The Rice belt journal., 1916-07-21

and shall then and there in open ses
sion proceed to open the ballot bo,
used at said election, examine anc
count the ballots cast thereat, il
number and amount, examine anc
canvass the returns of said election
and declare and promulgate the re
suits thereof according to law.
Section 3 Be it further ordained
etc, That the President of the Boart
of Directors of the Public Schools Of
said Parish is hereby authorized anc
instructed to issue his proclamation
calling the election herein provided
for and giving legal notice that same
is to be held on date herein above
named for the purpose of submitting
to the property taxpayers of said
school District number twenty-one
(21) qualified to vote at said elec.
tion, the prosposition herein ordered tc
be submitted to said voters said
proclamation and notice of election
shall state the time and place at
which the said Board of Directors
Shall meet for the purpose of opening
the ballot bax, examining and count
ing the ballots cast at said election,
canvassing the returns and declaring
and promulgating the results thereof,
said proclamation and notice of elec-
tion shall further contain a list of the
polIinp places at which said election
is to be held.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the polling place of said elec-
tion and which the same shall be held
and the commissioners, clerks and Of
ficers who shall be held and the COM
missioners, clerks and officers who
shall conduct and make returns of
same on said proposition, all in ac-
'cordance with law are hereby desig-
mated and declared to be as follows,
to-wit: Town Hall in the Town of
Jennings; Commissioners, w. E.
Coffin, John Carter, and J. S. Mallett;
Clerk, L. T. Moses.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the secretary of said Board
of Directors be and he is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to procure for
the use at the election herein pro-
vided for all the necessary registra-
ton lists, including lists of those who
have paid poll taxes and of the prop
erty taxpayers qualified to vote at
said election and the assessment of
each, provided the necessary polling
booths, pencils, pads and all other
and generally to supply
all other things necessary for the
proper and legal holding of said elec-
tion and making of returns thereof.
The secretary of said Board of Direc-
tors shall also provide and have
printed all necessary ballots for use
at said election in such form as COM
ply with the form hereinafter outlined.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That in order to pay the cost of
holding said election, including the
compensation of commissioners,
clerks and deputies and cost of all
ballots, booths, necessary supplies and
other cost Incidental to the holding of
said election as herein provided for,
the sum of $4,000 or so much there.
of as may be necessary is hereby ap-
out of the General Funds.
Section z. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the ballots to be used ap-
pertaining to the submission to said
property taxpayers the proposition to
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
of said district number twenty-one
(21) to the amount of Forty Thous-
and S4O,OOO00) Dollars, for the pur
pose of constructing and equipping
a school house within said district
in the election herein provided for,
shall be printed substantially as fol-
lows:
Election to be held throughout
School District number twenty-one
(2D in Ward two of the parish of
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana,
on the 1st day of August, A. D.,
1916, to take tn esense of the prop
erty taxpayers of said District, quail
flied to vote at said election, on the
following proposition, to-wit:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.