The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-05-20
Official Proceedings of Board of School
Directors of Parish of Grant.
Colfax. La. May 13, 1916.

Special session 10 TeSclnu CnelT dctlOn,
with reference to the creation of Col
fax School District No. 2, and to an
null the election as called to vote bond.
on the said Colfax School District No
2, both having been done at regular
meeting held April IL, 1916.
The board was called to order by the
president with J. H. McNeely. Z. A.
Wall, T. C. Lincecum, N. S. Roberts
and M. L. Jackson present; A. w.
Stewart and |. j. Rhinehart absent.
A quorum being present they pro-
ceeded to transact the following bust.
ness:
Mr.. Jackson offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, Colfax School District No.
2, as created April u, 1916, by the
board of school directors of the parish
of Grant, Louisiana, in regular session
convened. does not seem to meet with
the appreciation of some of the citizens
living in the said school district, and
Whereas, en- election has been called
te vote bonds on said Colfax School Dis
trict No. 2, as created by this body on
April IL, 1916, therefore be it resolved
by the board of school directors of the
parish of Grant in regular session con-
vened,
That the action of this board in Great
ing Colfax School District No. on
April IL, 1916, is hereby rescinded and
that Cofax School District No. as
created on the above named date does
not exist
BE il further resolved, ETC., That
the election ordered on the said Colfax
School District No. 2, on April II, 1916,
TO vote bond issue for building and
equipping school building at Coifax,
Louisiana, be, and is hereby annulled,
anc in fact. of no effect.
BE it further resolved, ETC., That
in lien OF the aforesaid Colfax School
Disui t No 2. AS created by this board
on April IL. 1916, which is now of no
effect, ana IN lieu of the aforesaid cleo
tion as ordered on the said Colfax
School, District on April II, 1916, which
Is hereby annuiled, that another Col
fax School District No. be created
and that another bond election be or
dered ON this new Colfax School Dis
trict No. g
The motion made by Mr.. Jackson for
the adoption of the resolution was duly
seconded by Mr. Wall. and being placed
before the board by the president and
on roll call j. H. McNeely, <. A. Wall,
7. c. Lincecum and Nj. f. Jackson
voted yea, and N S. Roberts voted
nay, whereupon the president announc-
ed the resolution adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. 9.
Creating Colfax School District No. 2
for the purpose of voting a Bond Is
sue for building and equipping a high
school building in the town of Colfax,
Louisiana.
The following ordinance was offered
by M. +. jackson, who moved its adop-
ton, and it being seconded by Z. A.
Wall, was placed before the body by
the chair and on roll call the following
voted in the affirmative, j. II. McNeely,
z. A. Wall, t. c. Lincecum and M. E.
jackson, and N S. Roberts voted in
the negative, and the chair announced
t ne ordinance adopted.
Be it ordained by the Board of School
Directors of the parish of Grant, Lou
is ana, in special session convened:
Section /. That Colfax School Dis |
trict No. 2 shall consist of the follow
ing territory: Beginning at a point on
the left descending bank of Red River
on the upper line of Raven Camp plan |
tation, thence follow said line 10 the |
l.. R. & N. railroad, thence down the |
railroad to a point opposite the upper |
line of the Adolph Laysard place, thence |
follow said line between Laysara and |
G. h. Mcknight to a point on Bayou
Pattasa near the intersection of Sandy /
Bayou, thence follow the line separat- |
ing Glencoe plantation from G.. H. Nc
Knight to Bayou Toureau, thence down
Bayou Toureau to point the half mile
corner on the west side of section %
thence north to the southwest corner
OF section IL, In the Darro, thence west
to the southwest corner of section IL.
IN township 9 north, range 8 west.
thence north to the northeast corner of
section 30, in township z north, range
3 west, thence west to the half mile
corner on the south line of section 30.
thence north one-quarter mile. thence
west one-quarter mile, thence north
mile, thence west to CEN
ter OF section 20 in township north.
range west, thence south one-ouarter
mile, thence east one-quarter mile.
thence south to the upper line of C.. w
LaCroix's plantation, thence following
the upper line of the said plantation
10 the bank of Red River in township
north, range west. Said Colfax
school District No. 2 being in 7 6 N,
K and w and t z N, r 3 and 4 w.
n wards l and and contains about
$40 acres.
Section z. Be it further ordained. :
,tc., That the said Colfax School Dis. !
net No. 2 is created out part of Colfax
school District No. l, for the purpose ,
II voting a bond issue and thereby =
aise revenues with which to build :
'igh school building at Colfax, Louisi-
ma, and after said Colfax School Dis
net No. z will have served its purpose
shall be done away with. and during
Is existence it shall in no way interfer C
With the benefits now enjoyed by Col
ak School District No. l. S