The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-07-29


isiana. for period of five
years. beginning with the year NO
1916 and ending with the year
1920. both years inclusive. for
general educational purposes.
Taxable
signature OF voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote I'm favor of the proposition SUBJ
mitted on this ballot place (X) mark in
the square after the word Yes, and to
vote against ii place a similar mark in
the square after the word No"
And the Secretary be and he is hereby
instructed to have prepared for use at
said election all the necessary ballot
boxes. tally sheets. lists of voters, as
sessed valuation of property. and COM
piled statement of voters in number and
amount.
Section Three. That the polling place
for the said special election shall be at
Tully's Store. in Georgetown, La, and w.
HI. Westberry. p. M. Ussery and J. ID.
McConathy are appointed commissioners
and j. l.. Homes clerk of election to serve
thereat
The said election shall be conducted
under the laws of the state applicable
thereto.
Section Four The President of this
board is hereby Instructed to give notice
Of the special election herein ordered by
his proclamation to be published accord
ing to law; and in the said proclamation
he shall announce that at eleven O'Clock
a. m. on September g. 1916, this board
will meet at the court house at Colfax.
Grant Parish, La, and in open session
proceed to open the ballot box, examine
and count the ballots In number and
amount, examine and canvass the returns,
and declare the result Of the election.
The above resolution was adopted
unanimously, all members of the board
hereinbefore named voting In favor
thereof.
j. HI. McNEEI.Y.
President.
]. N. WARNER.
Secretary.
The following ordinance was introduced.
and being duly seconded. Ii was unani-
mously adopted; to wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To group districts Nos IL and 26, all sit
uated in Grant Parish. La, and to
distribute all funds derived from special
school tax elections in said grouped
districts according to the original ter
ritorial subdivisions heretofore existing.
in accordance with the assessment Of
said district
Be it ordained by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of Grant.
La, in legal session convened:
Section One. That school districts Nos.
IL and rs, all situated in Grant Parish,
La, be and they are hereby grouped into
one district to be known as School Dis
trict 1926.
Section Two Be il further ordained,
etc. That all funds derived from special
school tax elections which may hereafter
be held and ordered in the said grouped
district shall be apportioned according to
the assessments of the original territorial
subdivisions to such original subdivision
for use in the original subdivision.
Section Three. Be ii further ordained.
etc. That all ordinances or parts of or
dinances contrary to or in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance shall go into effect
immediately upon its passage
Unanimously adopted
The following resolution was offered BY
E. A. Wall and seconded by N. S. Rob-
erts. who moved its adoption.
Whereas. there has been a request
made by the property tax payers of
school districts Nos. IL and &c, constitut-
ing grouped district 1926. eligible to vote
at such election, asking that a special
election be ordered in and for said dis
trict, at which shall be submitted the fol-
lowing proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. 1926, Grant Parish. La, sub
ject to state taxation, annually, for a Pc
Rod of five years for general educational
purposes.
And whereas, i'm the opinion of thi.
board such special election Is necessary
and advisable
School Directors of the Parish of Grant,
La, as follows:
Section One That special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in School District No. 1926, Grant
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1916,
at which shall be submitted the following
proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
Of - n h
ject to state taxation. annually, for a Pc
riod of five years for general educational
purposes.
Section Two. That the Secretary af
this board be and he is hereby instructed
to have prepared for use at said special
election a sufficient number of ballots, or
each Of which shall be printed the propo-
sition mentioned i'm section one Of this
resolution. and in the following form:
PROPOSITION
Proposition to levy a special YES
tax of five mills on the dollar
on all property subject to state
taxation in School District No.
1926. Grant Parish, La, for "a -
period of five years, beginning / 40
with the year 1916 and ending w
with the year 1899, both years
inclusive. for general educational
purposes.
Signature Of voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote in favor Of the proposition sub
mitted on this ballot place tX) mark in
the square after the word Yes, and TO
vote against 1t place 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 special election all the
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists
Of voters, assessed valuation of property.
and compiled statement Of voters in num-
Der and amount.
Section Three. That the polling place
for the said special election shall be at
Greed precinct, and j. III. Faircloth, Ern-
est Newton and Greed are appoint
ed commissioners and W. o. Hutchinson
clerk of election to serve thereat.
The said election shall be C onducted
under the laws of the state applicable
thereto.
Section Four The President OF
this board is hereby instructed to
give notice of the special cleo
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