St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-08-26
St. Tannn,any Par.
ish School
Board

Board
Continued from last week.
The following resolution was in
troduced by DR.. c. F. Farmer. sec
onded by G. E. Millar, and unani.
mously carried, to-wit:
Be 1t resolved. That the Parish
School Board Of the parish OF St
Tammany, La, now proceed to open
the ballot boxes used at the special
election held In School District No. 3
ON August Is, 1916, examine and
count the votes cast at said election
contained in said box, in numbers
and amounts; examine and canvass
the returns made by the commits.
sioners and clerk serving at said
election, as shown by the tally sheet
poll list and compiled statement Of
the votes, made by the said com
missioners and clerk presiding al
said election. All in accordance
with q resolution Of this board, or
dering the said election OF date July
IL, 1916.
The school board then proceeded
in the presence Of three competent
witnesses to count the ballots con-
tanned in the box used at said cleo
ton, and examine same as to num-
bers and amounts, inspect the poll
list, tally sheet and compiled state
ment of voters made by the COM
missioners and clerk presiding at
said election and after such inspec-
ton and examination and canvass OF
said ballots and returns were made
the following resolution was intro
duced by G.. E. Millar. duly second
ed by H. Q. Parker, and unanimously
carried, to-wit: 4
Be it remembered that We, the St
Tammany Parish School Board, act
ing as a board Of commissioners fol
the election held in and for School
District No. Of the parish OF st.
Tammany, on August Is, 1916, met
today in open session at the office OF
the parish school board in the town
of Covington, La, at the hour OF III
o'clock q. m, for the purpose OF
counting the votes cast at said cleo
ton and examining same both a.
to numbers and amounts and In
epecting and examining and compil-
ing the returns sent In by the com
missioners and clerk presiding at
said election in said school district
No. 8 Of the parish of st. Tammany
on the 18th day Of August, 1916,
for and against the proposition sub
mitted to the property taxpayers
qualified as electors under the con
stitution and laws OF the State OF
louisiana conformably to resolu-
ton adopted on the 18th day of July
1916, by the St. Tammany parish
school board.
The meeting having been regular
ly called to order by N. H. Fitz-
Simons, president, and all members
OF said board being present except
C. b. Walls and C. N. Liddle. did. in
open session and In the presence Of
Vim. Bruhl, P. E. Ross and Martin
Thomas, three competent witnesses,
and in the presence of so many 9TH
ers as chose to attend the examhna-
ton and inspection and compilation
of the returns of said election; and
having ascertained from the said in
spection, examination and compila-
tkon that the votes in number and
amounts cast at the aforesaid cleo
ton held in said school district No.
3. Of the parish Of st. Tammany, La,
for and against the proposition sub
mitted to the vote Of the property
taxpayers of said school district by a
resolution OF the st. Tammany par
dsh school board adopted July IL,
1916, towit: ........ i, ......-
Proposition.
To levy q two and 0ne4nalf mills
special tax ON al property subject
to TAXATION in school district No. ]
OF the parish Of st. Tammany, La,
annually, for the period Of Ave years
for the purpose Of giving additional
aid to the public schools at said
school district.
For or in favor Of said proposition
there were cast two hundred and
fourteen (214) votes. representing
= taxable assessed value Of two hun
bred seventeen thousand five hun
dred one and ninety-four one-hun-
dredths ($2n7 ,501.94) dollars.
Against or in opposition to said
proposition there were cast sixty
eight (68) votes, representing tax.
able assessed property valuation OF
seventy-nine thousand five hundred
sixty-nfne and fifty one-hundredths
Q$79. 569.5O) dollars.
And after counting the votes in.
spected and examined the same Al
to numbers and amounts and having
inspected and examined and canvass
ed the poll list, tally sheet, and com
piled statement Of votes made By
the commissioners and clerk presid
ing at said election and compiling
the returns of said election we re-
placed In the ballot box the ticket!
or ballots. the poll list, tally sheet
and compiled statement Of votes cas-
at said election and after having
sealed the same and deposited sait
box with the secretary OF the parish
school board of the parish OF st
Tammany and having satisfied our
selves that the returns made by IN.
commissioners and clerk presiding q
the said election are true and cor
rect, and that the proposition sub
mitted to the taxpayers qualified al
electors under the law and the con
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana
to vote at said election held in schcO
district No. 3 of St. Tammany par
ish. La, on August Is, 1916. wa!
carried by q majority vote in mum
Der and amount Of the assessed valu
alton of the property taxpayers vot
ing at said election. we, the st. Tam