The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29
Petition and Ordinance Ordering Spec.
ial Election in District 8-10-I5-3O.
Grant Parish, La, May, 1911

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To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Parish Board ofSehooi Director ofthe Parish
OfGranf, State ofLouisIana:
The petition of the undersigned property tax:
payers Of School Districts Nos. T. TO- Is and 30 of
the parish of Grant, Louisiana. being the requir-
ed number of petitioners ia each of the said
school districts eligible to vote at special school
tax election respectfully pray that your Honor
able Body order special election to be held
throughout the territory covered by the said
districts named. after having first consolidated
them for the purpose hereof in the manner
quired by law, for the purpose of determining
whether or not special Ave mill tax for Ave
years beginning with the year 1911 and ending
with the year 1915, both inclusive, be levied and
collected in the said consolidated school districts
on all property therein subject to State taxation,
for the purpose of constructing, repairing and
equpping public school buildings or purchasing
sites, titles to which shall be vested In the public
for paying teachers, and in fact, for general edu-
cational purposes In the said consolidated school
districts.
We further petition to fix the regular pre-
cnct, Antonio. as the precinct where the election
IL to be held for the said consolidated school
districts, allowing the qualified property tax
payers voters OF district fifteen Of ward four aud
those OF district eight and ten Of ward two the
right and privilege Of voting at the said Antonio
precinct.
NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
BIG CREEK DISTRICT s.
W Barron, A Foster, J T Boyt, Foster
l. Duncan. Mercer. Coleman, Jr.' JC
Coleman. Coleman. Jack Foster, Jessie
Ward. W Barron. ] 1 Smith. Joshua McCay.
FRIENDSHIP DISTRICT 10.
LINcEcUM DISTRICT Is.
F Tabor Rambo, X G Lineecum, B
Starks. Mrs. 4 X Thompson, s Haley, X II
West per Rambo.
sEIss DISTRICT 3d.
Miles, z Adams. Mrs ] f Adams. J r
Pentecost, VIM Knox, W W Ford, J + Johnson.
Mrs A Johnson, Ras Johnson, LIN Johnson
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant.
Before me, the undersigned authority per-
sonally came and appeared Prof. ]. NJ Warner,
who being by me first duly sworn according to
law, declared and acknowledged that he was on
the 2lst day of June, 1911, and is now, Secre-
tary of the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana, and that
therabove and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the petition filed with said board on
the 2lst day of June, 1911, together with all
names signed thereto. and acted upon by said
board at its meeting on the 2lst day of June,
1911.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the
2ist day of June, 1911.
by. Clerk d. C.. Grant Parish. La.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Greed who moved its adoption. seconded by Mr..
Nugent:
Whereas, there has been fled with this
board a petition signed by one-fourth Of the
property tax payers of School Districts Nos
8. 10. Is and 80. constituting consolidated
W.. o-iV-io-Sts cngiDfc 10 vote
at such election, praying that a spe-
cial election be ordered in and for said districts
at which shall be submitted the following prop
ositions, to-wit:
lar on all property in School District No
S-l0-i5-30 Of Grant Parish Louisiana, sub
ject to State taxation, annually. for period
of five years. for the purpose of constructing,
repairing and equpping public school buildings
purchasing sites. titles to which shall be vested
IN the public, for paying teachers, in fact for
general educational purposes
And. whereas in the opinion Of this board
such special election is necessary and advis-
able
Be it resolved by the Parish Board Of School