St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-11-08

tlOnal aid to public schools
of said School District. I--
Taxable valuation ..........
Signatuer of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS-To vote in
favor Of the proposition submitted
upon This ballot, place cross (X)
mark III the square after the word
yes" To vote against it palce a
similar mark after the word mo"
Section 3. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., That the Secretary of the
Parish School Board be and he is
hereby ordeerd to cause to be pre-
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, list Of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statement for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and
other election blanks that may be
required for the purpose Of holding
same to be placed in the ballot boxes
for use at the voting precinct, and
to make provisions for the trans
mission Of the ballot box to the vot-
ing precinct of he said School Dis
trict No. 6.
Section 4. Be 1t further ordain-
ed, etc., That the polling place for
| the said election shall be the usual
polling place in the Sixth Ward Of
the Parish of st. Tammany, La, and
| the following three commissioners
and clerk of election are appointed:
Ellis Crawford, clerk, and G. G. Tai
| Do 10
Singletary, commissioners, all of
whom snail serve without compensa-
ton.
Section S. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That the st. Tammany Par
ish Scncol Board shall meet at II
o'clock a. m, on Friday, the 14th
day of November, 1919, for the pur-
pose, in open session, of examining
and counting the ballots, canvassing
the returns and declaring the result
of the caid election.
Section 6. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the president of the
St. Tammany Parish School Board
be and he is hereby instructed to give
public notice of the said election by
procIame ton to be duly published
according to lay in the following
form:
PROCLAMATION.
the St. Tammany Parish School
Board of the Parish of st. Tammany
La, a it's regular meeting held on
the Sd Gay of October, 1919, |, N. H
FitzSrEons, president of the St. Tam
many Parish School Board, hereby
give no-ice that, in compliance with
the said resolution a special election
will be held in School District No. 6
Parish of St. Tammany, La, on the
18th day of November, 1879 for the
purpose of submitting to the prop
erty taxpayers, qualified under the
constitution and laws of the State OF
Louisiana, to vote at said election
the following proposition, to-Wit:
To levy a special tax of two and
one-half mills on the dollar on al
j the property in School District No.
of the Parish of st. Tammany, La.
subject to taxation, annually, for a
period CT three years in lieu Of the
five mill tax now assessed for the
purpose of giving additional aid tc
the public schools of said School Dis
trict No. 6.
For the purpose Of the said special
election the polling place will be the
usual polling booth in the Sixth
Ward Ut the Parish Of st. Tammany
La, and the following commission.
ers AMI clerk of election have been
appointed to serve at this election
all of whom will serve without com.
pensation: Ellis era wford, clerk
and c. G. Talley, Randolph Parker
and Emile Eingletary, commission,
ers.
At said election the polls will open
at o'clock a. m, and close at )
| O'Clock ?. m, and the election will
be conducted in accordance with the
laws If Louisiana applicable thereto
| Notice is also given that at II
O'Clock a. m, on the 14th day OF
November, 1919, the said St. Tam
many Parish School Board will meet
at the courthouse in Covington, La.
and in open session proceed to open
the ballot boxes examine and count
the ballots in number and amount
examine and canvass the returns
and declare the result Of sad speciaI
election.
This Sd day of October, 1919.
N. Fl. FITZSIMONS,
President Of St. Tammany Parish
| School Board.
Section T. Be it further ordain.
ed, etc., That the special election
herein and hereby provided shall be
held and conducted and the returns
thereof shall be made under the pro
visions Of Act 256 of 1910 and
amendments thereof, and such other
laws as may be applicable.
| On roll call the following voted in
| the affirmative: Dutsch, Levy, Tai
ley, Bancks, Evans and Oswald
Those voting in the negative: None
And the resolution was declared
adopted.
The following resolution was in.
troduceG by Mr.. Dutsch, who mhved
its adoption. 1t was seconded by
Mr.. Talley:
Whereas, In the opinion of this
board, 1t is necessary that a special
election DO ordered to be held In
School District No. l of the pariail
OF st. Tammany, Louisiana, at which