The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-08-26

trict No 16. Grant Parish, Lou
isiana- for a period OF five
years beginning with the year NO
1916 and ending with the year
1920, both years inclusive, for
general educational purposes.
Taxable valuation.
signature OF voter.
NOTICE To VOTERS
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
mitted on this ballot place CX) mark in
the square after the word Yes. and to
vote against il place a similar mark i'm
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.
II. Westberry, p. NJ. 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
he shall announce that at eleven O'Clock
a. IN. on September 6. 1916, this board
will meet at the court house at Cofax.
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. II. McNEELY.
President.
]. N. WARNER,
Secretary.
The following ordinance was introduced
and being duly seconded. it was uhani-
mously adopted; to wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To group districts Nos. IL and &C. all sit
uated in Grant Parish, La, and e
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 it 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 IL 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 b,
L. A. Wall and seconded by N. S. Rob-
erts, who moved its adoption
Whereas, there has been request
| made by the property tax payers OF
school districts Nos. IL and rs, 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 special tax OF five mills on
| the dollar on all property in School Dis
trict. No. 1926. Grant Parish. La. SUBJ
| ject TO state taxation. annually. for pc
| Rod of five years for general educational
purposes.
And whereas. in the opinion of thi
board such special election Is necessary
and advisable,
! Be it resolved by the Parish Board o.
| School Directors of the Parish Of Grant,
| La, as follows:
Section One. That a special election he
and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in School District No. 1926. Grant
| Parish. La, on
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. 1926. Grant Parish. La. sub
iect to state taxation. annually. for pc
Rod 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 a sufficient number OF ballots. or
/ each of which shall be printed the propo-
sition mentioned in section enc 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 1920 both years
inclusive. for general educational 4
| purposes.
Taxable valuation
Signature OF voter
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
mitted ON this ballot place (X) mark ir
the square after the word Yes. and e
! vote against II place a similar mark ir
the square after the word No.
And the Secretary of this board be and
ne Is hereby instructed to have prepared
for use at said special election all tn,
necessary ballot boxes. tally sheets. lists
Of voters. assessed valuation OF property
and compiled statement Of voters in mum
Der and amount.
Section Three. That the polling plac'
for the said special election shall be a
Greed precinct, and J. ii. Faircloth, Err
| st Newton and Greed are appoint
ID commissioners and w. o. Hutchinson
clerk of election to serve thereat-
The said election shall be onductet
under the laws of the state applicable