The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30
PRONUNCIATION of Election
Minutes of Special Meeting Of Parish
Board of School Directors of
Grant Parish, La.
Colfax, La, August 25, 1913.

the 10th day of July, 1918, and in con-
formity to notice given by proclama-
ton of the president of this board, duly
published. the Parish Board of School
Directors of the parish of Grant, Lou
isiana, met in special open session for
the purpose of opening the ballot boxes,
examining and counting the ballots, IN
number and amount, examining and
canvassing the returns, and declaring
the result of the special election held
in School District No. / of Grant par
ish, Louisiana, on the 23rd day of AI-
gust, 1913, in conformity to a resolu-
ton of this board passed on the 10th
day of July, 1913.
Present H. McNeely, A. w.
Stewart, E. A. Wall and M. f. Jack
son, and quorum present.
And the board proceeded in open ses-
sion publicly to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime the ballots, and count the ballots
in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns of said election,
and then and there declared the result
as follows:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy special tax of
two and one half mills on the dollar
on all property in School District No. ]
of Grant parish, La. subject to State
and parish taxation, annually for Pc
riod of five years, for the purpose of
supporting and maintaining schools in
said school district above mentioned.
FOR, or in favor of the said PROPOSE
ton, there were cast eleven (11) votes,
representing taxable assessed valua-
ton of ten thousand six hundred twelve
($l0, 6l2.00) dollars.
AGAINST, or in opposition to said
proposition, there were cast forty-five
(45) votes, representing a taxable as
sessed valuation of one hundred thirty
six thousand seven hundred fourteen
and 32-lOO ($l36, TIA. 32) dollars.
Whereupon, Mr.. M. E. jackson Of
fered the following resolution and NOV
ed its adoption, seconded by Mr.. E. A..
Wall.
Whereas, the Parish Board of School
Directors of the parish of Grant, Lou
isiana, has, in public open session.
opened the ballot boxes, examined ana
counted the ballots in number and
amount, examined and canvassed the
returns of the special election held in
School District No. of Grant parish,
Louisiana, on the 23rd day of August,
1918, in conformity with a resolution OF
this board passed on the 10th day OF
July, 1918, ordering said election, ano
ascertained the result of said election
to be as set forth hereinafter in this
resolution, to-wit:
Section l. Be it resolved by the Par
ish Board of School Directors of the
parish of Grant, Louisiana, That the
result of the special election held in
School District No. of Grant parish,
Louisiana. on the 23rd day of August,
1918. in conformity to a resolution OF
this board ordering said election, pass
ed on the 10th day of July, 1918, is
hereby declared to be as follows:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy a special tax of
two and one-half CA mills on the dol
lar on all property in School District
No. l, of Grant parish, La, subject to
State and parish taxation, annually for
period of five years, beginning with
the year 1918 and ending with the year
1917, both years inclusive, for the pur-
pose of supporting and maintaining the
schools in said School District No. /.
FOR, or in favor of said proposition,
there were cast eleven Q1) votes, repre-
senting a taxable assessed property
valuation of ten thousand six hundred
twelve dollars ($10,6l2).
AGAINST, or in opposition to said
proposition, there were cast forty-five
(45) votes, representing taxable as
sessed property valuation of one hun
dred thirty-six thousand seven hundred
fourteen and thirty-two-hundredt
($136, 7l432) dollars.
And a majority in both number and
amount of the votes cast at said cleo
ton were against the said PROPOSE
sition submitted at the said election to
the qualified voters, and the said prop
osition is hereby declared to have been
defeated at the said election.
Section BE it further resolved,
etc, That the Secretary of this board
be and he is hereby directed to file with
the Secretary of the State of Louisiana
and with the Clerk of the 18th Judicial
District Court and ex-officio Recorder
in and for the parish of Grant, Louisi-
ana, each one copy of the minutes of