The Era-leader., 1919-11-06

bonds and fixing the maturities
thereof and providing for the rate
thereof.
The Washington Parish School
Board. acting as the governing au-
thority of the Bogalusa School DIS
trict, met in special session at the
Court House in Franklinton, Loulsl-
ana. on the 22nd day of October,
1919, at II o'clock a. M, .pursuane
to the provisions Of the ordinance Oh
said School Board dated September
9th. 1919, and the proclamation OF
election by F. B. Bateman, PresidenI
of said School Board, also dated Sep
tember 9th, 1919.
There were present: 0: 3; Morris
F. B. Bateman, L. T. Richardson
George C. Knight, l. j. Greene, ). A.
Moore and Willie Fussell.
There were absent: D. wallace
|J K Johnson, D. T. Cushing and }.
H. Mitchell. 49,,
The School Board having been
dulv convened, the following ordl-
nance was offered by Mr.. |. }. Green'
seconded by Mr.. J. A. Moore:
AN ORDINANCE
| WHEREAS, a special election, as IS
called by this School Board, was held
on October 21st, 1919, in the Boga-
lusa School District; and -.
WHEREAS, it is the duty OF TINS n
cohool Roard TO open the ballot
boxes used at said special election,
examine and count the ballots ana
canvass the result of said ELECTION;
THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDAINED,
That this School Board do now pro,
ceed to open the ballot boxes used
at said special election, examine ana
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result OF the
said election; and that the President
anpoint two tellers to count the
votes and compile the result. m
And be it further ordained, ina,
a proces verbal of the opening OF
the said ballot boxes be made anc
that the canvass of the returns ane
result thereof be shown on the sale
, proces verbal and that the said pro
cess verbal be signed by all the mem
, bers of the School Board, the teller'
, and the officers thereof.
: This ordinance being put to vote
the vote thereon was as olioWs: ,
eas-Messrs. |. j. Green, U. y
Morris, J. A. Moore, George c
knight, L. T. Richardson and Wllll
E Fussell.
Nays-N0nc.
: And the ordinance was declared
= adopted. .,, u
r Whereupon the President an
e nounced the appointment OF MessrS
t, ]. Green and Willie Fussell as tell
# ers: and in open session the said tell
N ers' in the presence of all the mem
Al bers of the School Board, prooceede
- to open the ballot boxes and couI
" the votes cast at the election mel
'e October 81, 1919, in the Bogalus
ct Schoot District; each box BEN
le opened separa Ely, and thereupo9
r nroceeded to examine and count tr
o. tallots in number and amount in eae
ID box, and examined and canvassed tt
Ct returns made by the officers Of tf
~ ~ ,aid spec.al election at each pollln
g {. oIace and verified the said return
IT, with the result, which is declared
u follows:
It, At City Hail, Precinct No. l, b.
1e galusa, La, there were found :
votes, representing an assessed vail
at;on of $98, $4,000, cast in favor
" lie proposition: ~
lie TO authorize the Washington Pa
to sh School Board to incur debt {
~ behalf of and in the name OF :! u
O. Bogalusa School District in II
e. amount of Three Hundred Thousaf
.. $4,000 ,OOO.OO) Dollars, and to lss'
y, and sell serial negotiable seml-annu
le ,nterest-bearing coupon bonds e1
at dencing the said Indebtedness; sa
e. bonds to bear interest at the rate
g, five per centum (5RD per annul
ne pavable semi-annually, the prlnclp
K. and interest of said bonds to be pa
no able in such amounts and at SUI
ln times and places as the governll
authority may determine, said pon
u to run twenty-five (25) years fro
m' the date thereof; and both prlnclp
and interest of said bonds to be $
IT. cured by sufficient tax to be LEVI
ap and collected each year in accordan
IT. with Article 281 of the Constltutl'
nd and the Laws of the State of Louis
os ana, the proceeds from the sale
~ said bonds at not less than par to
ne .:e used in purchasing, constructing al
',c ~, equipping public school bulldln
rs within the Bogalusa School Dlstrl'
And there was found one vol
is, representing an assessed valuation
in $924.0O, cast against the proposltl
lc- as above set forth.
a+ At Mills Building, Precinct No.
~ ~ (Bogalusa, La, there were found
40 votes, representing an assessed val
Dr. alton of SIS, $4,000, cast in favor
IN the proposition as above set fort
We. and there were found 5 votes, re
IS" resenting an assessed valuation
III, 81. .3O4. 90, cast against the propo
N. ton as above set forth. :,
n. At Old Fire Station, Precinct \
- - 3, Bogalusa, La, there were fou
III III 49 votes, representing an assess
'm valuation of $81,208.00, cast in
ty' vor of the proposition as above s
es- forth, and there were found 3 vot'
representing an assessed valuation