The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-28
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NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor of this proposition submitted
on 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 mo"
Section 9. Be it further ordained
etc., That the polls for said election
shall be opened at seven o'clock A. M.
and remain open until five o'clock
P. NJ, at which said named time the
polls shall close.
Section 10. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the commissioners and
clerks herein appointed to hold said
election shall conduct and make re-
turns of the same to the Parish Board
Of Directors of the Parish Of Jeffer-
son Davis according to law.
Section II. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately upon it's passage.
Adopted and approved this the goth
day of June, A. D., 1916.
DIR. v. A. MILLER,
Vice President Of Parish School Board,
Attest:
W. P. ANNETTE,
Secretary of Parish School Board.
PROCLAMATION.
Notice of an election to be held
throughout School District number
twenty-one (21) in Ward Two of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, State Of
Louisiana, on Tuesday, August .1st,
1916, to authorize the issuance Of
bonds for the acquiring a site, con-
structing, furnishing, and eguipping
of a public School house in said School
District.
Pursuant to an ordinance of the
Parish Board of the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis, State of Louisiana, adopt
ed on the Goth day of June, 1916, and
accordance with law, /, J. M. Booze,
President of the Board of Directors
of the Public Schools of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, do hereby give public
notice that an election will be held
within and throughout School Dis
|trict number twenty-one cay in Ward
two of the Parish Of Jefferson Davis,
State of Louisiana to take the sense
of the property taxpayers Of said
school District qualified to vote at
said election, on the following propo-
sition:
A proposition to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds of School Dis
trict number twenty-one (21) in
Ward two Of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, to the
amount Of Forty Thousand ($40,000)
Dollars to run for a period Of twenty
five years said Indebtedness and said
bonds to bear interest at the rate of
five per cent per aLnum, interest pay
able annually, the money so obtained
to be used for the purpose Of acquir-
ing site, constructing, furnishing
and equipping a public school house
in said District, title to which shall
vest in said School District. The
Board of Directors of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis will convene and said
meeting is hereby called at $50
o'clock A. NJ, on the End day Of Aug
ust, 1916, at Jennings, at the usual
place of meeting of said body, at
which time and place said Board OF
Directors shall, in open session pro-
coed to open the ballot box at said
election, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns thereof and
declare and promulgate the result of
said election.
Said election shall be held through.
out the saio School District number
twenty-one (21) at the following
place, to-wit: Town Hall in the Town
Of Jennings.
The commissioners and clerk to
act at said election are as follows.
Commissioners, w. E. Coffin, John
Carter and ]. S. Mallett; Clerk L. T
Moses.
Thus done and signed by me off.
cially at Jennings, Louisiana, on this
the goth day of June, 1916.
J. NJ. BOOZE,
President of Parish School Board
Attest:
W. P. ANNETTE,