The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-03-16
School Board Proceedings

Resolution by Mr.. H. W. Huffm; =
seconded by DIR. w. II. Huckabay,
Ordering special election to be hc'.
in Johnson School District, in the
Parish of Natchitoches, for the purpc5
of submitting to the qualified electcr,
of the said school district the quest y
of tie levy of special tax of M
for the purpose of providing addition :
! aid to the public schools of the 81 d
School district.
Section /. Be it ordained by to
Parish Board of School Directors of IT,
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiar
That a special election be, and is hel
by ordered to be held in Johnson Schc d
District, in the Parish of Natchitoch. :.
Louisiana, on Friday the 31st day
March, 1916, for the purpose IL
submitting to the qualified electors =
the said school district entitled to VIC &
! thereat the question of the levy of a
special tax of mills on the dollar =.
all property in the said school distri (
subject to State taxation, fer peri q
of FIVE years, the proceeds of the So c
tax to be used in giving additional !
to the public schools of the said scho
district.
Section 2. Be it further ordaine /,
ETC., That the ballots to be used
the said election shall be prepared
the secretary of the Parish Board =
School Directors, and shall be in t
following form:
Proposition to levy a 5 v,,.
mills special tax on all the IL
property subject to taxation
in johnson School District,
Parish of Natchitoches, Louis -,
lana, annually for the period
of five years for the purpose
of giving additional aid to NJ ,
the public schools of the said
school district.
Taxable Valuation ................. ........ Z.
Signature of Voter ...........................
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote =
favor of the proposition submitted
on this ballot, place a cross (X) MAJ
in the square under the word YES ,
and to vote against it, place a simils :
mark under the word ''NO".
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Secretary of the Parish Boa !.
of School Directors be, and he is here
by ordered to cause to be prepared fc
use at the said election the tally shee- :
lists of qualified electors, assessed Walt
alton of property, blank statements fc
the compilation of the vote, in numbe
and amount, and other election blanks
that may be required for the purpos
of holding the said election, to caus
the same to be placed in the bale !.
boxes for use at the precincts, an,
make provision for the transmission
the ballot boxes to the precincts of the
school district at which the election i
to be held
Sec. A. Be it further ordained, etc
That the polling place or precinct fo'
said election shall be Chopin, La, an,
of election are appointed as follows
Alfred Carnahan. Lee Sharpe, G.
w. Quinn and ]. M. Johnson.
all of whom shall serve without com
pensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Parish Board of School Direc
tors shall meet at ten o'clock a. m. or
the Bird day of April, 1916, for
the purpose, in open session, of ex-
amining and counting the ballots, can
wasting the returns and declaring the
result of the said election.
Sec 6. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the President of the Parish Board
IF School Directors be, and he is here
BY instructed to give public notice of
the said election by proclamation to be
July published, according to law, in the
form.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to resolution passed by
he Parish Board of School Directors of
he Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
It its regular meeting held on the 18th
lay of February, 1916, /, Edgar Levy,
resident of said Parish Board of
;chool Directors, hereby give notice
aat. in compliance with said resolution
special election viii be held in Johnson
school District, Parish Of Natchitoches