The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-08-19
Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish School Board.

Colfax, La, July ", 1916.
Pursuant to adjournment on July 8,
1916. the board of school directors OF
the parish of Grant, La, met in legal
session to consider the question of f.
nancing the schools of the parish.
The board was called to order by the
president with j. H. McNeely, X. A.
Wall. 4. G. Lincecum, N. 5. Roberts
and M. E. jackson present; A. w.
Stewart and |. j. khinehart absent.
A quorum being present the board
proceeded to transact the following
business:
The following ordinance was introduced
and being duly seconded, II was uhahi-
mously adopted to wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To group district IL. IA and 10, all STU
ated III Grant Parish, La, and 10 diS-
tribute all funds derived from speciai
school tax elections in said grouped
districts according to the original ter
| rltoriaI Subdivisions heretofore existing,
i'm accordance with the assessment Oh
said district.
| Re il ordained by the the Parish Board
of school Directors OF Parish Oh Grant
| La in legal SESSION convened;
Section One. That school districts NOS
| IL. Ia and Is all situated in Grant PARISH,
La be and they are hereby grouped into
one district to be known as school dlstrlc'
| l5-14-l5. ~
| Section Two Be it ordained, etc. That
| all funds derived from social school tax
| elections which may hereafter be held anc
ordered in said grouped district shall Dc
| apportioned therein according TO the as
sessments of the original territorial sub
divisions to such original subdivision fol
use in the original subdivision.
| Section Three: Be 1t further ordained
etc. That all ordinances or parts OF ordl
nances contrary to or in conflict with I'M
ordinance are hereby repealed. and tina
this ordinance shall go into effect imme
diately upon it's passage.
| Unanimously adopted this July %, 1916
The following resolution was offered b.
E. A. Wall and seconded by N. s. Rob
erts, who moved its adoption
Whereas, there has been reques
made by the property tax payers o
school districts Nos. IL, IA and 10. constr
tuting grouped district 13-l4-15, eiigibi
to vote at such election, asking that
district, at which shall be submitted tn
following proposition. to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills O
the dollar on all property in Schol Distric
mo. 13-14-15, Grant Parish. La, sup)ec
| to state taxation, annually, for a perio
: OF five years for general educational pur
poses.
board such special election is necessar
and advisable,
Be it resolved by the Parish Board {
School Directors Of the Parish OF Gran
La as follows:
81 Section One. That special election
and the same is hereby ordered to
2 held in school district No. 13-14-l5, Graz
/. Parish, La, on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1916,
: at which shall be submitted the foilowir
proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills 9
the dollar on all property in school al
ltrict No. 13-14-15. Grant Parish. La, SUI
ject to state taxation. annually, for a p
riod of five years for general education
purposes.
r Section Two. That the secretary OF tn
n board be and he is hereby instructed
" have prepared for use at said special eie
ton a sufficient number OF ballots.
each of which shall be printed the prop