The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-05-20
Section Three

Section Three
That all ordinances or parts of or
dinances contrary to or in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed, and that this ordinance shall
go into effect Im mediately upon its
passage.
Unanimously a dopted.
The following petitions were then
presented to the board:
.BiIIes, La. May 4. 1911
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Parish Board of School Directors of
the parish of Grant State of louisiana
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers Of School District Number Twenty OF
Grant parish. Louisiana. and being the re-
CURED number Of the property tax payers
respectfully pray that your honorable body
order special electo to be held in the manner
required by law, for the purpose of determin-
for five go years. beginning with the year 1911
and ending in 1915, both years inclusive, be
levied and collected In the said school district No.
20; on all property in the said school district
subject to State IA, .ation. for the pur-
pose OF constructing, repairing and equipping
public school buildings or purchasing sites,
titles to which shall be vested in the public,
for paying teachers, in fact for general educa-
NAMES OF Pc TITIoNERs.
X Roshto. o. O Neal. A: W. Bell. Jr.. J. b.
starks. B. Roshto. George Dyson. r. Roshto.
Allen Lewis. c. g. GUN, W. III. Dyson.
Montgomery La, April 10, 1911.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Parish Board OF school Directors OF the
parish Of Grant. state OF Louisiana;
The petition of the und ersigned property tax
payers OF School District 40. p OF the parish OF
Grant, and State of Louis ana, being the reQuir-
ed number OF the property tax payers eligible to
pray that your honorable body order q special
election held in the said scbs ol district No. 22
In the ward In which is loca ted the said school
district. tward No. ~ in the manner required by
law, for the purpose of determining whether
not special Ave (5) mills tax for use t5) years
beginning with the year 1911, and ending In 1915,
the said school district or ward on all property
In the said school district subject to State taxa
ton. for the purpose OF constructing, repairing
and equipping public school buildings or pur-
chasing sites. titles to which shall be vested in
the public. maintaining and hauling transfers.
for paying teachers, in fact. for general educa-
tional purposes In the said school district No.
-. or In the said ward No. z.
NAMES OF PETI TONERS
G. c. Wilson. s. B. Megison. c. w. Payne. 3. NJ.
Dunn, Edith Dunn by X. NJ. Dunn. Gladys Dunn
by X. Dunn. Eunice Shackehord by r. N. Dunn.
Montgomery. La. May 4. 1911.
To the Honorable President and members OF the
Parish Board OF School Directors OF the Par
ish OF Grant. State OF Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers Of school District No. % OF the Parish OF
Grant and State of Louisiana, and being the re-
quired number of property tax payers eligible to
vote at special school tax elections. respectfully
pray that your honorable body order special
election held In the manner required by law for
the purpase Of determining whether or not .
special i've (s) mill tax for five (5j years. begin
ming with the year 1911. and ending In 1916. both
years inclusive, be levied and collected in the
said school district No. g all the property in
the said school district subject to State taxation
for the purpose OF constructing. repairing and
equipping public school buildings or purchasing
Sites titles to which shall be vested In the public
for paying teachers. in fact. for general educa-
tional purposes.
NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
A. NJ. Adams. T. W. Box. A. E. Fletcher. d. l..
Drewett. j. g. Chandler. R. A. KillinRsworth, X.
=. Garrett ]. +. Fletcher. o. B, Bice, H. H. Nc
Twain. ]. W. Brady, w. T. Moore. A. l.. Baxor,
W. M. jackson. G. T.. Workman. W. N. McIlw ain.
X. L. Deem. J.. w. Bryant. J. W. Bryant. s. G.
shaw. w. q. Drewett. X. e. Jackson. H. b. Drew
EFT. q. W. McIlwain. ]. F. Drewett. NJ Il. Jack
son. j. T. MeQnlin g. " Fletcher. D. H. Gaflin. |
L. NJ. Nichols. J +. Kelly.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Grant.
Personally came and appeared before me. |
the undersigned authority, Prof. J. N. Warner, |
who, being by FIRST duly sworn, declared