The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-06-04
School Board Proceedings

roctors of Caldwell Parish met
with all members present except
G 7 Martin. :.
Leading of minutes was dis
pensed with until next regular
~ The petition of citizens Of
District No. %. was read and re
quest of petition was granted
and election ordered. Whereup
on the following ordinance No.
II was then adopted:
ORDINANCE No.11
An ordinance ordering spec
iaj 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 Ievee 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. |. 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
Irict.
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. $780,. :.
Proposition to levy a ten
mills [10] special tax on
all the property subject YES
to taxation in school dis
trict No. 26, Parish of
Caldwell, State of Louis
lana, annually, for thes
period Of five years, for >,o
the purpose of giving adj nv
ditional aid to the publicI
schools of said school dis
trict.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordain'
ed, ETC., that the secretary Of
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 the
tally sheets, lists of qualified E.
: lectors, assessed valuation Of
property, blank statements fol
the purpose of compilation Of
the vote, in number and amount
and other election blanks thai
may be required for the purpose
; of holding the said election, tt
cause the same to be placed ir
the ballot boxes for use at the
respective precincts, and t
r make provision for the tranmis
, sion Of the ballot boxes to the
| several precincts of the schoo
, district at which the election il
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordain
! ed, ETC., that the polling plac'
Y shall be at the Copenhagen
School House, and the following
i three commissioners are appoin
V ed: J W Price, H A Volentin
e and W F Valentine, commission
e ers and D A HUMPHREYS, cler
of the special election, all Q
whom shall serve without CON
pensation.
$ Sec. 5. Be it further ordair
~ ~ ed, ETC., that the Parish Boar
~ of School Directors shall NEE
u at 10 o'clock a. M, on the 1t
y day of July 1915, for the pull
~ pose, in open session, of examir
;, ing and counting the ballots, ca
10 vasslng the returns and declal
y ing the result of the said elet
le ton.
le Sec. 6. Be it further ordair
- ed, ETC., that the president c
:. ! the Parish Board Of School D
=, =, rectors be and he is hereby il
y structed to give public notice {
y said election by proclamation
% be published according to law.
)! Sec. 7. Re If f,,rthor ordo;,