The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-12

Official Proceedings s,f the Police
Jury of Grant Parish.
Colfax, La, Oct Z, 1907.
The police jury met in regular
session this day with all the mem
bers present.
Il. p. Alsbury appeared before
the police jury relative to bridges
over Big Greek, Bayou Darro and
Nantachie, and the said bridges
having been accepted warrant No
739 was issued in settlement for
Big Creek bridge, and three notes
for seven hundred and four and 49,
100 dollars, dated this date and
bearing 5 per cent interest from
July LIST, 1906, said notes due Jan
lst. 1908. Jan. LIST, 1909, and Jan.
lst, 1910, and said notes delivered
to E. P. AIsbnry in the presence
of the police jury after being sign
Ell by the president by order
thereof.
Petition of citizens of school
district No. IA, relative to five mill
tax for years 1908, 1909, 1910.
1911 and 1912, considered, and the
following ordinance passed relative
thereto, said ordinance being intro
duced by Mr.. West, seconded by
Mr.. W. L. Johnson, and adopted
10y unanimous vote, viz:
AN ORDINANCE.
whereas uiie-tbiit oil The property
tax payers qualified under the cop
stifntiDn and laws Of the State Of
Lt'nisiana for such purposes have
pettttoiied the police Jury Of Grant
parish, Louisiana, to order an elee-
ton In school district No. II in
sitid parish. to take the census of
the voters, authorized by law to
vote in such election. on the qnes-
taDn III voting a five mill tax for
period Ut five years. beginning with
the year 1905 and ending with the
year 1912, both inclusive, in aid Of
education. for building school
houses. employing teachers, and
for educational purposes generally;
ana whereas due proof thereof has
been submitted to the police Jury
OF Grant parish. now, therefore,
he It ordained Ivy the police Jury of
Grant parish, State of Lonisiauil, in
regnlar session convened:
Section THAT there he and IL
hereby ordered an election TO be held
IN said district to take the ceI,sns OF
the legally qualified voters of said
District IN said matter upon the ques-
ton OF voting a special five mills tax
upon all taxable property situated |
III said district, both personal and |
real. IN addition to all other taxes |
levied for other purposes, for the pur-
pose oil education, building school |
houses, employing teachers. etc:
BE II further ordained, etc..
Section THAT said election he |
held In said district M. IA ut special
precinct Fish Creek school house, and /
that the same he held ON Tuesday. /
the 10Th day Of the month of NOvem-
Der, A. ID. 1907.
Be IT further ordained. etc.,
section 3-That should said cleo
ton he carried, and snid tax voted,
that the proceeds Of said tax shall
Oe used exclusively la the said district
ior the purpose uf building school
Hptses. employing teachers. and for +
general educational purposes.
be 1T further ordained. etc.,
Section THAT said election shall
be by printed ballot and shall con-
tain the words For the five mills
tax for the years 1908 to 1912, in
elusive. and the words Against
the i've mills tax for the years 1905
To lSi2. inclusive" and shall lie held
recording to the general election !.
|sttHsO OF the State. I.
re It further ordained, ETC.,
section 5-That said ordinance
snail go into effect from the adoption.
and that should suid election l,e car =
lied In favor Of said tax the police /
ury shall levy said tax III accord. /
ance Herewith and the law, and
hat all costs Of ordering. holding ,
ind prOmuigating the said election j
mail tDe borne 10y the said dist rict M. y
a Tor whose benefit this election Is
ordered. the said fise mills tax to h q
evied for five years beginning with J
he year 1908. aud including the years :
9O9. 1910. 1911, and concluding with :
he year 1912. j
JOHN RANDOLPH, IL
j. Il. ROBERTS. Prest. +,
Clerk. r.
The following ordinance intro j.
luced by Mr.. Drewett. seconded 2
y Mr.. Sam johnson, was unani- .
,ously adopted: =
Be it ordained by the police jury "
Grant parish, State of Louisi- ~ !"