St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-10-18
Signatuer of Voter.

Signatuer of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS-To vote in
favor OF the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place a cross (X)
mark iii the square after the word
Yes" To vote against it palce
similar mark after the word mo"
Section 8. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That the Secretary Of the
Parish School Board be and he is
hereby ordesrd 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
the said election, and to cause the
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 it 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 C. G. Tai
ley, Randolph Parker and Emile
Singletary, commissioners, all of
whom snail serve without compensa-
ton.
Section 5. 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
fday 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 eaid election.
Section g. 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
proclamation to be duly published
according to lay in the following
form:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed in
the St. Tammany Parish School
Board of the Parish of st. Tammany,
La, al it's regular meeting held on
the Sd Gay of October, 1919, l, N. II.
Fits lEons, president of the St. Tam
many Parish School Board, hereby
give notice that, in compliance with
the said resolution "a special election
will be held in School District No. 6,
Parish of St. Tam1nany, La, on the
18th day of November, 1919, 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 all
the property in School District No. 6
of the Parish of 81. Tammany, La,
subject to taxation, annually, for
period CT three years in lieu of the
five m;iP tax now assessed for the
purpose of giving additional aid to
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 Of the Parish of st. Tammany.
La, and the following commission
ers and clerk of election have been
appointed to serve at this election,
all of whom will serve without COM
pensation: Ellis Crawford, 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 8
| o'clock P. 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 said special
election
This Sd day of October, 1919.
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
President Of ST. Tammany Parish
| School Board.
Section Z. Be 1t 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, 3ancks, Evans and Oswald.
Those voting in the negative: None.
And the resolution was declared
adopted.
The following resolution was in
troduceG by Mr.. Dltsch, who mhved
it's adoption. 1t was seconded by
Mr.. Talley:
Whereas, in the opinion of this
board, it is necessary that special
election be ordered to be held in
School District No. l Of the parish
of St. Tammany, Louisiana, at which