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ORDINANCES
(Continued from last week.)
The following ordinances were
adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 18.
An Ordinance Ordering a Special
Election in District One (1), in the
Parish of Caldwell, for the Purpose
of Submitting to the Qualified Elec
tors of Said District the Question of
Levying a Special Tax of Five Mills
on the Dollar for the Period of Five
Years for the Purpose of Providing
Additional Aid to the Public Schools
of the said District.
-Section 1. Be it ordained by the
P'arh Board of School DIirectors of
the Parish of Caldwell. Louisiana,
that a special election is hereby or
dered to he held in School Ilistrict
No. 1 of the Parish of Caldwell, Lou
isiana, on the 1st day of August, 1916,
for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the said school
district, entitled to vote lth reai, the
question of the levy of a special tax
of five mills ($.005) on the dollar of
all p:, pertl y in the said school district
subject to state taxation for a period
,f ',,'(". v r,, Il'z i .." U, . U l t eh '
1916. the proceeds of said tax to Ie
used in giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said school dis
trict.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc.. that the ballots to be used at the
said special election shall be prepared
by the secretary of the Parish Board
of School I)irectors, and shall be in
the following form:
Proposition to levy a five mills
($.00(5) special tax on all the property
subject to state taxation in School
District No. 1, Parish of Caldwell,
Louisiana. annually. for
the period of five years, TES
for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the pub NO
lic schools of said school f
district.
Notice to Voters.-To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted upon this
ballot, place a cross mark (X) in the
square after the word "yes;" to vote
against it, place a similar mark after
the word "on."
Signature of Voter.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to (cause to be pro
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of riualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compliation of the
vote, in number and amount, and oth
er election blanks that may be re
quired for the purpose of holding the ."
\said election, to cause the same t
o ake
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts
of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the polling place - precinct for
the said election shall ...., St. Albans
precinct, and the following three
commissioners appointed: J. A. Salt
er, W. B. Reitzell, J. A. Powell, com
Smissioners, and I. A. Horn, clerk, all
of whom shall serve without compen
sation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the Parish Board of School Direc
tors shall meet at 12 o'clock, noon, on
the '6th day of July. for the purpose
of examining, in open session, and
counting the ballots, canvassing the
i'turns, and declaring the results of
the said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the President of the Parish Board
of School Directors be, and he is
hereby instructed to give public no
tice of the said election by proclama
tion, to be duly published according
to law. -
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the special herein and hereby
provided for shall be held and con
ducted, and the returns thereof shall i
be made under the provisions of Act S
256 of 1910, and amendments thereof,
and such other laws as maLy be ap
plicable.
Gee. T. Martin, President.
J. C. Hines, Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. 19.
An Ordinance Ordering a Special
Election to Be Held in School Dis- ti
trict No. 13, in the Parish of Cald- 1
well, for the Purpose of Submitting h
to the Qualified Electors of the Said :
School District the Question of the t
Levy of a Special Tax of Five Mills a
for the Purpose of Providing Addi- s
tional Aid for the Public Schools of v
Said District.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the ft
Parish Board of School Directors of e
the Parish of Caldwell. Louisiana, p
that a special election be held, and is ti
hereby ordered to be held in School p
District No. 13, in the Parish of Cald- b
well, Louisiana, on the 1st day of Au- io
gust, 1916, for the purpose of submit- e
ting to the qualified electors of the
said school district, entitled to vote tl
thereat, the question of the levy of as
specital tax of five (5) mills on the tl
dollar of all property in the said c
school district subject to state taxa- e
tion, for a period of five (5) years, the a
proceeds of said tax to be used in p
giving additional aid to the public I
schools of the sail school district.
See. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., tI
that the ballots to be used at the said r
election shall be prepared by the Sec- o
retary of the Parish Board of School p
Directors, and shall be in the follow- ii
Lnug form: v
Proposition to levy a five mills r
($.005) special tax on all the property
subject to state taxatidh in School t
District No. 13, Parish of Caldwell,
Louisiana, annually, for
the period of live years, TES
for the purpose of giving -
e additional aid to the pub- No
lic schools of the said
school district.
Taxable v\aluation, $........
Notice to Voters. To vote in favor
eof the proposit ion isubmllitted uponfl this
e ballot, plact a cross after the word
''yes." To vote against it, pla'ce a sinu
ilar mark, aft r Ilh word "no."
e
SSignzature of Voter.
Sec. . PB it further ordained, etc.,
that the ScretaI'ary f the Parish
lBoard of School I iir-.ctors ho and is
eort'eby ord ir ed to caus(ii to lbe pro
pared for se at said elect ion thll tally
so'heets, lists of quilitied electors, as
scssed valuation of prop'erty, blank
stat(,ment for the compilation of the
v'lot' i ntumber and amount, and11( other
election blanks that may be' required
for the purpose of holding the said
e'lection, to cause the satroe to be
placed in the ballot boxses, for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
p)rovision for the transtri ssiorl of the
I Iallot boxes to the several precincts
(i of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. 1;« it fInr r ordained, etc..
that the polling places or precincts of
said election shall hI Liberty, and the
following three commissioners and
clerks of election are appointed to
,each of the respective polling places,
a 11 of whom shall serve without coni
Ipensation: J. J. Downs. . A . . Ray,
C. L. Shipp, and J. A. Gilbert, clerk.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the Parish Board of School I)irec
tors shall meet at 11 o'clock a. m. on
tlie 2d day of August. 1916. for the
purpose of, in open session, examining
and counting the ballots, canvassing
the returns and declaring the result
of said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the President of the Parish
I:oard of School Directors be. and he
is hereby instructed to give public
notice of said election by proclama
tion, to be duly published according
to law.
Geo. T. Martin,
President, Parish Board of School Di
rectors.
J. C. Hines, Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. 20. a
An Ordinance Ordering a Specjal t
Election to Be Held in Schoet bis.
trict No. 14, in the Pajrih of Cald
well, for the Purp9sp 'of Submitting
to the Qualifie'r Electors of the Said t
School D!g 'ict the Question of the I
Levy. ci a Special Tax of Ten Mills I
,!efr the Purpose of Providing Addi.
tional Aid for the Public Schools of t
SSaid plsat. t .i , ' .
Secttih I. Be ti ordamndd by the s
Parish Board of School Directors of v
the Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana, e
that a special election be .held, and q
is hereby ordered to be held in School s
District No. 14, in the Parish of Cald- p
well, Louisiana, on the 1st day of tl
August, 1916, for the purpose of sub- p
mttting to the oualified electors of b
the said school district, entitled to o
vote thereat, the question of the levy e
of a special tax of ten (10) mills on
the dollar of all property in the said tI
school district subject to state taxa- tJ
tion, for a period of five (5) years, the a
proceeds of said tax to be used in giv- e
ing additional aid to the public p
schools of the said school district. p
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., I1
that the ballots to be used at the said c
election shall be prepared by the c
Secretary of the Parish Board of
School Directors, and shall be in the tl
following form:
Proposition to levy a ten mills o
($.010) special tax on all the property p
subject to state taxation in School a
District No. 14, Parish of Caldwell, tl
Louisiana, annually, for o
the period of five years, r
for the purpose of giving t
additional aid to the pub- no
lic schools of the said is
school district.
Taxable valuation, $---.
Notice to Voters.--To vote In favor t(
of the proposition submitted upon
this ballot, place a cross after the
word "yes." To vote against it, place
a similar mark after the word "no."
Signature of Voter. A
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be and is
hereby ordered to cause to be pre
pared for use at said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote in number and amount, and other
o'ection blanks that may be required
for the purpose of holding the said
election, to cause the same to be F
placed in the ballot boxes. for use at tl
the respective precincts, and to make tl
provision for the transmission of the h
ballot boxes to the several precincts o
of the school district .at which the i
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc., p
that the polling places or precincts of e
said election shall be Columbia, and d
the following three commissioners and
clerks of election are appointed to o
each of the respective polling places, a
all of whom shall serve 'rithout corn- s
pensation: M. Jarrell, J. L. Kelley, t
D. J. Dunn, and C. it. Feirand, clerk. t
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., u
that the Parish Board of School Di- l
rectors shall meet at 11 o'clock a. m. a
on the 2d day of August, 1916, for the
purpose of, in open sessiont examin- t
ing and counting the ballots, can- e
vassing the returns, and declaring the E
result of said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc., f
that the President of the Parish Board
1, of School l)irectors be, and he is
hereby instructed to give public no
tice of said election by proclamation,
to be duly published according to
law.
Geo. T. Martin,
President, Parish Board of School
D)irectors.
r J. C. lines, Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. 21.
An Ordinance Ordering a Special
Election to Be Held in Ward or
School District No. 15, in the Parish
of Caldwell, for the Purpose of Sub
mitting to the Qualified Electors of
the Said Ward of School District
the Question of the Levy of a Spe
cial Tax of Ten Mills ($.010) for the
Purpose of Providing Additional Aid
to the Public Schools of Said Ward
or School District.
Section 1. le it ordained by the
1 'arish Board of School Directors of
t he Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
that a special election be, and is
hereby ordered to be held in Ward
or School District No. 15, in the Par
ish of Caldwell, Louisiana. un th, :sil
iday of July, 1916, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified electors
of the said ward or school district, en
titled to vote thereat, the qeustion of
the levy of a special tax of ten mills
t$.1 0l on the dollar of all property
in the said ward of school district,
subject to state taxation, for a period
of tive (5) years, the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in giving addition
Sal aid to the public schools of the said
ward or school district.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the ballots to be used at the said
election shall be prepared by the Sec
retar:'y of the Parish Board of School
Directors, and shall be in the folhow
ing form:
Proposition to levy a ten mills
($.010) special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in School District
or Ward No. 15, Parish of Caldwell,
Louisiana, annually, for
a period of five years, for T
the purpose of giving ad
ditional aid to the public
schools of the said dis
trict.
Taxable valuation, $........
Notice, to Voters.-To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted upon this t
ballot, place a cross 1X) mark in theI
square after thl' ivord "yes;" to vote
agalliSt it, place a similar mark after
the word "no."
Signature of Voter.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre
pared for use at the said election, the
tally sheets, lists of qualified eclprs.
statements for the compllatio e
vote, in number and amount, an th
er election blanks that may be re
quired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the same to be l
placed in the ballot boxes for use at t
the respective precincts, and to make t
provision for the transmission of the I
ballot boxes to the several precincts
of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc., c
that the polling places or precincts for (
the said election shall be Bill's Creek, e
and the following three commission- (
ers and clerks of election are ap- r
pointed to each respective polling
place: Fred Banks, T. B. Estess and t
R. L. Caldwell, and C. P. Bailey,
clerk, all of whom shall serve without ,
compansation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., t
that the Parish Board of School Di
rectors shall met at 11 o'clock a. m., t
on the 2d day of August, 1916, for the
purpose, in open session, of examining r
and counting the ballots, canvassing ]
the returns and declaring the result I
of the said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the President of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby instructed to give public I
notice of the said election by procla- ,
mation to be duly published according t
to law.
Gee. T. Martin, President,
J. C. Hines, Secretary. t
ORDINANCE NO. 22.
An Ordinance Ordering a Special
Election to Be Held in Ward or
School District No. 20, in the Parish
of Caldwell, for the Purpose of
Submitting to the Qualified Elec
tors of the Said Ward or District
the Question of the Levy of a Spe
cial Tax of Five Mills ($.005) for
the Purpose of Providing Additional t
Aid to the Public Schools of Said (
Ward or School District.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the I
Parish Board of School Directors of t
the Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
that a special election be, and isE
hereby ordered to be held in Ward
or School District No. 20, in the Par
ish of' Caldwell, Louisiana. on the
25th day of July, 1916, for the pur
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the said ward or school t
district, entitled to vote thereat, the I
question of the levy of a special tax
of five mills ($.005) on the dollar of '
all property in the said ward or 4
school district subject to state taxa
tion, for a period of four (4) years, 1
the proceeds of the said tax to be
used in giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said ward or
school district.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the ballots to be used at the said '
election shall be prepared by the,
Secretary of the Parish Board of;
School Directors, and shall be in the
following form:
Proposiation to levy a five millst
($.005) special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in School District
or Ward No. 20, Parish of (Caldwell.
Louisiana, annually, foro
a period of four (4) years, ras
for the purpose of giving --
additional aid to the pub- Io
lic schools of the said dis
trict.
Taxable valluation, .. ...
Notice to Voters.--Tt) vote in favor
of the proposition sublluitted upon
the square after thile word "es;" to
vote against it, place a similar mark
after the word "no."
................................................. .........
Signature of Voter.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. etc.,
that the Secretary of the Parish
LDoard of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and oth
er election blanks that may he re
quired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the sanme to be
placed in the ballot boxes for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the transmission of the
,ballot boxes to the several precincts
of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the polling places or precincts
for the said election shall be Indian
Mound, and the following three com
,missioners and clerks of election are
appoin:ted to each respective polling
place: J. W. James, S. J. \\'ainwright,
R. A. Lively, and Tobe Lively, clerk,
all of whom shall serve without com-r
pensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the Parish Board of School Di
rectors thall meet at 11 o'clock a.
m., on th., 2'th day of .ul}. 1916t
for the purpose, in open session, of
examining and counting the ballots,
canvassing the returns and declaring
the result of the said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the President of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby instructed to give public no
tice of the said election by procla
mation to be duly published according
to law.
Geo. T. Martin, President.
J. C. Hines, Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. 23.
An Ordinance Ordering a Special
Election to Be Held in Ward or
School District No. 30, in the Parish
of Caldwell, for the Purpose of
Submitting to the Qualified Electors
of the Said Ward or School District
the Question of the Levy of a pe
the Purpose of rovidig Additioa
Aid to the Public Schools of S id
Ward or School District.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
that a special election be, and is here
by ordered to be held in Ward or
School District No. 30, in the Parish
of Caldwell, Louisiana, on tile 25th
day of July, 1916, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified electors
of the said ward or school district,
entitled to vote thereat, the question
of the levy of a special tax of ten
mills ($.010) on the dollar of all prop- 1
erty in the said ward or school dis- 1
trict, subject to state taxation, for a
period of ten (10) years, the proceeds
of the said tax to be used in giving
additional aid to the public schools of
the said ward or school district. t
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., 1
that the ballots to be used a~ the said
election shall be prepared by the Sec
retary of the Parish Board of School
Directors, and shall be in the follow- 1
ing form: *
Proposition to levy a ten mills 1
($.010) special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in School District
or Ward No. 30, Parish of Caldwell, '
Louisiana, annually, for a
period of ten years, for
the purpose of giving ad
ditional aid to the public
schools of the said dis
trict.
Taxable valuation, $........
Notice to Voters.-To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted upon this I
ballot, place a cross (X) mark in the ,
square after the word "yes;" to vote '
against it, place a similar mark after
the word "no."
Signature of Voter.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., 1
that the Secretary of the Parish Boardi
of School Directors be, and he is
hereby, ordered to cause to be pre- 1
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and
other election blanks that may be re
quired for the purpose of holding the i
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts ,
of the school district at which the
electibn is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the polling places or precincts
Ifor the said election shall be Friend-.
ship School House, and the following
three commissioners and clerks of
election are appointed to each respee
tive polling place: Ben McRenry,
Wiley Watts, S. S. Gregory, and Will
Bird, clerk, all of whom shall serve
without compensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., I
that the Parish Board of School Direc.
tors shall meet at 11 o'clock a. an, on
the' 2: th clay ot' .1uly. 191';. ' tt II
purpose, in open se;sionl, of 'xainin
ing and counting the vallolts, canlvass
ing the returns and declarlag the re
suit of the said election
S'.. 6 14 it 'I 'her oFdail I. o'et'.,
that the President of the Parish Board
of School Ifil'rtors h'. and :f' is htr' -
by instructed to (iv\ public notrie of
the said telfhction by proclam.attin to
be duly published a;Ifolrdint ito law.
teo. T. Mairtin. IPresident.
.J. C. lines, Secretary.
'T'here being no furl her business, t Ihe
board adjourned to mIeet again on the
3dtl day of July, 1916.
tGeo. T. Martin,
P'resident, Parish BIoard of Schoiol
Directors.
Colnmbia, 'Caldwell Parish. La.,
June 17, 1916.
The Parish Board of Sc-lhool Direc
tors of the Parish of ('aldwell con
vfened in call session, with all mem
hers present.
The President. stated the purpo.'f, of
the session, for calling a spfecial par
ish-wide school tax election and other
sp'ecial school tla:: e etions.
F. L. Cott:ngh:rn, moved that the
parish-wide ten mills tax electtion be
order(ed on condition that the Super
intendent be ordered to keep the taxes
of the wards separated., nd expend
same in the ward in which it was
paid, which was duly seconded by W.
E. Newell. Motion lost.
A. D. Grant moved, and the same
was seconded, that a parish-wide tax
be ordered in compliance with thel
requllest of the variolls pet itionls of the
citizens of Caldwell Parish, which was
for a parish-wide tax of ten mills on
the dollar of all property subject to
Mtate taxation. The motion was car
tied, and the election ordered July 8,
1916. and the same, if carried, to be
assessed for the year 1916 and four 1
yefars subsequent.
J. B. Thompson moved that the
commissioners and clerks of election
for the parish-wide election be paid
two dollars ($2) per day for their
services, which was duly seconded
and the motion carried.
It was moved and seconded that a
special election be called to vote a
ten mills tax in District 23, to be held
on the 25th day of July, 1916, and also
that on the same day a ten mills tax
be voted on in District 31. District
31 was created and shall be designat
ed as Sections 19, 20, 30, 29, 32, and
the west half of Section 21, and the
northwest quarter and the west half i
of the southwest quarter and the
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter, Section 28, all in Township
12 north, Range 4 east, and the south
halves of Sections 16, 17 and 18,
Township 12 north, Range 4 east.
The following ordinance was adopt- t
(See ordinances Nos. 24, 25 and 26.)
ORDINANCE NO. 24. d
An Ordinance Ordering a Special s
Election to Be Held in the Parish of
Caldwell, for the Purpose of Sub
mitting to the Qualified Electors of
the Said Parish the Question of the
Levy of a Special Tax of Ten Mills
($.010) for the Purpose of Provid
ing Additional Aid to the Public e
Schools of the Said Parish. r
S:-cttion 1. 1e it ord.atilned by the
Parish Board £t School Directors ofi
the Parish ofr Caldwell, Louisiana,
that a special election be, and is here
by ordered to be held in the Parish
of Caldwell, Loui:iana. on the Stan
day of August for the purpose at
submitting to the qualified electors of
the said parish, entitled to vote
thereat, the question of the levy of a
special tax of ten mills ($.010) on the
dollar of all property in the said par
ish subject to state taxation, for a
period of five years, the proceeds of
said tax to be used in giving addi
tional aid to the public schools of the
said parish.
Be it further ordained, etc., that I
the ballots to be used at the said elec
tion shall be prepared by the Secre
tary of the Parish Board of School Di
rectors, and shall be in the following t
form:
Proposition to levy a ten millsi
($.010) special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in the Parish of t
Caldweli, Louisiana, annually, for the
period of five years, for
the purpose of giving ad
ditional aid to the public
schools of the said par
ish.
Taxable valuation, $........
Notice to Voters.-To vote in favor t
of the proposition submitted upon
this hallot, place a cross (X) mark
in the square after the word "yes;"
to vote against it, place a similarE
mark in the square after the word
"no." t
Signature of Voter. (
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., c
that the Secretary of the Parish e
Board of School Directors be, and he u
Is hereby ordered to cause to be pre- I
pared for use at the said election the t
tally sheets, lists of qualified voters, I
assesed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the t
vote, in number and amount, and oth- i
er election blanks that may be re- c
quired for the purpose of holding the I
said election, to cause the same to be i
placed in the ballot boxes for use at I
the respective precincts, and to make u
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts t
of the parish at which the election is I
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it tarther ordained, etc., t
that the polling places or preclacts for t
the said election shall be: St. Al
bans, St. Peters, Kelley, Columbia, I
Clarks' ' Grayson, Vixen, Fellowship,
sardis, Frederckbur, Brown's Mill.
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Simson and l. 1'. Roi.i nd t . Ir .'
.aay.es, clerk; Shiloh., J . II. lroark,. ).
\E. Jorse and J A. I Wudson, i and (;. F.
without cmpernsak ion.
redctors shall 1 .e1t! at 11 o'Nclok a. A.
Ia the 9ta day (f P. usue . 191 .rk Sardis,
purpose, in open session, of examining
rithnd contin, the allotw. canvasing
of t0. sid n ad arrlction
Sec. A. Le it further ordainedb etc.,
that the Curry, idnt of the arish
is her4,by instruct.ed to give public no
tice of the said elcct ion by proc.lama
clerk;ion, o e duly puW. L. Ested acording
to law, . A.
, eo. T. loh, ar. . oark, 1)esident.
J. C. flines, Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. 25.
Ln Ordinance Ordering a Special
Election to Be Held in School Dis.
trict No. 23, in the Parish of Cald
well, for the Purpose of Submitting
to the Qualified Electors of the Said
School District the Question of the
Levy of a Special Tx of Ten Mills
for the Purpose of Providing Addi
tional Aid for the Public Schools of
Said District.
Section 6 . Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana, that
a special election be held, and is here
by ordered to be held in School Dis
trict No. 23, in the Parish of Cald
well, Louisiana, on the 1st day of Au
gust, 1916, for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified electors of the
e . T. Marttntt~d t President.
thereat, the question of the levy of a
special tax of ten (10) mills on the
dollar of all property in the said
school district subject to state taxa
tion, for a period of five (5) years,
to the proceeds of said tax to he used in
tiving additional aid to the public
schools of the said school district.
Section 1. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the ballots to be used at the said
a special election shall be prepared by the Sec
tetary of the Parish Board of School
Directors, and shall be in the follof Au
ing form:
Proposition to levy a ten mills
($.010) special tax on all the prop
schortyol distrubject to state taxation in
School District No. 23, Parish of Cald
for the period of five (5) years,
tears, for the purpose of
giving additional aid to the public
the public schools of the
scaid school district.
Taxable valuation, $.......
Notice to Voteirs.-To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted upon this
ballot, place a cross after the word
"yes;" to vote against it, place a sim
ilar mark after the word "no."
ISignature of Voter.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be pre
pared for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified electors,
assessed valuation of property, blank
statements for the compilation of the
votel, in number and amount, and oth
er election blanks that may be re
quired for the purpose of holding the
said election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot boxes, for use at
the respective precincts, and to make
provision for the transmission of the
ballot boxes to the several precincts
of the school district at which the
election is to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the polling places or precincts of
said election shall be Shiloh, and the
following there commissioners and
clerks of election are appointed to
each of the respective polling places,
all of whom shall serve without com
pensation: Ed Price, B. A. Valen
tine, J. A. Tingle, and D. C. Hum
phries, clerk.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the Parish Board of School Di
rectors shall meet at 11 o'clock a. m.,
on the 2d day of August, 1916, for the
purpose of, in open session, examin.
ing and counting the ballots, canvus.
ing the returns and declarlny thbe re
sult of said election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, et.,
that the President of the Parih
Board of School Directors be, and he
is hereby instructed to give publh no
tee of said election by protlamatior,
to be duly published according to law.
Geo. T. Mart.n,
President, Parsh Board of School Dt
rectors.
Jc. Hines, ecretBar.
