The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-03-02
Signature of Voters
NOTICE TO VOTERS:

To vote in favor of. the proposition
submitted upon this ballot place
ross OK mark in the square after
he word eyes," to vote against it.
)lace a similar mark after the word
NO"
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC..
hat the secretary Of the Parish
3chool Board be and he is hereby or
dained to cause to be prepared for
The use at the said election the tally
:heets, lists of qualified electors, as
sessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation Of
the vote, in number and amount and
other election blanks that may be re-
1uired for the purpose of holding the
said election to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot box for the use
at the precinct and make provision
tor the transportation of the ballet
box to the precinct of the School Dis
riot at which the election is to De
held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
hat the polling place or precinct for
he said election shall be the Grand
Marais and the following three COM
nissioners and clerk of the election
ire appointed to hold the election:
Commissioners, Frank Gary, W. N.
?eloquin ard D. Landry; clerk Arast
OouCet.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Parish School Board shall
meet at $50 O'Clock a. m on the 18th
day of March, 1917. for the purpose
Of in open session, Of examining and
counting the ballots, canvassinr the
returns and declaring the results OF
he said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, &c,
hat the president of the Parish Schoo
Board be and he is hereby instructed
o give notice of the said election by
PROCLAMATION to he dull publishes
according to the law in the following
form;
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to an ordinance passed
by the jefferson Davis Parish Schoo
Board of the Parish of jefferson
Davis, Louisiana, a. ito special meet
ng he'd on the 25th day Of January
| 1917, l, ]. NJ. Booze, president of thu
Parish School Board do hereby giv'
notice that in compliance with sal;
ordinance a special election will b,
held in School District No. Is, Par
ish of jefferson Davis, Louisiana, o.
| the 9th day of March, 1917, for thu
purpose of submitting to the prop
erty tax payers qualified under tn
Constitution and Laws of the Stat
of Louisiana to vote at said election
the following, to-wit, To levy
special tax of five (5) mills on tn,
dollar on all the property in Schoo
District No. 16, Parish of jefferson
Davis, Louisiana, subject to Stat
taxation, annually, for a period of te'
years for the purpose of giving ad
ditional aid to the public, school il
said District No. 16.
For the purpose Of said election
the polling place win be the Schoo
House-Grand Marais and the fol
lowing commissioners and clerk o
the election are appointed to serve a
this election: Commissioners Fran
EGary, W. NJ. Peloquin and D. Ian
dry; clerk, Aras Doucet.
AT said election the polls vii
open at seven o'clock a. m. and clos
at five o'clock p. m, and the election
will be conducted in accordance W.T.
the laws of Louisiana, applicabl
thereto.
Notice is also given that at
o'clock a. m. on the 18th day Of March
1917, the Parish School Board of tn
Parish of Jefferson Davis will NEE
at Jennings, Louisiana, and in one
eession proceed to open the ballo
box, examine aud count the ballot
in number and amount, examine an
canvass the returns and declare tn
results of said election.
This the 9Th dav Of January, 1917
j. NJ. BOOZE, President
Attest:
w. P. ANNETTE, Secretary