The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29
Petition and Ordinance Ordering Spec
ial Election In District III.

Graut R6rlen. La, MAY, lSll.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Parish Board ofScho0i Directors of the Parish
OF Grant. State of Louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers Of school district No. II OF the parish Of
Grant. Louisiana. being the required number Of
petitioners in the said school district eligible to
vote at special school tax elections. respectfully
pray that your honorable body order special
election to be held In the said district. In the
manner required by law. for the purpose Of de-
termining whether or not a special I'VE mill tax
ending with the year 1915. both years inclusive
be levied and collected In the said school district
on all property therein subject to State taxation,
for the purpose Q, c1nssr ,s,. repairing AND
Sites titles to which shall be vested In the pub
lie. for paying teachers. and In fact for general
educational purposes In the said school district.
NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
W W Thames. w Greed, 0dus Watson. d v
Donaldson. A H Watson. J W Smith. Ray Wat
son, J Orr. Sermons. J Walker. w N
II Johnson. J Dewitt.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant
Personally came and appeared before me. the
undersigned authority, Prof. ]. N. Warner,
who being by me first duly sworn according to
law. declared and acknowledged that he was on
the 21st day of June, 1911, and is now, Secre-
tary of the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana, and that
copy of the petition filed with said board on
the 2lst day of June. 1911, together with all
names signed thereto, and acted upon by said
board at its meeting the 2lst day of June,
1911.
J. N. WARNER
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the
2ist day of June, 1911.
by. Clerk d. c., Grant Parish. La.
The following resolution was offered by Mr..
Greed who moved it's adoption. seconded by Mr..
Nugent:
Whereas, there has been filed with this
board a petition signed by one-fourth of the
the Parish of Grant, eligible to vote
at said election, praying that a special election
be ordered in and for said district No IL, at
which shall &c submitted the following propo-
sition, to-wit:
To levy a special tax Of FIVE mills on the dol
lar on all property in School District No. II of
Grant parish. Louisiana, subject to State tax
alton, annually, for period of five years, for
equipping public school buildings, purchasing
Sites titles to which shall be vested in the
public, for paying teachers, in fact for general
educational purposes.
such special election is necessary and advis-
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 is
hereby ordered to be held in School District
No. II Of Grant parish. La, on
!. TUESDAY. AUGUST J. 1911,
at which shall be submitted the following prop
osition, to-wit
To levy a special tax of FIVE mills
on the dollar on all property in School District
No. IL of Grant Parish, Louisiana, sub
ject to State taxation, annually, for a period
of FIVE years, beginning with the year 1911 and
ending with the year 1915 both inclusive, for
tie purpose,o constructing. repairing and equip
ping public school buildings, purchasing sites.
title to which shall be vested in the. public. for
paying teachers in fact for general educational
purposes.
Section Two
That the Secretary of this board be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared for use At
said special election a sufficient number of bal
lots, 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-
:iai tax on all property subject to Yea
State taxation in School District No.
IL Of Grant Parish, La. for
period of FIVE years. beginning with
the year 1911 and ending with the
year 1915, both years inclusive. for
the purpose of constructing. repair NJ ii
ing and equipping public school NO
buildings. purchasing sites: title to
which shall be vested in the public,
for paving teachers, in fact for gen.
eral educational purposes
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
mittcd on this ballot place an tx) mark in the
square after the word "YES", and to vote
against it place similar mark in the square
after the word mo-.
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