The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-08-03
Proclamation.

| Pursuant w IcSoIbtlSAAo
tho BOARD of Directors of the pubic
schools OF Washington parish, La
at special meetings held On July 9TH
and 18th, 1916, |, F. 3. Bateman'
president of said board OF Directors
hereby give notice that, in compliance
with said resolution, special elections
will be held in State Line school ols-
trjcts No. IS B, Pine; district No. 10
/ 4 Oak Grove: district No. q: German
Dist. No. 8, parish of Washington. La
onthe oath day of August 1916, for the
nurpose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified under the constr
tuition and laws of the state of Loulsl-
ana to vote at said elections: the fol-
lowing propositions to-wit;
Sec. l. TO levy special tax OF three
mills on the dollar on all the property
in school district No. IS B, parish OF
washington, La. subject to state
taxation, annually, for a period OF
FIVE 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 Improperly
in school district No. IL a, Parish OF
q Washington, La, subject to state tax
. alton, annually, for period OF elgh
years, for the purpose of giving ad
!, ditional aid to the public school O
s of said district.
q Sec. 3. To levy special tax OF iiy'
mills on the dollar on all thepropert.
in School District No. Is, Parish o
Washington, La, subject to Stat
taxation, annually, for period O
e five years, for the purpose OF slVln'
O additional aid to the public schools
:. Sec. 4. TO levy a special tax OF
mills on the dollar on al the propert
' in School District No. 8, Parish Q
. Washington. La, subject to Stat
tax. ton, annually, for period OF
years, for the purpose of giving add
tional aid to the public schools.
For the purpose of said special ele(
tons tie polling places will be tn
State Line school for District No.
, B, Pine school for District No.
y A, Oak Grove school for district Nc
'. 25, German school for district No.
vt and the following commissioners an
/ clerks of elections of each poll'n
q place have been appointed to serve a
this election. all of whom shall serv
J without compensation: H. D. Crair
. Fl. W. Thomas and W. 2. Geralc
q commissioners, and Esco knight
g clerk, to serve at Pine school; NJ. I
.Brumfeld, J. w. Valiant and M. I
, Miller, Commissioners, and E. W
v Brock. clerk. to serve at Oak Grow
school: f. L. Erumfeld, T, H. Hob
Q good and J. E. Ke' nedy, commission
n ers, and j. N. Tynes, clerk. to serv
! at State Line school: T.. L. Richard
son, Albert Baham and Willie Fus
u" sell, commissioners, and Eddie Mi
. zell, clerk, to serve at German school
re At said special elections the poll
8 will open at seven o'clock a. m. an
Ia close at five o'clock p. M, and tn
elections will be conducted in ACCORD
> ance with the laws of Louisiana az
y plicable thereto.
IS Notice is also given that at tie
d O'Clock am on the Goth day Of Angus
, 1916, the said board of directors {
= the public schools of Washingto
~ parish, La, will meet at their Office
= the town of Franklinton, La. and
'e open session proceed to open the bal
lot boxes, examine and count the ba
II lots in number and amount, examir
T and canvass the returns, and declal
the results of said special elections.
IL This the 18th day of July, 1916.
" +, 3, Bateman. President,