The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21
Proclamation

the undersigned. q committee aI1-
pointed hy i mazs meeting 81 the
|citlsHHs III Na3ahachie. Texas. held
lax the court house ip city Of Naxa-
Raelssa. Texas. IN niaat Of f'ehru-
larry Is. 1917, 10 wait nnan aud re-
ane8t the Board OF School Trustees
|nf said CRY ID erslsr an election In
|sa{a t'zty III determine whether the
AeH high school building III ha erect
Tea IA said Cts should be- built Ga
the Site nos owned hy said CITY III
tha head at College street known rs
s5he Marvin College size. or on tife
site selected by said Eoarsl Of scho0l
Trustees, known az the Williams Int.
|tha undersigned committee having
hnen instructed by said mass meet
Iing. thar ia the event said Board Of
school Trustees shonla refuse to or
.tser aasa election. that this commit
see should promptly proceed To fix
81 date for holding such election at
an early date ami provide for holding
Iag same In the three wards OF said
lefty and 10 appoint officers 10 hold
lsald election,
And. whereas. the undersigned
committee did. on February II, 1aiet
present Il written request 10 said
Board OF School Trustees To order
Isaia election. which request VAS on
February I9, 1917, refused by said
Hoard of School Trustees.
Naw. therefore. We the under
signed COMMITTEES hy virtue OF said
authority en- us conferred by said
lnass meeting de hereby call an cleo
ton m he held en- Monday. Febru~
arv 81, taIT, in the three wards of
lsaid city. for the purpose of getting
the wishes oil the voters as IN where
ifhe rev high school building should
be located the polls To be opened at
lS o'clock Il. III. on said February
I16. 1897. and close At Z p M, on
Isaid cas- and we DO hereby appoint
1.-The following citizens and qualified
voters of sai5 city as presiding eleh-
/ tion officers Of fhe respective wards
| of said city TO hold said election with
power and authority to appoint such
assistants in their respective wards
/ as ara necessary 20 aid them to hold
isaid election:
Ward M 1-~0ta CantreH as pre-
isiaine officer; voting place to be at
John Wyatt's office On East Main
lstreet in said city:
ward No. Frank Tummins as
presiding officer fof Ward No ., the
voting place for said Ward No To
be At Waxahaehie Laundry office.
Ward M 3 Wv. u RyhBfn to be
presiding officer. the voting place TO
he II the city Hall
The following form Of ballot shall
be used:
For the Williams LOT,
For the Marvin College lot at head
Iof College street
The voters VIII have ON their bal
lef the lot the voter wishes the new
Thigh school building 10 be erected up
on. efasinR from his ticket or ballot
she lot OF name ii tbe LIST the votar
does not wish the new high school
building to he erected upon
al white persons, who are quail
fled voters under the constitution
aud statutes Of Texas. shall be EMIT
Icd u vote at said election and each
voter shall write his name on the
back OF his ballot. before casting
such ballor end shall also sign a
poll list to be kept by the presiding
Officers % said city wards and each
ballot cast in the respective three
wards shall be numbered by the res
peetiye officers receiving same from
Fha voter.
III all other respects the general
laws and rules governing The hold