The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-17

was lSSueO ana puDllSneO aCCOEUlHB
to law, the undersigned members OF
the Natchitoches Parish School Board
of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana,
being a quorum thereof, met in pub
lie session in the office of said board
in said parish and according to law
opened the ballot boxes used in, and
which were received from the COM
missioners of the election held on
Tuesday, the 9Th day of August, 1922
in School District No. "a. in accord
ance with said ordinance, and there
proceeded to count the ballots both
in number and amount, for and
lagainst to determine the PROPOSE
|tion to levy a three mills ($.0O3)
Especial tax on all the property sub
|ject to taxation in School District No.
"a, Parish of Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana, annually, for period of three
years, for the purpose of giving addi-
tional aid to the public schools of the
said school district.
The result of said count was
ballots and $13,680.00 in favor of
said proposition, and no ballots and
no dollars against said proposition
and, therefore, the majority in both
number and amount cast by the prop
erty taxpayers of the said School
District No. "a in the Parish of Nat
chitoches in said election being in
favor thereof; and
At the same time and place we did
examine and canvass the returns as
evidenced by the, duplicate tally
sheets and duplicate compiled state
ments, the correctness-of both being
sworn to by the Commissioners, ac-
cording to law, and finding also that
the returns indicated majority both
in number and amount Of property
in favor of said proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the re-
suit of the said election is in favor
of the
Proposition to levy a three mills
($.0O3) special tax on all the prop
erty subject to taxation in School
District No. "a, Parish of Natchito
ches, Louisiana, annually, for a per-
iod of one year for the purpose of
|giving additional aid to the public
schools of the said school district.
And, in accordance with law, q
PRONUNCIATION of the aforesaid re-
suits was prepared, and the Secreta-
|ry of the Natchitoches Parish School
Board was ordered to have a 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 Loui-
siana; that one copy be sent to the
Recorder of Mortgages to be record
ed in the mortgage records; and that
one copy be kept in the records of
said School Board.
This done and signed in the pres
ence of R. A. Wagley, A. J. Hargis,
and j. o. Tarver, competent witness
es and electors, on this 26th day of
July, 1922, at the office of the Parish
School Board of said Parish, present
and participating in the canvass of
the said election.
(Signed by members of the Par
ish School Board present and voting)
2. T. GALLON, Jr.
| SAML FRIEDMAN
| A. L. MESSICK
L. w. JACOB
]. w. INGRAM
II. BARRON
! And the canvass of the returns of
said election having been made. the
result thereof was ascertained and
declared to be as follows:
No. Amt.
For said proposition 8 $13,68O
Against said proposition none
Majority in favor of said
proposition $13,68O
and the result of said election was
declared to be in favor of said propo-
sition.
Thereupon, on motion of Mr.. Bar
ron, seconded by Mr.. Jacob, the fol-
lowing ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION
Whereas. on the 9Th day of Aug
ust, 1922, an election was held in the
School District No. "a, in the Parish
Of Natchitoches, Louisiana, to deter
mine the
Proposition to levy a three mills
$.OO3) special tax on all the prop
erty subject to taxation in School
District No. "a, Parish of Natchito-
ches, Louisiana. annually, + or a per-
iod OF three years, for the purpose of
giving additional aid to the public
schools of the said school district.
And,
Whereas, said election was held
and the returns thereof were can
vassed by the Parish School Board of
the Parish of Natchitoches, according
to law, and notice on the 3rd day Of
July, 1922. and the result of said
election was declared to be
= That a majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said
School District No. "a, in the Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana, voted in
favor Of said proposition; now, there
fore
Section /. Be it ordained BY the
Parish School Board of the Parish af
in lawful session con- /
vened, that the proposition to levy a
three mills ($.0O3) special tax on all
the property subject to taxation in
School District No. "a, Parish Of
Louisiana, annually,
for a period of three years, for the /
purpose of giving additional aid to
the public schools of the said school
district, carried, and said tax, as
is authorized and required
by law to be proceeded with and COL ,
ected on all the property of said
School District No. 81, in the Parish.
IF Natchitoches, La. !,
Section 2. Be it further ordained, i
ETC., That the result of said election I
shall be promulgated by the Presi- <
lent and Secretary of the School !
Board by publication in one issue of
he official journal of Natchitoches
Parish. signed by said President and
Secretary. t {
Of ELECTION
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Ie
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES. S
By direction of the School Board d
lotice is hereby given that on Tues l
lay the 9Th day Of August, 1922, an t
lection was held in School District T
10. "a, in the Parish of Natchitoches.