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Proceedings of Parish Board of annum o School Directors. abrile pro ries of se Franklinton, La., July 12.--The period oh Parish Board of Directors of with the Washington Parish met in regu- with the lar session on the above date poliof with all members present. The rit of s minutes of last meeting were sub read and approved. The follow- be sub ing petition fron school district pay number six was considered. and lat To the Honorable President ana, sul and Members of the Parish Board ditions of School Directors of the Parish ers of si of Washington, Louisiana. is a par .The petition of the undersigned Be i perty tax-payers of School special %D ct No. 6 of the. Parish of der the waeishington as created and defin- at the ed by a resolution of h9e Board ofhich i School Directors of said Parish, law ho passed on the 4th. day of April Enon, 1912, and being and constituting cinct b .one-fourth of the property tax- cinct r -spayers eligible to vote at such shall b election, respectfully pray that be in tl your Honorable Body, acting within and under the authority of the Constitution and Laws of ...... Louisiana, do order that a special Propo4 election be held, in the manner a three required by law, for the purpose all the of determining whether or not a ject tc special tax shall be levied and tion i collected in said District, as here- triot ' mnafter set forth. peri c Petitioners pray that at saido election your Honorable Body do gin1 submit td a vote oZ the property h tax.payerCAp aid School District s(hOC . No.9, gentil to vote at said ditri election, the followingproposition Wou I, to-wit: To levy a special tax of three mills on tidollar on all property in School District No. 6, of the $-- Parish of Wiahington, Louisiana. to S taxation, annually ! a~~i two years, for the ....P'~ if g additional aid N( , t publio Shoola upo he undaerosied petitioners mar] :ectfully submit the above. Yes .3 a Mer Co H H Wilcox simi Wilcox LI Adams No. W.O'Donnell AK Beal lm& Sibley O N Alford B `cIohardson L W Spurling Gre Fussell H M Headly re RC Cefolu mi ptBro0 Dorsey mBros B Wro O E Richardson Clet lrSl t A Sehrimpf En ellie sClW Ption v6 GOeo Code j . W w illiam J. Q oton LA Pierce W i , J.8 Hose mi MDeganst Mrs Huey } WiaSDms Dug~ o tol Rn *g wh( .E Dreyuse ine Albemxwell are JA s I era S EL Sibley , c . A-C Sbltey ,d- 'JnoS-Moieeo e 8 of "4 annum on the dollar upon all tax. I the 24th. able property within the bounds- tween the, ries of said school district for a elections; period of two years beginning tion of lev with the year 1912 and ending five mills with the year 1913, for the pur- upon all t pose of giving additional aid tothe the bounC Spublic schools in said school dis- trict Nos trict of said parish and state, shall years be be submitted to the property tax- 1912 and t payers of said district who are en- 1916 for t titled tovote under the constitution ditional a and laws of the state of Louisi- vate tuiti d ana, subject to the terms and con- school in h ditions of the petition of tag-pay" 1 of said era of said school district which be submi is a part of this resolution. payers o d Be it further resolved that said i who ar f special election shall be held un- the of der the election laws of this state State of A at the following polling places, und of i h which are places established by tion of i rilaw for holding elections viz: district Enon, precinot No. 1: Rio, pre 1 cinct No. 2: and Bogalusa pre. Beit h cinot No. 3 and the ballot that special sh shall be used at said election shall der elec at be in the following form: Franli o FORTHE LEVYING OF A TAX polling of tlot to b. ial Proposition to levy - be in tl ier athree mill tax on FOR T )ee all the property sub a ject to State taxa- " " bnd tion in school dis- Prope re- triot No. 6 for the five n period of two years : YES: the pr aid for the purpose of :..... . t stal do giving additional : school rty aid to the public of W riot schools in school ish L aid district No 6, of : period ion Washington Parish : ,for . ion Louisiana. NO giving ................••......... to th re Taxable valuation ...........and arty prival the ..$---- ...-- .---V of sa ma.na triot ally (Signature of Voter) ingto aid Notice to voters:' To vote in 9of favor of the roposition submitted upon thise place a rosa (X) markia the square after the word Yes; to vote against it place a similar cross mark after the word To No. Soho Be it further resolved that I. J." g Green, W. N. Corkern and J. C. Green are hereby appointed Com. T missioners and E. P. Knight pt on Clerk to hold said election at Enon, all of whom are registered orea v6ters, residing i said school on Striot, prish adstate that B J. Williams, Caswell Talley and the WK Miell are appointed Com*ah. missioners and L. P. Pierce Clerk four a to hold said election at Rio, all of or whom are registered voters resid eleg ins in said school district, parish rP and state; that W H. Sullivan, und D. T. Cushing and G H Willmooz tu well are hereby appo Comm on-i era and L. T. Richardslon Clerk OrdE to hold said election at Bogalues; l all of whom are registered voters e reiding in said sohool distrl~t, parish and state. That they shall on the 2~th.da of A goutat 1912 hold said eleotonl at thel cep s herin eelq L ln4 the Scetary ofhis. +Boa is uhosed to give said Commals Ssloberao er- d lerks daue notioe of P k tr ap tmet and to notif h iise eI o nod p Fle ofholdin i bnd..o m oe, hi k of smid elecotion, to lhi andt etrown opte t se etirt ofi slaid io aoodiigo a . , wi ti ,it.th er reesoed that t e SC mlsoners of said electiga C hr e e o balots allo ap tttSpSerS f said school t a the J year 1912nd tie wit th ag the amue of jp r disttNor for wioh they ar ,., s. .of votes. ca t S~tof ~It -+u" : ft ~++ Uw t ~ ; 1:( 1 'iuii Ithe 24th. day of Augdst 1912 be- tm of ti tween thelegal hours for holding holdinrg s elections; at which time the ques- their retul tion of levying a special tax of this body five mills per annum on the dollar linton, p upon all taxable property within State of the boundaries of said school dise- announce trict No. 1 for a period of five turns of Iyears beginning with the year to law. S1912 and ending with the year Be it fi - 1916 for the purpose of giving ad- commissi º ditional aid and discontinuing pri- shall rem vate tuition term to the public property - school in said school district No. district I 1 of said parish and state, shall der the ( h be submitted to the property tax- the Stat payers of said school district No. voters ai d 1 who are entitled to vote under positing the constitution and laws of the the aggr e State of Louisiana subject to vote erty situ e under the conditions of the peti No. 1 fo tion of the taxpayers of school during I districtNo. 1 which is a part of missions this resolution. of said SBe it further resolved that said number at special election shall be held un- mount ll der election laws of this state at the prof FranKlinton, precinct No. 1 which the 1ev X polling place is established by law Be it for holding elections and the bal- tice of lot to be used at said election shall for thir be in the following form: the offs FOR THE LEVYING OF ATAX ublis ............. ............ ton, SI Proposition to levy a . onsec five mill tax on all The the property subject Stony ". to state taxation: in was tony school district NG. 1, as of Washington Par- To ish, Louisiana, fr a : and M eriod of five years, : YES: Direct or the purposel of :.....: . ingtor giving additionali aid : The to the public school prope and dItoontiuuing :trit " -- private tuition term ingtoi of same in school die- : a resc triot No. 1, of Wash- : Dire r) ington Parish, State on th in of Louisiana. NO being o ..............o , .' ....* oo* O f the itted Taxable valuation, $...... to vo S .... .. o . e a * (Signature of Voter) Bod o To the Honorable President and the a Members of the Parish Board of and School Directors of the Parish of that I" J. Washington, Louisiana. the ' 6om: The petition of the undersigned the iht proprty taxpayers of School Dis- er'oi at triot No.1 of the Parish of Wash. leviE tered ington, State of Louisiana as triot ohool created and defined by a resolu- p4 at B tion of the Board of Sohool Di- eleol atn rectors of said Parish, passed on subs the ------day of ...... 1912, tax Clerk and being and constituting one- No. all of fourth of the property taxpayers eleo d eligilble to vote at such eletion, to arish repetfUlly pray that your Hon- T orable Body, acting within and antox under the authority of the Consti. i E Ill~n- tution and Laws of Louisiana, do Par Clerk order that a special election be b; hel4, in the manner required by su ,O. law forthe purpos of determin fr lg whether or not, a speci ta shllbelevied and, intoI ad Distrit hereinatter sc¶ a I h.day - tion y onorbl Body d omtito avotd of the. pgp AJ of School Ditrict o.1 W m- to vote at said election, Do n efollowing propoeition, to-wit. 4A oi' ;i levy a special tax of five F o tlson the dollar on sall proprty nc 0 teisr obool Dstriot No.1, othe . -i Parish of Washington, Louisiana a te OD esbjet to State taxation, annually we ounl period of f8ve yea s, for °f giving~4 dditional aid or o. " pubul sch an4 discontinu- tj lw. gprivate tuition term. 74 , ctat i The rnderighed petitioners St o fill wespeotfully subinit the above. n shool ~C, flwmiam LW MoDougaL l Ig io W Vurado WB Stringleld te un WWoo Ott di aws of 'Burris : Vol Brock st ad t e FBuch iMBurls btore 4)*l aima i TJ M Babinltton 11 b e s l ~Dobson ID A Self he oather W Babington' J N Magee t u nt o rDenhPnSr RBablnton . SBrh k k CC Simmons ishoo M e , FLBickham 91 2 M8ge I H Burrns 0 DW4wor1 IL Pope a maing M ry Ji J K ohnson h a P DR Johnson .ir PO Spring 4 Thlipen TJ Simmons i Iora d j j son OW Magse f' LD Basteman DWood EM VlsVnado a [O· Vaiao HV Foil atthis in5 DH Strnreld ogicto Voters: To vote in asor f"theppstin submitted mak (X) In t e square after the fIs0 ; tpote aganteitplae 1 ss i ark afterthe wbrd Be ~ furthe resolved that F.B. SB;i. D Foi, I. L Pope. and W. E. Varna. - ieleti6n at Frank -. kig niaooot 0j·o ¶.++ them of the time and place 01 u-jn holding said election and to make ...... Iheir returns of said election to Proposi this body in the town of Frank- seven m linton, parish of Washington, property State of Louisiana, which shall state tax announce and promulgate the re- Point si turns of said election according No, 9, oi to law. Paris] r Be it further resolved that the for the - commissioners of said election years, f shall receive the ballots of all of givil s property taxpayers of said school aid to district No. 1 entitled to vote un- school i der the constitution and laws of di st r i the State of Louisiana and the Washin º. voters at said election before de- Louisia r positing their ballot together with..... e the aggregate amount of prop- Taxably e' erty situated in said school di . i- No. 1 for which they are assessed 3l during the year 1912, said com. Noti of missioners in making the returns of said election shall state the favor a id number of votes cast and the upon n. amount of the assessed value of mark at the property voted for and against word ch the levying of the said special tax. plare w Be it further resolved that no 1- tice of this election be advertised Be.i all for thirty days in the Era.Leader B. Bo the official journal of this Board Miller ,X ublished weekly in the town of missi Franklinton, Parish of Washing- clerk ton, State of Louisiana in four fBr consecutive issues. of wi The following petition from the r Stony Point School District No. 7 shall was considered, viz; 19121 To the' Honorable President herein and Members of the Parish School tary Directors of the Parish of Wash- to gi' ington, Louisiana. clerk The petition of the undersigned ment property taxpayers of School Dis- time trict No 7 of the parish of Wash- elect ington as created and defined by of em a resolution of the Board of School town Directors of said Parish, passed Was on the 4th day of April 1912, and whit . being and constituting one-fourth mul of the property taxpayers eligible tion " * to vote at such election, respect- the ..* fullp pray that your Honorable sohc Dr) Body, acting within and under vote t and the authority of the Constitution lawn I of and Laws of Louisiana, do order the sh of that a special election be held, in dep the manner sequired by law, for wit] gned the purpose of determining wheth. prof l Dis- er or not a special tax shall be diet !ash- levied and collected in said Dis- ass a as triot, as hereinafter set forth, sai ,solu- Petitioners pray that at said tur I Di election your Honorable Body do the d o submit to a vote of the property am 1912, taxpayers of msid School District the one- No. 7, entitled to vote at said the * election, the following proposition on to*wit: Hon. To levy a special tax of seven fo and mills on the dollar on all property the neti In School Dislrict No. 7, of the , do Parish of Washington, Louisaia, Sb subject to State taxation annully tol for a period of ve years for the 0 purpose of iviug additonal aid tO publio sobSbci. It n The undersigned petltionero a respeOtfully submitto the rbove 0dydo OLBond WEBond IE Bond N IGivmns oper AJ Davis B BB Bond t No.1 W 8IBankston A Carrier etio, DA Miller T Creel to-wi. AMiller MN Miller WM Givens JD Usraon f five J Bond NL Creel operty sno L Bankston of the On motion duly secopded and P siaans carried the following resolut:ion uanall was lunanimouly dopted Co a, for sidnrng the petitign o one.fourth nfal 14 ofthe property taxpayers eligible Dnt Du ti vote in the school district ?o. 7 of the Parish of Washington tionere State of Louisians, it is unanti ove. mously resolved by this Board in ugaL legal seession - convenr_d, that a g ld speclial eleotion be held in school distriot No. 7 of said parish and k state on the 24th, diy of August iton 1912 between the legal hours for holdaing elections, at which tiht the quettion of levying a spocal tax of seven mills per sinum oni Sthe dollar upon all taxable prop-.' a erty within the boundaries of sad school distriot No. 7 for a petioe on of five years beginning with the year 1912 and ending with the. year 1916 for the purpose of giv-' n l ing additional aid to the publio school in said school distriot No. 7 of said paish and state shall be I submitted- to the.,ptopwy tsz payers of saidsehool didiptNo7: ---eld who are entitled t6vote unader the vt constitution and laws of the stat uote in of Loui~iana subjept to terms and emitted conditions of the petition of said a .or eo school distriot No. 7 whicoh is a t ner t pa(rtbf th"s rbsoltilon, th Be it frther resolved that msaid sp .eleotion shall be held - . _ der the election la-of this stat. i L- Ppe at Burkhalter and Me's mill 1 Vr Por preonot Noelwhich polling place E. varna- isestablishei by law for holdi " s Frnk* elctot4i4 that the ballot be i t e- atfoll owin . o sha ItmrUJ td+ ,tm Dr~ · ·;D.Vnd DiNTI5T FOR THE LEVYING OF A TAX Sb e o .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .o : . Proposition to levy a . seven mill tax on all " property subject to Notice l state taxation in Stony : of an ordi Point school district out of the : No, 9, of Washington " of Louishl Parie h, Louisiana, . YES: -arish, o andtom, e for the period of five : ", - sell at pu 1 years, for the purpose : highest b 1 of giving additional : Satu I aid to the public at the pr school in said school house at of district No. 7, of thelegal leWashington parish, the folio .- Louisiana. . .NLien i h . ........o* . ..* . lots 3 an 9 and by - Taxable valuation, $ .. .. an..d . . m. k * e o....• ...... ° Terms .d ... (Signature of Voter) ap a Notice to voters: To vote in e favor of the proposition submitted he upon this ballot place a cross of mark (X) in the square after the Lofal ist word YES; to vote against it, a. place a similar mark after the word NO. ed Be .ii further resolved, that B. ler B. Bond, A, Carrier and D. A. By v Od Miller are hereby appointed com of missioners and M. I. Hennessy ot clerk to hold said election at seie a our Burkhalter and Magee's mill all day A of whom are registered voters serl the residing in said school district No. The )ep7 arish and state. That they s4. tor shall on the 24th. day of August st. He 1912 hold said election at the place The, Lent herein designated and the Secre- two-t ool tary of this Board is authorised swored sh- to give said commissioners and Under clerk due notice of their appoint- law, I ped ment and to notify them of the le a Dies time and place of holding said high ash- election and to make their returns by of said election to this Body in the at ti hool town of Franklinton, Parish of rt Ased Washington, State of Louisiana, abov and which shall announce and pro- sale: urth mulgate the returns of said eleo-b c gible tion shall receive the ballots of all eot- the property taxpayers of said rable school distriot No. 7 entitled to inder vote under the constitution and ution laws of the State of Louisiana and )rder the voters at said election before a Id, in depositing their ballots together for with the aggregate amount of heth. property situated in said school NI 1l be district No. 7 for which they are of a Dis- assessed during the year 1912 out , said commissionere in making re- of L said turns of saidjlection shall state ant dy do the number of votes oast and the perty amount of the asseassed value of jg strict the property voted for and against t said the leingof the said speelq tax. at sition Be i further resolved that no- co ties of this election be advertised sevenfor days n the EroaLder t perty the ofial jdurnal of this Board t bif the pwbeekly in the town of In sa, anklinton, Parish of Washing- C y ton, State of Louisiana in four b r the oonaeoutive isues. laid Thetitle to the Jeese Orove" Shoolwas approved and ordered as gionere reorqd4 . ni rbove On nmotion of M.N,.Miller, duly scondaud arried, $1800.00 ws ,made the iaimum r oi f the ap tndheof the High SOn motion duly seconded and carried F. B. Bateman and Sup erintendent tringfield were ap Ia pointed UaaoopmUittlo em~oply olution a jnitoDr for the Psrish High eligible again August 6th 1912, Lot Io. i. J. Green, Pies. intoa D. H. StringSeld. Ss. . U ,an i, -o shool D*IDt of the laerior. o . l50. taM. f asto P1IQ . , ish and ,i o. Au gut Nontie l hereby oan Een ur for Wi.ilal of 5m, L a., w .Zho . oh tfei 8&j3jjdjj 8at ion to. wn- 1 sp ed h I . lIkJt ash, B r o, num onf ie o f:.r , to D wbithlot toI La,, o the lth asn otSeptember. 4 r1 1the Ii. ed o.SP with ' the Clai names as UitneWes5 : LI. I ,of "i- laGien. s O .he es Sr.te o the lateg ioh u iC Ii r eerh r, p lof~ es &? . tNo. l i Jo l NUTIUvL, to alter whom shall be 2sth esy ac Distrito sCout in and sti ta' poretoe should i not b aris ed a,. ers mth e c omese.: NT Jaly s232. 9' tihke stat. WiiWST. . Thpha peti-n r s anold tiOgilr for letter of rdmin * of Sid Istratldm on the estate of the late ih i O itvar hmp,thMercurye, . Notie is herebyi givon, to all whom hat Said it may 'on to howaue within ol/ d 1un,- en di'mwhy the pre of the aid Stnson petitione shouldnot be panted. Dy ,, 4 Tgpen iSfuIP USj~ mfi(Y liii~cl..irP )L lIE N a Ir ud .gu,()I~ob~tsi, ~di ursulb. r~rt~l mb.sif 1 t~ao,Nh~ U*i3 @~P~ f~~adGi~FI~ d~'~t~Lr; ,*~~. .ub 1c ae~am~~~U aiim mMdi r ~.'<J c , Sheriff ale.-.No 1189. M. P. Peterson Versus Daniel E. Sheridan Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of seizure and sale, issued out of the 26th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, in and for Washington parish, in the above entitled cause . and to me directed. I will proceed to sell at public auction to the last and highest bidder, on Saturday. August 31, 1912 at the principal front door of the court house at Franklinton, La., between the legal sale hours for judicial sales, the following described property, to wit: Lien and privilege recognized on lots 3 and 4,square 213, and on square 9 and buildings thereon in the town of Franklinton, Louisiana. . Terms of sale: Cash with beneat of appraisement. This 22nd day of July,1912. ST. J. immons, Sheriff. I96th Judicial District Court, state of I Louisiana, Parish of Washington. ' J. D. Chason et als Vs. No. 1712 Louis Crain. SBy irtue of an order of seizure and f- sale, issd oat of the above named y court, in the above entitled eause, at nd to me directed, I proceeded to seize and did offer for sale on BSatur all day August 3, 1912, the following de )rs sri property, to-wit: lo. The north half of the nel, section y 84. township 1. soth, i ge 1, east, 1st St. Helena Meridian. Ie Therebeing no bids amoontf te the le rt pbll anution to the., t and he ;e at p. aid highest bidder, during nthe leal , m. hours, on B. S Saturday August 24, S1 the at the principal front door of theo Of court house, at Prnkinton, Ia., the iza, above described property, Terms of ro. sale: Twelve months ,redit, sooe, d eo by bond of purchaser, co dýiioSM as i . the Slw directs. I to i Sherif Sale Babington-Bateman Co. Ltd. Vs. J. M. White. Notieis hereb given thatbyltls of an order of BSelle and Sale Issued out of the e6th Judioclt Diii oot of loduiaM. In and for Washirnton Parih, lin the above entiow tled and to ule dicted, I will proceed to sell atPublic auction to the m and Sbghest bidder, on Saturday. August 31, 1912 at the prlncpal front door of the .court house at ranhlinton, La., be iteen the kla d lee hours for j al sales. the ooWing described oproper r y.to-wit: I bnehsf Interest 8 re MOf lad f in township I rand5I EMt bounaed noarth b o ..a atouer. east by lans formerly owned r b Jack Wa no owmn .'b d west by lands of W. Wo . e soone-half tnltest and to a Sceritan saw mal, s n m. mill near Cuturer's 8 i t the a.bove described es of STer' m of sale: Casub with benefit of e appraisement. h This 2snd day of July. 1011.. TJ. . Simmons, Sheriff.. - ComuiS ioner's Sale. 20th Judicial ourt of Louisiana for Washlgtpn arish. H, E. Rester at Vs. No. 1000 John H. Rester at al. Notiee is hereby gven that by rr_ oat of the Sabove nnamed Ort, the matter of L. B. Rester vs. John, . and toms dimected, I hansve m ea Swl oeor fors ale a smie to the. and highest bidder atU the front door of the oourtbiouse on Saturday, August 24, 1912 in between the leo sale hob urs for w tr" dieal sales, tb following dsm to property, towit: STwenty-two ores o f f . . be- s side of the faolo w al be n iWeain t WI ra, bfhd.. ,. situated in the i rsa ' eat i. section 22, t. s ld st. Helena -eln by )eld os follows, towit: orth y la o r. Great Southern Lumber w, Ob ds o Wadoe Pian, sou by Co.. ws by a.o o dn of the U t. . . hen Lumber ý' oo., sudng49 aý55 of Saiand, more or less bpeb i r5b~ of lsnd ae qured wpo .r.nr . Hontf wie oJe`e~e Hunt, roam John Oeti- r October 2, 107. and min- recorded In Conveyainc Book U late folio 70 enry No.90 of the repds an. washin'gton Pn ariah. Lou.iaS, .Uf are of land Inthenet of the hnejot soetion 15, .wpaouth,a thin 1 eastw, HelenaMerdian, W said lngton parish, Louisiana, as follows, y towit: StartiOng at nrtheat or L912. nero the above eotolsenos sowt ton old line W13,. 1e chains toot stab, thenoce wens % j t to -< , thenoe 3-!w s L ed tlnoeon "b b. 5e 7, nther IT 2e Ter S of ale: 0ah w, be-i:o f