The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-16
Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish School Board.

CoIfsx, La, July 10, 1913.
The Parish Board of School Directors Tor
the Parish of Grant met this day with J. H.
NcNeeIy. NJ \. Walker +. A. WALL Gus. ST
Andre and NJ. +. Jackson and quorum be-
ing present
read and approved.
Mr.. St 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. !, z, 5, =, ,, o.
rs, 9, 10, IA, 10, IL. 49, l9, 20, Il. p, %,
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. 3 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 il ordained by the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of Grant, Lou
isiana in adjourned session convened:
Section l. That School Districts Nos. |, ,.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, s, 9, 10. IA, 10, ~, Is, 10, 20,
81, p, %, "a, g. %, 80 aad 81, all situated
in Grant Parish, La, 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 g. BE it further ordained etc, That
all funds derived from special school tax eiec-
tions, which may hereafter be held and ordered
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 10 the colored schools of the several dis
tricts comprising District No. 81.
Section g. Be il further ordained, etc, That
all ordinances or parts of ordinances contrary
to or in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed. and that this Ordnance shall go into
effect Immediately upon its passage.
The following petition was then presented to
the Board:
PETITION.
Grant Parish, La. July TO- 1918
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Parish Board OF S-hool Directors Of the
Parish OF Grant
The petition of the undersigned property Ia.
payers of School District No. 81 OF the Paris!
of Grant and State of Louisiana. as created an.
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 specia
election to be held throughout the territory
covered by the said district above mentioned If
the manner required by law. for the purpos.
OF determining whether not a special tax o.
five mills. for five years. beginning with the
year 1913. and ending with the year 1917. bot
years inclusive, be levied and collected in ths
said School District No. 80 ON all propert,
therein located subject to State taxation.
= Petitioners pray that at said election you,
honorable body do submit to a vote of TIL
property tax payers of said School District No
50 entitled to vote at said election the follow
ing proposition. to-wit:
10 levy special tax of five mills on tn
dollar on all property in School District No 3
OF the Parish of Grant. Louisiana, subject Il
State taxation, annually. for a 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 de.
rived from said tax o-be distributed as fol
lows: IS per cent of the proceeds shall be an.
nually pro rated to the several school district.
comprising this District No. 80, according to
the number of white educabie children in said
respective districts; and the remaining five Der
cent to be annually pro rated to the colored
81.
The undersigned nefffioners res...4f..ii... -