The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-05-25

~ W. AlS iii
Ben Martin
t. B. SelleF IS
Nj. Barron.
Witnesses:
(Signed) l.. j. Sellers
j. A. Wafer.
And the of the returns OF
said election having been made, the
! result thereof was asc ertained and de-
claren to be as follows:
For said proposition Ia No. $6430.0O
Against said proposition 10 No. 636J.oO
Majority in favor of
said proposition No. 1000
and the resul, of said election was de-
clarad to be in favor of said propose
ton.
Thereupon, on motion of Mr.. J. w
Ingram, seconded by NJ. M Barron,
the following ordinance was adopted.
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 9th day of May,
1916, an election was held in the
Bethany School District in the Parish Of
Na~tchitocheS, louisiana, to determine
the
Proposition to levy ton mills special
tax on all the property subject to tax
alton in the Bethany School District,
Parish of Notchitoches, La, annually,
for the period of five years, for the
purpose of giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said school dis
trict.
Whereas, said election was held and
! the returns thereof were canvassed by
the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of NatchitocheS, accord
ing to law, and notice on the 3rd day Of
| April, 1916, and the result of said cleo
tion was declared to be
That a majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said
Bethany School District in the Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana, voted in
favor of said proposition; now, there
fore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Natceitoches, in lawful
session convened, that the
Proposition to levy a ten mills special
t9x on all the property subject to tax
alton in the Bethany School District,
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, an
nually, for the period of five years, for
the purpose of giving additional aid to
the public schools of the said school
district.
Carried, and the said special school
tax, as proposed, is authorized and re-
quired by law to be proceeded with and
finally extinguished by an annual levy,
assessment and collection of taxes on
all the property of said Bethany School
District In the Parish of Na~tchitoches,
Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
| etc. That the result of said election
shall be promulgated by the President
and Secretary of the School Board by
publication in one issue of the Official
Journal of Natchitoches Parish, signed
! by said President and Secretary.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Natchitoche i.
! By the direction of the School Boa! !
, notice is hereby given that on Tuesda
the 9th day of May, 1916, an electit /
was held in the Bethany School Di
tri"t in the Parish of Natchitoches, .
determine the
Proposition to levy a ten mills speci |
tax on all the property subject to ia
4tion in the Bethany School, Distric
Parish of Natchitoches, La, annual.
Tor the period of FIVE years, for tt ,
purpos OF giving additional aid to tt ,
public schools OF the said school dis
lricC.
That the majority of the tax pave. ;
voCilg a. said election in favor of Sal
proposition was Four in number ar
Seventy Dollars in amount; aid tld
therefore said proposition was carrieG
This done and signed on this the IL
lay of May, 1916, at Natchitoches, l.;
in the Parish of Natchitoches
! EDGAR LEVY,
President of Parish Board of Scho
Directors.
L. E. HUDSON,
,Secty. and Treas. of Parish Board {
School Directors.
TURNS OF ELECTION FOR SALE TIMBE.
IN THE 18th sECTIoNC CT +. 8 II. 8.
The Board of School Directors of tn
Parish of Natchitoches met at thei
ufice on the 18th day of May, 1916
pursuant to adjournment on the 81,
jay of April 1916. for the purpose o.
:anvassing the returns of the election
Ield in Township 9, Range 8; said cleo
zion having been held on the Och day o.
lay, 1916, under authority of tn,
coard of School Directors by resolu-
on duly adopted.
On motion the returns of said cleo
ton made by Edgar Levy, a member
f the Board of School Directors o,
ae Parish of Natchitoches, duly ap,
,,ointed under Act No. 81 of 1910 to
hold said election, was gone into, ana
Upon examination of the ballots it was
-ound that there had been the follow
rg vote cast:
Total number of votes cast II
Cor the sale of the timber on
Section 16, TORS Il
against sale of the timber on
said Section l6, TORS None
Jesuit in favor of the sale of
said timber u
On motion duly seconded it was
ordered that the result as stated be
declared, aud thtt the President be
authorized to promulgate said returns
~ publishing a synopsis of the vote
md to furnish a certified copy of thi@
j~toceeding to the Auditor of Public
accounts of the State of Louisiana anf
I'D the Superintendent of Education c.
ne State Of Louisiana as required b.
tct 81 of 1910.
Witness my hand and seal on this
he 18th day of May, 1916.