The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29
Petition and Ordinance Ordering Special
Election IN Ward rive.
Georgetown, La, Marc

To the Honor aDe President and Members oil
the rarish Board OF School Directors oil |
the parish OF Urant, State OF Louisiana:
The peution OF the undersigned property tax |
payers oil school districts Nos. 10 and IL Oh
the parish OF Grant, and State OF LOUISIANA |
SAID school districts constituting ward hve Oh
the SAID parish and State, and being the re-
quned number OF the property tax payers
eligible to vote at special school tax ele.uons,
! respectfully pray that your honorable body
order special election to be held IN the manner
required by law, tor the purpose OF determin'
ing whether or not special hive % mil TAX
ior fIye CD years, beginning with the year M
and ending in lyI5, both years inclusive, be
leyed and collected IN the sand school districts
constituting said ward on all piopert,
| IN the sand districts and ward
subject TO State taxation, for the pur
| pose of constructing, repairing and equipping
/ public school buildings, or purchasing SITES
! titles to which shall be vested in the public,
| Tor paying teachers, IN fact tor general educa
''O''' r' NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
i J. w. Pledser, J. 7. Guynes, ". E Soriey'
&C. {. Bass ". K. Burlington, ] w. Sketoe,
M rsdfo nd E. E. Games, a. b Bosweh. VI w
Sketoe, a. J. Dunn, A. H. Barnett, 2. Pal
mer, ]. NJ KEGS, L. II. KEGS. P. NJ. ussery. A
c. Maxey, Q. H: Bradford, J. NJ armstrong
Thos NJ Bradford, DIR. B. Ward, +. X James,
ii. b. Dupuy. J. b. Hughes, d. G; Lincecum,
J. N. Mccormick; j. Bslo,s. J. w; n . Atw9od'
+ Hawkins NJ a Malks e.. a. n nro~n'n y!
iineecum. r. l.. TiIIman, w. L. Blewster, J.
b. Stevens, j. +. Cammill G. B., Mcdonald,
lT. j. Foster w. H. Westberry, ]. X. Jones,
Walter Brister.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant.
Personally came apd appeared before me,
| the undersigned authority, Prof. J. N. Warner,
who being by me first duly sworn, declared
and acknowledged, that he was on the hrst
day Of April, 1911, and is now Secretary OF
the Parish Board of School Directors of the
parish of Grant, Louisiana, and that the above
and foregoing is true and correct copy OF the
Inetition filed with the said board on the first
day of April, 1911, together with all names
signed thereto, and acted upon by said board
at its meeting on the first diy S # 4 %Phki ls
Tbus sworn TO and subscribed before me on
inns ''n uAs " ''p'"' C. A. FOSTER.
Notary Public.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr. Bradford and seconded by Mr.. Nugent,
| who moved its adoption:
| Whereas, there has been filed with this
board a petition signed by one.fourth OF the
property tax payers of school district Nos 10
Of Grant. eligible to vote at said election,
praying that special election be ordered IN
and for said districts Nos. 16 and ~, con.
shutting the said ward at which shall be
To levy a special tax of hve mills on the
| dollar on all property in school districts Nos
| i6 and IL, constituting ward FIVE, of Gram
annually, for period Of FIVE years for the
purpose of constructing. repairing, and equip
ping public school buildings. purchasing sites
titles to which shall be vested IN the public
for paying teachers, IN tact tor general ecu
And Whereas, in the opinion of this boare
: such special election is necessary and al
visable,
Il Be Il resolved by the Parish Board of Schoo
Directors of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana