The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-03-04
Colfax. La. March l. 1916.

OF ScnOOl directors OF tne parish OF
Grant, Louisiana, met in special ses-
sion and was called to order by the
president, Hon. ]. H. McNeely, and the
following members answered to their
names, to-wit: j. II. McNeely, of
ward one; A. w. Stewart. of ward two;
T. c. Gincecum, of ward five; N. S.
Roberts, of ward six; and M. E. Jack
son, of ward seven. l. J. Rhinehart,
of ward three, and E. A. Wall, of ward
four, being the only members absent.
There being quorum present they
proceeded to transact the following
business:
ORDINANCE NO. z.
Creating Montgomery School District
No. 81.
The following ordinance was offered
by N S. Roberts, who moved its adop-
ton, and it being seconded by M. E.
Jackson was placed before the body by
the president, and on roll call it was
carried unanimously, each and every
member of the board present voting
yes, or for the adoption of the resolu-
ton:
Be it ordained by the Board of School
Directors of the parish of Grant, Lou
isiana, in special session convened:
Section l. That Montgomery School
District No. 81 shall consist of the fol-
lowing territory, to-wit: Sections l5,
l6, II, Is. 2l, 22, %. q, % and 9a,
and fractional sections 20, 20 and 80
of township 8 north, range 5 west, La.
Meridian.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with the above be
and they are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 8.
Mr.. M. E. Jackson offered ordinance
No. 8, who moved its adoption, duly
seconded by Mr.. Stewart. and it being
placed before the board by the presi-
dent, j. H. McNeely, A. w. Stewart,
T. C. Lincecum, N S. Roberts and M.
E. jackson voted for the adoption of
the ordinance, nays none, whereupon
the chair announced the adoption of the
ordinance by the board by unanimous
vote.
Whereas, it is necessary that a new
school building be built and equipped at
Montgomery, Louisiana, in Montgom-
cry school district No. 81, and
Whereas, the citizens and property
taxpayers of the said Montgomery
school district No. q have requested
by petition that the said school building
be built and equipped and site be pur-
chased. if necessary. and
Whereas, it is necessary and desira-
BILE for funds to be raised for said pur-
pose, and
Whereas, it is the voluntary will of
this body to. call the election hereinaf-
ter provided for, and
Whereas, Article No. 2S1 of the Con-
SlltutiOu VI 1910 anu 1SAo, anu <1Ct NJ.
256 of the legislature of 1910, as amend
ed by Act 2l8 of 1912, declare the
school board of the parish to be the
governing authority through which the
said Montgomery school district No. 81
may incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds for such purposes, when so au-
thorized at an election to be held in the
said Montgomery school district No. 81,
and
| Whereas, the assessed valuation of
the said Montgomery school district No.
q amounts to one hundred thousand
(S100, 600. 0O) dollars, and the proposed
Indebtedness does not exceed the con-
stitutional limit of 10 per cent of the
assessed valuation, and
Whereas, the special tax necessary
to be annually levied to extinguish the
proposed Indebtedness will approximate
sen (l0) mills. which will not exceed
the constitutional limit per annum on
the dollar Of the assessed valuation of
the property OF said Montgomery school
district No. 81. now, therefore: