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

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 6, 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 i'm number and
| amount, examine and canvass the returns
and declare the result of the election.
| The above resolution was adopted
board hereinbefore named voting in favor
| thereof.
]. II. McNEELY.
| President
j. N. WARNER.
The following ordinance was introduced,
and being duly seconded, it was unani-
mously adopted TO wit:
AN ORDINANCE
| To group Districts 8. 10 and 80. all stu
/ ated in Grant Parish, La, and to dis
| tribute 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 1t ordained by the Parish Board of
| School Directors of Parish-of Grant, La,
| in legal session convened;
Section One That school districts Nos.
s. 10 and 80. all situated i'm Grant Parish.
La, be and they are hereby grouped into
one district to be known as School Dis
trict $1,000.
Section Two. Be 1t 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 therein according to the
assessments of the original territorial
subdivisions to such original subdivision
| for use in the original subdivision.
| Section Three. Be it 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| this ordinance are hereby repealed.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 this July %. 1916.
| The following resolution was offered by
t. c. Lincecum and seconded by f. A.
| Wall, who moved its adoption.
Whereas. there has been a request
| made by tire property tax payers of
| Schol Districts Nos. s, 10 and 80 consti-
/ tuting grouped district S-16-30. eligible 10
vote at such election. asking that a spe-
| cial election be ordered in and for said
district 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
| trict No. $1,000. Grant parish La, sub
! riod of five years for general educational
purposes.
And. whereas in the opinion of this
board such special election is necessary
| and advisable.
BE it resolved by the Parish Board of
| School Directors of the Parish of Grant.
La. as follows:
Section One. That a special election be
| in School District No $1,000, Grant
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER S. 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
| trict No. $1,000. Grant Parish. La, sub
| ject to state taxation, annually. for a pc
riod of five years for general educational
purposes.
Section Two. That the Secretary of
| this board be and he is hereby instructed
| to have prepared for use at said special
election sufficient number of ballots. on
| each of which shall be printed the propo-
sition mentioned in 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.
$1,000, Grant Parish. La, for a
period of five years, beginning / NO
| with the year 1916 and ending
with the year 1920. both years
| inclusive. for general educational
purposes.
Taxable
signature OF voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
| To vote in favor of the proposition SUBJ
| mitted on this ballot place a CD mark In
the square after the word Yes. and to
vote against 1t place a similar mark in
| the squire 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 Thice. That the polling place
| for the said special election shall be at
| Sand Spur precinct. and ]. b. Maxwell,
H. w. Barron and George Wagou~r are
| appointed commissioners and E. J. hulk
ner clerk of election to serve thereat.
The said election shall be conducted I'M
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 6, 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
1
| The above resolution was adopted unan-
| imously all members of the board here
| inbefore named voting in favor thereof.
J. III. McNEELY-
President.
J. n. WARNER,
| Secretary.
| The following ordinance was introduced
and being duly seconded, it was unani-
| mously adopted: to wit:
AN ORDINANCE
/ To gro p Districts Nos. 81. % and 81, al
| situated in Grant Parish La. and 70
| distribute all funds derived from special
| school tax elections in said grouped dis
| tricts according to the original terrific
| rial subdivisions heretofore existing, in
accordance with the assessment Of said
| District.
| Be il ordained by the Parish Board oil
| School Directors of the Parish of Grant
i La. in legal session convened:
| Section One. That school districts Nos
81 % and 81, all situated in Grant Par
| ish. La, be and they are hereby grouped
into one district to be known as SchOo