The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-22
Petition an Ordinance Ordering Special
Election IN ward rive.
Georgetown, La, March IL, 1911.
To the Honorable President and Alembers oil
the Parish Hoard of Schooi igueCtofs on

the Parish Board OF School Directors OF
the parish OF Grant, State OF louisiana
The peu.Ion OF the undersigned property tax
payers Oh school districts NOS 10 and II o.
inc parish Oh 1rant, ana State Oh Louisiana,
sand sSnooi districts cOnstitutnls ward nVc %
the SAID parish and state, aud beng the ie-
quned number OF the property Tax payers
eligible to vote at special school tax eieSuona,
respectfully pray that your honorable body
order a special election to be held m the manner
required by law, tor the purpose OF deteIniin-
ing whether or not SPECIAL i've 90 NM tax
tor FIVE 90 years, beginning with the year M
and ending 1915, both years inclusive, be
levied and collected in the Said school districts
constituting sand ward all property
subject to Stale taxation, for the puI-
pose of constructing, repairing and eqmppins
public school buildings, purchasing sites,
titles to which shall be vested in the public
Tor paying teachers, in fact tor general educa'
tonai purposes.
NAMES OF PETITIONERS
]. w. Pledger, J. z. Guynes, W. r. Corley,
|C. C. Bass, w. k. burlington, J. w. Sketoe,
Mrs. NJ. o. Virgins, 9. l.. Barrett, }. A.
Bradford, L. r. Gaines, A ID. Bogwell, W. w.
mer. J. NJ. kees, l.. IL. KEGS. +. M. ussery A.
|C. Maxey o. III. Bradford, J. M. Armstrong,
IL. NJ Deehite, w. NJ. 1uliy, W. I. LAWYER,
/ hos. M. Bradford, DIR. b. Ward, +. X. James.
H. Il. Dupuy, J. d. Hughes, ID. q. Lincecunl,
j. NJ Mccormick. ]. Belo,e, J. W.; Atwood.
Ii. K. Hawkins Nj. A. Walker, A. Browning,
If. p. Tillman, J. A. Parker, Peter Dion, j. G.
Lincecum, X. L. Tilman, w. l. Brewster, J.
B. Stevens, J. +. Cammill, G.. b. Mcdonald,
H. J. Foster. w. H. Westberry, J. X. Jones,
Walter Brister.
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
and acknowledged, that he was on the hrst
day of April 1911, and is 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
petition fled with the said board on the trst
day of April, 1911, together with all names
signed thereto, and acted upon by said board
at its meeting on the first day Of April, i2lI-
Thus sworn TO and subscribed before me on
''' C. A. FOSTER.
Notary Public.
| The following resolution was offered by
Mr. Bradford and seconded by Mr.. Nugent,
who moved its adoption:
Whereas. there has been filed with this
board a petition signed by one-fourth OF the
property tax payers of school district Nos 10
apd IL, constituting ward FIVE Of the parish
praying that special election be ordered in
and for said districts Nos. 10 and IL, con
stituting the said ward, at which shall DC
submitted the following proposition, to-wit:
10 levy SpcCidi TAX OF i've niiiiS oh ttie
dollar on all property in school districts Nos.
10 and IL, constituting ward five, OF Grant
parish, Louisiana, subject to State taxation,
annually, for period of FIVE years for the
purpose of constructing, repairing, and equip
ping public school buildings, purchasing sites,
titles to which shall be vested in the public,
for paying teachers, in fact for general edu-
cational purposes.
And Whereas, in the opinion of this board
such special election is necessary and adj
visabe,
Be il 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 districts
Nos. 10 and IL, constituting ward five OF
TUESDAY, May 10. 1911,
at which shall be submitted the following
proposition, to-wit:
To levy special tax of five mills on the
dollar on all property in school districts Nos.
| Is and IL, 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
lf9I5 both years inclusive, for the purpose
of constructing, repairing and equipping pub
lie school buildings. purchasing sites, titles tc
which shall be vested in the public, for pay
ing 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 ol
ballots on each Of which shall be printed
| the proposition mentioned in section one Of
| this resolution, and in the following form: