The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-02
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Official School Board Proceedings.
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etc. That the ballot box, necessary blanks
and other necessary parapheInalia, shall
be prepared by the Secretary OF the
Board OF School Directors. and he shall
cause to be printed ballots for use in said
election in the following form, to wit:
FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS
Proposition
To incur debt and issue bonds | YES
of the said Dry Prong School
District No. IL. in Grant Par
ish, Louisiana, 40 the amount OF
ten thousand $50, 100000 dollars
10 run for period OF ten Co)
years, bearing interest at the
rate OF five per cent per an
mum. payable annually, the NO
funds thus derived to be used
for the purpose of building and
equipping a school building at
Dry Prong. Louisiana, in the
said Dry Prong School District
No. IL. -
Taxable valuation. S................-....
signature OF voter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote i'm favor of this proposition
submitted ON this ballot place cross tA)
mark in the square after the word Yes
To vote against IL. place a similar marx
after the word No.
section Three Be il further ordained.
etc, That the compensation of the cleo
ton commissioners and the clerk OF the
said election shall be two dollars $4,000
per day for one days services. and that
the election shall be held at Dry Prong
precinct, in the said Dry Prong School
District No. II. by the officials here
named each being a regular voter: I. J.
Walker, l. B. Sermons and Mike Henna-
gan shall serve as commissioners, and j.
w. Smith shall serve as clerk of the said
election.
Be il further ordained, etc, That notice
of this election containing the proposition
herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed by the president and
secretary Of the board. and shall be pub
lished by the secretary in the official
journal by four weekly insertions, the
date of the first Insertion to be thirty
800 days before the date of the election.
The said notice shall further recite that
on Wednesday, the sixth day of Septem-
Der. 1916. the first day after or following
such election. at twelve O'Clock noon the
Board of School Directors Of the Parish
of Grant, Louisiana, shall meet at the
court house at CoIfax. in the office OF the
said Board of School Directors in said
parish. and there in public session open
the ballot box, examine and count the
and examine and canvass the returns and
declare the results of said election, and
j. H. McNEELY.
President.
j. N WARNER.
Secretary.
CERTIFICATE OF BONDED iNDEeT-
EONESS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PA RlSH OF GRANT.
This certifles that there Is no indebted
ness of the Dry Prong School District No.
II. Parish of Grant, louisiana, incurred
under Article Isl, OF the constitution OF
1873 and 1918, for the extinguishment oil
which special taxes are by law required
annually to be assessed
This done and signed on this the 25th
day Of July, 1916.
j. NJ WARNER,
Secretary OF the Board OF School Direct
ors, Parish of Grant, Louisiana.
Countersgned by
L. S. MURRELL,
Assessor of Grant Parish, La
CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK OF
COURT AND Ex-OFFicio
RECORDER.
This certifies that f. S. Murrel is the
lawfully qualified and commissioned as
sessoreof the Parish of Grant, Louisiana,
and that the undersigned is the lawfully
qualified and commissioned ex-officio
registrar of voters of said parish.
This done and signed on this the 25th
day of July. 1916.
Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder
of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF GRANT
Personally came and appeared before
me. the undersigned authority. J. N.
Warner. who. being first by me duly
sworn declared and acknowledged, that
he was on the 22d day of July, 1916, and
is now Secretary of the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of Grant,
La. and that the above and foregoing is
a true and correct copy of the minutes OF
the regular meeting of the Parish Board
Of School Directors of the said parish and
state. held at Colfax, La, at eleven
o'clock a. m. on July %. 1916, as provided
by law.
j. N. WARNER
Thus sworn to and subscribed before
me on this the 18th day of July. 1916.
]. j. OQUINN,
Clerk of Court