Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-13
PROCEEDINGS
-OF THE
Board Of School Directors
rENsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA.

TENsAS PARISH. LOUISIANA.
st. Joseph, La, June IL, 1919.
Be it known and remembered, That
the School Board In and for the Parish
Of Tensss, State Of Louisiana, met in
their ONCE In the Court House, in the
town of st. Joseph, in special session
lawfully convened, ct eleven O'Clock
.. M, on Wednesday, June 18th. 1919
- result Of special written notice
mailed to each member OF said Board
by it, secretary, and public notice oil
said meeting was published in the
Tsnsss Gasette, the official Journal Of
said Board.
The following m m bers were
present: w. d. A. Gorton, Presi'
dent; M. W. Bland, q. N. Clarke and
]. h. Netterville, members; and Thos.
n. Wade, Secretary.
The following members were alb
sent; W. H. Scott, J. d. Guthrie and
d. r. Miller.
On motion, the minutes Of the last
meeting were adopted without being
read.
Be It known and remembered, That
on this the 18th day of June, 1913, at
II O'Clock, .. M, in accordance with
Ordinance No. of the Parish School
Board Of Tensas Parish, Louisiana,
enscted on the 9Th day Of May, 1919,
notice of which was issued and pub
lished according to law, the under
signed members of the Parish School
Board of Tensss Parish, being .
quorum thereof, met In public session
ct the ONCE of said board, in said par
ish, and according to law opened the
ballot boxes used in, and which were
received from the commissioners Of,
the election held on 10th day OF June,
1919, In accordance with said ordi-
nance, end there proceeded to count
the ballots both In number and
amounts for and against, to de-
tsrmine the proposition to incur debt
sud Issue bonds of the said School
District No. 1, Tensss Parish, Louisi-
ana, to the amount Of FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS (s5O, 100000,
10 run for . period of THIRTY
YEARS, bearing interest at the rate
Of iivs per cent (6%) per annum, pay
abls ssmi-snnually; the funds thus
derived to be used for the purposes
Of erecting and equipping . school
building In School District No. Of
said parish.
The result Of said count was IS bal
lots and One Hundred and Fifty Six
Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty
Three Dollars (slbs, 26s) in favor Of
aid proposition, and no ballots and no
dollars against said proposition; and,
therefore, the majority In both num-
Der and amount cast BY the property
taxpayer Of the said School District
No. In the Parish Of Tensas in said
election being In favor thereof; and,
Atthe cane time and place We did
o1n0ino end oanvass the returns ~
oSid666od By the duplicate tally
shssts and duplicate compiled state
neat, the correctness Of both being
sworn to BY the Commissioners, &C.
oordlng TO law. and finding also that
~ returns indicated . majority both
II number and amount of property,
IN favor Of said proposition.
Therefore, We declare that>the re-
salt Of the said election 10 in favor Of
TIE
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds Of the School District No. in
ths Parish Of Tensas, Louisiana, to the
amount OF FIFTY THOUSAND dol
|srs (e60, 000. 00), to run for . period
u THIRTY years, bearing interest at
~ rate Of i've per cent (5E) per an
nan, payable semi-annually; the
fnnds thus derived TO be used for the
Purpose Of erecting and equip
ping . school building in said School
DISTRICT No. /.
And, 10 accordance with law, pro-
mulgation OF the Aforesaid result was
and the secretary of the
Parish School Board was ordered to
have . copy Of the same signed BY
PRECEDENT, publlshed in one issue Of
omcial journal.
And likewise We order that one copy
II this process verbal be sent to the
Secretary Of State to be recorded in
he archives OF the State OF Louisiana;
hat one copy b sent to the Recorder
81 Mortgages 70 be recorded In the !
record; and that one copy
b kept In the records Of the said
School Board.