The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24
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Proceedings of the Grant Parish Board
Of School Directors.

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The parish board of school dIrec-
tors for the parish of Grant met TINS
dav with j. II. McNeely, W.N Creed,
M. &. Nugent, Gus st. Andre and NJ.
f. Jackson, and "A quorum being
present.
The minutes Of the previous meet
jny were read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, second
ed by Mr.. Creed, the following ordi-
nance was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
tn consolidate school districts Nos.
q :. Z. 9 and %, NIL situated in
Grant parish, La, nnd todistrlbute
allfuHds derived from special school
tax elections in said consolidated
districts according to the original
territorial subdivisions heretofore
existing, in accordance with the
assessment OF said districts.
BE il ordained by the Parish Board
of school Directors oil the parish oil
Grant, Louisiana, IN legal session
conyened:
Section One
That school districts Nos. 3, D, q,
Q and %, all situated in Srant par
ish. Louisiana, be and they are here
by consolidated into one district to
be Known as School District 3-o-7-9-
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Be it further ordained, etc:
Section Two
That all funds derived from special
school tax elections, which may here
pfter be held and ordered in the SAIL
consolidated district, shall be appor-
toned therein according to the as
easements of the original territorial
subdivisions to such original subdl-
visions for use in the original subdi-
visions.
Be it further ordained, etc:
Section Three
That all ordinances or parts OF or
dinances contrary to or IN cOniiict
with this ordinance are hereby re-
peuled. and that this ordinance shall
90 into effect Immediately upon its
passage.
Unanimously adopted.
The following petitions were then
presented to the board:
Grant Parish La. May 1911.
~, fbe Honorable President and Members of tn
Parish Hoard of School Directors or the Parisi
ofGranf. State ofLouisiana:
The petition Of the undersigned property tax
PAYERS Of school districts Nos. J. 5, 4. ana - o
The parish OF Grant, Louisiana, being the requir
ed number OF petitioners In each of the SAT-
school districts eligible to vote at special sehoo
tax elections. respectfully pray that your honor
able body order a special election to be hell
throughout the territory covered by the san
districts named. after having first consolidate
them for the purpose hereof, In the manner IL
opired by law for the purpose of determinin,
whether or not special five mill tax Tor nv
years, beginning with the year 1911 and endini
With the wear 1915. both years inclusive be levle
a1d collected in the said consolidated school dis
tricts ON all property therein subject 10 stat
taxation. for the purpose OF constructing, N
pairing and eauippng p1os ssIoo or i he xsste
In the public for paying teachers. and in fact 10
general educational purposes In the said eonsol
dated school districts.
We further petition YOU to fix the general ees
ton precincts to-wit: Pollock. Simms an
lIruce's NH a the precincts where the eleetio
Is to be held for the said consolidated district
allowing the qualified property taxpayers, We
ters, In that portion OF district In ward ia
right and privilege of voting Mt the Bruce's MI
nrtrt M
NAMES OF PETITIONERS.
PROSPECT DISTRICT 5.
Caleb J Taylor. Eyre, W Williamson
! q Bell, Mrs 3 FAINT. J Gore, DAME
Jesse Coleman. + W Chandler. W Morris, M
Sims, ] Mott. J ID Young. X Brown, IL
Walker. T II Thompson. t Thompson.
Cline. SsCoody. NJ Mott.
CLEAR CREEK. DISTRICT 5.
X Nugent x q Nugent, Gibbons.
Gibbons, j Y Taylor. Moffett, Baum
EN- I.eckic, r l. Perry. A Nugent, q 7 Ituddl
Eze
OAK GROVE DISTRICT 7.
WV BaiIiios Martin Chandler. J c Fraiici
II TuIos, q Fuller. W d Flanagan. J g 10
ell j Cosby. Curtis Chandler. Willie Chandle
Il J Chandler. II L. Hammons. L Hicks. W.
Casey. G sandifer. Preuett, } G Brunso
W d Flanagan, j T Flanagan, Walker,
L Hammons. FutreiI Mack Futreli.
POLLOCK. DISTRICT D.
\ Warner. Mrs Warner. o Maxwell
d. Mrs A { Osborn, Ben Johnson: Joe 7 Ii
CE McMain. j l. Teddlie John Clark, Mrs
n Lee Guynes, Z W Ball. @ A Foster. J
Pinkston, II q Calk, W r Foster. Jas II Wake
GIL lin. u Reeves. Mrs 4 Rogers, Ro
ers o N Dorsey, f W Holmberg. NJ LaCroi
A l. Honeycutt, Rush. Kelly.
ders. NJ Brian, b 4 HUMPHREYS. J NJ Jones
W + Millett, Dock WilIett, J u Colbert, e WI
ker. f = Kelly, + Lewis, CLShaw. Hugh Ha
ilton + b Howard A J OQuinn. John Clinic
X II East, II Mclaughlin. J II Coulson, W
Brnner. Lee Hin, L Gates. J Peters. w
Riggin W ] Shoemaker. NJ TIL. b Teddl
q /. McCraney Il ID Nesom. W Blair, W
Hicks, G Robinson, l. Wiett, Hy Prestridl
j w Wilson. II 7 Gray. W Gray, Chas Kilt
lin Bah.
srMMs. DISTRICT 2s
Geo Andre, + Brown, w Teddlie W l. NJ
mons J + Wall. Mrs + l. Lacroix. W Lacro
J Taylor. Curry. N l. simmons per
Brown, Delaney, Darlington, NJ,
well. Delaney. Gus smith, Crump. VIM
bert. r Ebert, Chandler. l. Lacroix. N
slaCroix, Henderson. l. Morgan,
white, G II Rice. 4 Rice. Albert Brown per
\ Rice. Chas Fisher, Jno Labat. G Wal
A Beeb, ID s Collins, G T Robertson. F r
iiams, J II Robertson. J Brown, Coulso
STATE OF LOUISIAN
Parish of Grant.
Before me- the undersigned authority, :
sonally came and appeared Prof. J. N. War;
who being by first duly sworn according
law. declared and acknowledged that he was
the 2lst day OF June, 1911, and is now, SCI
tary OF the Parish Board of School Direct
of the Parish of Grant Louisiana. and I
the above and foregoing is true and corr
copy Of the petition filed with said board
the ffst day of June. 1911. together with
names signed thereto, and acted upon by