The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-06-27
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF
THE GRANT PARISH
SCHOOL BOARD.
Colfax, Louisiana, June l, 1917

The board adjourned TO meet Tues
day morning. June 2, 1914.
AT nine o'clock the board recon
vened and not having quorum they
adjourned over until Saturday morn
ing. June 6, 1914
Pursuant to adjournment the school
board met in regular adjourned ses
sion June g. 1914. with j. II. McNeely.
A. w. Stewart. E A. Wall and NJ. L.
Jackson, and quorum present.
The following petition was pre-
scented by the board:
Grant Parish. La, June 1914
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish oil
Grant, State of Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned
property taxpayers of School Distric-
No. OF the Parish of Grant and
State of Louisiana, and being the re-
CURED number of property tax-pay
ers eligible to vote at special school
tax elections, respectfully pray thai
our honorable body order a special
election held in the manner required
by law for the purpose of determin-
y
tax for 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. 6 on all property in the saiG
school district subject to taxation, foI
the purpose OF bunding all addition To-
the schoolhouse at 20. N, and for
maintaining the school at that place
Names of voters-H. A. Pardue. w
B. Sandifer. F. L. Futrell. ]. R. Hat
away. C. NJ. Davidson, w. r. Rich
ardson, C. A. White, ID. NJ. Pugh, ID.
NJ. Preuett, w. r. Futrell, Cody
Blackburn. G. A. McKinnin. w. r.
Hale. G. W. Preuett, L. c. Hathaway,
G. W. Futrell, r. B. Roach, r. A.
Banks. w. H. Irwin, l. NJ. Young, A.
V. Hale.
Personally came and appeared be-
fore me. the undersigned authority, ].
" Warner, who being by me. first
duly sworn, declared and acknowl-
edged that he was on the 9th day OF
June 1914, and is now secretary OF
the Parish Board. of School Directors
of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana, and
that the above and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the petition
fled with the said board at its meet
gether with all names signed thereto,
and acted upon by the said board at
its meeting held on June 9th. 1914.
| ]. n. WARNER.
This sworn to and subscribed be-
fore me on this 9th day of June. 1914.
| G. A. FOSTER,
Notary Public.
| The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Wall. who moved its
adoption:
Whereas. There has been filed with
this board petition signed by the re-
quired number of property taxpayers
of School District No. g, praying that
special election be ordered in and
for said district. at which shall be sub
mitted the following proposition. to-
wit:
To levy a special tax of FIVE mills
on the dollar on all property in School
District No. 6, Grant Parish, Louis
lana, subject to State taxation, annu-
ally, for a period OF FIVE years for the
purpose of building an addition TO the
10. X. schoolhouse and for maintain
ing the school at that place.
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 l. That special election
be and the same is hereby ordered to
be held in School District No 6 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. 6. Grant Parish. Louis
ia,a. subject to State taxation annu-
laIly. for a period of FIVE years, begin.