The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-04-22

Is Il @ret Il election. examine and
{ ,ulI1 ,nr. p.i.,Js and canvass the re-
turns of said election. therefore.
i'e il ordained by the Natchitoches
Parish School Board, that this school
board do now proceed to open the bal
lot boxes used at the said special cleo
ton, examine and count ballots in num-
ber and amount, canvass the returns
and declare the result of the election;
and that the President appoint two ~
Iellers to count the votes and compile
the result.
Be it further ordaiued, etc., that a
process verbal of the opening of said
bollot boxes be made and that the can
vass OF the returns and result thereof
be shown on said process verbal and
that said process verbal be signed by
all the members of the School Board
present, the Tellers. and the Officers
thereof
This ordinance being submitted to a
vote, the vote thereon was as follows
Yeas: Messrs. Levy. Pullin, Hatta-
way, Berry. Sellers, Hawthorn, Bar
ron, Copellar.
Nays: None. And the ordinance
was declared adopted.
Whereupon the President announced
the appointment of Messrs. Barron and
Pullin as Tellers; and in open session,
in the presence of all the members of
the school board, proceeded to open
the ballot boxes and count the votes
cast at the election held April l3, 1920,
in School District Number Three (3) of
the parish of Natchitoches; the ballot
box from Ajax, Louisiana, being the
only polling place in said District, be-
ing opened, and thereupon proceeded to
examine and count the ballots in said
box, and examine and canvass the re-
turns made by the Officers of the said
special election and verihed the said re-
turns with the result, which is declared
as follows:
At Ajax, Louisiana, there were
found 81 votes, representing an as
sessed valuation of $40, 1885, 90, cast in
favor of the proposition.
Proposition No /. To incur debt and
issue bonds of School District No. (?)
of the parish of Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana, in the amount of Thirty-F
Thousand ($35. 100000 Dollars to run
for period of fifteen Q5) years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five (5%)
per centum per annum, payable semi
annually, for the purpose of erecting
and equipping a school building in
School District Number Three [3] of
the parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana.
And there were found q votes,
representing an assessed valuation of
SIT, $4,000 cast against the proposition
as above set forth.
The only polling place designated for
the said election being Ajax, Louisiana,
it was therefore ascertained that there
was a total of 81 votes, representing
an assessed valuation of $40. 335.Oo cast
in favor of aforesaid proposition; and
there was a total of 2l votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation of ST.
65O. 90 cast against the aforesaid propo-
sitiod as above outlined, and it is there
fore shown there was majority of
votes, both in number and amount,
cast in favor of the aforesaid PROPOSE
tion, which said proposition is there.
fore declared to be carried, and this
process verbal and canvass Of the votes
cast at said election held in School
District Number Three 81 of the par
ish of /. atchitoches on the 18th day of
April 1920, having been duly written
and read, was thereupon signed by the
Tellers, by the President and Secre-
tary of the Natctitoches Parish School
Board and by each member of said
school toard present at said meeting.
EDGAR LEVY,
President.
L. E. HUDSON,