The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Petition and Ordinance Ordering Spec
ial Election in District Is.


Petition and Ordinance Ordering Spec
ial Election in District Is.
Iatt. La. March -. 1871
To the Honorable President and Members Of n q
Parish Board of school Directors Of Grant.
state Of louisiana:
The petition Of the undersigned property tax
payers ot Schooi district NJ. al vi tn p..r,sh Of
Grant aud state Of Louisiana. being the required
number OF the property Taxpayers eligiDie To
vote at special tax elections respectfully prey
that your honorable body order a special eles-
ton held In the manner required by law for the
purpose Of determining whether or not spesiai
hive %, mill tax for i've t5I years. beginning
with the year 1911 aud ending in 1915. both years.
inclusive. be levied and collected In the said
school district vi the aforesaid state and parish.
on all property b the said school district subject
to State taxation, for the purpose Of construct
ing. repairing and equipping public school build
ings. purchasing school sites, u necessary, titles
to which shall be vested In the public for aging
teachers. tn fact for general educational purpo-
NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
+. NJ. deem. Joe Albright. y. A. Wall. q. X.
Foster, +. G. Sanford. W. p. deem. 6. W. hurry.
j. NJ. Nugent. T. W. Young r. NJ. been. Geo. E.
Ober. J. b. Patterson, Julia Nug~nt. +. Hyde
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF Grant.
Before me. the undersigned authority. person
ally came and appeared Prof. J. N. Warner. who
being by me first duly sworn according to law
declared and acknowledged that he was on the
18th day OF May. 1911. and is now. secretary ot
the Parish Board Of School Directors of the par
ish OF Grant. Louisiana. and that the above and
foregoing is a true and .rrect copy of the petit
ton filed with said board on the 18th day Of
May, 1911, together with all names signed there
to. and acted upon by said board at It's meeting
on the 18th day of May, 1911.
in. WARNER
18th day Of May. 1911. J. h. ROBERTS.
Notary Public
The following resolution was offered by Mr..
Nugent, and seconded by Mr.. Jackson. who nov
ed its adoption:
Whereas, there has been aled with this
board a petition signed by onefourth of the
property ia payers Of School District No. Is Of
the parish of Grant, eligible to vote at said cleo
ton. praying that special election be ordered
In and for said district No. Is. at which shall be
submitted the following proposition. to-wit:
To levy special tax of i've mills ON the dullar
on all property In School District No. 10 Of Grant
parish. Louisiana. subject to state taxatioa an
nuaily, for period Of Ave years. for the purpose
OF constructing. repariug and equpping public
school buildings purchasing sites. titles to which
shall be vested Ia the public, for paying teachers,
In Tact Tor general educational purposes:
And. whereas. In the opinion of this board
such special election Is necessary and ad-
visable.
he It resolved BY the Parish Board Of school
Directors. of the Parish of Grant. Louisiana, as.
follows:
Section One
That special election be and the same ie
y.
Is, of Grant parish, La. on
TUESDAY. June q. 1911.
at which shall be submitted the following propo-
To levy a special tax OF Eve mills on the dol
lar on all property in school District No. IL. of
Grant parish, Louisiana. subject to State taxa
ton. a,u a., for period Of I've year. begin
1919. both years inclusive. for the purpose OF
STRUGGLING, repairing and equipping public school
bu'ldinss- purchasing sites titles 70 which shall
be vested In the public. for paying teachers. In
fact for general educational purposes.
That the secretary Of this board be and Ne !.
hereby instructed to have prepared nor nee NJ
said special election sufficient number Of bal
lots on each VI which shall be printed the propo.
sltion mentioned In section one of this resoln.
tioD. and In the following form:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to lew Ave mills
special tax on all property eHbiect to Va
State taxation In school District no y66
49, Of Grant parish. Louisiana, for a
period Of i've years. beginning with
the year 1911 and ending with the
year 1915 both years inclusive. for ~---1
the purpose of constructing. repair -, |
Ing and equippins public ser no
buildings. purchasing sites. tn.
which shall be vested In the ,,,s.lic,
for paying teachers. In fact 'at vn,-
eral educational purposes
NOTICE To yDr.Hc
To vote In favor OF the iI'oj' 81. IN sp,,.it,s
on sh, .ss ballot plsss az arl ~ the .aus
place similar mark In ths sluare after
word mo"
And the Secretary OF this board be -.
hereby instructed to have prepared ne
said special election all the necessac, ~
boxes. tally sheets. lists Of voters. asSvsSsd "
alton III property. and complied &SAsemsnt ~
votes In number and amount ss
Section Three
That the polling plaec sar the aid s.sol., ~.
ton shall be at tiaekelew PRECINCT. Ana "a
been, GeorEe oher and {: A: wall avs arpeiutsd
commissioner, and ". !; been eIsrt IT sIsctiuS
Quoted under the laws Of the State sppItcabls
thereto. rr'~~S"
section Fonr--
The President OF this board is hsrvhy instruc.
ted tn give notice Of the special election hsrsln
ordered. by his proclamation to be publishsd a.
cording to Law; and In the said procIs metIon n.
snail announce that at eleven O'Clock . N. %
= ane ~ 1911 this board " u mevt ct the cor. r
house at Colfax, Grant parish. Louisiana Ana In
open session proceed to open the ballot bore.
examine and count the ballots iu number s-oS
sciars ,s sa.. sId esnyss the returns Ash
The above resolution was adopted r:sanls.su.
". all the members of the board hsssssSss
named voting In favor thereof.
j. n WARNER. NeS Nj L. IL.
SECRETARY,
STATE OF LOrIsgANa
p..se.,,. Parish Of Grant
fefsonaiiy came and appeared bsfors ne. the
andersigned authority. Prot. }. n. War, Or. VII"
being nrrt by me duly sworn. declared and a.
xnowIedged. that he was the 18Th da, oG Nav
1911. anu ~ NOW secwtary al the Parish oa I'd ~
school DirectOfe IL the parisi. ot Grant Tcs,-r
ana. and that the above and foregoing i A -
ana correct copy IT the minutes Of the - Ne
~ .t' s 2, .ne Parish Board 81 school saar
~ the said pnnsh aud state. held at~ nectors
vided by law. i'ii ~ pro-
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