The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-09-21
Proclamation.

Pursuant to reSrint rs nfs''' "
tho Roard of Directors u -" i 81.
schools of Wa,n.n..". p...i>3' ''a.'
at SD, lal meetings heId On tire -"'''
day Of August, 1916, I, +. 3. 3ot@oa"'
president of said boar. # Directors,
hereby give notice that. in t"Api''h'
with said resolution, special elecilo"-
will be held in Branch school di''r!'.
No. ISC, Plummer Knight School as
trict No, l8D, Isabel School dlstrIcI
No. "A, apd Rio school district NO.
n, parish of Washington, louisiana
On the 3rd day of October, 1915, for the
purpose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified under the constr
tuition and laws of the state OF LoulsI-
ana, TO vote at said elections: the fol-
lowing propositions to-Wlt.
Sec. |. To levy special tax OF three
mills on the dollar on all the property
in school district No. i G, parish o.
Washington, La. subject to state
taxation. annually, for & period Oh
four years, for the purpose OF giving
additional aid to the public school OF
said district.
Sec. 2. To levy special tax OF 8
mills on the dollar on ali the property
N school district No. Is y, Parish OF
Washington, La, subject TO state tax
alton. annually, for period OF hVe
wears, for the purpose of giving ad-
ditto lal aid to the public school OF
of said district.
Sec. 3. To levy a special tax OF hYc
mills on the dollar on all the property
in School District No. "A, Parish IF
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. 70 levy a special tax OF
mills on the dollar on all the propert.,
in School District No. s., Parish OF
Washington. La, subject to STATE
taxation, annually, for a period OF
years, for the purpose Of giving add
tional aid to the public schools.
For the purpose of said special elec
tons the polling places will be TIT
Branch school for District No. loC
Plummer knight school for Distric
No. l8D, Isabel school for distric
No. IA, Rio school for district No. 81
am the following commissioners an'
clerks of elections of each polling
place have been appointed to serve a
this election. all of whom shall serve
without compensation: G. F. VII
liams, John PentOn aud j. A, Grain
commissioners, and ". S. Branch
clerk, to serve at Branch school
Plummer Knight, L. l.. Corkern app
S. l.. Mobiles, commissioners, and W
Z. Baughman, clerk, to serve a
Plummer Knight school; J. W. Par
ker, B. Nj. REVERE and j. r. Schil
ling, commissioners. and S. E. M.'ge
clerk, to serve at Isabel school; L. F
Pierce, a. Jenkins and w K. Mizell
commissioners, and J. l.. Frazier
clerk, to serve at Rio school.
At said special elections the poll
will open at seven O'Clock a. m. an
close at five O'Clock p. M, and tn
elections will be conducted in accorC
ance with the laws Of Louisiana az
plicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at tie
o'clock a, IN on the 9Th day of October
1916, the said board of directors {
the public schools of Washin!to
parish, La, will meet at their office
the town of Franklinton, La. and i
open session proceed to open the bal
lot boxes, examine and count the ba
lots in number and. amount. eXamir
and canvass the returns, and declal
the results of said special elections.
This the 26tb day of August, 1916.
p. B. Bateman, President.