The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-07-10

Resolution by Mr.. Hathaway Sec
onded by Mr.. Sellers:
Inst che lo.iexing be added to ths
hereafter he known as School District
No. ]: SWA Section l8 T IL r s; 81 of
SEN of 5ect.onl6. I II r 8; and iYreg-
ular sec ion Is, 26, q, q any 20.
Ordin nee by Mr.. Hathaway: second
ed ny M. Copellar.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering Il special election in Sch ,Ol
District To. Natchitoches, Parish,
! .ouisiana, Tor the purpose Of submit
ting to the qualified ell ,ctors of the
said school district the question of a
ond issue of thirty-fve nousand dol
] srs (35, OO0. 00), the proc =edJ Of said to
e used to erect and equip school
building in said school f. trict
Whereas, it Is nece "a y aud .Gesir-
able that funds be rails &c for tho par.
pose of erecting and ee 1il ping, scnooi
building in School Distric, No. l, Nat
ehitoches Parish, Louisia "a; and
Whereas, it is the volu. ,tary will of
this body to call the election hei Elm
after provided for; and
Whereas. Article PSI of the Ccnstitu-
tions of 1893 and 1918, and Act 256 OF
theLegislature of 1917. as amended by
Act 218 of 1912, de-: are the Parish
School Board of the P:srish of Natchi-
toches to be the COVE ming authority
through which the sad school district
may incur debt and issue bonds FOR
such negotiable bon Is for such pur-
poses when SO authorized at All elec-
ton to be held in the said district; and,
Whereas. the ass essed valuation OF
the said district amounts to one mil
lion, three hu:odred and seventy-cne
thousand, two hundred and forty dol
lars u,371. .24l0O) and the existing
bonded indef 1edness incurred under
Article 28l II the institutions of
1893 and 1913, amounting to thirty
FIVE thousan. dollars (S35OC0. .OG) added
10 the proposed Indebtedness t.oes not
exceed the Constitutional limit of ten
percent of the assessed valuation; and,
Whereas, the special tax necessary
10 be annlA ally levied to extinguish the,
proposed Indebtedness will approx
mate II mills, which, added to exist
ing special taxes annually levied under
Article 281 Of the Constitutions of 1894
and 1918, to ex tinguish indebtedness
incurred under said Article will not
exceed the Constitutional limit of te,.
mills per annum on the dollar of as
seesed vsluation of the property of
said dist let; now, therefore.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the
Rarisb School Board of the Parish Of
LNatc5.itoches, in lawful session con-
venet, That an election shell be. and
is hereby, called to be held in the said
School District No. /, in the Parish Of
Natchltochee, Louisiana, on. the % day
Of July, 1919, at which election the
majority Of the property taxpayers of
the said district, in number and amount.
eIegible to vote and votirg, shall de-
termine the
Proposition 70 incur debt and issue
binds OF the said School District No. 1,
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. to the
amount of tnirty-five thousand dollars
($35, 00.00), to run for a period of 10
years, beariug interest at the rate Of
i've per cent per anntCn, payable SEMI
annually. the funds thus derived to be
used for the purpose of erecting and
e9uipping school bu ildng in School
District no. 1, NatchitocheS Parish,
Louisiana. ,. $
SECTION II. Be it further ordained.
etc. That the ballot boxes, necessary
blanks and other necessary parspher.
MALTA shall be provided BY the Secfe-
tary Of the Parish School Board. .And
he shall cause tn be printed ballots for
use IN said el election, in the following
form, to wit:
Form OF BALLOT
Special election in schoo! district
No. ] Of the Parish Of Nate Aitoches,
Louisiana, to be held July q, 1919, in
accordance with resolution passed
by the NstcIts:hes Parish school
hoard. Juna 10. 1919.