The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24

Petition and Ordinsnse Ordering Spec
ial Election = District Is.

Petition and Ordinsnse Ordering Spec
ial Election - District Is.
last. La. March y. 1911.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Parish Board OF school Directors Of Grant.
The petition of thS uzdersigned property tax
payers OF School District No. Is Of the parish Of
Grant and state OF Louisiana. being the required
vote at special tax elections respectfully pray
that your honorable body order . special elec-
ton held In the manner required by law. for the
purpose Of Determining whether OF not special
dive ~ mil tax for i've t5l years. beginning
with the year 1911 and ending In 1913. both years
inclusive. be levied and collected in the said
ON all property In the said school district subject
to State taxation. for the purpose OF construct
ing. repairing and equpping public school build
to which shall be vested In the public for paying
teachers In fact for general educational purpo-
ses.
+. NJ. Deem. Joe Albright. r. A. WALL @. 4.
Guynes. Thos. b. Deem. Leroy Hammond. }. NJ.
Foster. E. c. sanford. w. P. Deem. @. W. hurry,
ODER. J. b. Patterson. Julia Nugent, +. Hyde.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of GRANT
Before me. the undersigned authority. person.
ally came aud appeared Prof. J. n Warner, who
being by me nrst duly sworn according to Law.
declared and acknowledged that he was on the
18th day OF May. 1911, and Is now. secretary Of
the Parish Board Of school Directors Of the par
ish OF Grant, Louisiana. aud that the abeve and
foregoing Is q true and c .rrect copy Of the p~t-
ton hled with said board the 18th dag of
May, l9ll together with all names signed there
to. and acted upon by said board at It's meeting
on the 18th day Of May. 1871
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the
18th day Of May. 1911. J. y; ROBERTS:
Notary Public.
Nugent, and seconded by Mr.. jackson. who NOV
ed its adoption:
Whereas. there has been fled with this
board a petition signed by ouefourth Of the
property ia payers ii School District No. - Of
the parish Of Grant. eligible to vote at said eer
ton, praying that special elstiou be ordered
IN and for said district No Is. at which shall be
submitted the following proposition. to-wit:
To levy special tax Of ave mills on the dollar
on Gil property In School District No. Is pf Grant
parish. Louisiana. subject TO state tsxatios an
nuaty, for period of We years, for the purpose
OF constructing. repairing and cQupping public
school buildings, purchasing sites. titles TO which
shall be vested In the public. for paying teachers
In fact for general educa tional purposes.
And, whereas In the opinion If this board
such special election is necessary and ad-
visable,
BE It resolved by the Parish Board Of school
Directors Of the Parish OF Grant, Louisiana. as
follows
That special election be and the same IL
hereby ordered to be held In School District No.
-. Of Grant parish. La. on
TUESDAY. June "a. 1911
at which shall he submitted the following propo-
sition to-wit:
To levy special tax Of ave mills ON the DOL
lar on all property In school District No. IL. Of
Grant parish. Louisiana. subject to State taxa
tion, annually. for period Of I'VE years. begin
Mug with the year 1911 and ending with the year
isls both years inclusive for the purpose Of con-
STRUGGLING. repairing and eqnipping public school
buildings. purchasing sites. titles to which shall
be vested In the public. for paying teachers, In
fact for general educational purposes.
That the Secretary Of this board be aud he Il
hereby instructed to have prepared for use ct
said special election suf1cient number Of bal
lots each Of which shall be printed the propo-
sition mentioned In section one OF this reeolu-
ton, and in the following form:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy Ave mills
special tax ON all property subject to | W. |
State taxation In school District No. y6e
Is. Of Grant parish. Louisiana. for q
period of ave years. beginning with
the year 1911 and ending with the
year 1915. both yesrs inclusive. for ----- II
the purpose OF constructing. repnjr- A..
ing. aud equipping public scheri I'D |
buildings. purchasing sites. It'll. -
which shall be vested In the ,,s.h.r |
for paying teachers. In fart = gen
eral educational purposes
NOTICE IT, ,rSRS.
To vote in favor Of tn I.surr~ifion s,,;,,,is,,1
on this ballot place an tAl mark /. The souare
after the word YES" and T., y,.s I, ssSs.r ri
place a similar mark in the square otter the
word mo" 80
And the Secretary Of this board hc n ~ \. =.
hereby instructed to have prepared for .,se a.
said special election all the necessary hslloS
boxes tally Sheets lists VI voters. asseasad vsiu
alton Of property. and complied ntanement OF
votes in number aud amount =
Section Three
That the polling place for the said spss-sk, L..
Deem. George Ober and z. A. wall sr. .'.,s.. y,
commissioners. and W. r, Deem clerf ~ s,srss-
to serve tbereat. The said election N All - %
Quoted under the laws Of the state appIlcsbis
l. Section -Four
The President OF this board h herebx instyus
.ed 20 give notice ~ the special election herein
cording TO law; and In the said proela iaon ~
snail snn ron that at eleven o's0sk 8. n On
June y, 1911: this board VII meet at the cosrf
open session proceed to open the baiIof Ss - ~
examine and CONT the ballots IN numbse 4
amount. examine and cenvas the returns -. -
deciare the result of the sIecfIon - &ssS
The above resolution was asjoutel rr>~n
". all the membtrs of the board hsssss ss.rs
named voting In favor thereof.
IN w.psrp ). II, M~SsELr.
- ~ $500 president.
STATE OF LGUIaIANa
Parish Of GRANT.
nndsfsigned authority, Prot j. n Warner wss'
pssne nfst ~ me duly sworn. drclatpd and ss
hm9~ssdged. that he was the 18th Oar Of NAV
isi', aho " HON sevretary Of the Parish Hoard ~
school pirectore Of the parish ot Grant f<r,s,
ana. ana that the above and foregoing In = TN
aud eorrecf copy Of the minutes Of the rpsu,ss'
Of the said parish aud State, held Al Coifas -
vided By law - Wv.
Thus sworn 60 and subscr,brd beiore me- !. - %,
this the 18th day Of May, 1911.
J.B. ROBERTS.