The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-22
CoLFAx, GRANT PARISH. SATURDAY
Thousand One Hundred Twenty
Eight and 66-1O0 (S4,128. 66) Dol


Thousand One Hundred Twenty
Eight and 66-1O0 (s4,l2S 66) Dol
las; against OF in opposition to sale
proposition there were cast One ~
vote, representing taxable Valuation.
of One Thousand $4,000. 00) Dollars
Whererpon MIR. Jackson offered IT,.
following resolution and moved IT.
adoption, seconded by Mr.. Roberts:
Whereas, the Board of School Di-
.ectors of the Parish of Grant has il
public and open session opened ths
| ballot box, examined and counted the
,allots in number and amount, examin-
ID and canvassed the returns of tn,
special election held in School Distric :
No. %, Of Grant parish. La, on th
18th day of May, 1915. in conforrni;.
20 resolution of this board passed o,
the 3rd day of April, 1915, ordering sale
election, and ascertained the result Of
said election to be as set forth herein
after in this resolution. to-wit:
Section One
Be it resolved by the Board of Schoo.
Directors of the Parish of Grant, La.,
| That the result Of the special school
tax election held in School District Nc
22, of Grant parish, La, on the It'll
lay of May, 1915. in conformity to d
resolution Of this beard ordering sale
election, passed on the Bird day of April.
1915 to be as follows:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy a ten (l0) mills
special tax on all property subject te
State taxation in School District No.
%, Grant parish. La, for period Of
five (5) years, beginning with the yea,
1915 and ending with the year 1919,
both years inclusive, for general educa.
tional purposes in School District Nc
22.
For or in favor of the said PROPOSE
ton there were cast Six (6) votes. rep
resentipg a taxable valuation of Foul
thousand One Hundred Twenty EigL'
and 66-l00, ga. l28 66) Dollars.
Against the said proposition there
were cast One ~ vote representing {;
taxable valuation of One Thousand
Isl, 00o. 00) Dollars.
/ A majority of the votes cast at tt,
said election in number and amount be
ing in favor Of the said proposition
the said proposition is hereby declares
i to have been carried at the said cleo
ton.
i Section Two
i Be it further resolved, etc., That til;
secretary of this Board be and he i
hereby directed to file with the .Secre
tary OF the State of Louisiana, an.
with the Clerk of the 18th Judicial Dis
trict Court and Ex-efficio Recorder an,
| fer sse Paris. q GFaht La. cach co'
4 copy of the lainrtes II s.is n4eeting Z
| aud INCLUDING the passage 81 this resc'
luton, same constituting process.
verbal Of the manner IN when the bal
lot box has been opered, the result O.
the said election ssccrtsinad. the hal
lots counted in number and amount
The returns esnvassed and 4 nc result Q
the said election ascertaiasd, and tn,
said secretary snail fetain in mis- nj:
office copy hereof duly certified b,
the Secretary of the State and Ex-of
ticio Recorder to have been duly filet
and recorded in their respective Offices
IS required by law.
Unanimously adopted.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Grant.
4 Before me personally came and ap
peared j. N. Warner. who being by M
duly sworn according to law declare,
: and acknowledged that he was on tb'
-l17sb day of May. 1916, and is now sec
rotary of the Board Of School Director
of the Parish of Grant, La, and tina
the above and foregoing is true an
correct copy of the minutes of thi
/ special meeting of said Board of Schot
, Directors held at Colfax, La, at II o.
clock a. m. on the 18th day Of May
/ 1915, pursuant to resolution passe
by the said board on the 3rd day Q
= April. 1915. ]. N. WARNER.
y Sworn to and subscribed before me
4 this 18th day of May, 1915.
fsEAL] G. d. LACROIX,
by. D. C.
8 State of Louisiana,
Do-:ch of Eronf