Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-01-10
PROCESS VERBAL OF CANVASS
OF RETURNS.
SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION.
Indian Bayou School District No. l.

Indian Bayou oCnool Dio'iANo A''' -
Be if known and Remembered, That
ON this the 9th day of December, I"l',
in accordance with notice duly given,
tl,r Undersigned member OF the Nch""l
Board Of the Parish az NcrnNhoh,
Louisiana, being quorum Thereon, mci
in pubIic session AT the Office OF Nald
Roard i'm said Parish, and according
IA law nucu,d the ballot boxes used ~
,nJ which were received from tlr com
,,i.sioucrS of the election hcld on
Tuesday. August 18th, 1919, IN Indian
Ea,.,u SrbooI District No. !, Parish of
Ncrr,iIiou Louisiana, and there pro
rrrdcJ TO count tine ballots both III
number and amount, for aud against,
ia determine the proposition I" incur
debt and issue bonds of the SAID Indian
Ravou School District No. !, Parish
of Vrrmiinn, Louisiana, TO the amount
Of Fifty Thousand Dollars, (J0,OOO.OOl
10 run for n period of Twenty Years,
herring interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum, payable seminar
nuallv. the funds thus derived to he
used for the purpose of erecting and
eouipping School Buildings in Indian
BAYOU School District No. l, of said
| Parish.
The result Of said count was as gol-
! lows:
Votes For, Thirty six, 800,
Votes Against, Three, 49,
Assessment For, Sixty Six Thousand
Five Hundred Eighty Dollars,
Assessment, Against, Nine Thous-
and One Hundred Forty Dollars,
Majority For said Proposition,
Votes Thirty Three (33)
Majority For said Proposition, las
scssment) ($57, 10000.
And therefore, the majority in boht
number and amount cast by the proper
w taxpayers Of the said Indian Bayou
! School District No. l, Parish Of Yer
million, Louisiana, in said election be-
ing in fovor, the proposition was de-
\ clarcd carried by tAe people.
/ At the same time and place, we did
examine and canvass the returns as
evidenced by the duplicate tally sheet
and duplicate statements, the correct
ness of both being sworn to by the
commissioners, according to law, and
finding also that the returns indicated
a majority both in number and a.
mount Of property, in favor of said
proposition, =.
therefore we declare that the result
of said election is In favor of the Pro
position to incur debt and issue bonds
Of the said Indian BAYOU School Dis
trict No. I, Parish Of Vermilion, Lou
isiana. to the amount of Fifty ThOus
and Dollars, (s50,0O000) to run for q
period IF Twenty years (20vrs), bear
inginterest 1.-THE rate Of five percent
per annum, PAYABLE semi-annually, the
funds thus derived to be used for the
: purpose of erecting and equipinl
, school buildings in the Indian Bayor
: School District No. /, Parish - Vermii
! ion, Louisiana.
A And In accordance with law, pro
= mitigation Of the aforesaid result wa
y prepared, and the Secretary Of thu
Parish School Board was ordered t.
have a copy Of The same signed by thu
President, published In one issue o.
the official journal.
And likewise, we did order that on
copy Of this proces-vcrbal be sent t.
| the Secretary of State, to be recorded
! in the Archives Of the State Of Loii:
lana; that one copy be sent 10 the re
corder of Mortgages to be recorded
| in the Mortgage records; and that on
copy be k..-t in the record of sale
School Board.
This done and signed in the presenc
Of Hayward Foote and Avery Theall
two competent witnesses and electors
on this toe 9th dav Of December, 1919
= ut the office bf the Parish Schoo
Poard of Vsru, lion pari ali LoutsianJl
by the undersigned members Of tn
School Board 4 the said Parish, pre-
sent and participating in the canvass
j OFF said teturnk
(Signed) Y -
e. !. EDWARDS, Pres.
MOLEtS rtBOIs,
, J. P HOLMES.
Owe CO'rTAUX,
W. T.. HO"TPNUTR,
GEO w. STANSBURY,
j. R. THEREOF,
{ Witnesses:
AVERY THEALt.