The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-07-04


in School District No. -,
Grant Parish, Louisiana, for
period of FIVE years. begin
ming with the year 1914 and
ending with the year 1918, NO
both years inclusive, for
General educational purposes.
) Notice to Voters. -
To vote in favor Of this proposition
submitted OH this ballot place an (X)
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
ments of voters in number and
amount.
Section 3. That the polling place
for said special election shall be at
the office or store house of DIR. Kent.
at Bentley, Louisiana, and that 0. ].
Hathaway, ]. w. Murrell and ]. I.
Davis shall serve as commissioners
OF the election. and (. 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 IL 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
fcred by Nj. f. Jackson, who moved
its adoption, duly seconded by E. A.
Wall and being placed before the
board it was unanimously adopted.
Whereas, an election was held in
the Verda School District. No. 81, in
the Parish of Grant. on Monday.
March 80, 1914, in accordance with
Ordnance No. OF the 2lst day Of
February, 1914. and notice OF the same
published according to law; and.
Whereas. the question submitted at
the said election was to determine
the
Proposition to rescind, repeal, set
aside and invaiidate 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 ($22,0
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
used for the
Purpose of erecting and equipping
high school building in the town OF
Verda, Louisiana. which said propo-
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 10 OF Act $50 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 2Sl of the Constitution OF
1893 and 1913 and Act ESQ of the ses-
sion of the Legislature of 1910, and
amendments, to be the governing
authority through which such bond
issue shall be proceeded with; now
therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
School Board of the Parish of Grant
in lawful session convened. That the
president and the secretary of this
school board shall be authorized on
behalf of the Verda School District,
No. 81. OF the Parish of Grant. acting
for in the name of the governing au-
thority. the school board, and are di-
rected to incur debt to the amount
OF Twenty-Five Thousand ($22,000)
dollars and to make and sign nego-
table bonds therefor, numbered con-
secutively from One to Forty-four,
within one: and the last of which shall
mature in the year 1922; and which
shall draw interest at the rate of FIVE
per cent per annum from date, pay
able annually on the first day of
April. with interest coupon attached
TO each bond and said bonds shall not
be sold for less than par.
gksSection 2. Be it further ordained.
etc. That the proceeds of said bond
issue. when negotiated shall be de-
posted in the treasury of Grant Par
ish School Board. and there shall be
and remain trust fund TO be used
for the purpose only that. the same
was levied to-wit: for the
Purpose of building and equipping