The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-23
Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish School Board.
Colfax. La. IuIy 10, 1871,

Colfax, La, July 10, 1913
The Parish Board Of School Directors Tor
the Parish of Grant met this day with J. II.
McNeeiy, NJ. A. Walker, f. \. Wall, Gus. ST.
Andre and NJ. E. Jackson, and quorum be-
ing present
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mr. 81. Andre offered the following ordi-
nance and moved its adoption, which was duly
seconded by Mr.. Wall, and carried, to-wit;
AN ORDINANCE
To group School District Nos. ], 2, 3, =, > O.
2, 8, 9, 10, IA, l6, IL. 10, 10, 20 n, Y, %
2S, 20, 80 and 81, all situated in Grant Par.
ish La and TO distribute all funds derived
from special school tax elections in the
grouped school district No. 81 according to
the original territorial subdivisions hereto
fore existing in accordance with resolution
forming the said several school districts
passed some years ago by the Grant Parish
school Board.
BE ii ordained by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of Grant, Lou
isiana. in adjourned session convened
Section ]. That School Districts Nos. |, ?.
3, 4, 5, 6. z, 8. 9, 10, II, TO- ~, is, -, 20.
n, %, 20, "a. %, 29, 80 aad 81, all situated
in Grant Parish, La, as defined by the School
Board of Grant Parish, La, and the territorial
limits thereof fixed by said Board, be and they
are hereby grouped into one District to be
known as School District No. 81
Section 2. BE it further ordained, etc, That
all funds derived from special school tax cleo
in said grouped School District No. 81, shall be
apporrtioned in the following manner, to-wit:
95 per cent of the proceeds shall be annually
prorated to the several school districts of No
81 according TO the number of white educable
children in said respective school districts, and
the remaining per cent to be annually pro-
rated TO the colored schools of the several dis
fricts comprising District No. g.
Section 3. BE it further ordained. ETC., That
all ordinances parts of ordinances contrary
TO in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed. and that this Ordinance shall go into
effect immediately upon its passage.
The following petition was then presented to
the Board:
PETITION
Grant Parish La, July 10, 1913.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Parish Board oil School Directors of the
Parish of Grant:
The petition of the undersigned property la
payers OF School District No 81 OF the Paris
of Grant and State of Louisiana. as created ans
defined by resolution of the Board of Schoo
Directors of said parish and being and consti
tuting one-fourth of the property tax payer.
eligible to vote at such election respectfully
pray that your honorable body order a specia
election to be held throughout the territor,
covered by the said district above mentioned, IL
the manner required by law. for the purpos.
OF determining whether not a special tax o.
tive mills. tor five years, beginning with the
year 1919 and ending with the year 1917, bot
years inclusive. be levied and collected in tn,
said School District No.. 81 all propert,
therein located subject to State taxation.
Petitioners pray that at said election you
honorable body do submit to vote of tn,
property tax payers of said School District No
50 entitled to vote at said election the follow
ing proposition. to-wit:
10 levy a special tax of five mills on tn,
dollar on all property in School District No 3
81 the Parish of Grant Louisiana, subject te
State taxation, annually. for period Of fiv,
years, beginning with the year 1913, and end
ing with the year 1917. both years inclusive
for the purpose of supporting and maintaining
public schools in said district. the proceeds dc
rived from said tax to-bc distributed as fol
lows: rs per cent of the proceeds shall be an
nually pro rated to the several school districts
the number of white educable children in said
respective districts; and the remaining five PEI
cent to be annually pro rated to the colored
schools OF the several districts comprising No