The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-01-22

received. from the commissioners OF
the election held on Tuesday, the 23ro
day of December, 1919, in School Dis.
trict No. A in accordance with salo
ordinance, and there proceeded to count
the ballots both in number and amount,
for and against, to determine the prop
osition to levy a mills special tax on
all the property subject to taxation in
School District No.4, Parish of Natchi-
toches, Louisiana, annually, for q period
of years, for the purpose of building
and giving additional aid to the public
schools Of said school district.
!, The result of said count was ~ ballots
and Twenty-six thousand eight hundred
sixty five dollars in favor of said prop
osition, and ballot and twelve hundred
seventy dolla, against said proposition;
and, therefore, the majority in both
number and amount cast by the prop
erty taxpayers of the said School Dis
trict No. in the parish of Natchito-
ches in said election being in favor
thereof; and,
At the same time and place we did
examine and canvass the returns as
evidenced by the duplicate tally sheets
and duplicate compiled statement, the
correctness of both being sworn to by
the Commissioners, according to law,
and finding also that the returns indi.
Gated majority both in number and
amount of property in favor OF the said
proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the re-
suit of the said election is in favor of the
Proposition to levy a mills special
tax on all the property subject to tax
alton in School District No. 4, Parish of
Natchitoches, louisiana, annually; for
a period of years for the purpose of
building and giving additional aid to
the public schools of the said school
district.
And in accordance with the law.
PRONUNCIATION Of the aforesaid result
was prepared, and the Secretary of the
NatchitOches Parish School Board was
ordered to have copy of the same,
signed by the President, published in
one issue of the official journal.
And likewise we did order that one
copy of this process verbal be sent to
the Secretary of State to be recorded
in the archives of the State of Louisi-
ana; that one copy be sent to the Re-
corder of Mortgages to be recorded in
the mortgage records, and that one
copy be kept in the records of said
School Board.
This done and signed in the presence
Of G. M. Durr ]. J. Knott and e. b.
competent witnesses and
on this 9th day of January.
1920, at the Office Of. the Parish School
Board of Natchitoches Parish, by the
members of the Parish
School Board Of said parish, present
and participating in the canvass Of the
said election.
W. M. Jackson, C. {. Hathaway,
BENZ. Martin, ]. F. Hawthorn, Samuel
Friedman, Edgar Levy.
And the canvass of the returns Of
said election having been made, the re-
suit thereof was ascertained and de-
,lared to be as follows:
No. Amount
For said proposition e $26865.OO
Against said proposition l $4,000
Majority in favor Of
said proposition rs 25595 90 |
md the result of said election was de- |
Jared to be in favor Of said proposition. |
Thereupon, on motion of j. F. Haw-
horn, seconded by BENZ. Martin, the |
following ordinance was adopted.
ORDINANCE OF PRoMULGATloNI
Whereas. on the 23rd day Of Deem
yer, 1919, an election was held in the |
School Dihtrict No, 4, in the parish Of
latchitoches, Louisiana, to determine
he
Proposition to leyy 5 mills special
AK on all the property subject to tax
ltion in School District No. 4, Parish
i Natchitoches, Louisiana, annually,
or periol Of years, for the purpose
f building and giving additional aid to
he public schools Of the said school
istrict, and,
Whereas, said election was held and
he returns thereof were canvassed by
he Parish School Board Of the Parish
+ Natchitoches, according to law, and |
office on the 9Th day Of January, 1920. J,
nd the result Of said election was de- |,
Jared to be
That majority in number and amount
f the taxpayers Of said School Dis
rict No. in the Parish of Natchitc-
hes. Louisiana. voted In favor of said