The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

Directors shall meet at ten o'clock a..
NJ. 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.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the President of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he is
hereby 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, Louisi-
ana, at it's regular meeting held on the
Bird day of April, 1916, l. Edgar Levy,
President Of the SAID Parish Board of
School Directors, hereby give notice
that, in compliance with said resolution
a special election will be held in Mar
thaville School District, Parish of Nat
chitoches, Louisiana, on Tuesday, the
9th day of May, 1916, for the purpose
of submitting to the property tax
! payers qualified under the Constitution
and laws Of the State of Louisiana to
to vote at said election the following
proposition to-wit: To levy a special
tax of 10 mills on the dollar on all the
property in Marthaville School District
Parish of NatchitOches, Louisiana, sub
ject 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
ton the polling places will be at Mar
thaville, Louisiana. and the following
commissioners and clerks of election
have been appointed to serve at this
election, all of whom will serve with
out compensation: R. M. Wagley, L.
F. Berry, J. W. Ingram, commits
%sioners, and T. G. Crump, Deputy.
At said special election the polls will
open at seven 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 18th day of May,
1916, the said Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchitoches
Louisiana, will meet at Natchitoches,
Louisiana, and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes and count in
number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the re-
suit of said election.
This the 3rd day of April, 1916.
E GAR LEVY,
President of the Parish Board of
School Directors.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller, Pullin,
Sellers and Truly. Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. ]. w. Ingram,
seconded by Mr.. T. B. Sellers.
Ordering a special election to be held
in Bethany School District in the
Parish of Natchitoches, 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 providing
additional aid to the public schools of
the said school district.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
That a special election be, and is here
by ordered to be held in Bethany
School District in the Parish of Natchi-
toches, Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 9th
day of May, 1916, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors of
the said school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy of a
special tax of 10 mills on the dollar on
all property in the said school district
subject to State taxation. for a period
of five years, the proceeds of the said
tax to be used III giving additional aid
to the public schools of the said school
district.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the ballots to be used at the
said election shall be prepared by the
Secretary of the Parish Board of
School Directors, and shall be in the
following form.