The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-16

J.
c. H. Teal ]. A. Baxley
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant,
Before me, the undersigned authority, per
,onaly came and appeared J. n. Warner VIII,
ny me first duly sworn according TO law, de
clared and acknowledged that he was on tn,
10th day of July, 1913, and is now, secretar,
Of the Parish Board of School Directors of tn,
.'arish of Grant, Louisiana, and that the abovt
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of tn
petition filed with the said board the l6tl
day of July, 1913, together with all name
isned thereto. and acted upon by said boarC
at its meeting on the 10th day of July, 1913.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16tl
lay of July. 1918
J. A. WILLIAMS,
Notary Public
Coifax. La, July is, 1918
The following resolution offered by Mr.
VI. \. Walker. who moved its adoption dul,
seconded by Mr. +. A. Wall:
Whereas. There has been filed with th
board petition signed by one-fourth of tn
property tax payers Of School District No On
eligible to vote at such election praying that
special election be ordered in and for sal,
District No. One at which shall be snbmifte,
the following proposition, to-wit:
To levy special tax of two and one-ha
nils on the dollar on all property in Schoo
District No. One, subject to State taxation
annually, for period of five years. beginnin,
with the year 1918 and ending with the yea
1917, both years inclusive, for the purpose o
supporting and maintaining public schools il
said district above mentioned
And Whereas, In the opinion of this boaro
such special election is necessary and advisable
be it
Resolved, By the Parish Board of Schoo
Directors of the Parish OF Grant. Louisiana
follows:
Section l. That special election be and thu
same IS hereby ordered to be held in Schoo
District No. One of Grant Parish, Louisiana
on
SATURDAY. AUGUST %, 1913.
at which time and at said election there shall
be submitted the following proposition. to.wit
To levy special tax of two and one-half
mills on the dollar on all property in Schoo
District No. One Of Ward One, in Grant Par
ish. Louisiana. subject to State taxation an
nually. for a period of five years, beginnin.
with the year 1913. and ending with the yea
1917, both years inclusive. for the purpose OF
supporting and maintaining public schools in
said district above mentioned
The said proceeds derived from the said tax
mentioned above to be distributed as follows
9S per cent of the proceeds shall be pro rated
according to the number of white educable
children IN said district and the remaining
five per cent to be annually pro rated to the
eolored schools of the said district above
Section ?. That the Secretary of this Board
be and is hereby instructed to have prepared TO-
use at said special election a sufficient number
OF DdliOtS, on WHICH ballots snail lOe printed the
proposition in Section I of this resolution. and
in the following form:
PROPOSITION:
Proposition to levy a special tax Voc
of two and one-half mills on the lcS
dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. l of Ward l. in Grant
Parish. Louisiana. subject to State
taxation, annually, for period of
five years, beginning with the year :,
1918. and ending with the year 1917, M
both years inclusive for the purpose
OF supporting and maintaining pub
lie schools in said district above
mentioned
NOTICE TO VOTERS:
To vote in favor Of the proposition sub
m'tted on this ballot place (D mark in the
against it place a similar mark in the square
after the word ''No"
And the Secretary of this Board be and he
is hereby instructed to have prepared for use
at said election all the necessary ballot boxes
tally sheets, list of voters. assessed valuation
of property, and compiled statement Of voters
in number and amount.
That the polling places in the said school
district No. shall be at Colfax and Paramount
for the said special school tax election. and
that Messrs. A. NJ Goodwin. D. NJ. Ne.
Knight, and J. NJ. Dufiiho, shall serve as
commissioners, and ]. Q. Long as clerk. at
the Colfax voting precinct: and Messrs. J. l.
Brett. J. o. Logan and Garland Dean shall
serve as commissioners and v. H. Randolph as
clerk. at the Paramount voting precinct: and
that the election shall be conducted under the
laws OF the State applicable thereto.
The president of this Board is hereby in
structed to give notice of the special election
herein ordered by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law; and in his said pro-
clamation he shall announce that at III o'clock
A NJ, August IS. 1913. this Board vii meet
at the court house in the office of The Grant
Parish School Board At colfax, Louisiana, and