The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-05-27
Official Proceedings of Board of School
Directors of Parish of Grant.
Colfax, La, May 13. 1916.

special session to rescind their actions
with reference to the creation of Col
fax School District No. 2, and to an
null the election as called to vote bonds
on the said Colfax School District No.
2, both having been done at regular
meeting held April IL, 1916.
The board was called to order by the
president with J. H. McNeely. E. A.
Wall, T. C. Lincecum, N. S. Roberts
and NJ Z. Jackson present; A. W..
Stewart and /. ]. Rhinehart absent.
A quorum being present they pro-
ceeded to transact the following busi-
ness:
Mr.. jackson offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, Colfax School District No.
2, as created April IL, 1916, by the
board of school directors of the parish
of Grant, Louisiana, in regular session
convened, does not seem to meet with
the appreciation of some of the citizens
living in the said school district, and
Whereas, an election has been called
tie vote bonds on said Colfax School Dis
trict No. 2, as created by this body on
April IL, 1916, therefore be it resolved
by the board of school directors of the
parish of Grant in regular session con-
vened,
That the action of this board in Great
ing Colfax School District No. on
April IL, 1916, is hereby rescinded and
that Colfax School District No. 2 as
created on the above named date does
not exist
Be it further resolved, etc., That
the election ordered on the said Colfax
School District No. 2, on April IL, 1916,
to vote bond issue for building and
equipping a school building at Colfax,
Louisiana, be, and is hereby annulled,
and in fact, of no effect.
Be it further resolved, ETC., That
in lieu of the aforesaid Colfax School
District No. 2, as created by this board
on April IL, 1916, which is now of no
effect, and in lieu of the aforesaid cleo
ton as ordered on the said Colfax
School District on April IL, 1916, which
is hereby annulled, that another Col
fax School District No be created
and that another bond election be or
dered on this new Colfax School Dis
trict No. 2.
The motion made by Mr.. Jackson for
the adoption of the resolution was duly
seconded by Mr.. Wall, and being placed
before the board by the president and
on roll call j. H. McNeely. Z. A. Wall,
I. c. Lincecum and M. E. Jackson
voted yea, and N. S. Roberts voted
nay, whereupon the president announc-
ed the resolution adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. 9.
Cnlfav Cohonl n,e<~.ok NJ
for the purpose of voting Bond Is
sue for building and equipping high
school building in the town of Colfax,
Louisiana.
The following ordinance was offered
by M. E. jackson, who moved its adop-
ton, and it being seconded by E. A.
Wall, was placed before the body by
the chair and on roll call the following
voted in the affirmative, j. H. McNeely,
E. A. Wall, I. c. Lincecum and M. E.
Jackson, and N. S. Roberts voted in
the negative, and the chair announced
tie ordinance adopted.
Be it ordained by the Board of School
Directors of the parish of Grant, LOU
isiana, in special session convened:
Section l. That Colfax School Dis
trict No. 2 shall consist of the follow
ing territory: Beginning at point on
the left descending bank of Red River
on the upper line of Raven Camp plan
tation, thence follow said line 10 the
L. r.. & N. railroad, thence down the
railroad to point opposite the upper
line of the Adolph Laysard place, thence
follow said line between Laysaru and
G. H. Mcknight to point on Bayou
fha Instrumentation - 4
Bayou, thence follow the line separat-
ing Glencoe plantation from G. H. Nc
Knight to Bayou Toureau, thence down
Bayou Toureau to point the half mile
corner on the west side of section %,
thence north to the southwest corner
of section IL, in the Darro, thence west
to the southwest corner of section IL,
in township 6 north, range 8 west,
thence north to the northeast corner of
section 33, in township z north, range
3 west, thence west to the half mile
corner on the south line of section 80.
thence north one-quarter mile, thence
west one-quarter mile, thence north
mile, thence west to CEN
ter OF section % in township z north.
range west, thence south one-quarter
mile, thence east one-quarter mile,
thence south to the upper line of C. w.
plantation, thence following
the upper line of the said plantation
to the bank of Red River in township
6 north, range west. Said Colfax
School District No. 2 being in T 6 N,
r 8 and 4 w and T z N, r 3 and a w,
in wards l and 6 and contains about
B640 acres.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
etc., That the said Colfax School Dis
trict No. is created out part of Colfax
School District No. /, for the purpose
of voting a bond issue and thereby
raise revenues with which to build |
high school building at Colfax, Louisi-
ana, and after said Colfax School Dis
trict No. 2 will have served its purpose
It shall be done away with. and during |
its existence it shall in no way interfer
with the benefits now enjoyed by Col