The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-30
Signature of Voter.


Signature of Voter.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the secretary of the Parish
BoarE of School Directors, be, and he
lis hereby ordered to cause to be pre-
pared for the use at the said elections
the tally sheets, lists of qualified
electors, assessed valuation of prop
erty, blank statements for the COM
Ipilation of the votes, in number and
amounts, and other election blanks
that may be required for the pur-
pose of holding the said election to
cause the same to be placed in the
ballot boxes for the use at'the respec-
tive precincts and make provisions for
the transmitting of the ballot box to
the several precincts of the school
district at which place the election is
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the polling place or precinct for
the said election shall be the City
Hall at Jennings, and the following
three Commissioners and one Clerk
of the election are appointed to hold
the Election: Commissioners W. E..
Coffin, John Carter, and J. S. NAL
lett; Clerk, L. 7. Moses.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the Board of Directors shall
meet at $3.50 o'clock A. NJ, on the
End day of August, 1916, for the pur-
pose in open session, of examining and
counting the ballots, canvassing the
returns and declaring the results Of
the said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the Vice President of the Parish
Board of School Directors be and he
lis hereby instructed to give notice of
the said election by proclamation to
be duly published according to law in
the following form:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to an ordinance passed by
the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of jefferson Davis, Lou
isiana, at it's special meeting held
June goth, 1916, !, V. A. Miller, Vice
President of said Parish School Board
of School Directors, hereby give no.
tice that in compliance with said reso-
luton a special election will be held
in School District Number Il, Parish
of jefferson Davis, Louisiana, on the
list day of August, 1916, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified under the con-
stitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, to vote at said election
the following proposition, to-wit:
To levy a special tax of Ten (1O)
mills on the dollar on all the prop
erty in School District. Number q,
Parish of Jefferson Davis, Louisiana
subject to State Taxation, annually,
! for a period of Ten (1O) years. At
said special election the polling will
open at Seven (7) o'clock A. NJ, and
close at Five (5) o'clock P. NJ, and.
the election will be conducted in ac-
cordance with the laws of Louisiana
applicable thereto. For the purpose
of said election the polling places will
be at the City Hall, in the Down Of
Jennings, and the following Commits
sioners and clerks of the election of
each polling place have been appointed
to serve at this election: Commits
sioners, w. E. Coffin, John Carter and
| J. s. Mallett; Clerk, L. T. Moses.
Notice is also given that at $3.50
o'clock A. NJ, on the End day of
August, 1916, the Parish Boadr OF
School Directors Of the Parish of JEFF
ferson Davis Louisiana, will meet at
Jennings, Louisiana, and in open SEES
sion proceed to open the ballot box,
examine and count the ballots in num-
Der and amounts, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the re-
suits of said special election.
This the Goth day of June, 1916.
V. A. MILLER,
Vice President.
Attest:
w. P. ANNETTE, Secretary,
ORDINANCE NUMBER %.
An ordinance by the Board of Direc-
tors Of the Public Schools of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, State Of
Louisiana, calling a special cleo.
ton within and throughout Schoo
District number twenty-one III