The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Proclamation.

Pursuant to resolutions passed by
the Board of Directors OF the public
schools of Washington parish, La.
at special meetings held on July 6th
and 18th, 1916, |, F. B. Bateman'
president of said board Of Directors,
hereby give notice that, in compliance
with said resolution, special elections
will be held in State Line school dis
tricts No. Is B, Pine; district No. Is
A, Oak Grove: district No. "a: German
Dist. No. 8, parish of Washington La
on the oath day of August, 1916, for the
purpose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified under the consul
tuition and laws of the state OF Loulsl-
ana, to vote at said elections: the fol-
lowing propositions to-wit:
| Sec. |. To levy special tax OF three
mills on the dollar on all the property
| in school district No. Is B, parish OF
ashington, La. subject to state
taxation, annually, for a period OF
five wears, for the purpose OF giving
additional aid to the public school OF
said district.
Sec. 2. TO levy a special tax OF 8
mills on the dollar on all the property
lin school district No. 10 a, Parish OF
Washington, La, subject to state tax
alton, annually, for period OF i've
. wears, for the purpose of giving ad'
c ditional aid to the public school OF
~ of said district.
q Sec. 3. TO levy special tax of FIVE
% mills on the dollar on all the propertA
d in School District No. %, Parish Of
ashington, La, subject to State
taxation, annually, for a period O
It five years, for the purpose OF giving
u additional aid to the public schools
}. Sec. 4. TO levy special tax OF
mills on the dollar on all the propert!
2 in School District No. 9, Parish O
l. Washington. La, subject to Stat
taxation, annually, for period OF
1t years, for the purpose of giving add
tional aid to the public schools.
For the purpose of said special cleo
lions the polling places will be tb
State Line school for District No. |
B, Pine school for District No. l
80 A, Oak Grove school for district No
25, German school for district No.
70 and the following commissioners an
~. clerks of elections of each pollln
70. place have been appointed to serve a
sh this election. all of whom shall serv
q without compensation: H. D. Crair
" III. W. Thomas and W. P. GeralC
M commissioners, and ESQ knigh
he clerk, to serve at Pine school: M.
Of Brumtield, J. w. Valiant and M. /
e. Miller, commissioners, and E. "
Brock. clerk, to serve at Oak Grov
nt school; F. L. Erumfeld, Il, H. Hol
ed good and J. E. Ker nedy, commission
,r- ers, and J. N. Tynes, clerk. to S"r\
NV at State Line school: L. l.. RichaIt
son, Albert Baham and Willie Flu
g. sell, commissioners, and Eddie NJ
bo zell, clerk, to serve atGOrman schoo
% At said special elections the pol
will open at seven O'Clock a. m. ar
close at five O'Clock p. M, and Il
elections will be conducted in accor
leu ance with the laws of Louisiana a
p1icable thereto.
'lo Notice is also given that at tt
on O'Clock a, IN on the 26th day of Angus
10 1916, the said board of directors
III the public schools of Washingt'
oi parish, La, will meet at their office
the town of Franklinton, La. and
open session proceed to open the ba
lot boxes, examine AMI count the bf
;. lots in number and amount, exami
and canvass the returns, and decla