The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-06-20
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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 /. That special election
be. and the same is hereby ordered to
be held in School District No. y. OF
Grant Parish, Louisiana. on the Zlst
day of July, 1914, at which time shall
be submitted the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit: =,
To levy a special tax OF five mills
on the dollar on all property in School
District No. %, Grant Parish, LOUIS
lana. subject to State taxation annu-
ally, for a period OF FIVE years, begin
ming with the year 1914, and ending
with the year 1918. both years inclu-
sive. for general educational purposes:
Section 2. That the secretary OF
this board be and he is hereby au-
thorized TO have prepared for use at
said election. a sufficient number OF
ballots. on each of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned IN
Section | of this resolution and IN the
following form:
Proposition. -
Proposition to levy a hve
mills special tax on all prop Yes |
erty subject to State taxation
in School District No. y,
Grant Parish. Louisiana, for
a period of FIVE years. begin
ming with the year 1914 and n
ending with the year 1918, no
both years inclusive. for
General educ ational purposes.
Notice to Voters. -
TO vote in favor of this proposition
submitted on this ballot place an (A)
mark in the square after the word
Yes, and to vote against the propo-
sition 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. lists of voters, assessed valua-
ton of property and compiled state
mcnts of voters in number and
amount.
Sect on 8. That the polling place
for said special election shall be al
the Office or store house of DIR. Kent
at Bentley. Louisiana, and that o. J
Hathaway, ]. w. Murrell and J. I.
Davis shall serve as commissioners
of the election, and Z. W. Pollard
shall serve as clerk of the election.
Section 4. That the president OF
this board is hereby instructed to give
notice OF the special election herein
ordered by this proclamation, to be
published according to law, and in
the said proclamation he shall an
nounce that at II o'clock m. on the
22nd day of July, 1914. this board will
meet in the Court House at Colfax
Louisiana, to open the ballot boxes
examine and count the ballots, in
number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns, and declare the
result of the election.
J. II. McNEELY. President
J. N, WARNER, Secretary.
Colfax, La, June 6, 1914
ORDINANCE No. 2.
Relative to the issuance of Verda
School Bonds, School District No
81, Vrda, Louisiana.
The following ordinance was Of
fered by NJ. E. Jackson, who moved
its adoption. duly seconded by f. A
Wall and being placed before the
board it was unanimously adopted.
Whereas, an election was held in
the Verda School District. No. 81, III
the Parish of Grant, on Monday
March 80, 1914. in accordance with
Ordnance No | of the 2lst day oil
February. 1914. and notice of the same
published according to law: and,
Whereas. the question submitted al
the said election was to determine
the
Proposition to rescind, repeal. SET
aside and invalidate the FIVE mills tax
authorized by vote OF the property
Taxpayers of the School District No
81, on the 18th day of June, 1913, and
to relieve the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish OF Grant from
levying the said tax for the years
1914 to 1922, inclusive, and in lieu
thereof to incur debt and issue bonds
OF the Verda School District No. 81
in the Parish of Grant to the amount
of Twenty-Five Thousand ($22,000)
dollars. to run for the period of eight
years. bearing interest at the rate Of
FIVE per cent per annum, payable an.
nually. the funds thus derived to be
dsaSa- for the
Purpose pf-erecting and equippine
a high school building m he town OF
Verda, Louisiana. which said pSeP6-
sition was lawfully carried at said
election, as shown by the process
verbal of the school board of 3lst day
Of March, 1914. as required by law
and Section lo of Act ESQ of 1910
and no contest has been filed within
the sixty days from said date, and,
Whereas, The school board of said
parish is recognized by law. and
Article 28l of the Constitution oil
1893 and 1918 and Act ESQ of the SEES
sion of the Legislature of 1910, and
amendments. to be the governing
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