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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
AN ORDINANCE

L
ordering an election in school district No 10 IN
take the census OF the legally qualified voters
OF That instruct ON ievying five mill tax for
nve years, Tor the purpose of employing teach
err, building sci00l houses, and in aid Of geo.
erai eduewtin of the children in said district
mhu stsDnshing precinct ut which to hold
be 1t ordained by the Police Jury of Grant par.
lsh: IN rrgnlar sesren convened. That there be
and ~ hereby ordered an election in school dis
trct NO: ~. To take the census Of the legally
qualified voters of said district upon the oues-
taxable property situated in said district. both
personal aud real. in addition to all other taxes
ucation.
BE il further ordained etc., That there be and
y hereby established voting precinct at Friend
snip ennrch ~ SAID district, and TINT the said
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY "a, 1901.
be 1t further ordained. etc. That chould said
election be c1rriesi. that the proceeds arising
from said tax shall be used in said district for
the purpose OF building houses. employing teach
crs; and for the cause ~ education generally.
he II further ordained. ETC.. That SAID election
shall be BY printed ballot, and shalt contain the
words. For the i've mill tax" and the words,
against the i've mill tax." and shall he held ac-
corting to the general election laws of the ate
lie IT further ordained etc. That this ordi-
nance shall 70 into effect from and after it's
adoption. and that all costs of ordering ard
holding and prom ulgatine said election shall be
horne ny the district for whose benefit this cleo
tion IL ordered
The said five mill tax to be l.vies for n period
ct five years, beginning with iN6 and including
NV; 1903. l9n, and concluding with 1910.
Adopted January 8. 1909
w.B CLARKE JOHN RASppo ol.ida.;..
Clerk Of Police Jury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
AN ORDINANCE

ordering m election Sehsol district M. ~ to-
take the eensus Of she legally quail fed voters
ut that district I'm levyinG n Eve mill TAX ,r
hve years for the purps,se Of employing teach
eral education of she children in saicidistrict-
and establishing IL precinct ut which to holi
the snid election.
BE il 1rtlxined by the Police Jury of Grant
Parish. in regular rersion convened, That there
be and is hereby ordered an election IN school
qualified voters Of said district upon the que.-
iiop 1T voting special five mill tax upon all
taxable property situated in sssid district. both
personal and real in addition to all other taxes.
levied Tor other purposes. for the purpose of cd
ucHtion.
Be il furthey ordained. ETC.. That there be and
IL hereby established voting precinct ut Zion
Station. on l.. a. raiirsMd. in said district and
that the said eecfion shall be hald there ON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a. 1919.
he II further ordained. etc. That sir'uld said
election be carnsd. that the proceeds arising
the purpose .of building honses. employing
ally.
Be it further ordained. etc. That said election
ehall be BY printed ballot and shall contain the
words. For the five mill tax and ,he words
Against the five mill tax" and shall be held ac-.
surling t the general election laws of he State.
Be il further OSdAsnetl. ETC.. That this ordi-
nance shall no into effecf from and after it's
adoption. ant that all cos,s of ordering and
holding and pfomulgntng said election shall be
borne by the district for whose benefit this cleo
ton il ordered.
The said Ave mill tax to b. levied for period
1T five years. beginning with 19(1. and including
1851, 1908. 1909, and concluding with 1910.
Adopted Jsnuary =, l%f:
W. B. CLARKE. President.
Clerk ~ Police Jury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
AN ORDINANCE


ordering an electic" in school District No. 9 to
take the cepras Of the legally qualified voters
II that district ON levyine fye mill tax for
i've ears. for the pnrpose Of cmplcyins teach
ers, building school houres. and in aid of gen-
eral edseatiol Ut the children in said district.
and establishing precinct at which ~ hold
the said election.
Be It ordained by the Police Jury Of Grsnt par
ish: in regular res~ion convened. That there be
and is hereby ordered an election in schcoi dis
trlct M. g. to take the census Of the legally quail
flied voters OF esid district npQn the question Of
voting special i've mill fdk sabd1 all 1axable
property sitnate.t in said distriQE hath personal
md real. in addition to all 6the for
IS X iaftSer ordained 1tS.. fb1t i9ssf5 81 and
c, ss:s church y .ss ssss .ss s
elsctson- shall BE- held there NO.. ayNa ysfi
TUESDAY. FEBkUARY "a. Tos..
Be- it tuFtbsr orsiaiuG1. etosf That 6AOuld sntd
slectiop- b carried, that the 'pruceeds arising
fruw snid-tax shall b. odd In DAid district TOR
the purpose of baildiBg houses. employjng teach
err, and Tor tho cs.:e Of education sepes9lIy.
Be il further 0rdsined. ETC.. That said election
shsil be by printed ballot, and shall contain the
words, ~Fos The Use nil tax" aid The w0sds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing an election upon the question OF
whether or not spiritnour. malt and Infoxirnt-
ing liquors should be sold, and submitting the
same tn the people.
BE 1t ordained BY the Police Jury Of Grant par.
ish. In regular session convened. That there be
and IL hereby ordered m election Of the legal
qualified voters Of Grant parish apou the quss-
tfon of whether or not spirituous malt and intox.
icating liquors shall be sold In Grant parish.
De IL further ordained. ETC.. That the said elec-
ton shall be held throughout the parish, and
that the shall be held Mt the prrcincta ~ -
tabshed by law, and where the general elections
IRE held, and that the same shall be held accord
ing to the general election laws OF the State VI
Louisiana, and that the same shall be on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1905.
Be 1t further ordained, ETC.. That the said exec
ton shah be by printed ballot. and shall contain
the words. For the snle of spirituous, malt and
Intoxicating liquors." and the words. Against
the sale OF spirituous. malt and intoxicating
liquors."
BE it further ordained, etc.. That the Board Of
Supervisors shall meet and order SAID election &C.
cording to Law.
BE it further ordained. That this ordinance
shall take eject from and after its passage and
adoption.
Adopted January 4tb. 1906. at coIfax. La.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
President OF Police Jury.
W. B. CLARKE.
Clerk Of Police Jury.
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Commissioners OF Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA


BY virtue of the authority vested
In MS according to and In accordance
with an ordinance of the honorable
police jury of the parish of Grant,
adopted at it's regular session ON the
4th day Of january. 1906. we do here
by appoint the following commits
stoners and clerks of election to hold
and conduct an election to he held
throughout Grant parish. La, ON
FEBRUARY 20. 1906,
at the various polling precincts in
the parish Of Grant. for the purpose
of determining whether or not spirit
Gus, malt and Intoxicating liquors
shall he sold In Grant parish.
Colfax-J. h. Mcknight, w. L..
Richardson, +. n. Evans. commits
siOners. Clerk, A. nj. Goodwin.
FairmOunt-M. &. Hamberlin. B.
H. Randolph, Heman Smith. commits
siOners. Clerk. q. H. Dean.
WARD TWO.
Pollock-H. +. Gray, Wash KEGS,
j. NJ. King, commissioners. Clerk,
w. +. Robertson.
Bagdad-J. NJ. Anthony. Clabe
Buckner, and F. NJ. Morris. commits
sioners. Clerk. l.. T.. Haduut.
: Bruce's Mill. 4. Flanagan. w.
". BalliO, w. H. Gray. commission
ers. Clerk. H. &. TullOs.
Nugent--M. N. LaCrOix, G. f. De-
Laney, and NJ. Rice, commissioners.
Clerk, Charlie Clark.
WARD THREE.
Creed's-W. N. Greed. c. C. Rich
ards, Richard Newton, commission
ers. Clerk. Oliver Neal.
Antonia-Billie Miller. J. w. Bar
ron, A. H. Foster. commissioners.
Clerk, Ebbin Drewett.
WARD FOUR.
Buckelew-M. e. Nugent. Charlie
Gillette. Oliver Watson. commission
ers. Clerk. w. o. Hutchinson.
Lincecum--ChurlieN ngent. Sim Ha-
ley, and Joe RambU, commissioners.
Clerk, l.. A. Kent.
WARD FIVE.
GeOrgetown-.Iack Dunn. Henry
Hunt. L. NJ Bradford. commission
ers. Clerk, Charlie Tnlly.
WARD SIX.
Suminerfield-J. A. Fuller. Jno. l..
Calhoun. Felix Bullitt. commission
ers. Clerk, Jno. b. Lyman.
wAED SEVEN.
MOntgomery-Jno. l. Mccain, Geo.
l.. Ethridge, X. W. Horn, commits
siOners. Clerk, Jno. ID. Williams.
latt--J. l.. Fletcher. w. j. Swor,
J. NJ. Bullock. commissioners. Clerk.
Milton OQuinn.
The above named commissioners
and clerks are authorized and order
Ell tn hold the said election at the
above named and stated time and
places, in all things In accordance
with the election laws of the State of
and to make their returns
and process verbal in all things as
the law directs.
Witness our official signatures on
his the 18th day of January. A. u.
1905. j. A. WILLIAMS,
j. A. HARVEY,
X. ". RICHARDSON,
Members OF the Board of Supervisors
OF Election of the Parish of Grant
and the State Of Louisiana.
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Order of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. |

STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
PARISH OF GRANT.
BY virtue OF the authority vested
in us according TO law and in accor-
dance with an ordinance of the police
jury of the parish Of Grant and State
OF Louisiana, we do hereby order an
election to he held on the 9th day of
February. 1906. in school district No.
II. I'm Grant parish and known by the
subdivision of Grant parish into
school districts az Black Creek. for
the purpose of taking the sense OF
the people of said district on the prop
position of levying a five mill tax on
all the taxable property i'm said dis
trict for q period of 5 years I'm aid of
public schools of said district. The
tax SO levied to begin and be in force
with the year 1906
The said election to he held at
BLACK CREEK SCHOOL HOUSE,
in said school district and in all
things In accordance with the general
election laws OF the State of L0uisi-
ana and due returns made hereof as
the law directs.
Witness our official signatures on
this the 10th day OF January, 1906.
j. A. WILLIAMS,
j. A. HARVEY.
r. W. RICHARDSON.
Members of the Board of Supervisors
of Election of Grant Parish. La.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF GRANT. I
By virtue of the authority vest
ed In US and i'm accordance with an
ordinance Of the police jury of Grant
parrish. La. we do hereby appoint
the following commissione and clerk
of election tn hold an election on the
9th day OF FEBRUARY, 1906. in district
No. II. or what is known AS Black
Greek school district, for the purpose
OF taking the sense of the property
tax payers of said districts on the
proposition of leyying n special five
mill tax 0n all the taxable property
in said district for a period Of years
IN aid of the public schools of said
district.
Commissioners. r.. Stevens, G.
w. Orr and 3. Z. Creed.
Cserk--O..t'. Watson.
The above named commissioners
and clerk are authorized and ordered
to hold said election at the above
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20

Y hereby established a voting precinct at W. r.
Eyers store IN said district and that the said
election shall be held there ON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY q, fa06.
he IT further ordained, etc., That should said
election be carried. thar the proceeds arising
from said tax shall be used in said district for
the purpose OF building houses, employing
teechrrs. and Tor the cause of education gener.
Be it further ordained etc.. That said election
shall De ny printed ballot and shall contain the
Against the five mill "" and shall be held ac-
cording t. the general election aws0f the State.
BE IL further ordained. That this ordinance
shall go into effect from and after ITS adoption,
and that all costs Of ordering and holding and
promuIgating said election shall be borne By the
d. trict for whose benefit this election is Or
deresi.
The said Eve mill 20 be- levied for period
OF I'VE years, beginning with lssH and including
iN7, 1865. 1905 and concluding with 1910.
Adopted January 8, 1904.
JOHN RANDOLPH.
w. B. CLARKE. Prrridens.
Clerk Of Police Jury
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named place and at the above named
time. ia accordance with the general
election laws of the State of Lonisi-
ana, and due returns and process yer-
bal make In all things as the law
directs.
Witness our official signatures on
this the 18th day OF January. 1906.
j. A. WILLIAMS,
J. A. HARVEY.
Il. w. RICHARDSON. .
Members Of the Board III Supervisors
of Election Of Grant Parish. La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
AN ORDINANCES

ordering an election in School District
No. to take the census Of the legally
qualified vo'ersof that district on levy
ing a five mill tax for five years, for the
purpose ut employing teachers, build
ing school houses, and in aid of gener-
al education OF the children in said dis
trict, aud establishing precinct ut
which to hold the said election.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Grant Parish, in regular session cOnven-
ed, That there be and is hereby ordered
an election 10 School District No. 4, To
take the census Of the legally qualified
voters OF said district upon the Question
OF voting a special FIVE mill tax upon all
taxable property situated in said dis
trlct. both personal aud real, in addition
to all other taxes levied for other pur-
poses, for the purpose of education.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
there be and is hereby established vot-
ing precinct at Flagou school house in
said district. and that the said election
shall be held there on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1906.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That
should said election be carried, that the
proceeds arising from said tax shall be
used in said district for the purpose OF
building houses, employing teachers. and
for The cause OF education generally.
Be it further ordained. etc.. That
said election shall be by printed ballot.
and shall contain the words, '.For the
five mill tax" and the words, Against
the five mill tax" and shall be held ac-
cording to the general election laws OF
the State.
Be it further ordained, etc, This this
ordinance shall go into effect from and
after it's adoption, and that all costs OF
ordering and holding aud promulgating
said election shall be borne By the dis.
trict for whose benefit this election is
ordered.
The sand five mill tax to be levied for =
period of five years, beginning with 1906,
and including 1907, 1903, 1909, and con.
Guiding with 1910.
Adopted January 3, 1906.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
w. b. CLARKE. Prsst.
Clerk If Police Jury.
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Order Of Election.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF GRANT.
BY virtue of authority vested In ms ac-
cording to law and in accordnn e with an
ordnance OF the police jury of the Parish
of Grant, and State OF Louisiana, we do
hereby order an election to be beld on
the 9th day of February, 1905, in school
district humber IL. in Grant parish, and
known by the subdivision of Grant par
ish into school districts as Tison, for the
purpose OF taking the sense OF the people
Of said district on the proposition of levy
ing five mill tax on all the taxable
property in said district for OF period of
five years in aid of public schools of said
district. The tax SO levied to begin and
be in force with the year 1903.
The said election to be held at
ZION STATION ON L. A. RAILROAD,
in said school district, and in all thipgs
in accordance with the general election
laws OF the State OF Louisiana and due
returns made thereof as the law directs.
Witness our official signatures on this
the 18th day Of January. 1906.
J.. A. Williams.
j. A. Harvey.
r. w. Richardson.
Members of the Board of Supervisors of
Election OF Grant Parish, La.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF GRANT.
BY virtue of the authority vested in ms
and in accordance with an ordinance OF
the police jury OF Grant parish, La. We
do hereby appoint the following commits
si0ners and clerks OF election to hold an
election on the 9th day of February,
1906. in district number II, or what ia
known as Yison school district, for the
purpose Of taking the sense Of the prop
erty tax payers OF said districts on the
proposition of levying a special mills
tax on all the taxable property 10 said
district for period OF wears iu aid OF
the public schools of said dat ict.
Commissioners L. Hyde, E. A..
Wal. and Alfred Og!esby.
Clerk Oliver Og!esby.
clerk are authorized and ordered to hold
said election at the above named place
and at the above named time. in accord
ance with the genera! election laws OF
the State OF Louisiana and due returns
and process verba! make in a.! things as
the law directs.
Witness our officia! signatures on this
the 18th day Of january, 1906.
j. A. WILLIAMS,
j. A. HARVEY,
r. w. RICHARDSON,
Members of the Board Of Supervisors u
Election OF Grant Parish. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
COnvicts Stand Test Of Their
Manhood.

Early in the morning OF Dec. Goth
fire broke out in the women's ward
of the New York prison, located on
BIackweIl's Island. The fire spread
to the hospital where fifty women
were sick, and as the prison fire fight
ing apparatus proved inadequate to
cope with the blaze. it was decided to
test the male prisoners sense of man.
hood and they bore the test well, as
is evidenced by the following extract
from a special. Freed from their
cells and marshalled into small bodies
they entered the burning building and
went at the work of fire Sighting and
rescue with the utter disregard of the
danger to themselves. The flames
were cracking all about them, yet
they plunged through the densest
smoke and brought out in their arms
the last of the women prisoners. The
fire bells and the shouts of the men
at work could he heard all over the
island. and In the hospitals and build
ings and the other institutions there
was u panic which was Quilted with
difficulty by the nurses. physicians
and keepers. Although only part of
the convicts were used in rescuing the
women, those who remained In their
cells made frantic appeals to I've allow
ed to help. AS the screams Of the
women penetrated to their cells some
OF the convicts fell ON their knees.
beating the bars with their fists and
the guards to let them out
to fight the fire. When this was re-
fused they begged that ut least the
guards go to the rescne. promising
that they would he their own jailers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
ANORDJNANcE


To levy a general license upon all persons en-
gagged in all professions. businesses. etc., which
may be conducted within tbs corporate limits
of Coifax, Louisiana, under the laws of Louisi-
ana.
BE it enacted BY the Mayer and Board of Alder
men OF the town Ut t'olfax Grant parish. Lou
isiana, In regular session convened:
Section l. That license tax equal in amount
to the license tax imposed By the Police Jury of
the Parish OF Grant Tor parochial purposes. and
~ set forth IN the list of such trades and profes
slons and bufineeses ~ are named in the Act
No. Ill Of the Acts of Louisiana for the year fsQe
and acts amendat0ry thereof, be and the same
are hereby levied on all such trrdes businesses
and professions n are named Ia the ordinances
OF the Police Jury of Grant Parrish and said act
and acts ameudatory thereof and in case the
Police jury has failed to levy license tag on
some trade. calling, business or profession. NAM
ed in said act then such license shall be for the
amount fixed in said act and acts amentlafory
thereof. provided that this ordinance shall not
apply to any trade, calling, business or profess
sion a. is now prohibited BY the laws of Louisi-
ana or the ordinances Of the Town of Coifax.
That this ordinances shall go into effect for the
year 1905 and for each year subsequent thereto,
unless repealed.
He il further enacted, etc.:
Section Z That all ordinances ar parts of or
dinences in conflict with the provisions of this
act be and the same ara hereby repealed.
introduced By J. w. Duncan. Alderman and
nasesd BY vote OF yeas to ro nays, ON Jan. 2,
JP.LEwIs,
Z. y. CAhSAdfS. Mayor.
S>~re.ary-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-20
AN ORDINANCE

ordering an election in School District
No. 8 to take the census of the legally
qualified voters OF that district on levy.
ing five mill tax for i've years, for the
purpose of employing teachers, building
school houses, and in aid of general ri.
ucatiOn OF the children said district
and establishing precinct at which to
hold tk+ said election.
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury OF
Grant Parish, 10 regular session conven-
ed, That there beant in hereby ordered
an election in School Dist rirt No. s. tn
take the census OF the legally qualified
voters of said district upon the question
Of voting special five mill tax upon all
taxable property situated in said district
both personal and real, in addition To- all
other taxes levied for other purposes, for
the purpose Of education.
Be it further ordained, etc.. That
there be and is hereby established a vut-
ing precinct ut Clear Greek schnol house
in said district, and that the said Election
shall be held there ON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY n, 1906.
Be it further ordained. ETC.. That
should said election he carried, that the
proceeds arising from said tax shall be
used in said district for the purpose of
building houses. employing teachers, and
for the cause of e.,ucation generally.
Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That sHid
election shall he BY printed ballot, anil
shall contain the words, "For the five
mill tax" and the words. Against the
five mill tax" and shall be held accord
ing to the general election laws Of the
STATE.
Be il further ordained. ETC.. That thi
ordinance shall 20 into effect from aud
after its adoption, and that all costs OF
ordering and holding and prumufgating
said election shall be horne by the dis
trict for whose benefit the election is
ordered.
The said five mill tax to be levied for
period Of FIVE years, beginning with 1906,
and including 1877. 1908. 1909, and con-
Guiding with 1910.
Adopted January 3, 1906.
JOHN RANDOLPH.
w. b. CLARKE, Prest.
Clerk Of Police Jury.