The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-04-27
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to resolution passed by
the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana, at its regular meeting held on the
3rd day of April, 1916, /, 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
Bethany School District, Parish of
Natchitoches. Louisiana, on Tuesday,
the 9th day of May, 1916, for the pur-
pose 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 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. z Sanders, j t
Hood, Plummer Bell, commissioners,
and A. D. McFerrin, Deputy
AT said special election the polls will
open at sel en- o'clock a m and close at
five o clock p m. and the election will
zoe conaucted in accordance with the
Jaws # Louis ana applicable thereto
Notice is also given that at ten
O'Clock a. m. on the 18th day o. 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 the
ballots in number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns, and declare
the result of said election.
This the 3rd day of April, 1916.
EDGAR 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 j. w. Ingram, Sec
onded by Ado Miller:
Ordering a special election to be held
in M D. School District in the Parish
of Natchitoches, for the purpose 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 hereby or
dered to be held in M. D. school Dis
trict in the Pa ish of Natchitoch $
Louisiana, on Tuesday. the 9Th day @
May, 1916, for the purpose Of submit
ting to the qualified electors of the sao
/ school dis ric5 entitled to vote there
the question Of the levy of spec
! tax Of U mills on the dollar on all pfo
/ perry in the said school distric5 subJe1
! to SlaCe taxation. for perioi of fy'
years, the proceeds Of the said tax t
f, De used in giving additional aid to "
public schools OF the said scaool as
Crict.
i Section ? Be it further o-daia
etc, That the ballots To BE- used a
said election shall be prepared o. i
ere AIRY Of Une Parish B3ard
ocnool Directors, and shall be 20 q
following fo.n;