St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-08-07


which time there shall be submitted
the following proposition, to-wit:
To levy a three mill special tax on
all property subject to taxation in
of st: Tammany, La, for a period
! of ten years for the purpose of CIV
| ing additional aid to the publi:
schools Of said District No. 2.
Therefore be it resolved by the
st. Tammany Parish School Board of
the Parish of St. Tammany, La, in
regular esssion convened, as fol-
lows:
Section l. Taht special election
be and the same is hereby ordered
to be held in School District No. 2
in the Parish of st. Tammany, La,
on Wednesday,; the 18th day Of
August, 1920, at which time there
shall be submitted the following
proposition, to-Wit:
To levy a three mill special tax
on ell properties subject to taxation
in School District No. 2 of the Par
ish of st. Tammany, La, for period
of ten years, for the purpose of CIV
ing additional aid to the schools OF
said District No. 2.
Section 2. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That the ballots to be used
at said election shall be prepared by
the Secretary of the st. Tammany
Parish School Board and shall be in
the following form:
Proposition.
To levy a three-mill tax =,
on all properties subject to Yes
| taxation in School District
No. 2 of the Parish of st.
Tammany, La, for a period -
of ten years for the pur- No
pose of giving additional
aid to the public schools in
said District No. 2 =,
Taxable valuation $...........
Notice to Voters-To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted upon
this ballot place a cross (X) mark
in the square after the word YES:
to vote against it place similar
mark after teh word mo"
Section 3. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the Secretary OF the
st. Tammany Parish School Board
be and he is hereby ordered to cause
to be prepared for use at the said
election the tally sheets, list of
qualified voters, 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
| al
the same to be placed in the ballot
boxes for use at the voting pre-.
cincts, and to make provision for
the transmission of the ballot boxes
to the voting precincts of the said
School District No. 2.
| Section 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the polling places for
| the said election shall be the usual
polling places in the Second Ward.
| First Precinct, Sunday Ford; Second
Precinct, Folsom. The regular poll
ing booth required by law, and the
following commissioners and clerks
of election for each polling place
have been appointed to serve at this
eelction: First Precinct, John H.
Sharp, Offie Sharp and NJ G. Fus-
sell are hereby appointed commits
sion rs, and w. M. Galloway, clerk.
Second Precinct, II. N. Fendlason,
Norman Core and D. M. Bryant are
hereby appointed commissioners, and
]. f. Blackwell, clerk; and said elec
ton shall be conducted under the
laws of the State applicable thereto.
| Section 5. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the st. Tammany Par
is hSchool Board shall meet at ten
o'clock a. m. on Friday, the goth
day Of August, 1920, in open session,
| for the purpose of examining and
counting tho ballots, canvassing the
returns and declaring the result of
said election.
Section g. Be 1t further ordain-
ed, etc, That the President Of the
st. Tammany Parish School Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
give notice Of the said election by
proclamation to be duly published
according to law in the following
form:
Proclamation.
| Pursuant to a resolution passed
by the st. Tammany Parish School
Board of the Parish Of st. Tammany.
La, at it sregular meeting held on
the 9th day of July, 1920, I, N. H.
FitzSimons, President OF teh St..
Tammany Parish School Board, do
hereby give notice that In compli-
lanna with tina aSid raco1utiHn a