Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-08-31
PROCEEDING
or THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
TENsAs PARISH, LOUISIANA.

st. Joseph, La, Aug. "a, 1917.
BE 1t known and remembered. thai
the School Board In and for the Parish
OF Tensas met in It's office in the Court
House in the town Of st. Joseph, La.
this oath day of August, 1917.
There were present Hon. w. d. A.
Gorton, President; NJ. W. Bland, J. H
Netterville, G.. N. Clarke and id
Guthrie, members.
Absent, w. III. Scott and d. F. Miller
Five members and a quorum being
present the Board proceeded to bust
ness.
On motion, the minutes of the last
meeting were adopted.
The process verbal OF the canvass
OF the returns Of the special election
held on August 21st, 1917, was can
vsssed.
st. Joseph, La, Aug. "a, 1917.
Be 1t known and remembered, That
on this the Oath day Of August, 1917, at
IL O'Clock q. m, In accordance with
ordinance No. of the Parish School
Bosrd OF Tensas Parish, Louisiana, en-
acted on the 14th day OF June, 1917,
notice OF which was issued and pub
lished according to law, the under
signed members of the Tensas Parish
school Board of Tensas Parish, La,
being quorum thereof, met in public
session at the Office of said Board in
said parish, and according to law
opened the ballot boxes used in, and
which were received from the COM
missioners of the election held on the
2lst day of August, 1917, in Tensas
Parish, Louisiana, in accordance with
sstd ordinance, and there proceeded to
count the ballots both in number and
amount, for and against, to determine
the proposition to levy a two. mills
(s.002) special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in the Parish of
Tensas, Louisiana, annually, for a
period of two years, for the purpose
Of giving additional aid to the public
schools Of the said parish.
The result of said count was forty
eight ballots an 800, $1,000 in favor
OF said proposition, and one ballot and
ee60.00 against said proposition; and
therefore, the majority in both number
and amount cast by property tax
payers Of the said Tensas Parish In
ssid election being in favor thereof;
and,
At the same time and place we did
examine and canvass the returns as
evidenced by the duplicate tally sheets
and duplicate compiled statement, the
correctness Of both being sworn to by
the Commissioners according to law
and finding also that the returns indi-
cate . majority both in number and
amount of property in favor of said
proposition
Therefore, we declare that the re-
suit OF the said election is in favor of
the proposition to levy q two mills
GOOD special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in the Parish of
Tensas, Louisiana, annually, for a
period Of two years for the purose of
giving additional aid to the public
schools of the said parish.
And, In accordance with law, a pro-
mitigation of the aforesaid result was
prepared, and the Secretary of the
Tensss Parish School Board was
ordered to have copy of same, signed
by the President, published in one
issue Of the official journal.
And likewise we did order that one
copy of this process verbal be sent to
TO the Secretary of the State to be re-
corded In the archives of the State of
Louisiana; that one copy be sent to
the Recorder OF Mortgages to be re-
corded in the mortgage records; and
that one copy be kept in the records
OF said School Board.
This done and signed in the presence