The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-28
ORDINANCE NUMBER %,

tors of the Public Schools of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
Louisiana, calling special cleo
ton within and throughout School
District number twenty-one (21)
in Ward two of said Parish of JEFF
ferson Davis, tSate of Louisiana
for the purpose Of submitting to the
property taxpayers Of said School
District qualified to vote at said
election, a proposition to incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds of
said School District of the amount
of Forty Thousand ($4O,0O0.OO) Dol
lars for the purpose of acquiring a
site, constructing, furnishing and
equipping a schoolhouse within and
for said school district, title to which
shall vest in said School District,
fixing the length of time which said
bonds shall run and rate Of interest
payable thereon, said interest to be
payable annually, providing for no
tees of holding said election, for
the expense of holding same, nam
ing officers, commissioners and
clerks to hold said election, fixing
the form of ballot and providing
for the furnishing the ballots to be
used at said election, fixing the
date and place for the holding of
same and canvassing and promul-
eating the results and returns
thereof and for taking all necessary
steps for calling, holding and pro-
mitigating the results of said cleo
ton.
Section /. Be it ordered by the
Board of Directors of the Public
Schools of the Parish of Jefferson Da-
Wis, State of Louisiana, That a special
is hereby called within and
school District number
twenty-onea (21) in Ward two of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
on Tesday, the 1st day of
August, A. D., 1916, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers of said School District,
qualified to vote at such election, the
following proposition, to-wit:
A proposition to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds of School Dis
trict number twenty-one ely in
Ward two of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis to the aggregate amount of
Forty Thousand ($40,O00.00) Dollars
to run for a period of Twenty-Five
(25) years and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum, in
terest to be be payable annually, the
money so raised to be used for the
purpose of acquiring a site, construct
ing, furnishing and equipping a
school house in and for said School
District number twenty-one ely, as
provided by the Constitution and Laws
Of the State of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That on the End day of August,
1916, 1t $50 o'clock A M, the said
Board of Directors shall meet in open
session at its usual place of meeting
at Jennings, in said Parish and State,
and shall then and there in open ses-
sion proceed to open the ballot box
used at said election, examine and
count the ballots cast thereat, in
number and amount, examine and
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 Board
of Directors of the Public Schools of
said Parish is hereby authorized and
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 cleo
ton, the proposition herein ordered to
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 cleo
ton shall further contain list of the
polling places at which said election
is to be held,
Section a. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the polling place of said cleo
ton 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 S. 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