The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-12
ORDER FOR AN ELECTION

In Re Cedar Hill consolidated School
District No. A.
Whereas the Board of Supervisors
of Lee County, Miss, at its regular
June Term, 1918, gave notice OF their
intention to issue the bonds OF the
Cedar Hill Consolidated School Dis
trict No. A of Lee County, Miss, IN
the sum of 100000. And whereas
said notice has been duly published In
the Tupelo Journal, a weekly newspa-
per. published in Lee County, Miss,
and having a general circulation IN
such district Git further appearing
that no newspaper is published in such
district), for a period of three sue
cessive weeks next preceding this
date. proof of which is on file in this
aus =.
And whereas no counter petition
has been filed in this cause as provided
by law, but whereas it is necessary,
under the laws of this state, that an
election be held, to determine whether
or not such bonds shall be issued:
It is therefore ordered by. such
board that an election be held IN such
consolidated school district afore-
said, on Monday, July 18th, 1918, at
which there shall be submitted TO the
qualified electors, residing within the
boundaries of the said Cedar Hill Con-
solidated School District No. d, the
question of whether or not they will
vote to authorize the BOARD o.
visitors to issue the bonds of suchAu
trict. in the sum of S10,000.OO or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
for the purpose Of erecting and
eouipping a school house in such dis
trict.
It is further ordered, that due no
tice of such election be published IN
the Tupelo Journal, a weekly news
paper published in Lee County, Miss,
and having a general circulation IN
such consolidated school district, for
a period of three successive weeks
next preceding such election and
that a written or printed notice of
such election be also posted at the
post office door at S. A. McCarley's
store in Lee County, which is in said
district and which is hereby designat-
ed bv this board as the voting place
for all the qualified electors in this
special election.
1t is further ordered that the clerk
of this board deliver a. copy of tins
order to the election commissioners OF
Lee County, Mississippi, who are here
by required to give notice OF such
election as above provided and to have
such election held and conducted as
required by law. That such election
commissioners shall have printed a
sufficient number of ballots to be
used in holding such election, which
shall have printed upon their face the
following, viz:
ssFor the issuance of the bonds OF
Cedar Hill Consolidated School DIS
trict No. A of Lee County, Miss, IN
the sum of 100000 or so mueh
thereof as-may be necessary for the
erecting and equipping of a school
house in such district. ~
AGAINST the issuance of the
bonds of Cedar Hill Consolidated
School District No. 4 of Lee County,
Miss. in the sum of $10,000.00 or SO
much thereof as may be necessary,
for the erecting and equipping OF a
school house in such district.
To the opposite and right of each
proposition there will be a blank
space. enclosed with brackets, as in
dicated above, and each voter shall
indicate, his choice by making a cross
mark, with ink, within such blank
space.
Ordered further that such election
shall, in all things, be held and con-
Quoted as required by law for the
holding of elections in this state.
That such election commissioners
shall make due report Of such election
and the returns thereon to the Board
Of Supervisors of Lee County at the
regular August Term, 1918.
Ordered by. the Board this July
End, 1918, the same being the second
dav of the regular July Term, 1918,
of this board.
"A. S. Parham, President.
j. M. Witt, Clerk.