The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24

purposes
That The Secretary of this board be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared tor use AZ
said special election sufhcient numee, Oh os'
lots on each of which shall be printed the prop
losition mentioned in section one OF tins reso-
pti "a and in the following form:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy hve mill spe-
cial tax on all property sub. Yes III
iect to State taxation in School
| District No 5-7-9 IS iii
Of Grant parish. Louisiana, tor
period of FIVE years, beginning with
the year 1911, and ending with the J|
year 1918, both years inclusive. for NJ
| the purpose of constructing, repair 1~O
ing and equpping public school
| buildings, purchasing sites, title to
which shall be vested in the public,
| for paying teachers. in fact for gen. -
eral educational purposes.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
mitted on this ballot place an tX) mark in the
square after the word YES, and to vote
aeainst it place a similar mark in the square
after the word NO.
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
boxes, tally sheets. lists of voters, assessed
valuation of property, and compiled statement
If voters in number and amount.
| Section Three
| That the polling places and commissioners
md clerk of election for the said special eiec,
IL, Bruce's Mil. with G. F. Fuller, w. r:
| Eyre and James Mott as commissioners, and
lW d. Flanagan clerk For Districts and 3,
Pollock. with ]. w. Bickham J. NJ Jones, JI,
/ Walker clerk. For District 20, Simms, with
IT, ID. Maxwell, W. 4. Chandler and Geo. Andre
as commissioners. and J. H. Coulson, clerk.
| The said election shall be conducted under
the laws of the State applicable thereto.
| Section Four
| The President of this board is hereby in
structed to give notice of the special election
herein ordered, by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law: and in the said proc
tamation he shall announce that at eleven
o'clock a. m. on August 4, 1911. this board Will
meet at the court house at Colfax. Grant par
lish, Louisiana, 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
leiection.
The above resolution was adopted unanimous
lly. all the members of the board hereinbefore
named voting in favor thereof
IL N WARNER. President
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
| Personally came and appeared before me. the
ip,dersirned authority. Prof. ]. N. Warner. who
being first by me duly sworn, declared and &C.
tnowledeed. that he was on the 2lst day OF
Tune, 1911. and is now secretary of the Parish
BOARD of School Directors of the Parish Of
> Grant, Louisiana, and that the above and fore
ii going is true and correct copy of the minutes
of the regular meeting of the Parish Board OF
: School Directors of the said parish and state
4 held at Colfax La, at eleven o'clock a. m, or
i '""e - 80 - ' j. N. WARNER.
III Thus sworn to and subscribed before me or
; this the 2ist day of june, iSli .cpo,x
! Dy Clerk d. c.. Grant Parish. La.
On notion of Mr.. jackson, second
: ed by Mr.. st. Andre, the following
I ordinance was adopted:
4 AN ORDINANCE.
: To consolidate school districts Nos
& 8, 10, Is and 80, all situated il
r Grant parish, La, and to distribute
/ all funds derived from specia
: school tax elections in said consol
idated districts according to TIN
). original territorial subdivision
;. heretofore existing, in accordanc
il with the assessment OF said dis
tricts.
Be it ordained by the Parish Boar,
J. of School Directors of the parish q
i Grant, Louisiana, in legal session
L convened:
GtClutu Ouc
Il That school districts Nos. 8, 1l
.. Is and 80, all situated in Gran
:; parish, Louisiana, he and they ar
= hereby consolidated into Que distric
TO he known as School District Nos
', S-1N15-3O.
r.. Be it further ordained, etc:
n. Section Two
F That all funds derived from speciu
school tax elections, which may her,
NJ after be held and ordered in the sal
N consolidated district, shall be appol
L toned therein according to the d
n n sessmenis of the original territori,
" subdivisions to such Original snbd
A. visions for use in the original subd
Ir, visions.
M BE it further ordained, etc:
IN; Section Three
That all ordinances or parts OF @
lie: dinances contrary to or in confii
no with this ordinance are hereby +
err pealed, and that this ordinance sha
20 into effect Immediately upon j
m M passage.
n Unanimously adopted.
* X. The following petitions were TIN
presented to the board:
MI Grant Parish. La. May. 1911
it's To the Honorable President and Mem ers Of
fi- Parish Board ofSchool Directors offhe Par
n ofGrant, State Of Louisiana:
IA The petition Of the undersigned property z
payers of School Districts Nos 8. 10, Is and 80
the parish of Grant. Louisiana. being the reqt
'er- ed number OF petitioners In each of the ~
Ter school districts eligible to vote at special sch'
TO tax election respectfully pray that your Hon
on able Body order q special election to be h
ere throughout the territory covered by the O.
ors districts named. after having first cousoiida
hat them for the purpose hereof In the manner
rect uuired by law for the purpose OF determine
on whether not Q special I'VE mill tax Tor
all years beginning with the year 1911 and end
said with the year 1915, both inclusive be levied Z
me collected In the said consolidated school distri
on all property therein subject to State taxati
|, for the purpose OF constructing. repairing
:, eouIpping public school buildings or purchas
INC Sites titles to which shall be vested In the pub
for paying teachers, and In fact. Tor general e
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