The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08


proposition. to-wit:
TO levy a special tax of FIVE mills on the
dollar all property in school districts Nos
| 10 and H. constituting ward FIVE of Grant
parish, Louisiana, subject to State taxation,
annually, for period of five years. beginning
with the year 1911 and ending with the year
| 1918, both years inclusive. for the purpose
of constructing. repairing and equipping pub
lie school buildings. purchasing sites. titles to
which shall be vested in the public, for pay.
ing teachers, in fact for general educational
purposes
That the Secretary of this board be and he
is hereby instructed to have prepared for use
at said special election sufficient number OF
ballots, on each of which shall be printed
the proposition mentioned in section one OF
this resolution, and in the following form
PROPOSITION.
Proposition TO levy hve mills
special tax all property subject to Voc
State taxation in school districts 100
Nos. Is and H. constituting ward
FIVE Of Grant parish, louisiana for
a period Of five years, beginning
with the year 1911 and ending with II
the year 1915. both years inclusive.
for the purpose OF constructing, re | M
pairing and equipping public school Nv
buildings, purchasing sites, title to
which shall be vested in the public,
for paying teachers, in fact for gen.
eral educational purposes.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
United on this ballot place (X) mark in the
square after the Eyes, and to vote against
it place similar mark in the square after the
And the Secretary of this board be and he
is hereby instructed to have prepared for use
at said special election all the necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets, lists of voters, assessed
valuation of property, and compiled statement
Of voters in number and amount
Section Three
That the polling place for the said special
election shall be at Georgetown. the regularly
established voting precinct for the whole OF
ward FIVE. the two districts constituting the
whole of ward FIVE, being hereby consolidated
for the purpose of this election, and Messrs
j. NJ. KEGS, w. A. Nueent and c Amberg are
appointed commissioners. ard f. X. James
clerk of election, to serve thereat The said
election shall be conducted under the laws OF
the Stat applicable thereto.
The president of this board is hereby in.
structed to give notice of the special election
herein ordered, by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law; and in the said proc
lamation he shall announce that at eleven
O'Clock a. on May Is, 1911, this board will
meet at the court house at Colfax, Grant par
ish. Louisiana. and in open session proceed to
open the ballot boxes. examine and count the
ballots in number and amount. examine and
canvas the returns and declare the result OF
The above resolution was adopted unar,i.
nously. all the members of the board herein
before named voting in favor thereof
J. II. McNEELY.
J. n. WARNER, President
Secretary.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
Personally came and appeared before me.
the undersigned authority, Prof. J. N. War
ner, who, being first by me duly sworn, de
clared and acknowledged, that he was on the
first 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 minutes of the regular meeting of the
Parish Board of School Directors of the said
parish and State. held at Colfax, La. at eleven
O'Clock a m, on April 1. 1911. provided
by law.
]. N WARNER
Thus sworn to and subscribed before me
on this the fourth day of April. 1911.
G. A. FOSTER.
Notary Public