The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-05-04
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to a resolution passed by
tbs tbs Parish Raa TfJ eR1fsa Of School Directors
i'i Srd dav Of ApriI 1916, f;r..s,i, So, Louisi
President of the said Parish Board OF
School Directors, hereby give notice
that, in compliance with said resolution
special election will be held in
Bethany School District, Parish of
Natchitoches, Louisiana, on Tuesday,
the 9th day of May, 1916, for the pur-
oose of submitting to the property tax
PAYERS qualified under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana to
vote at said election, the following pro-
position, to-wit: To levy a special tax
of 10 mills on the dollar on all the pro-
perty in Bethany School District, Par
ish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, subject
to State taxation, annually, for the
period of five years, for the purpose 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 Beth
any School Building, and the following
commissioners and clerks of election
have been appointed to serve at this
election, all of whom will serve without
compensation: E. F. Sanders, J. t.
Hood. Plummer Bell, commissioners,
and A. D. McFerrin, Deputy.
At said special election the polls will
open at seN en- o'clock a. m. and close at
| Ave O'Clock p. m. and the election viii
be conducted in accordance with the
| laws of Louisiana applicable thereto
Notice is also given that at ter
o'clock a. m. on the 11th day o. May
1915. the said Parish Board of Schoo
/ Directors of the Paris h of NatchitOche,
Louisiana, will meet at Natthiroches
Louisiana, and in op9n session procee,
to open the ballot boxes and count In,
| ballots in number ana amount, examln'
and canvass the returns, and declar
the result of said election.
This the 3rd day of April, 1916,
EDGAR LEVY,
; President Of the Parish Board o
School Directors.
! Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman
, Ingram. Levy, Martin, Miller, Puilir
j Sellers and Truly. Nays: None.
5 Resolution by j. w. Ingram, sec
onded by Ado Miller:
i Ordering special election to be hel
n in M. D. School District In the Paris
: of Natchitoches, for the purpose
: submitting 10 IIlS QudllllSu ClCNCOAS
the said school district the question
the levy of a special tax of 10 mills Il
the purpose of providing additional a
# to the public schools of the said scho
district. ,
!, Section |. Be it ordained by Il
!, Parish Board of School Directors OF Il
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Th
4, a special election be, and is hereby 0
dered to be held in M. D. School Di
d trict in the Pa ish of Natchitoche
le Louisiana, on Tuesday, the Och day
r NAV, 1916, for the purpose Of subrl
ID ting to the qualified electors Of the "a
le school district entitled to vote ther
Of the question of the levy OF spec
x tax OF 10 mills on the dollar on all I
Of pertv in the said school district subJe
to State taxation, for period OF 4
he wears, the proceeds of the said taX
OF be used in giving additional aid 70
z public schools of the said school d
e trict.
n etc, That the ballots to be used at
i said election shall De prepared oY
o eecretsCy of the Parish Boacc
oi school Directors, and shall De IN
! following form: