The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
PRONUNCIATION of Election.
Minutes of Special Meeting Of Parish
Board of School Directors Of
Grant Parish, La.
Colfax, La, Aug. 4, 1911.

proclamation Of the president oil this
board, duly published, the ParFh
Board of School Directors Of the
parish of Grant, Louisiana, met IN
special open session for the purpose
of opening the ballot boxes, examin-
ing and counting the ballots, in num-
Der and amount, examining and can
wasting the returns, and declaring
the result OF the special election held
in school district Number IL of Grant
parish, Louisiana, ON the LIST day
of Aug. 1911, in conformity to a res
olution by the board passed TN the
21st day of June, 1911.
Presentation. j. II. McNeely,
president, w. N. Greed, NC. Nugent,
+. NJ. Bradford, Gus st. Audre and
N. E. Jackson, and a quorum present.
And the board proceeded in open
session publicly to open the ballot
box, examine the ballots, and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examineandc canvas the results there
of, as follows; and then and there
declared the result, as follows:
PROPOSITION.
To levy special tax Of i've mills
on the dollar on oil property in
school district Number IL Of Grant
parish, Louisiana, subject to State
taxation, annually for period ut
five years, beginning with the year
1911, and ending with the year 1915,
both years inclusive, for the purpose
of constructing, repairing and equip
ping public school buildings, purchas-
ing sites, titles to which shall be vest
ed in the public, for paying teacters,
in fact for general educational pur-
poses.
FOR, or in favor of the said prop
osition there were cast sixteen (l6)
votes, representing taxable assess-
. ed valuation Of four thousand nine
hundred and twelve ($4.912.00)
dollars.
| AGAINST, or in opposition to said
proposition there were twelve (12)
votes, representing taxable assess
ell valuation of four thousand seven
: hundred and eight y-nine "a, 1890
. dollars.
Whereupon Mr.. WIN. Greed Offered
the following resolution aud movet
its adoption. seconded by MIR. Jack
, son.
Whereas the Parish Board III Schoo
Directors of the parish of Grant, In.
has. in public open session, opened
the ballot boxes. exa mined and count
ed the ballots in number and amount
: examined and canvassed the returD'
of the special election held in schoo
district Number II of Grant parish
Louisiana, on the LIST day IF Aug
1911, in conformity to resolution
: of this board passed on the 21st d.!
D of June, 1911, ordering said election
4 and ascertained the results Of sai'
r election to be rs set forth hereinafte
in this resolution.
: Section One
Be it resolved by the Parish Boar,
; of School Directors of the purisl, q
: Grant, Louisiana. That the result
of the special election held in schoo
district district Number IL OF Gran
parish, on the 1st of Aug. 1911, II
conformity to n resolution OF thi
. board ordering said election. passes
ON the 21st day Of June, 1911, ar
: hereby declared to he as follows:
! PROPOSITION.
To levy a special tax OF FIVE mill
On the dollar on all property in schoo
district Number IL of Grant parish
!. Louisiana, subject to State taxation
annually for a period Of five years
beginning with the year 1911 an
ending with the year 1915, bot
:, years inclusive, for the purpose q
constructing, repairing and equip
ping public school buildings. pur
chasing sites, titles to which shal
: vest in the public, for paying teach
ers. in fact for general educationa
q purposes.
3 FOR, or in favor of said PROPOSE
I ton sixteen (16) votes, representa-,
a taxable assessed property valua
ton of four thousand nine hundre'
. twelve ($4.912.0O) dollars.
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