The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-17
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
y PARISH OF GRANT.

AfARlSH OF GRANT.
Before me, the undersigned authori
ty, personally came and appeared,
N. Warner. who being by me first dull,
sworn according to law, declared AM
acknowledged, that he was on the 12tl
day of May, 1918. and is now Secretar,
of the Parish Board of School Director.
of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana, ant
that the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the petition flee
with said board on the 18th day of May,
1918, together with all names signed
thereto and acted upon by said board
at its meeting on the 18th day of May,
1913 J.. N. WARNER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of May, 1913.
EARL ROBERTS,
Notary Public.
| Colfax, La, May IL, 1918.
The Parish Board of School Directors
of the parish of Grant, Louisiana, con-
vened in called session with j. H. Nc
Nicely, president, and Messrs. M. E.
Jackson, E. A. Wall and Gus St. Andre,
and quorum being present.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. E. A. Wall, who moved its
adoption. duly seconded by Mr.. Jackson:
Whereas, there has been filed with
this board a petition signed by one
fourth of the property taxpayers of
School District No. 81, eligible to vote
at such election, praying that special
election be ordered in and for said Dis
trict No. 81, at which shall be submit
ted the following proposition, to-wit:
To levy special tax of mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. 81, subject to State taxation,
annually. for period of 10 years, for
the purpose of building and equipping a
modern public high school building at
Verda in said school district.
And, whereas, in the opinion of this
board such special election is necessary
and advisable, be it
Resolved. by the Parish Board of
School Directors of the parish of Grant,
Louisiana. as follows:
Section l.
That a special election be and the
same is hereby ordered to be held in
School District No. 81 of Grant parish,
Louisiana, on
TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1918,
at which time and at said election there
shall be submitted the following propo-
ton, to-wit:
To levy a special tax of mills on the
dollar on all property in School District
No. 81, subject to State taxation, annu-
ally, for period of 10 years, begin
ming with the year 1918 and ending with
the year 1922, both years inclusive, for
the purpose of building and equipping
a modern public high school building at |
Verda, in said school district.
Section p
and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said special election
a sufficient number of ballots, on which |
ballots shall be printed the proposition
mentioned in section of this resolu-
ton, and in the following form:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy a mills 1I
special tax on all property SUBJ Vao
ject to State taxation in School 40
District No. 81, for a period of
10 years, beginning with the III
year 1918 and ending with the Ill
year lo22, both years inclusive, n. III
for the purpose of building NO
and equipping q modern high III
school building at Verda, in III
the said school district
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot, place q (X)|
mark in the square after the word
Yes, and to vote against it place q