The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-08-19

PROPOSITION
Proposition to levy a special l YES
tax Of five mills on the dollar iii
ON al property subject to state III
taxation in school district No. III
13-14-15, Grant Parish, La, for I@Vl
a period of five years. begin No iii
ming with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1920 both
years inclusive, for general edu-
cational purposes. u@u|
Taxable valua ton ................. ....-.....
signature OF voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote in favor of the proposition on
this ballot place a tX) mark in the square
after the word Yes, and to vote against
il place a similar mark in the square al
the the word mo.
And the Secretary of this board be and
he is hereby instructed to have prepared
for use at said special election all the
necessary ballot boxes. tally sheets. lists
of voters, assessed valuation OF property :
and complied statement of voters IN
number and amount:
for the said special election shall be at
Fish Creek old school house and Nj. II.
Nugent, w. ]. Rambo, Jr., and George
Ober are appointed commissioners ana j.
L. Kent clerk of election to serve thereat.
The said election shall be conducted
under the laws of the state appiicapie
thereto.
Section Four The President of this
of the special election herein ordered, by
his proclamation to be published accord
ing to law; and in the said proclamation
lie shall announce that at eleven O'Clock
a. m. on September .. 1916, TINS ooaro
will meet at the court house at Coifax,
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 unan-
| mousiy. all the members of the board
hereinbefore named voting In favor
| thereof.
| President.
J. N. WARNER,
Secretary.
| The following resolution was Offered by
M. E. Jackson and seconded by N. D.
| Roberts who moved its adoption:
/ Whereas, There has been filed with this
board a written request by the taxpayers
Of Clear Creek District No. o. engioie
| to vote at such election. asking that
| said district, at which shall be submitted
the following proposition. to wit:
PROPOSITION
| To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
| trict No. 5, Grant Parish, La. subject to
state taxation. annually. for period OF
five years, for the purpose OF building and
equipping school houses in said district.
| And. whereas, IN the Opihlou VI ehte
board such special election is necessary
and advisable,
Be II ordained by the Parish Board OF
school Directors of Grant Parish. La, in
legal session convened.
Section One That a special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be held
i'm School District No. 8, Grant PARISH
La, on
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1916.
at which shall be submitted the follow
ing proposition, to w.t. 49,
| To levy a special tax of five mills or
the dollar on all property In School Dis
trict No s. Grant Parish La. subject tf
| state taxation. annually for period o
five years, for the purpose OF building
and equipping school houses In said dis
trict
Section Two. That the Secretary bt
and he is hereby instructed to have pre-
; oared for use at said special election
| sufficient number of ballots, on each o
which shall be printed the propositioi
mentioned in section one OF this resoiu
| nd in no following form.