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

t;tie to which shall be vested in the public, for
paying teachers, in fact for general educational
imposes.
that the Secretary Of this board be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared Tor use at /
said special election sufficient number OF ba-
lots on each OF which shall be printed the prop /
osition mentioned IN section one OF this reso-
luton and in the following form:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy FIVE mill spe- III
.ial tax all property subject to | Yes III
State taxation in School District No
II OF Grant Parish. La, for III
period of five years, beginning with III
the year 1911, and ending with the II
year 1915, both years inclusive, tor
the purpose of constructing, repair | Nh III
ing and equipping public school w
buildings, purchasing sites, title to III
which shall be vested in the public, III
for paying teachers, in fact for gen III
esal educational purposes.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
mitted this ballot place an tx) mark in the
square after the word YES. and TO vote
az ainst it place similar mark in the square
after the word NO
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 specia
election shall be at Dry Prong Precinct, and |
J. Rhinehart, ]. J. Dewitt and odus Wstson
are appointed Commissioners, and J. w smith
clerk of election to serve thereat- The SAID
election shall be conducted under the laws Of
/ the State 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
~-1- q hp1r
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
lcanvas the returns and declare the result of the
election.
The above resolution was adopted unanimous
lIy, all the members of the board hereinbefore
named voting in favor thereof
| J. N. WARNER, President
| Secretary.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA
1 Parish of Grant
i Personally came and appeared before me, the
= idersiened authority, Prof. ]. n. Warner, who
being first by me duly sworn, declared and ac-
knowledecd. that he was on the 2lst day OF
Iune 1911. and is secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors of the Parish Of
i Grant Louisiana and that the above and fore
roing is true and correct copy OF the minute:
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
june - i'''' As p'0''' !. n. WARNER.
Thus sworn to and subscribed before me on
lthis the 2ist day of June. lell;
L c. d. LACROIX,
by. Clerk d. C.. Grant Parish. La
Il The following petition was then
presented to the board:
l Black Creek La, May 10. 1911.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Parish Board ofSchooi Directors of the Parish
ofGrant. State ofLouisiana-
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers of school district No IL OF the parish OF
: Grant and state OF Louisiana, being the required
| number OF the property taxpayers eligible 10
vote at special school tax elections; respeetIny
election held in the said school district No. II. oil
| in the ward in which is located the said schoo
district in the manner required by law. Tor tns
| purpose of determining whether or not a specia
five mills tax for five years, beginning with th'
year 1911 and endug In 1875 both years inclusive
be levied and collected in the said school district
D or ward on all property in the said school dis
trict subject to State taxation, for the purpos'
OF constructing, repairing and equipping pubh'
c school buildings or purchasing sites titles u
which shall be vested Ia the public. for payini
teachers. in fact. for general educational pur
NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
J II Faircloth W Z Murray, Corbltt.
u Caik. J b Gates. Ot Watson. MrsMJ Watson
T d Morgan. W Wyatt. Arlington,
johnson, Carl l. Watson. Watson. q + Black
/. STATE OF LOUISIANA
, Parish Of Grant.
: Before me, the undersigned authority, pei
4 lsonaIy came and appeared Prof. ]. N. Warnei
n who being by first duly sworn according I
4 law. declared and acknowledged that he was o
e the 21st day OF June, 1911, and IS now, Score
> ltary of the Parish Board of School Director
# of the Parish Of Grant, Louisiana, and thu
e, the above and foregoing IS true and corre'
N lcopy of the petition fled with said board o
the 2ist day of June, 1911. together with a
lnau1es signed thereto. and acted upon by sal
N board at its meeting on the 2lst day OF jun
ion. rn
Sworn to and subscribed before this II
m Fist day of june, l9ll
Dy Clerk d. G.. Grant Parish, La.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson. seconded by M
Nugent, the following ordinance was adopted;
IN Whereas, there has been filed with tn
board a petition signed by one fourth OF u
4 property tax payers Of School District No. II
of the Parish of Grant, eligible to 70
of at said election, praying that special electie
to be ordered in and for said district No. l.,
~ which shall &c submitted the following prop
al siton, to-wit:
he To levy special tax Of FIVE mills on the d.
he lar on ali property in School District No. II
ax Grant parish. Louisiana, subject TO State IA
nd alton, annually, for period of fve years. 4
re- the purpose of constructing, repairing al
eo equipping public school buildings, purchase
h sites titles TO which shall be vested in {
n public for paying teachers. in fact for eener
~ educational purposes.
~, And whereas, in the opinion of this boa
!" such special election is necessary and adv
: table,
vi Be it resolved by the Parish Board of Schc
ar Directors of the Parish of Grant. LOUISIANA,
Al follows:
m. Section One
" That a special election be and the same
hereby ordered to be held in School Distr
~ No. II Of Grant parish La, on
-. TUESDAY, AUGUST l, 1911,
inc at which shall be submitted the following PR
=, lcsition, to-wit:
10 To levy a special tax Of FIVE mi
On on the dollar on all property in School Distr
&c. No II, of Grant Parish, Louisiana, S.
~ ject to State taxation, annually, for peri
Ia. of FIVE years, beginning with the year 1911
- lending with the year 1915 both inclusive,
III the purpose of constructing, repairing and ecu
a.. "a ping public school buildings, purchasing SIT
s ss title TO which shall be vested in the public.
me- paying teachers, in fact for general education
purposes
81 Section Two