The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-03-11

pe Dulit anu equipped ana site De 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. PSI of the Con-
stitution of 1898 and 1913, and Act No.
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.
Il amounts to one hundred thousand
($l00, 900. 00) dollars, and the proposed
|
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
ten Q0) 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:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Board of School Directors of the parish
of Grant, Louisiana, in special session
convened, That an election. shall be
and is hereby called to be held in the |
said Montgomery school district No. 81 |
in the parish of Grant, Louisiana, on |
Tuesday, April IL, 1916, at which cleo
ton the majority of the property tax
payers of the said Montgomery school
district No. 81. in number and amount,
eligible to vote and voting, shall deter
mine the
PROPOSITION
PROPOSITION to incur debt and issue
bonds of the said Montgomery school
district No. 81 in the parish of Grant,
La, to the amount of Ten Thousand
Dollars Oslo, 900. 00) to run for period
of sixteen Q6) years, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum,
payable annually, the funds thus deriv-
ed to be used for the
PURPOSE of building and equipping a
school building at Montgomery, Louisi-
ana, in the said Montgomery school
district No. 81
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC.. That the ballot box, necessary
blanks and other necessary parapher-
MALTA, shall be prepared by the secre-
tary of the board of school directors,
and he shall cause to be printed ballots
for use in said election in the following
form, to-wit:
FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
PROPOSITION.
To incur debt and issue bonds - l.
Il /
of the said Montgomery School Voc
District No. 81, in Grant par TO
ish, Louisiana, to the amount
of ten thousand $50, 00O 00) ~
dohars, to run for period of IL
sixteen (l6) years, bearing in
terest at the rate of five per ~
cent per annum, payable annu- :,
ally, the funds thus derived to No
be used for the purpose of
and equipping a school
at Montgomery, Lou IL
isiana, in the said school dis
trlct No. 81
Taxable valuation,
Signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTERS. G
To vote in favor of this proposition. t
submitted on this ballot, place a cross i
(X) mark in the sqnare after the word s
YES" To vote against it, place t
similar mark after the word mo" a
Section g. Be it further ordained, s
ETC.. That the compensation of the
election commissioners and the clerk of d
he said election shall be two dollars
,$2. 0O) per day for one days service, 5
md that the election shall be held in
he John |. Mccain store at Montgom-
Try, La, in the said Montgomery
School District No. 81, by the officials A
lere named, each being regular voter: C
". o. Harrison, Dave Mathis and John
=. Mccain shall serve as commissioners
md j. M. Wardlow shall serve as clerk Il
f the said election. A
Be it further ordained, etc.. That is
'otice of this election containing the Ia
proposition herein submitted to the e.