The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD

meeting of said Board, held in tn
city of Natchitoches, Louisiana, q
II o'clock NJ, on the 26th day .
July, A. D., 1922.
The Natchitoches Parish Schoo
Board met in special session in its Of
flee in Natchitoches, Louisiana, o.
Wednesday, the 26th day Of July
1922, the following members beinl
present, to-wit:
Messrs. z. 7. Gallon, Jr., R. !
Pullin, A. L. Messick, c.. c. Hatta
way, J. w. Ingram, L. w. Jacob, J
F. Hawthorne, J. S. Rachal, Sam1
Friedman, and M. Barron.
Resolution by Mr.. Hathaway, sec
onded by Mr.. Messick:
That as it is now twelve o'clocl
that the special tax election return!
be promulgated.
Unanimously carried.)
The result follows:
FORM OF PROCES VERBAL OF
CANVASS OF RETURNS.
Be it known and remembered
That on this, the 26th day Of July
1922, at IL o'clock M, in accordance
with Ordinance No.. of the Par
ish School Board of Natchitoches
Parish Louisiana, enacted on the
18th day of June, 1922, notice of
which was issued and published ac-
cording to law, the undersigned
members of the Natchitoches Parish
School Board of Natchitoches Parish,
Louisiana, being a quorum thereof,
met in public session in the office of
said board in said parish and accord.
ing to law opened the ballot boxes
used in, and which were received
from the commissioners of the elec-
ton held on Tuesday, the 25th day Of
July, 1922. in School District No. H.,
in accordance with said ordinance,
and there proceeded to count the bal
lots both in number and amount, for
and against, to determine the propo-
sition to levy a 2h mills ($.OO2h)
special tax on all the property SUBJ
ject to taxation in School District
No. II, Parish of Natchitoches, La,
annually, for a period of one year,
for the purpose of giving additional
aid to the public schools of the said
school district.
The result of said count was 1876
ballots and $626,713.OO in favor of
said proposition, and 36 ballots and
1859, 1881 against said proposition;
and therefore, the majority in both
uuIuUCI anu StHIOuHt CdoL ny U1C
property taxpayers of the said Schoo!
chitoches 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 state
ments, the correctness of both being |
sworn to by the Commissioners, ac-
cording to law, and finding also that |
the returns indicated majority both
in number and amount of property in
favor of said proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the re-
suit of tne said election is in favor Of
the
Proposition to levy a 2h mills
special tax on all the property SUBJ
ject to taxation in School District
No. II, Parish of Natchitoches, La,
annually, for q period Of one year
for the purpose Of giving additional Ii
sid to the public schools Of the said /,
school district. I
And in accordance with law, q pro- |,
mitigation of the aforesaid results I
was prepared, and the Secretary Of
the Natchitoches Parish School 4
Board was ordered to have a copy of
the same signed by the president,
published in one issue Of the official |.
journal. Il
And likewise we did order that one /,
copy OF this process verbal be sent to Is
the Secretary of State to be recorded
in the archives of the State Of Louisi- II
ana, that one copy be sent to the Re- |,
corder of Mortgages to be recorded I
in the mortgage records; and that
one copy be kept in the records Of L
said School Board. IN
This done and signed in the pres
ence of J. F. Salter, A. J. Hargis,
and G. F. Thomas, competent wit Ic
nesses and electors, on this 26th day t
of July, 1922, at the office of the Il
Parish School Board Of said parish, q
present and participating in the can. c
vass of the said election. il
(Signed by members of the Parish o
School Board present and voting.) 8
z. +. GALLON, Jr.,
r. I. PULLIN, e
M. BARRON, a
!. s RACIAL n
J. w. INGRAM o
L. w. JACOB, If
J. F. HAWTHORNE, Ip
SAM'L. FRIEDMAN,
A. L. MESSICK,
C. C. HATHAWAY. Is
And the canvass of the returns of
said election having been made, the
result thereof was ascertained and
declared to be as follows:
For said PROPOSE: -
Aagainst said prop
in favor
Iaid proposition ..-.., 80 257, ,543.69
md the result Of said election was s,
declared to be in favor Of said propo- r.
,ition. d
Thereupon, on motion Of Mr..
Hathaway, seconded by Mf. Barron, F
ORDNANCE OF PRONUNCIATION A
ls2a, an election was held in School N
District No: IL, in the Parish OF Nat
La, to determine the -, a
ts.002h) special tax on all the 81
School District No. II, Parish Of P
La, annually, for q Il
,eriod Of one year, for the purpose o
# giving additional aid to the public
,chools Of the said school district. II!
And, I'D
Whereas, said election was held Icl
md the returns thereof were can
iassed by the Parish School Board &
# the Parish Of Natchitoohes accord lpl
ng to law, and notice On the 18th s
Icy Of June, 1922, and the result Of IN
,aid election was declared to be lp'
That a majority In number and lo1
amount Of the taxpayers of said SC
school District No. II, In the Parish
,f Natcllifachea. Iauiaiana. voted in