The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-07-18
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the .. X. schoolhouse, and that the
following serve as commissioners OF
said election: R. B. Roach, R. A.
Banks and d. NJ Preuett; and that
H. A. Pardue shall serve as clerk OF
said election.
Section 4. That the president OF
this board is hereby instructed TO give
MOI ee OF the special election herein
ordered by his proclamation, to be
published according TO law, and III
tie said proclamation he shall an
notnce that at II o'clock m. on July
Zlnd, 1914, this board will meet at the
Court House in Colfax. Grant Parish.
Louisiana, to open the ballot box, ex-
anime and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns, and declare the result OF the
election.
The motion made by Mr. Wall for
the adoption Of the above resolution
was duly seconded by Mr.. Jackson.
and being placed before the body, it
was unanimously adopted, all the
members present voting in favor
thereof.
j. WI IL IL iCoidNht-
]. ". WARNER, Secretary.
The following petition was then pre-
scented for action of the school board:
Grant Parish, La, May, 1914
To the Honorable President and
Members OF the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish OF
Grant. State of Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned
property taxpayers of School District
No. 20 of the Parish of Grant, State
OF Louisiana, and being the required
number of property taxpayers eli
eible to vote at special school tax
elections, respectively pray that your
honorable body order a special cleo
ton held in the manner required by
law for the purpose of determining
whether or not special five mills
tax for FIVE years, beginning with the
year 1914 and ending with the year
1918, both years inclusive. be levied
and collected in the said School Dis
trict No. %, on all property in said
school district subject to State taxa
ton. for general educational purposes.
~NdiiNS vi N. l-OOp-
er. Wiley Walker, Jr., r. P. Foster,
w. p. Preuett, Mrs. T. O. Hart. S. ID.
Jones. J. w. Murrell, H. T. Kent, f.
II. Lewis. ]. H. Lewis, I. o. Hart, +.
f. Pilgrim, J. T. Davis, J. F. Looper.
j, F. Murrell, w. H. Jordan, X
Stephens. o. J. Hathaway, G. w.
Brister, l.. w. Collins.
Personally came and appeared be-
fore me the undersigned authority, ].
II. Warner, who being by me, first
duly sworn. declared and acknowi-
edged that he was on the 9th day Of
June, 1914. and is now secretary OF
the Parish Board fSchool Directors
OF the Parish of Grant, Louisiana, and
that the above and foregoing is true
and correct copy of the petition filed
with the said board at its meeting held
June 9th, 1914, together with all names
signed thereto, and acted upon by the
said board at its meeting held on June
9th. 1914
J. N. WARNER.
This sworn to and subscribed before
me on this the 9th day of June, 1914
G. A. FOSTER,
Notary Public.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Stewart, who moved its adop-
ton, duly seconded by Mr.. Jackson
and carried unanimously, all members
voting.
Wnreas. There has been filed with
this board petition signed by the
required number of property tax-pay-
ers of School District No. %, pray
ing that a special election be ordered
in and for said district, at which shall
be submitted the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
To levy special tax of FIVE mills
on the dollar on all property in Schoo.
District No. %, Grant Parish, Louis
lana. subject to State taxation. annu-
ally. for a period of FIVE years for
general educational purposes in the
said 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 |. That a special election
be, and the same is hereby ordered to
be held in School District No. 20, OF
Grant Parish. Louisiana, on the 2lst
day of July, 1914, at which time shall
be submitted the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
To levy 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 period of FIVE years, begin
ming with the year 1914, and ending
with the year 1918. both years inclu-
siye. for general educational purposes.
Section 2. That the secretary of
this board be and he is hereby au-
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
form:
Proposition