The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-30

schools of the said Ward
Seven.
Taxable Valuation S--,
Notice to voters: To vote in ia
yor of the proposition submitted upon
this ballot, place a cross (x) mark in
the square after the word eyes" to
vote against it, place a similar mark
after the word "No."
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the secretary of the Parish
Board of School DIRECTORS be, and is
hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for the use at the said election
the tally sheets, lists of qualified
electors, assessed valuation of prop
erty, blank statements for the com
pilation 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
box for the use at the respective pre-
cincts and make provisions for the
transmission of the ballot boxes to
the several precincts of the Ward
Seven at which the election is to be
held.
Section A. Be it further ordained,
That the polling places or precincts
for the said election shall be Ardoin
School House, Oak Bayou School
House and Mayville House, and the
following three commissioners and
clerks of the election are appointed to
hold the election: Commissioners:
Harbert Racca, A. F. Mouton, and D.
j. Benoit; Clerk, W. M. Mouton;
Commissioners, A. G. Smith, R. A.
Todd, and Isaac Guillory, Clerk, AL
Gee Benoit; Commissioners, Charles
bikes, Etain Hardy and ]. B. Fonte-
not; Clerk, A. f. Bourgeois.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
That the Board of Directors of the
Parish School Board of Jefferson Da-
Wis Parish shall meet at $3.50 o'clock
A. NJ, on the End day of August, 1916,
for the purpose in open session, of ex-
amining and counting the ballots, can,
vassing the returns and declaring the
results of the said election.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the Vice President of the
Parish School Board be, and he is
hereby instructed to give notice of the
said election by proclamation to be du-
ly published according to law in the
following form:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to an ordinance passed by
the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of jefferson Davis, Lou
isiana, at it's special meeting held
June 20, 1916, |, V. A. Miller, Vice
President of said Parish Board of
School Directors, hereby give notice
that in compliance with said ordi-
nance a special election will be held
in Ward Seven in the Parish Of JEFF
ferson Davis, Louisiana, on the LIST
day of August, 1916, for the purpose
of submitting to the property tax
payers qualified under the Constitu-
ton and Laws of the State of Louis
lana to vote at said election the fol-
lowing proposition, to-wit:
To levy special tax of three mills
on the dollar on all the property in
Ward Seven in the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis, Louisiana, annually for a
period of ten (10) years, subject to
State Taxation.
For the purpose of said election the
polling places will be Ardoin School
House, Oak Bayou School House and
the Mayville School House, and the
following commissioners and clerks
of election of each polling place have
been appointed to serve at this cleo
ton: Commissioners, Harbert Racca,
A. F. Mouton and D. j. Benoit; Clerk,
w. M. Mouton; Commissioners, A. G.
Smith, r. A. TODD and Isaac Guilolry;
Clerk, Alcee Benoit; Commissioners,
Charles bikes, Etain Hardy and j.
B. Fontenot, Clerk, A. E. Bourgeois.
At said special election the polls
will open at seven O'Clock A. NJ. and
close at five o'clock P. NJ, and the
election will be conducted in accord
ance with the laws CT Louisiana ap-
plicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at $3.50
o'clock A. NJ, on the End day of Au-
gust, 1916, the said Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
jefferson Davis, Louisiana, will meet
at Jennings, Louisiana, and in open
session proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots
in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns, and declare the
results of said special election.
This 10th day of June, 1916.
V. A. MILLER,
Vice President