The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-20

subject to State and parish taxation,
for the purpose of constructing, repair
ing and equipping public school build
ings, titles to which shall be vested in
the school board, for paying teach
ers, in fact, for general educational
purposes in the said school district No. rs.
We further petition you to have the
election held at Fairfield school house,
as the voting precinct.
NAMES OF PETITIONERS:
w. A. Greed, j. r. Richards, C. G..
Jones, E. G. Reynolds, A. B. Greed,
r. L. johnson, B. Munday, A. E. Laird,
L. NJ Futrell, Jesse Blount, j. w.
Martin, A. r. Sandifer, j. l.. Duglas,
F. N. Davidson, Richard Newton.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
| Parish of Grant
| Before me personally came and ap-
peared j. N. Warner, who being by me
first duly sworn according to law, de-
clared and acknowled that he was, on
the 9th day of July, 1912, and is now,
secretary of the parish board Of school
directors of the parish of Grant, Lou
isiana, and that the above is true and
correct copy of the petition filed with
the said board on the 9th day of July,
1912, together with all names signed
thereto, and acted upon by the said
board at its meeting on the 9th day of
July, 1912.
j. N. WARNER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 9th day of July, 1912.
G. A. FOSTER,
Notary Public.
| The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Greed, who moved it's adoption,
seconded by Mr.. Stewart:
Whereas, there has been filed with
this board a petition signed by more
than one-fourth of the property tax
payers of school district No. &c. of the
parish of Grant, eligible to vote at
said election, praying that a special
election be ordered in and for said dis
trict No. rs at which shall be submit
ted the following proposition, to-wit:
II PROPOSITION.
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in school dis
trict No. 26, of Grant parish, Louisi-
ana, subject to State and parish taxa
ton, annually, for q period of five
years, for the purpose of constructing,
repairing, and equipping public school
buildings, purchasing sites, titles, to
which shall be vested in the school
board, for paying teachers, in fact, for
general educational purposes; n d
whereas, in the opinion Of this board
such special election is necessary and
advisable, be it
Il Resolved, by the parish board of
school directors, of the parish of Grant,
Louisiana, as follows:
Il Section One
That special election be and the
same is hereby ordered to be held in
school district No. Is, of Grant parish,
Louisiana, on August Is, 1912, atwhich
shall be submitted the following propo-
sition, to-wit: To levy special tax of
five mills on the dollar on all property
in school district No. rs, of Grant par
ish, Louisiana, subject to State and
parish taxation, annually, for period
of five years, beginning with the year
1912 and ending with the year 1916,
both years inclusive, for the purpose of
constructing, repairing and equipping
/ public school buildings, purchasing
sites, titles to which shall be vested in
the school board, for paying teachers,
in fact, for general educational pur-
poses.
Section Two
That the secretary of this board be
and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said election a suf-
ficient number of ballots, on each of
which shall be printed the proposition
in section one of this resolution, and in
the following form:
4 PROPOSITION
Proposition to levy five mill
special tax on all property Yes |
subjected to State and parish
taxation in school district No.
26, of Grant parish, Louisiana,
for period of five years, be-
i ginning with the year 1912 and
ending with the year 1916,
both years inclusive, for the M
purpose of constructing, re- ~
pairing and equipping public
school buildings, purchasing
sites, titles to which shall be
vested in the school board, for
paying teachers, in fact, for
general educational purposes.
i NOTICE TO VOTERS.
| To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot, place an x
mark in the square after the word
Yes and to vote against it, place a
similar mark in the square after the
word mo"
i And the secretary of this board he