The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

years, for the purpose of giving adj
ditional aidito the public schools of the
said school district.
And, in accordance with law a pro-
mitigation of the aforesaid result was
prepared, and the Secretary of the Par
ish Board of School Directors was
ordered to have a copy of the same
signed by the President, published in
one issue of the Official Journal.
And likewise we did order that one
copy of this process verbal be sent to
the Secretary of State to be recorded
in the archives of the State of Louis
lana; and that one copy be sent to the
Recorder Of Mortgages to be recorded
IN the mortgage records; and that one
copy be kept in the records of the said
School Board.
This done and signed in the presence
OF Mack Thompson and Peter j. Glib
son, competent witnesses and electors,
on this Bird day of April, 1916, at the
Office of the Parish Board of School
Directors of Natchitoches Parish, by
the undersigned members of the School
Board of said parish, present and par
ticipating in the canvass of the said
election.
(Signed) c. J.. Pullin
w. H. Huckabay
Ado Miller
T. B Sellers
M. Barron
Ben Martin
j. W. Ingram
F. w. E. Truly
H. w. Huffman
Edgar Levy.
Attest:
(Signed) Mack Thompson
Peter ]. Gibson.
And the canvas of the returns of said
election have been made, the result
thereof was ~ascertained and declared to
be as follows:
For said proposition 8 S2850 90
Agains- said proposition 5 6O0.O 90
Majority in favor of
said proposition 8 2250.O 90
and the result of said election was de-
to be in favor of said PROPOSE
ton.
Thereupon, on motion of Mr.. Ben
Martin, seconded by Mr.. M.
Barron, the following ordinance was
adopted.
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 3lst day of March,
1916, an election was held in the John
School District in the Parish of
Natchitoches, Louisiana, to determine
the
Proposition to levy a five mills
tax on all the property subject
to taxation in the Johnson School Dis
trict, Parish of Natchitoches, Louis
lana, annually for the period of five
years, for the purpose of giving ad-
ditional 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 Directors of
the Parish of Natchitoches, according
to law, and notice on the 18th day of
February, 1916, and the result of said
election was declared to be
That a majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said John
School District in the Parish of
Natchitoches, Louisiana, voted in favor
Of said proposition; now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Board of School Directors Of
the Parish of Natchitoches, in lawful
session convened, that the
Proposition to levy a five mills spec
ial tax on all the property subject to
taxation in the Johnson School District,
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, IN
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
AK, as proposed, is authorized and re-
luired by law to be proceeded with and
inally extinguished by an annual levy,
assessment and collection of taxes on
III the property of said Johnson School
District in the Parish of Natehitoches,
louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
tic, That the result of said election
hall be promulgated by the President
md Secretary of the School Board by
in one issue of the Official
Journal of Natchitoches Parish, signed
" said President and Secretary.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.