The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-05-20

things above set forth and also no.
tice that the WASHINGTON Parish
School Board will meet IN open ses-
sion at the Court House in Franklin
ton, Louisiana, at IL o'clock a. m,
on Wednesday, the z3rd day of June,
1920, and then and there proceed to
open the ballot box used in said
election, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result of the said special election
Be it further ordained, That the
President of the Washington Parish
School Board be and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to have the nee
essary ballots printed for the SAID
special election, which ballots shall
contain the foregoing proposition and
| be drawn UP in accordance with law
and the provisions of this ordinance;
and he is also authorized to arrange
for providing the ballot box, the nee
essary blanks for tally sheets and
compiled statements.
Be it further ordained, That the
Clerk of Court and EX-Officio Regis
frar of Voters of the Parish OF Wash
ington shall furnish to the election
officers hereinafter named for SAID
special election with a list of the
taxpavers in said Varralo School
District, entitled to vote IN person
or by proxy at the said specia! cleo
ton, together with the assessed valu-
alton of each taxpayers property as
shown by the assessment roll last
made and filed prior to said special
election. -,
Be it further ordained, That the
following polling place within the
said Varnado School District, IS here
by designated and determined upon
as the polling place to hold the sad
special election, and the following
named persons are hereby instructed
and empowered to act as officers OF
said special election, viz:
Vernado Precinct No. l, WILLS
Drug Store. Joe D. Seal, James Wll-
liams and R. H. Magee, commission
ers; and I. D. Pittman, clerk.
That the officers of election above
named shall hold the said election to
conform with Act 256 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1910, as amended, and
shall make due returns of the SAID
election for the meeting OF the
of the Washington Parish School
Board to be held on the 23rJ
dav of June, 1920, and the officers
of said election shall be compensated
in accordance with law by the Wash
ington Parish School Board.
The ordinance being submitted to
vote, the vote thereon was as fol-
) lows:
Yeas: Messrs. D. Wallace,
O. E. Morris, Geo. G. Knight,
G. W. Knight, j. A. Moore, j. H.
Mitchell, Willie Russell.
; Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared
adopted.
| PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
Pursuant to an ordinance of the
Washington Parish School Board,
adopted at meeting Of the said
School Board held on Wednesday,
the 18th day of May, 1920, |, F. B:
: Bateman, President of the said
School Board, hereby give notice
that, in conformity with said ordl-
: nance a special election will be held
in the Varnado School District on the
) 22nd day of June, 1920, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified under the Constr
tuition and Laws of Louisiana to vote
at said election, the following propo-
!, sltion, to-Wlt:
PROPOSITION
) To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of Fifty Thousand $780,,
) OOO.OO) Dollars, to run eight (S)
wears from their date, and to bear
interest at the rate of five $50
per centum per annum, payable semi,
annually, the proceeds from the sale
of said bonds at not less than par
to be used for the purpose of con.
structing a two-room building al
Pigott's Crossing, a school building
at Varnado, and equipplng public
school buildings within the Varnade
School District.
For the purpose of holding sale
election the polling place will be a:
follows: Varnado, Precinct No. l
o Willis Drug Store, within the Var
nado School District.
At said election the polls will ope1
at seven CD o'clock a. m. and close
at five (5) o'clock p. M, according
to law.
: Notice is also hereby given that a
! II o'clock a. M, on Wednesday, thu
: 23rd day of June, 1920, the Wash
2 ington Parish School Board will NEE
!, at Franklinton, Louisiana, at tn
} Court House, and in open session
k proceed to open the ballot box, ex
: anime and count the ballots in mum
e Der and amount, examine and can
! yass the returns and declare the re
1 suit of said special election.
f Thus done and signed at Franklin
! ton, La, this the 18th day of May
e 1920.
F. B. BATEMAN,