Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-11-06

AT City Hall, Preclnct No. ], Boz
galusa, Louisiana, there were found
81 votes, representing an assessed
valuation Of S98,506.00, cast in favor
OF the proposition:
To authorize the Washington Par
lag School Board to incur debt on
behalf of and in the name of the b.
galusa School District in the amount
Of Three Hundred Thousand $780,
000.0O) Dollars, and to issue and
sell serial negotiable semi-annual in
terest- bearing coupon bonds evidenc-
ing said indebtedness; said bonds to
bear interest at the rate of five
e5Tol per centum per annum, pay
able semi-annually, the principal and
Interest of said bonds to be pay
able in such amounts and at such
times and places as the governing
authority may determine, said bonds
to run twenty-five 1859 years from
the date thereof, and both principal
end interest of said bonds to be Sc
cured by sufficient tax to be levied
and collected each year, in accord
anee with Art. 2S1 of the Constitu-
tion and Laws of the State of Louisi-
ana, the proceeds from the sale Of
said bonds at not less than par to be
ased in constructing and equipping
subtle school buildings within the
Bogalusa School District.
And there was found vote, rep
Fesenting an assessed valuation of
S924.00, cast against the proposition
as above set forth.
At Mills Building, Precinct No. 2,
Bogalusa, Louisiana, there were
found % votes, representing an as
sessed valuation of $19,636.00, cast
IN favor of the proposition as above'
set forth, and there were found 5
votes, representing an assessed valu-
alton of $2,304.00, cast against the
proposition as above set forth.
At Old Fire Station, Precinct No.
8, Bogalusa, Louisiana, there were
found 40 votes, representing an as
sessed valuation of $SI, 208.00, cast
IN favor of the proposition as above
set forth. and there found 8 votes,
representing an assessed valuation
of $1,692.00, cast against the propo-
sition as above set forth.
At Fire Station No. /, Precinct No.
Ia, Bogalusa, Louisiana, there were
lfound AZ votes, representing an as
l=sessed valuation of $92,952.00, cast
I'm favor Of the proposition as above
set forth, and there was found one
vote, representing an assessed valu-
sation of $8,856.00, cast against the
Iproposition as above set forth.
And it was therefore ascertained
that there was total of ITO votes,
representing an assessed valuation of
Two Hundred and Ninety-two Thou
sand Three Hundred and Two ($292,-
s8O2.00) Dollars, in favor of the
aforesaid proposition; and there was
"a total of 10 votes, representing an
assessed valuation of Thirteen Thou
sand Seven Hundred and Seventy-six
s($13,776.00) Dollars, cast against
the aforesaid proposition, as above
outlined, and it is therefore shown
that there was majority of votes,
both in number and amount, cast in
favor of the aforesaid proposition,
which said proposition is therefore
declared to be carried, and this pro-
ces verbal and canvass of the votes
cast at said election held in
the Bogalusa School District on
the 21st day of October, 1919, hav-,
ing been duly written and read, was
thereupon signed by the tellers, by
the President and Secretary of the
Washington Parish School Board,
oand by each of said School Board
present at said meeting.
Therefore, in accordance with the
result of the canvass and the action
of the Washington Parish School,
acting as the governing authority Of
the Bogalusa School District, / do
hereby declare the said proposition
as above set forth to have been duly
carried; this proclamation announc-
the result Of the votes thus cast.
Thus done and signed at Frank
linton, State Of Louisiana, on this
22nd day of October, 1919.
F. B. BATEMAN,
President.
/, the undersigned Secretary Of
the Washington Parish School Board,
do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing constitute true and cor
rect copy of the proclamation issued
by Hon. F. B. Bateman, President
Of the Washington Parish School
Board, declaring the result of the
canvass of the returns of an election
held in the Bogalusa School District
on the 21st day of October, 1919.
In faith whereof / have hereunto
set my official signature, authenti-I
Gated with the impress of the official
seal of said School Board, at Frank
linton, Louisiana, on this 22nd day
Of the month of October, A. D., 1919.
d. H. SPRINGFIELD,
Secretary.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the offer made by packing
house of Kansas City to the Presi-
dent of the School Board to give
short horn Durham elf to the boy
or girl of school age attending school
who exhibits the best short horn Dur
ham calf at the Parish School Rally
next spring, was accepted.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried, Messrs. J. P. Starnes, F. C. Rat
lift, L. 7. Richardson, d. T. Cushing
and ]. X. Johnson are hereby ap-
pointed as committee and are au-
thorized and instructed to act for
and represent the Washington Par
ish School Board in the matter of Sc
curing sites, and deciding upon the
plans for new school buildings for
the City Of BogalIsa. Also, to Sc
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