The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-07-18

by Bayou Darro and on the south and
west by Red river, in the Parish Of
Grant. Louisiana.
All ordinances or parts OF ordi.
nances in conflict with the above be
and they are hereby repealed
ORDINANCE No. 4.
| Mr.. Stewart offered Ordinance No,
l, who moved its adoption, duly Sec
onded by Mr. Jackson, and being
placed before the board all members
of the school board voting in favor
! If adopting the ordinance, and the
president announced the ordinance
duly adopted.
Whereas, it is necessary that an an
mex or addition t. the schoolhouse at
Coifax, La, be built and equipped, and
schoolhouse at Walnut Grove in the
;ame school district be erected and
equipped. all improvements to be made
in the Colfax School District No. !.
and
Whereas. it is necessary and desira-
| bic for funds to be raised for said
purpose, and
Whereas. it is the voluntary will
of this body to call the election here
natter provided for, and
Whereas, Article No. 28l of the
Constitution of 1893 and 1913. and Act
No. ESQ of the Legislature of 1910. as
amended by Act 2lS. of 1912, declares
the school board of the parish to be
the governing authorities through
which the said School District No
may incur debts and issue negotiable
bonds for such purposes, when so au-
ttor'zed at an election to be held In
the said School District No. /, and
Whereas, the assessed valuation of
| the said school district amounts to
Six Hundred and Eighty-nine Thou
sard Nine Hundred and Two Dollars
($6S9, 9O2.OO and the proposed indebt-
edness does not exceed the constitu-
tional limit of 10 per cent of the as
sessed valuation, and
Whereas, the special tax necessary
be annually levied to extinguish
he proposed indebtedness will ao-
'roximate three (3) mills, which will
lot exceed the constitutional limit OF
ten (l0) mills per annum on the dol
Jar of the assessed valuation Of the
property of said district, now, Their.
lore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
School Board of the Parish of Grant.
louisiana. in lawful session convened
That an election shall be. and is here
~ called TO be held in the said Col.
Ak School District No. |, in the Par
sh of Grant. Louisiana, on Tuesday
'ly Zlst, 1914. at which election, tn,
aJority of the property taxpayers
{ said distr CT in number and amour
iigible TO vote and voting, shall de
ermine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
,onds of the said Colfax School Dis
riot No. |, in the Parish of Grant
ou:siana. to the amount of Twenty
thousand Dollars ($20O00) to run 70.
! period of ten O0) years, bearing
interest at the rate of FIVE per CEN
,er annum. payable semi-annually
he funds thus derived to be used foi
| he
Purpose of building an annex or add
ton to the Colfax school building and
equipping same, for construction and
'oripp NO of a school building at
Walnut Grove, located in the same
Colfax School District No. 1.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
&C. That the ballot boxes. necessar
blanks, and other necessary parapher
lalia. shall be prepared by the secre
~ OF the school board, and he shall
luse TO be printed, ballots for use IN
I'D election. in the following form
o-vit:
For Issuance of Bonds.
Proposition, To incur debt and is
ne bonds of the said CoIfax Schoo
district No. |. in Grant Parish, Lou
slana. to the amount of Invent,
thousand Dollars fS20.0OO). to run foi
per cd OF ten O0) years. bearing in
crest at the rate of FIVE per cent pc.
,nnum, payable semi-annuallv. the
unds thus derived to be used for the
'urpose of building and euuiping az
annex or addition to the Colfax school
building. and for building an equipping a
chool bull Ding at Walnut Grove. all
improvements to be made in the SAID
olfax School District. Grant Parish
ouisiana.
Taxable Valuation -----
signature of Voter ----- les
Notice to Voters.
To vote in favor of this
proposition submitted on this
ballot, place a cross (X) N.
ARK in the square after the NV
word Yes, to vote against
t, place similar mark after
the word NO.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
&C.; That the compensation OF tbs
lection commissioners and clerks 0.
he said election shall be $500 per day
or one days service and that deputy
heriffs shall have the same compen
'atlon for the same length of time
md that the election shall be held a.
he regular voting precincts, namely:
colfax and Paramount, and by the Of
reals here named, each being reg
Istered voter:
For the Colfax voting precinct, A
NJ. Goodwin, A. NJ Lasage and d
VI. Mcknight shall serve as commits