The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-21
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Signature of Voter

Signature of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor of this proposition submitted
on this ballot, place a cross (x) mark
in the square after the word "Yes;;'
to vote against it. place similar mark
after the word "No."
Section 8. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the polls for said election
shall be opened at seven o'clock A. M.
and remain open until five O'Clock
P. NJ, at which said named time the
polls shall close.
Section 10. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That the commissioners and
clerks herein appointed to hold said
election shall conduct and make re.
turns of the same to the Parish Board
Of Directors of the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis according to law.
Section II. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately upon its passage.
Adopted and approved this the goth
lay of June, A. D., 1916.
DIR. V. A. MILLER,
Vice President of Parish School Board
Attest:
W. P. ANNETTE,
Secretary of Parish School Board
PROCLAMATION.
Notice of an election to be held
throughout School District number
twenty-one ely in Ward Two of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, State Of
Louisiana, on Tuesday, August LIST
1916, to authorize the issuance OF
bonds for the acquiring a site, con-
structing, furnishing, and equippine
Of a public School house in said School,
District.
Pursuant to an ordinance of the
Parish Board of the Parish of Jeffer.
son Davis, State of Louisiana, adopt
ed on the Goth day of June, 1916, and
accordance with law, l, ]. M. Booze
President of the Board of Directors
of the Public Schools of the Parish OF
Jefferson Davis, do hereby give public
notice that an election will be helt
within and throughout School Dis.
trict number twenty-one ely in Ware
two of the Parish of Jefferson Davis
State of Louisiana to take the sense
of the property taxpayers Of sale
school District qualified to vote al
said election, on the following propo
sition:
A proposition to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds of School Dis
trict number twenty-one ely il
Ward two of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, to thu
amount of Forty Thousand ($4O0OO,
Dollars to run for period of twenty
five years said Indebtedness and saiC
bonds to bear interest at the rate O.
| five per cent per aLnum, interest pay
able annually, the money so obtained
TO be used for the purpose of acouir
ing a site, constructing, furnishing
and eouipping a public school hous
N said District, title to which shall
vest in said School District. TIL
Board of Directors of the Parish o
Jefferson Davis will convene and sal,
meeting is hereby called at 9:3
o'clock A. NJ, on the End day of Aug
ust, 1916, at Jennings, at the usua
place of meeting of said body, a
which time and place said Board o
Directors shall, in open session pro
coed to open The ballot box at sal
election, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, examin
and canvass the returns thereof an
declare and promulgate the result O
said election.
Said election shall be held through
out the saio School District numbe
twenty-one (21) at the followin
place, to-wit: Town Hall in the Tow
of Jennings.
The commissioners and clerk t
act at said election are as follow;
commissioners, w. E. Coffin, job
: Carter and j. S. Mallett; Clerk l..
Moses.
Thus done and signed by me off
cially at Jennings, Louisiana, on tn
the 10th day of June, 1916.
J. NJ. BOOZE,
: President Of Parish School Boar
: Attest: