchitoches, enacted
on the oath day of May 1915, no.
tice of which was issued and pub
lished according to law, the under.
signed members If the Parish
Board of School Directors of Match
itoches Parish, being a quorum
thereof, met in public session at the
office of said board in said parish
and according to law, opened the
ballot box used in. and which was
received from the commissioners cf,
the election held on Friday the End
dav of July, 1915 in accordance with
said resolution, and there proceeded
to count the ballots, for and against,
to determine he proposition of pro-
viding for the compulsory attend
ance in fine public schools of said
district of tn e children therein be-
tween the ages of seven years and
eighteen years of age inclusive for
two-thirds Of the entire school ses-
sion of each school under penaly of
the violation thereof by parent, tu-
tor, guardian, or person or persons
having the controld Of children be-
tween such ages, and upon convic-
tion ahereof of a fine of not less
than five dollars or more than twen-
ty-five dollars and in default of the
payment of such fine and cost, to be
imprisoned in the parish Jail for
not less than five days nor more than
thirty days.
The result of said count was six
ballots IN favor Of said proposition
and twenty against said propositin
and therefore the majority cast by
a. elantana g 11a.lR
School District il the Parish Of /
Natchitoches in said election being |
against said PROPOSE ion; and,
At the same time and place vel
did examine and canvass the re-
turns as evidenced by the dupli-
cate tally sheet and duplica COM
piled staement, the correctness of
both being sworn to by the Com
missioners, according to law and
finding also that he treturns indicat
ed.a majority against said PROPOSE |
ion.
Therefore, we declare that the |
result of the said election is against |
said proposition of providing for
the compulsory attendance in the
public schools of said dist let of |
the children therein between the
ages Of seven years and eighteen
years of age inclusive for two thirds
of the entire school session of each
school under penalty of the violation
thereof by any parent, tutor, guard
ian, or person or persons having
the control of children between
such ages. and upon conviction
thereof Of fine of not less than
five dollars or more than twenty-five
dollars and in default Of the pay
ment of such fine and cost, to be
imprisoned in the parish jail for
not less than five days nor more
than thirty days,
And the election lost.
PROCESS VERBAL OF CRES-
TON SPECIAL FIVE MILL TAX.
Be it. known and remembered.
Tha- on this the 9Th dav of July,
1915 ct ten o'clock Al. M, in ac-
.ordance with a resolution Of the
Parish Board Of School Directors of
he Parish of Natchitoehes, enacted
IN the 24h day Of May, 1915, notice
If which was issued and published
according to law, the undersigned
of the Parish Board Of
School Directors Of Natchitoches
Parish, being a quorum thereof,
net in public session at the Office
# said board in said parish. and ac-
,ording to law opened the ballot box
lsed in. and which was received
rom the commissioners of, the s
'lection held on Friday the End ]
lay of July, 1915. in accordance
With said resolution, and there pro- !
'eeded TO count the ballots both in
lurnter and amount. for and
gainst. to determine the pfoposi.
ion to lew a five mill special tax
IN all he property subject to taxa
ion in Crestion School district,
Parish of tNatchitoches, Louisiana,
for the peciod of years.
or the purpose Of giving additional
id 20 the public schools Of said