The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-07-25
Process Verbal of Canvass of Returns.

Be it known and remembered
that on this 22nd day of July,
1914, the School Board of Grant
parish, La, met at IL o'clock m.
in accordance with ordinance No.
four (4) of the School Board of
the parish of Grant, enacted on
the 9th day of June, A. d. 1914,
notice of which was issued and
published according to law, the
undersigned members of the
school board of the parish of
Grant. being a quorum thereof,
met in public session in the court
house in said parish, and accord
ing to law opened the ballot
boxes used in, and which was
received from the commissioners
of the election held on Tuesday
the 2lst day of July, 1914, in ac-
cordance with said ordinance,
and there proceeded to count the
ballots, both in number and
amount for and against, to de-
termine the proposition to incur
debt and issue bonds of the school
district No. one % in the parish
of Grant, to the amount of twen-
ty thousand $50, 900. 00) dollars,
to run for a period of ten (10)
years, bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, the funds
thus derived to be used for the
PURPOSE of building and
equipping an annex or addition
to the Colfax school building and
for building and equipping a
school building at Walnut Grove,
all Improvements to be made in
the said Colfax school district,
Grant parish, La.
The result of said count was
one hundred and seven (107) bal
lots, and one hundred and sixty
thousand nine hundred and eigh-
ty-nine (S160, 9S9) dollars in fa-
vor of said proposition. And
fifty-six (56) ballots and one hun
dred and four thousand one hun
dred and sixty-six ($104, 1861 dol
lars against said proposition;
and, therefore, the majority in
both number and amount cast by
the property taxpayers of the
said school district No. one Cd
of ward No. one % of Grant
parish, Louisiana, in the said
election being in favor thereof;
and,
At the same time and place we
did examine and canvass the re-
turns, as evidenced by the dupli-
cate tally sheets and duplicate
compiled statements, the correct
ness of both being sworn to by
the commissioners according to
law, and finding also that the re-
turns indicated a majority both
in number and amount of prop
erty in favor of said proposition;
Therefore, we declare that the
result of the said election is in
favor of the
Proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds of said school district
No. one % in the parish of
Grant to the amount of twenty
thousand $3.50, 100000 dollars to
run for a period of ten (1O)
years, bearing interest at the
rate of five (5qo) per cent per
annum payable semi-annually,
the funds thus derived to be
used for the purpose of erecting
and equipping an annex or addi-
ton to the Colfax school building
and for building and equipping a
school building at Walnut Grove,
all Improvements to be made in
the said Colfax school district.
Grant parish, La.
And, in accordance with law.
a PRONUNCIATION of the aforesaid
results was prepared, and the
secretary of the school board was
ordered to have a copy of the
same signed by the president
and published in one issue of the
official journal.
And, likewise, we did order
that one copy of this process YER
bal be sent to the Secretary of
the State to be recorded in the
Archives Of tho Cfa4o &c