The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-22
Official Proceedings of Board of School
Directors of Parish of Grant.
Colfax, La, April IL, 1916

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The Board of School Directors of the
parish OF Grant, Louisiana, having
been in special session to promulgatt
the returns of the election held in the
Montgomery School District No. 81,
for the issuance of bonds, and having
completed its labors along that line ad.
journed, and way re-convened imme-
diately thereafter in regular quarterly
session to transact any business to
come before the board.
The president, Hon. J. H. McNeely,
called the board to order and upon roll
call, j. H. McNeely, E. A. Wall, T. c.
Lincecum, N. S. Roberts and NJ. E.
jackson were present, A. w. Stewart
and /. j. Rhinehart were absent. The
chair announced quorum present and
they proceeded to transact the follow
ing business, to-wit:
ORDINANCE NO. 9.
Creating Colfax School District No. z
out OF Coliax School District No. l.,
for the purpose OF voting Bond Is
sue for building and equipping high
school building in the Town of Colfax,
Louisiana.
The following ordinance was offered
by E. A. Wall, who moved its adop-
ton, and it being seconded by M. E.
jackson was placed before the body by
the president, and on roll call it was
carried unanimously, each and every
member of the board present voting
yes, or for the adoption of the resoiu-
ton:
BE it ordained by the Board of School
Directors of the parish of Grant, Lou
isiana, in special session convened:
Section 1. That Colfax School Dis
trict No. 2 shall consist of all the terri
tory embraced by the following bound
aries: On the north bounded by Doggy
bayou, on the east bounded by Sugar
House bayou, on the south bounded by
the Kelly and Mcknight lane, and on
the west bounded by Red river and be-
ing situated in Ward One of Grant par
ish, Louisiana
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the said Colfax School Dis
trict No. is created out of Colfax
School District No. /, for the purpose
of voting bond issue and thereby
raise revenues with which to build a
high school building at Colfax, Louisi-
ana, and after said Colfax School Dis
trIct No. 2 will have served It's purpose
it shall be done away with. and during
its existence 1T shall in no way interfer
with the benefits now enjoyed by Col
fax School District No. /.
Section 3. Be it further ordained.
etc., That all ordinances or parts OF
ordinances in conflict with the above be
and they are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
Mr.. Nj. E. Jackson offered ordinance
No. 10 who moved its adoption, duly
seconded by Mr.. +. A. Wall and it being
placed before the board by the presi-
dent, j. II. McNeely, E. A. Wall
4. G. Lincecum, N. S. Roberts and M.
T.. jackson voted for the adoption OF
the ordinance, nays none, whereupon
the chair announced the adoption of the
ordinance by the board by unanimous
vote. "A
Whereas, it is necessary that ashigh
school building be built and equipped at
Colfax, Louisiana, in Colfax School
District No. 2, and
Whereas, representative of a COM
mittee appointed by the citizens mass
meeting having made known to this
body the desires of the committee with
reference to this matter, and
Whereas, it is necessary and desira-
bic 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. 2S1 of the Con-
stitution of 1898 and 1918. and Act No
zoo 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 |
the SAID Colfax school district No. FL
may incur debt and issue negotiable |
bonds for such purposes, when so au-
tnorized at an election to be held in the |
SAID Colfax school district No. 2, and
whereas, the assessed valuation of |
the said Colfax school district Number
z amounts to four hundred thousand
lS4O0, OO0.OO) dollars, and the proposed
Indebtedness does not exceed the con-
stitutlonal limit of 10 per cent of the
assessed valuation, and
whereas, the special tax necessary
to be annually levied to extinguisb the
proposed indebtedness will approximate
three (3) mills, which will not exceed
the constitutional limit per annum on
the dollar OF the assessed valuation of
the property of the said Colfax school
district No. 2. now, therefore:
Section l. Be it ordained bv the
Board OF School Directors of the parish
OF Grant, Louisiana, in special session
convened, That an election shall he
and is hereby called to be held in the
SAID Coifax school district Number 2
IN the parish of Grant, Louisiana on
tuesday, June 6, 1916, at which cleo
ton the majority of the property tax
payers OF the said Colfax school
district No. 2. in number and amonnt
eligible to vote and voting, shall deter,
PROPOSITION
ho PROPOSITION o to incur debt and issue