The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-01

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equippine public school buildings. purchasing
sites, tiles to which shall be vested IN The
public,. for paying teachers in fact for general
educational purposes
| And, whereas, in the opinion of this board
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. u Ct gFsnt parish, La on
at which shall be submitted the following prop
osition to-wit:
To levy special tax of FIVE mills
On Sn the dollar on al property in School District
ject to State taxation. annually. for period
of hve years, beginning with the year 1911 and
ending with the year 1915 both inclusive, for
ne purpose of constructine repairing and equip
title to which shall be vested in the public Tor
paying teachers, in fact for general educational
purposes.
That the Secretary Of this board be and be Is
hereby instructed to have prepared for u1 at
said special election a sufficient number Of bal
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-
cial tax ON all property subject to Yea
State taxation in School District No.
IL Of Grant Parish, La. for
period OF i've years, beginning with
the year 1911. and ending with the
year 1915, both years inclusive, for
the purpose Of CONSTRUCTING repair All
ng and equipPing public school NO
buildings. purchasing sites, title to
which shall be vested in the public. Ill
or paying teachers, in fact for gen l ~
sraf educational purposes.
NOTICE TO yOTEpc
To vote in favor of the proposition s,ih
mitted on this ballot place an ks mark in DE
square after the word Eyes, and to vote
sf f:sr y place .S similar mark in the square
And the Secretary Of this board be and he
is hereby instructed to have prepared for Use
q SAID special election all the necessary ballot
boxes tally sheets, lists of voters. assessed
valuation OF property, and complied statement
OF voters N number and amount
/ Section Three
election shall Sc 4 Black Creek He school se i Sssse
and o. c. Watson. N. w. Corbitt and Thos.
lsidd1e are appointed commissioners and G. F.
blackwell clerk Of election to serve thereat
laws Of the State applicable thereto.
The President Of this board Is hereby in
structed 70 give notice Of the special election
herein ordered, by his proclamation to be pub
iished according to law; and in the said proc
iamation he shall announce that at eleven
o'clock .: m. on August 4. 1911, this board viii
meet At the court house at Colfax. Grant par-
ish. Lcus;sns. 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
election. s+ ~
The shove revolution was adopted unanimous
y. all the members Of the board hereinbefore
named voting in favor thereof
E J. N. WARNER, President
Secretary
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Grant.
Personally came and appeared before me- the
sdersivned authority, PROF. J. N. Warner. who,
being hrsf by me duly sworn, declared and ac-
knowiedged. that be was on the 2iss day Ct
June, 1911. and IS now SECRETARY of the Parish
Board of School Directors Of the Parish of
Grant, Louisiana, and that the above and fore
going is > true and correct copy of the minutes
Of the regular meeting Of the Parish Board Of
school Directers Of the said parish and State,
held at CoIfax, La. At eleven o'clock a. m. Z OF,
june n, 1911, Is provided BY law.
in. WARNER
Thus sworn to and subscribed before me ON
this the 2ist day Of june. 1911.
C. D. LACROIx1
Dy. Clerk r. c. Grant Parish. la.