Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-08-31

of John Hughes and A. Bondurant,
competent witnesses and electors, on
this oath day Of August, 1917, at the
Office Of the Parish School Board Of
Tensas Parish, by the undersigned
members of the Parish School Board
of said parish, present and participant
ing in the canvass OF the said election.
w. d. A. GoRTON, Pres
M. w. BLAND,
]. Fl. NETTERvILLE,
G. N. CLARKE.
j.. GUTHRIE.
Attest:
JOHN HUGHES.
A. BoNDURANr.
And the canvass OF the returns of
said election having been made, the
result thereof was ascertained and de-
clared to be as follows:
No. Amt.
For Proposition. D.. =. . .4s. 1896, $1,000
Against said prop
Majority in favor Of
said proposition. Al. 94,910.00
and the result of said election was de-
clared to be in favor Of said propo-
sition.
Thereupon, on motion of Mr.. Guth-
rie, seconded by DR.. Clarke, the fol.
lowing ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE OF FORMULATION.
Whereas, on the 21st day Of August,
1917, an election was held in the Parish
of Tensas, Louisiana, to determine the
proposition to levy two mills % .002)
special tax on all the property subject
to taxation in the Parish of Tensas,
Louisiana, annually for q period Of two
years, for the purpose OF giving ad-
ditional aid to the public schools OF
the said parish, and,
Whereas, said election was held and
the returns thereof were canvassed by
the Parish School Board of the Parish
OF Tensas, according to law, and notice
on the 14th day of June, 1917, and the
result of said election was declared
to be
That q majority in number and
amount Of the taxpayers of said Parish
and State, voted in favor of said prop
osition; now, therefore,
Section l.. Be 1t ordained by the
Parish School Board of the Parish Of
Tensas, State of Louisiana, in lawful
session convened, that the proposition
to levy two mills ($.002) special
tax on all the property subject to tax
alton in the Parish OF Tensss, Louisi-
ana, annually, for q period Of two
years, for the purpose Of giving ad-
ditional aid to the public schools of the
said parish, carried, and said tax, as
proposed, is authorized and required
by law to be proceeded with and COL
lected on all the property of said
Parish and State,
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the result of said election
shall be promulgated by the President
and Secretary of the School Board by
publication in one issue of the official
journal Of Tensas Parish, signed by
said President and Secretary.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Tensas.
By the direction of the School Board
notice is hereby given that on the 21st
day Of August, 1917, an election was
held in the Parish Of Tensss, Louisiana,
to determine the
Proposition to levy q two-mills
5000 special tax on all property SUBJ
ject to taxation in the Parish of Tensss,
Louisiana, annually, for q period of
two years, for the purpose Of giving
additional aid to the public schools of
the said parish.
That the majority of the taxpayers
voting at said election in favor of said
proposition was AZ in number and
S94, $1,000 in amount; and that there
fore the said proposition was carried.
This done and signed on this oath
day Of August, 1917, at st. Joseph,
Louisiana, in the Parish of Tensas.
W.D. A. GoRToN,
President of Tensas School Board.
THos. M. WADE.
Sec'y of Tonsas School BOARD.