The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-17
Proclamation.

Pursuant to q resolution passed by the Par
ish Board of School Directors OF the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana. at its special SEES
sion held on the 10Th day of September 1915,
l, j. NJ. Booze President Of said Parish Board
of School Directors, hereby give notice that,
in compliance with said resolution, a special
election will be held in School District No. ten
Q0l Parish of Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, on
the 10Th day Of October, 1913 for the purpose
OF submitting to the property taxpayers quail
fed under tie. Constitution and Laws of the
State of Louisiana to vote at said election,
the following proposition:
To levy a special tax of five t5l mills on the
dollar on al the property in school District
No. ten l0), Parish Of Jefferson Davis Louisi-
ana, subject to State taxation annually, for
giving additional aid to the public school in
said school district No. 10.
For the purpose Of said special election the
polling places will be the Town Hall in the
Town of Welsh and the following commission
ers and clerk have been appointed to serve at
this election. Commissioners: A. o. Fontenot,
2. Fl, GoOdreaux and NJ. l.. FArlow, Clerk;
c. E. Carr.
At said special election the polls will open
at seven O'Clock A. NJ. and close at five O'Clock
7. NJ. andthe election will be conducted in &C
cordance with the laws Of Louisiana apple
able thereto.
Notice is also given that at 0:3O o'clock A.
NJ. on the goth day of October, 1915, the said
Parish Board of School Directors of the Par
ish of Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, viii meet at
Jennings, and in open session proceed to open
the ballot box, examine and count the ballots
III number and amount, examine and canvass
the returns, and declare the result Of said
special election.
This 10th day of September, 1915.
J, NJ. BOOZE,
President of Parish Board of School Direc-
tors.
| Attest:
W,P. ANNETTE,
It was moved by Mr.. Ozeman Hebert and
seconded by MIR. ToGd that the following
resolution be adopted:
| Be it resolves by the Board Of Directors OF
the Public Schools Of the arish OF Jefferson
| DAVIS, That School district NO. 20, known as
! Rice School District, he increased, aud the
! territory lying within the following meta>
and bounds shall constitute District No. 20:
| beginning at SW cor Of Sec. 2l-l0-6, beng
! the boundary line of the parishes Of Calcasieu
! and Jefferson Davis, thence running east on
/ said boundary line to Indian Bayou, SAID
| Bayou forming the boundary line between
| Wards and s, thence in northwesterly di-
Tection neandeling said bayou to the Sc col
of the SW4 OF sec 17-10-5, thence North or
/ half-section line to the NE cor OF the NV "A OF
sec S-I0.5, thence East one mile to the Sc Col
of the SW q of sec 4-1O-5, thence north to the
NJ cor OF the SW q said sec +, thence West
one half mile to the NV cor Of the SW u OF
sad sec 4, theme north 319 mics on section
lire to the M. cor OF sec 20-9-5, thence west 4
miles on section line to the NV cor of see %
9-G, thence south miles on section line tC
the SW cor of sec 26-0-6, thence west tive
nlilesto the bound ry lire of the parishes oi
Caleasieu and Jefferson Davis, thence soutl
miles on said boundary line ito the SW cor
. [ ~ n pi o.
On roll call all voted in the affirmative
carried.
! 1t was moved by Mr. Todd and seconded b,
Mr. Hay that the following ordinance b.
adopted. On roll call all voted in the affirm
alive, and the presipent announced the 0rdin
anee carried.