The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
Petition and Ordinance Ordering Spec.
ial Election in District 8-1O-15-30.
Grant Parish. la. Nav 1e

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To the Honorable President and Members of In.
Parish Board ofSchooI Directors oftbe Parjsi
Il ofGrant. State ofLouisiana:
Inc petition OF the undersigned property tax
payers OF school Districts Nos s. TO- Is and 10 o
the parish of Grant, Louisiana being the reouir.
ed number OF petitioners in each OF the, said
scno9 districts eligible to vote at special school
tax election respectfully pray that your Honor
apie BODY order a special election to be held
throughout the territory covered by the said
districts named, after having FIRST consolidated
them Tor the purpose hereof in the manner re-
quired by law, for the purpose of determininp
| whether or not special FIVE mill tax for I've
| 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 oil property therein subject to State TAXATION
Tor the purpose of constructing. repairing and
equipplng public school buildings or purcbas sing
Sites titles TO which shall be vested in the public
Tor paying teachers. and In fact for general efir
cationai purposes in the said consolidated school
We further petition vou to fix the regular nre-
cinet Antonio. as the precinct where the election
| y 70 be held for the said consolidated school
payers voters of district fifteen of ward fonr ana
| those of district eight and ten Of ward two the
right and privilege OF voting at the said Antonia
precinct.
NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
BIG CREEK DISTRICT s.
. Barron, Foster. J Boxt. G Foster
Coleman. Coleman Jack Fosfer Iess,e
ward, A W Barron. Smith. Joshua McCay.
FRIENDSHIP DISTRICT TO-
James Cooper
LINcEcuM DISTRICT Is
CT Iaoor Rambo. r Lincecum, B
Ss,tarks, Mrs. X Thompson, J Haley, RI
sEIss DISTRICT 30.
Miles, j Adams, Mrs r. Adams ] r
fentecost. VIM Knox, w w Ford j Jobnson
MRS Johnson. Ras johnson. l. Johnson.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. |
Before me- the undersigned authority. per. |
sonaily came and appeared Prof. J. N. Warner. |
, VINO BENG by me FIRST duly sworn according to
the 2lst day of June, 1911, and is now. Secr U
tary OF the Parish Board of School Directors
OF the Parish of Grant, Louisiana. and that /
. sns ABOVE and foregoing is true and correct /
the 2ist day of June, 1911, together with ali I
names signed thereto, and acted upon bv said I
1911. 'A' Vi june
=, sworn to and subscribed before me this the
zist day of June, 1911.
C. d. LACROIx.
Dy. Clerk d. c.. Grant Parish. La. |,
c me Ioilowing resolution offered by Mr.. ,
Nugent: 'Soi'ieo ny MI
whereas. there has been filed with this
BOARD a petition signed by one-fourth Of the
,'0p PEI tax payers of School Districts Nos.
4 Z: ~ - and 80. constituting consolidated
District No. s-1o-l5-3o, eligible to vote :
i such election, praying that sne- (,
aal election be ordered in and for said districts :
y winch shall be submitted the following prom
'sitions. to-wit: p'oP
10 levy special tax of FIVE mills on the dol. | 1
4, on an property in School District No ,
io-io-se OF Grant Parish, Louisiana. sub- | &
s & 70 State taxation. annually, for period | =
Y nve years, for the purpose Of CONSTRUCTIVE
epairine and equipping public school build;ncs
u'Snasns sites, titles to which shall be vested N
tne public, for paying teachers, in fact for | :,
eneral educational purposes w >
And. whereas, in the opinion Of The tsS =
bic, Necessary ana adv1s-
lie 1t resolved by the Parish Board of scboo, y