The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-20
Proclamation

| The unsaes ST neI. a committee az
pointed ~ mass meeting of the
IeisIzans IT NaSalaehie. Texas. hela
Tut the eanrt house TIL city q WaxA-
hael4se. Texas. on the night of Febfu~
lass IN. fglT. TO walt u9un and re-
IAaaEt The Hoard az School Trustees
gaf said City IN order an election In
sa55 City Ia determine whether the
ineN fsNls sufsaoi building to he erect
issi in said Gsty should be built on
1.-The site Eum owned hy sgtd City "a
Ike head af College street known IS
tkhn MARIN College site, or on the
Isgte selected by saiI Board Of School
/ trustees known as the Williams lot,
1.-The undersigned committee having
seen instructed hy said mass meet
Ting. that in the event said Hoard OF
School Trustees should refuse 70 or
laer said election. that this commit.
| tee should promptly proceed 10 flx
Ea aate for holding such election az
Ian early date and provide for holtiing
Ios same In the three wards of said
Icity and 70 appoint officers to hold
lsaia election.
And whereas. Tho undersigned
icommitfee did, on February II. 1877,
present a written request 70 said
BOARD OF School Trustees To order
said election. which request was on
FEBRUARY ~. 1917. refused by said
Board OF school Trustees:
/ Now. therefore. we the under
Isigned committee by virtue of said
fauthority on us conferred BY said
imaas meeting do hereby call an cleo
Itian to be held on Monday. Febru
EarY 20, 1917. III the three wards Of
said city, for the purpose Of getting
tine wishes ef the voters as 10 where
1.-The new high school building should
he located. the polls 10 be opened 81
e o'clock a. m on said February
#aG. 1917. and close al p. m. on
Isaia day and we DO hereby appoint
the following citizens and qualified
Voters of said city as presiding cleo
8tfon officers of the respective wards
Of said city to hold said election with
power and authority ia anpoint such
assistants in their respective wards
las are necessary to aid them TO hold
said election.
Ward No, 1--Ota cantreil as pre-
siding officer: voting place to be at
John WAITS office en- East Main
laireet in said city:
I Ward No. Frank Timmins as
presiding officer for Ward No. 2 the
] voting place for said Ward No, : TO
be at Waxahachie Laundry office:
Ward No 3. w. n Ryhurn 10 be
/ presiding officer The voting place 10
he at the Cts Hall
Tie following form 81 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
I lot tic lot the voter wishes the neR
fhteh school building 10 be- erected up
| on. erasing from his ticket or ballot
i tho Tot or naula 81 the lot The voter
!does rot wish the now high school
! building 10 be erected upon.
All white persons. vine are quail
fled voters under the constitution
land statutes d Texas, shall be entit-
I los To vote 1T said election and each
voter sIall write his name OH the
back Of his ballot. before casting
isuch ballot. and shall also sign a
poll list % be kept By the presiding
officers OF said city wards and each
ballot cast in the respective three
yards shall be numbered by the res
pective officers receiving same from
+ the voter.
In all other respects the general
/ laws and ruies governing lie hold
ing Of elections in the said city Of
! Waxafachie. Texas. shall be substan-
TALLY complied with.
Witness our hands at Waxahachie,
Texas, this 18th day Of February,
1917.
TOM WHIpPLE,
D. s. FUDGE.
u n. THOMPSON.
JN0. z. FLEMING.
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