St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-10-11

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
day of November, 1919, for the pur-
pose, in open session, of examining
and counting the ballots, canyassing
the returns and declaring the result
of the raid 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, at its regular meeting held on
the Sd Gay of October, 1919, l, N. H.
FitzS,mons, 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. Tammany, 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.
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 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 7 o'clock a. M, and close at D.
o'clock g. 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 Cd day of October, 1919.
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
President Of St. Tammany Parish
School Board.
Section 7. 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 minutes of the preceding
meeting were read, and upon motion
of Mr.. Levy, seconded by Mr.. Bancks,
they were adopted as read.
The following report was read by
the superintendent, and upon motion
of Mr.. Dutsch, seconded by Mr.. Levy,
it was accepted:
The Honorable President and Mem
bers of the ST. Tammany Parish
School Board:
Gentlemen:-All of our white
schools are now in session with the
exception of Savannah Branch and
the Onward schools in the Second
Ward, the Oak Grove in the Fifth
Ward, the Galloway in the Sixth
Ward, the Ridge school in the
Eighth ward, and the Bonfouca in
the Ninth Ward. These schools |
have not been able to open because
of the fact that we have not been
able to secure competent teachers.
I will say, however, that / am hop
ing to be able to open the Onward
and Oak Grove schools next Monday,
October 9Th.
At your last meeting you authoriz-
ed me to secure a teacher for
school to be opened at the Salmen
Camp in the Second Ward. l have