The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-09-28
Proclamation.


the Board of Directors OF the puo''0
sobooIs Of Washington parish, La =
Of spec,al meetings neld On the -ouA {
day Of august, 1916, l, F. B. Bateman' (
,ros;dent of said board OF DIRECTORS (
barphy rive notice that, in compliance
with said resolution, special elections
u;l, be held in Branch school district
No 1sC. Plummer Knight School, as
tr;ct No. 1SD, Isabel School district 4
No. "A, apd Rio school district NO
81 narish of Washington, Louisiana
on the 3rd day of October, 1916, TOR the
purpose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified under the consul
tuition and laws of the state OF LOUISE
ana to vote at said elections; the foI-
lowing propositions to'wlt'
Sec. |. TO levy Especial tax OF three
mills on the dollar on all the property
in school district No. IS c, parish OF
Washington, La. subject to state
taxation, annually, for pefloo o.
four wears, for the purpose OF giving
additional aid to the public school OF
said district. /
Sec. .. TO levy a special tax OF
mills on the dollar on all the property
in school district No. IL D, Parish OF
Washington, La, subject 10 state tax
alton. annually, for period OF hVe
wears, for the purpose of giving adj
ditiolal aid to the public school OF
of said district.
Sec. 3. TO levy special tax OF hYe
mills on the dollar on all the property
in School District No. Al, Parish OF
Washington, La, subject to State
taxation, annually, for a period OF
two years, for the purpose OF giving
additional aid to the public schools.
Sec. 4. To levy special tax OF
mills on the dollar on all the property
in School District No. 81, Parish Of
Washington. La, subject to State
taxation, annually, for period OF |
wears, for the purpose of giving addi-
tional aid to the public schools.
For the purpose of said special cleo
tons the polling places will be the
Branch school for District No. loC,
Plummer Knight school for District
No. l8D, Isabel school for district
No. IA, Rio school for district No. 81,
and the following commissioners and
clerks of elections of each polling
place have been appointed to serve AT
this election. all of whom shall serve
without compensation: G. F. Wiz
liams, John Penton and j. A, Grain,
commissioners, and W. S. Branch,
clerk, to serve at Branch school:
Plummer knight, T. L. Corkern ape
S. L. Mobiles, commissioners, and w,
E. ,Baughnan, clerk, Ito serve 9
! .Plummer Knight school; y WsPar
ker, b, NJ. REVERE and y
ing, Commissioners, and S. E. NJ ,gef
clerk, to serve at Isabel school: l.. +
Pierce, a. jenkins and W. K. Mizell
commissioners, and J. L. Frazier
clerk, to serve at Rio school.
AT said special elections the polls
will open at seven o'clock a. N. AM
close at five o'clock p. m, and tn
elections will be conducted in accord
ance with the laws of Louisiana ap
plicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at te
o'clock a, IN on the 9th day of October
1916, the saidsboard of directors G
the public schools OF Washin2to
parish ,sIas viii meet at their Office
the town Of Franklinton, La. and i
open session proceed to open the bal
lot boxes, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, eXamin
and canvass the returns, and declar
the results of said special elections.
This the 18th day of August, 1915.
F. B. Bateman, President.