The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-09-02
School Board Proceedings.
F'ranklinton, La, Aug. 20, 1920

J. Parish School Board met in spe
o clal session with the followin
members in attendance: 0. (
. Morris, F. B. Bateman, L. I
Q Richardson, Geo. G. Knight, CIV
!, knight, J. A. Moore, J. H. Nit
= chell, Willie Russell.
The meeting was called to or
! der by the President and a re
port was made to the Board by
} committee from the Varnad
School District.
| On motion G.. G. Knight second
J cd by j. A. Moore and carried
Varnado School District No.
was created and defined as fol.
lows; Beginning at a point or
Pearl River where township line
between townships two and three
istersect same, thence West to the
Southwest corner of section 3l-2.
Is, thence north to the northwest
corner of section 1928, thence
east to the northeast corner OF
section 1928, thence north to
northwest corner of section 33-1-
Ii, thence east to the northeast
corner of section 33-1-13 thence
north to the northwest corner OF
section PILLS, thence east to
northeast corner section 25-1.l3,
thence south to southeast corner
OF section 25-1.13, thence east
along section lines to Pearl River,
thence south along Pearl River
to the point where township line
between townships Two and Three
intersects same, said point being
the point of beginning.
On motion G. W. knight sec.
onded by j. A. Moore and carried
the following Ordinance was un.
animously adopted.
Ordering special election to
be held in Narnado School Dis.
trict No. 8, in the Parish of Wash.
ington, Louisiana, for the pur.
pose of submitting to the qualih-
ed electors of the said school dis.
trict the question of the levy of a
special tax of ten mills ($.010) for
the purpose of constructing School
building at Varnado and Adams
Creek and purchasing equipment
for the Military Road School.
Section /. Be it ordained by
the Washington Parish School
Board of Washington Parish, La,
that a special election be, and is
hereby ordered to be held in
Varnado School district No. 8,
in the Parish of Washington,
Louisiana, on the 30th day of
September, 1920, for the ) pur.
pose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy
of a special tax of ten mills
SOD on the dollar of all proper.
ty in the said school district sub
,ject to State taxation, for a period
of five years, provided the col.
lection of said tax is discontinued
after the sum Of thirty thousand
$50, 00U dollars plus interest has
been collected. the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in construct.
ing school building at varnado
and adams Creek and purchas-
ing equipment for Military Road
school.
Section 2. Be it further or.
dained, etc., That the ballots to
be used at the said election shall
be prepared by the Secretary of
the Parish School Board and shall
be in the following form; Special
election in School District No. 8,
of the Parish of Washington,
Louisiana.
To be held in accordance with
a resolution passed by the Parish !
School Board.
BALLOT.
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Proposition to levya ten i
mill ($.01) special tax on i
(: all the property subject to i
/. taxation in Varnado i
/. School District No. 3, i
{. Parish of Washington, i
La, ANNUALLY, for the per. Il
/: iod Of Ave years, for the YES I
{: purpose of constructing ...,.. i
: school building at Varnado l.
/: and Adams Creek and i
; purchasing equipment for
/, the Military Road school, j
. Said tp r to ha dtcoonfir,oJ