The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-06-27

the LIST day of April, 1914, and shall
begin to mature on the lst day OF
April. 1915 and shall become due and
payable each year thereafter until and
including the lst day OF April. 1922.
and shall be in numbers and amounts.
as follows:
Five bonds OF the denomination OF
Five Hundred Dollars each. total
twenty-five Hundred Dollars, due
April |, 1915.
Five bonds of the denomination O:
Five Hundred Dollars each, total
Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars, due
lst day OF April, 1916.
Five bonds of the denomination o.
five Hundred Dollars each. tota.
twenty-five Hundred Dollars, due
LIST day of April, 1917.
Five bonds of the denomination 0
Five Hundred Dollars each. tota
twenty-five Hundred Dollars, due
ist day of April, 1918
Six bonds of the denomination o
Five Hundred Dollars each, tota
Three Thousand Dollars, due Is
Jay Of April, 1919
Six bonds Of the denomination o
Five Hundred Dollars each. tota
Three Thousand Dollars. due Is.
lay of April, 1920
SIX bonds of the denomination O.
Five Hundred Dollars each. total
Three Thousand Dollars. due lst
lay of April, 1921.
Six bonds OF the denomination OF
Five Hundred Dollars each. total
'hree Thousand Dollars, due lst day
# April. 1922
ORDINANCE No. 3.
Creating Colfax School District No. !
According to the original territorial
division as formed some years age
by the Parish Board of School Di
rectors of Grant Parish. Louisiana
The following ordinance was Of
tered by A. w. Stewart. who moved
is adoption, duly seconded by M. E
Jackson and carried unanimously.
Be it ordained by the Parish Board
IF School Directors of Grant Parish
Louisiana, in adjourned session con-
vened.
Section |. That Colfax School Dis.
riot No. |, shall consist of the same
territory as heretofore, and created
by our predecessors in office. and de.
scribed as follows: Bounded on the
north by Valentine Bayou, on the east
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and they are hereby repealed.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.
!, who moved its adoption, duly sec
onded by Mr.. Jackson. and being
placed before the board all members
IF 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 to the schoolhouse at
Colfax, La, be built and equipped, and
a schoolhouse at Walnut Grove in the
same school district be erected and
equipped. all improvements to be made
in the Colfax School District No. l,
and
Whereas, it is necessary and desira.
Die for funds to be raised for said
purpose, and
Whereas. it is the voluntary will
If this body to call the election here
natter provided for, and
Whereas, Article No. 2Sl OF the
Constitution of 1893 and 1918. and Acl
70. ESQ OF the Legislature of 1910, az
,mended by Act 2lS of 1912. declare.
he school board of the parish to be
he governing authorities through
which the said School District No.
nay incur debts and issue negotiable
,onds for such purposes, WREN so au
Eor'zed at an election to be held II
he said School District No. l. and
Whereas, the assessed valuation o.
he said school district amounts t.
Six Hundred and Eighty-nine Thou
and Nine Hundred and Two Dollar.
($6S9, 9O2. OO) and the proposed indebt
edness does not exceed the constitu
'ional limit of 10 per cent of the as
iessed valuation. and
Whereas, the special tax necessary
% be annually levied to extinguisl
he proposed indebtedness will ap
'roximate three (3) mills, which will
lot exceed the constitutional limit o.
en- (lO) mills per annum on the dol
ar of the assessed valuation vi the
property of said district, now, Their
fore,
Section |. 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
by called to be held in the said Col
AK School District No. |, in the Par
sh of Grant. Louisiana. on Tuesday
July 2lst, 1914. at which election. tn,
majority of the property taxpayer.
Of said district in number and amount
Eligible to vote and voting, shall de
.ermine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of the said Colfax School Dis
trict No. l. in the Parish of Grant
Louisiana. to the amount of Twenty
Thousand Dollars tS20,000) to run for
period of ten (l0 years, bearing
interest at the rate of FIVE per cent
Der annum Davab1e scmi-anpualIv