The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-03-28


special meeting of the Parish Board of
School Directors of the parish of Grant,
Louisiana, has been called by the Presi-
dent. Hon. j. H. McNeely, to be held
at Colfax at eleven O'Clock a. M. Feb.
q. 1914, for the purpose OF considering
a request made by the property tax
PAYERS of School District No. 81 Of
this parish, asking that special cleo
ton be held in the said School District
No. 81, to raise revenues with which to
build and equip modern high school
building at Verda, Louisiana, and you
are earnestly urged to be present.
BY order of the President Of said
Board, Hon. ]. H. McNeely.
jim. WARNER,
Secretary.
Pursuant to the above call, the Par
ish Board of School Directors of the
parish of Grant, Louisiana, met with
]. H. McNeely, President, l. J. Rhine
hart, Gus st. Andre and NJ. E. jackson,
present, and quorum being present,
Mr.. jackson offered the following or
dinance and moved its adoption. which
motion was duly seconded by Messrs.
st. Andre and Rhinehart and carried
unanimously.
ORDINANCE NO. ONE.
Whereas, it is necessary that high
school building be erected and equipped
at Verda, Louisiana, and
Whereas, it is necessary and desira
Bile that funds be raised for the sale
purpose, and
| Whereas, it is the voluntary will O.
this body to call the election hereinaftel
provided for, and
Whereas, Article 28l of the Consti
tutions of 1898 and 1918, and Act 256 o
| the Legislature of 1910, as amended b.
Act 2l8 of 1912, declares the Schoo
Board of the parish OF Grant to be tn
governing authority through which tn
said School District may incur debt an
issue negotiable bonds for such pur
poses, when so authorized at an cleo
ton to be held in the said District, an
Whereas, the assessed valuation Q
the said District amounts to three hur
dred fifty-two thousand one hundre
, fifty-nine ($S52, .0O) dollars. and tn
! proposed indebtedness does not excee
: the constitutional limit of ten per Ger
of assessed valuation, and
Whereas, the special tax necessar
to be annually levied to extinguish tt
proposed indebtedness win approxima'
: ten mills, which win not exceed tt
Constitutional limit of ten mills per al
|. mum on theydollar of assessed valuatit
q of the property of said District, nov
therefore,
g Section BE it ordained by Il
School Board of the parish of Gran
3 in lawful session convened, That
i election shall be, and is hereby call
to be held in the said School District
: Verda, Louisiana, No. thirty-oe tSl
3 in the parish of Grant, on Monday t
It s0th day of March, 1914, at which ele
T. ton the majority Of the property ia
d payers of the said District, in numb
n and amount, eligible to vote and voti
- shall determine the
Proposition to rescind, repeal,
aside and invalidate the 5 mill tax
n thorized by the vote of the proper
= taxpayers of the School District No.
/ on the 18th day Of June, 1913. and
IN relieve the Parish Board of School
,e rectors of the parish Of Grant tn
It. levying the said tax for the years Is
:. to 1922 inclusive, and in lieu therei
!. to incur debt and issue bonds OF
y, !. School District No. 81 in the parish
=. Grant to the amount of twenty-t
ca thousand {$22, O0O) dollars, to run for
An period of eight years. bearing inter
at the rate Of five per cent per annu