The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

favor of the proposition submitted up
on this ballot, place a cross (X) mark
in the square under the word YES"
and to vote against it, place a similar
mark under the word "NO".
NO1E:-The voter must write his
name on the. back of his ticket.
Signature of Voter.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Secretary of the Parish Board
of School Directors be, and he is here
by ordered to cause to be prepared for
use at the said election the tally sheets
lists of qualified electors, assessed valu-
alton of property, blank statements for
the compilation of the vote, in number
and amount, and other election blanks
that may be required for the purpose
of holding the said election, to cause
the same to be placed in the ballot
boxes for use at the precincts, and
make provision for the transmission of
the ballot boxes to the precincts of the
school district at which the election is
to be held.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the polling place or precinct for
said election shall be Provencal, La,
and the following commissioners and
clerks of election are appointed as
follows: E. S. Wallace, l.. A. Tread
way, and A. T. Foster. All of whom
shall serve without compensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Parish Board of School Direc-
tors shall meet at ten o'clock a. m. on
the 18th day of May, 1916, for
the purpose, in open session, of ex-
aiming and counting the ballots, can
wasting the returns and declaring the
result of the said election.
Sec. g.. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the President of the Parish Board
Of School Directors be, and he is here
by instructed to give public notice of
the said election by proclamation to be
duly published, according to law, in the
following form.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
| the Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
at its regular meeting held on the Bird
day of April, 1916, |, Edgar Levy,
President of said Parish Board of
| School Directors, hereby give notice
that, in compliance with said resolution
q special election will be held in
Provencal School District, Parish of
N~atchitoches, Louisiana. on Tues
day, the 9th day of May, 1916, for the
purpose of submitting to the property
tax payers qualified under the COnsti-
tuition and laws of the State of Louisi-
ana to vote at said election, the follow
ing proposition, to-wit: To levy a
special tax of n mills on the dollar on
all the property in Provencal School
District, Parish of Natchitoches, La,
subject to state taxation, annually, for
the period of ten years, for the pur-
pose of giving additional aid to the
public schools of said school district.
For the purpose of said special cleo
lion the polling places will be at Pro-
vencal, Louisiana, and the following
commissioners and clerks of election
have been appointed to serve at this
election, all of whom will serve without
compensation: E. S. Wallace, l.. A.
Treadway and A. T. Foster.
At said special election the polls will
open at sever O'Clock a. m. and close
at FIVE o'clock p. M, and the election
will be conducted in accordance with
the laws of Louisiana applicable
thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
O'Clock a. m. on the II day of May,
1916, the said Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchito-
ches, Louisiana, will meet at Natchi-
toches, Louisiana, and in open session
$1,000 - Ahn ho11-A L1vn1 a1J
count the ballots in number and amount
examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result of said election.
This the 3rd day of April, 1916.
EDGAR LEVY,
President of the Parish Board of
School Directors.
Yeas: Barron, Hrckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller, Pullin,
Sellers and Truly. Nays: None.
Resolution by T. B. Sellers, seconded
by M. Barron:
Ordering a special election to be held
in Marthaville School District in the
Parish of Na~tchitoches, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the said school district the
question of the levy of a special tax Of
10 mills for the purpose of providin !
aid to the public schools Q
The said school district. 7,
Section 1. Be it ordained by tn
Parish Board of School Directors c !
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
That a special election be, and is hero
by ordered to be held in M%arthavili
School District in the Parish of Match
Louisiana, on Tuesday, the ct
day of May, 1916, for the purpose {.
to the qualified electors o 4
the said school district entitled to vol
shereat the question of the levy of !
tax of 10 mills on the dollar o
ii property in the said school distric :
to State taxation, for a perio
IF ten years, the proceeds of the sal
AK to be used in giving additional al
70 the public schools of the said schoo !
district.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
That the ballots to be used at tn,
;aid election shall be prepared by thu
Secretary of the Parish Board O.
School Directors, and shall be in tn
following form:
Proposition to levy a 10 mills
special tax on all the property YES
to taxation in Martha
1ille School District, Parish
# Natchitoches, Louisiana, -
annually, for the period of 10 No
'ears, for the purpose of CIV
ng additional aid to the pub
schools Of the said school
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