The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-05-25

18th day Of May, 1916, at the Office OF
the Parish Board of School Directors OF
Natchitoches Parish, by the under
signed members of the School Board OF
said parish, present and participating
in the canvass of the said election.
(Signed) Edgar Levy
C. J. Puliin
W. H. Huckabay
Ado Miller
F. w. F. Truly
H. w. Huffman
J. w. Ingram
Ben Martin
T. B. Sellers
M. Barron,
Witnesses:
(Signed) L. j. Sellers
j. A. Wafer.
And the canvass of the returns OF
said election having been made, the
result thereof was ascertained n de-
clared to be as follows.
For said proposition 40 No. $20970 90
Against said proposition 20 No. $682O.O0
Majority in favor Of
said proposition ~ NO SI4loo.U
and the result of said election was de-
clared to be in favor OF said PROPOSE
ton.
Thereupon. on mo,ion of DR.. F. W.
f. Truly, seconded by c. j. Pullin, the
following ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 9th day of Nay,
1916. an election was held in the ! ro-
vencal School District in the Parish OF
Natchitoches, Louisiana, to determine
the
Proposition to levy a seven and me
half mills special tax on all the pro
perty subject to taxation in the Pro
vencal School District, Parish OF Nat
chitoches, Louisiana, annually, for the
! period of ten years, for the purpose OF
giving additional aid to the public
| schools of the said school district:
Whereas, said election was held and
the returns thereof were canvassed by
the Parish Board of School of the
Parish of Natchitoches, according to
law, and notice on the Bro day of April
1916, and the result of said election
was declared to be:
That a majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers OF the said
| Provencal School District in the Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana, voted in
favor of said proposition; now, there
fore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors OF
the Parish of N~atchitoches, in lawful
session convened, that the
Proposition to levy a and one
half mills special tax on all the pro-
perty subject to taxation in the Pro
vencal School District, Parish of Nat
chitoches, Louisiana, annually, for the
period of ten 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
required by law to be proceeded with
| and finally extinguished by an annual
levy. assessment and collection of taxes
on all the property Of the said Proven
cal School District in the Parish OF
Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it ordained, etc. That
the result of said election shall be pro-
mulgated by the Pre- sident and Secre-
tary 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 Natchitoches.
By the direction of the School Board
notice is hereby given that on Tuesday,
the 9th day of May, 1916, an election
was held in the Provencal School Dis
trict in the Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, to determine the
Proposition to levy a even one-ha
mills special tax on all the proper.
subject to taxation in the Provenc
School District, Parish of Natchitoch
| Louisiana, annually, for the period
ten a for the purpose of givlT
additional aid to the public schools q
| the said school district.
That the majority of the taxpaye,
voting at said election in favor of sa
, proposition was twenty iii number al
! fourteen thousand one hundred ar
! fifty dollars III amount; and that there
! fore sai3 proposition was carried.
This cone and signed on this the lit
day of May, 1916, at Nalchitoches
! Louisiana, in the Parish of Natchitt
ches.
EDGAR LEVY,
President of Parish Board of Schoc
l.. E. HUDSON,
Secty. and Treas. of Parish Board 0
School Directors.
PROCESS VERBAL OF CANVASS OF RE
TURNS OF THE MARTHAVILLE
SPECIAL ELECTION.
Be it known and remembered, Tha
, on this the 18th day Of May, 1916, q
: ten o'clock a M, in accordance wit
resolution of the Parish Board o;
! School Directors of the Parish of Nat
chitoches, enacted on the 3rd day Of
April, 1916, notice of which was issued
and published according to law, the
undersigned members of the Parish
Board of School Directors of Natchi
toches, Parish, being a quorum thereof.
, met in public session at the office o.
said board in said parish, and according
to law opened the ballot box used in,
and which was received from the com
missioners of, the election held OF
Tuesday, the 9th day of May. 1916, il
according with said resolution, ant
there proceeded to count the ballots boil
in number and amount, for and against,
! to determine the proposition to levy g
zen HILLS Specidl LA Ol aim lOPCL
subject to taxation in the MarthavillC
School District, Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, annually. for the period OF
zen years, for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public schools OF
the said school district.
The result of said count was Thirty
ballots and Fifteen Thousand Three
Hundred and Twenty Dollars in favor
of said proposition, and Five Ballots
and Four Thousand and Forty Dollars
against said proposition; and therefore,
The majority in both number an,
amount cast by the property taxpayers
of the Marthaville School District in
the Parish of Natchitoches in sale
election being in favor thereof; and,
At the same time and place we did