The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Continued from page one.)

ceeds of the said tax to be used in giving ad-
ditional aid to the agricultural department
of the Oak Grove High School in said school
district.
sec-ion e Pc it further ordained. etc,
hat he secre+ary of the Ascension parish
hool board be and is hereby ordered to
e .renared for use at the SAID
election sufficient number of ballots, taliy
hee.r IT, of qualified electors, assessed
= rorer y blank statements for
...-.--- -. : he vote in number and
amount and other election blanks that may
be required for the purpose OF holding said
election; to cause the same to be placed in
the ballot boxes for use at polling place.
and to make provision for the TRANSMISSION
of the ballot boxes to the precinct at which
the election is to be held. ~
Section 8. Be it further ordained, ete.'
that the polling place or precinct Tor the
said election shall be the Oak Grove Agricul-
tural High School building, ana the ioiio"
ing three commissioners and clerks OF elec-
ton are appointed for the polling place: !:
Commissioners-I. L. Odom. M: j. Webb
Willie Johnson. Clerks-F. H. Miller, d. u.
Stephens. All of whom shall serve without
compensation. A,
the president of the Ascension parish school
board be and is hereby instructed to give
public notice of the said election by procia-
nation to be duly published, according TO
Section 5. Be it further ordained, etc, that
the special election herein and hereby pro,
vded for shall be held and conducted ana
the returns thereof shall be made under the
provisions of Act 256 of 1910 and ameno-
ments thereof, and such other laws as may
M Webb offered the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election in Schooi Dlstrict
No. 8, Ascension parish, Louisiana, 1oI'
the purpose of submitting to the qual-
fed electors OF the said school district
the question Szs p bond issue OF seven
thousand dollars. (s7ooo.oo): the pro
ceeds of said bond issue to be USED IN
purchasing nineteen and one-half (19h)
acres of land adjoining the Oak Grove
Agricultural High School farm, erecting
a domestic science and agricultural bulld-
ing. and purchasing an automople lLrA 1lLrN
for the purpose of transferring the john
son school pupils to the OAK Grove hleh
School.
Whereas, it is necessary and desirable that
funds be raised for the purpose OF purchasing SIN :
nineteen and one-half tie ~ acres OF land
adjoining the Oak Grove Agricultural Hlgn
School farm, erecting domestic science anu
agricultural building, and purchasing an au-
tomobiie truck for the purpose OF transfer
ring the johnson school pupils to. the OAK
Grove High School in said School District
| No. 8, Ascension parish, Louisiana and,
| Whereas, it is the voluntary will OF this
| body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vided for; and,
|
| of 1898 and 1918. and Act 256 OF the iegis.
lature of 1910. as amended by ACT zlS OF
|l9I2, declare the Ascension parish schoo
| board to be the governing authority through !
which the said school district may incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds for such purposes
when so authorized at an election to be held
in the said school district: now, therefore:
| Section l. Be it ordained by the Ascension
vened. that an election shall be and is here
by called to be held hi said School Distr1c
No. 8 Of the parish Of Ascension, Louisiana
on the 17th day Of April. 1918, at which
election the majority Of the properly TAX
PAYERS of the said district. in number ant
amount eligible to vote and voting, shall de
termine the following proposition:
| To incur debt and issue bonds OF the san
School District No. 8, Ascension parish, Lou
isiaSh. to the amount OF seven thousand ~
lars. (s7O0OO0), to run for period o
twenty t20) years. bearing interest at tn
rate of Ave (5) per cent per annum. payabl
semi-annually, the funds thus derived 70
used for the purpose Of purchasing nnetee
and one-half tie W acres Of land adjoinan'
the Oak Grove Agricultural High schoc
farm. erecting domestic science and agri
| cultural building, and purchasing an automo
bile truck for transferrfngsthe Johnson senoe
pupils to the Oak Grove Hign School !
school District No. s, Ascension parish, Lou
Section .. Be ii further ordained. etc
that the ballot boxes. necessary blanks an
II other necessary parApnernaila SnAA US Pio
| tvidad by the secretafY Of the parish schoe
,#I board and he shall cause to be printed ballot
"a for d se in said election.
III Section 8. Be it rther ordained. etc. ina
a the commissioners and clerks OF eiecflon g
" said electi5n shall thout compensa
tion and the said elect Eaall sbe held attn
Isfolfosyfrip kliEh Schos
bni ding The fol llowjnE three commits sionsr
H and clerks of election are appointed: Com
nniss;oners--I Il. odom, M. j. Webb.a Will
~ johnson. Glerks-- y Miller, "a. 81
't Stephens.
Section 4. Be ii further dained, etc, tha
notice of this election colitaining the propo
!, sition herein submitted to the voters sha
, i be prepared and signed by the president an
secretary Of the Ascension parish schot
) board and shall be published by the secretar
! | in the official journal for four weekly II
) sertions, the date Of the frst insertion to
; as many as thirty t30l days before the dat
. of the election.
The said notice shall further recite ths
on the 18th day of April, 1918, the first da
following such election, at ~ o'clock M, tn
parish school board will meet at the office {
the said board in said parish, and there
public session open the ballot boxes, examlr
: and canvass the returns, and declare the RI
suit Of the said special election and pr'
mulscyte same. ~
+ On motion of Mr.. Webb. seconded by M
. Bergeron, the ordinance was adopted, roll-ca
resulting as follows: Yeas-Stuart, Be
! geron, LeBoeuf, Miles. Landry, Duplessi
Webb Pugh; nays-nones absent-Duga