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2TElection Notice!Of Colored Graded SchoolState of Kentucky, i Washington County, f ‘khtilt;atthmwticU1srmonatlo80TlwPftu8i;thththththsiwdlAt a regular term of this Court held on the 26th day of Sept., 1908, it appearing that a petition signed by James Hamilton. Aaron Jones. Quil Davis, Ben Ray, Matt’- Linton, Sam Gowdy, Isaac Wharton, Fius Simms, S. E. Davison, Nathan Stephenson, Alex Adams, John Spalding, James Johnson. Anthony Grundy, Eph Mickens, Elija Baker, Dan Grundy, Alfred Ray. George Spalding, Charles Gaddy, Henry Davis an, Dominic Boone, Dave Spalding. Augustus G. Beam and John Mason, was filed with the County Judge at the last regular term of this Court, asking that a colored Graded Common School District be organized, with its boundary as follows: Beginning at the two mile stone on the Sprim -field and Bardstown pike, between J. W. Tucker’s house and Mrs. Teresa Mudd’s *0' house; thence a straight line to Ed Donnelly's house on the Springfield and Bloomfield pike; thence a straight line to the Northwest corner of J. W Clements farm where it corners with Joe Spalding; thence a straight line to Mrs Tom Hoard’s gate on the Springfield and Litsey pike; thence a straight line to Walter Williams gate on the Springfield and Willisburg pike; thence a straight line to Reed Spalding’s house; thence a straight line to the corner of Mrs. William Durrett's and Mrs. Richard Parrott’s corner at the Springfield and Mack-ville pike, thence a straight fine to Morrison O'Nan’s house; thence a straight line to-the old school house on the Jimtown dirt road; thence a straight line to Roy Smith’s house; thence a straight line to Frank Montgomery and Henry Edelen’s corner on the Springfield anti Lebanon pike; thence a straight line to , Campbell and Bottom's and W. F. Booker's farm line at the Loretto pike; thence a straight line to the Cartwright Creek bridge on the Springfield and St. Rose pike; thence a straight line to the two mile stone on the Springfield and Bardstown pike, the beginning. And that the site for the school house of said proposed District be on High Street between the Willisburg pike and the Mackville pike.^which is certified to be not exceeding two and one-half miles from any pari of the boundary of the said proposed district, and it appearing also that said petitioners are tax pavers and legal voters and residents of the proposed colored Graded Common School District and of Justice District-of this county; and it further appearing that the County Superintendent has endorsed on said petition his approval of same, and that a majority of the Trustees of each Common School District that will be embraced withm said proposed Colored Graded Common School district in whole or part have endorsed their approval on said petition, as provided by law, and the Court being sufficiently advised orders that J. S. Osbourn, the Sheriff of this county be, and is hereoy directed to cause a poll to be opened and an‘election to be held at the colored school house on High street on the 14th day of November, 1908, the same being 40 days or more after the entry of this order, for the purpose of taking the sense of the legal colored voters residing within the boundary of the Said proposed colored Graded Common School District, whether there shall be levied and collected an annual tax of 25 cents on each one hundred dollars of property value therein, subject to State or county taxation, owned by colored persons and $1.00 of poll tax on each coloredmale inhabitant «t said proposed colored Graded Common School district overtwenty-one years of age, for the purjiose of establishing and maintaining a colored Graded Commdti School therein as provided in section 100 to 130 of the tM Common School Law. 2 i siThe officers of said election will cause the legal voters of said proposed col- blt; ored Graded Common School District to vote for five persons to be Trustees of I same, in case said tax shall be approved. I blt;« The officers of said election will make return in due form the result of same at the earliest day practicable.B. L. LITSEY,Judge Washington County Court.ylt;wf€Slt;wscKtwstrcuittclVitla*a:alThis September 26. 1908.A copy, ATTEST: W. F. Booker. Clerk.h;hlt;8tKa id.VS 11NOTICE. |«i frNotice is hereby given that in obedience to the above order of the County ! w Court of Washington county, 1 will hold an election at the time and place indi- 1 T cated from 7 o’clock, a. m., to 4, p. m., for the purpose set out in said order. 11 Those who may vote, are all colored males over 21 years old, who have been residents of the proposed colored Graded Common School District for 60 days.\ and in the county for six months and in the State one year, preceding the dayV_a£32nd election. J. S. OSBOURNE,Sheriff Washington County, Kentucky.uiIbl111w/ll
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Springfield Sun
Springfield, Kentucky, US
Wed, Oct 14, 1908
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