The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-08-05

trict No 10, Grant Parish, Lou
isiana, for a period of five
years beginning with the year NO
1916 and ending with the year
1920. both years inclusive. for
general educational purposes.
Taxable valuation
signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
mitted on this ballot place a (X) mark in
vote against it place a similar mark in
the square after the word No.
And the Secretary be and he is hereby
instructed to have prepared for use at
said election all the necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets. lists of voters, as
sessed valuation of property. and COM
piled statement of voters In number and
amount.
Section Three That the polling place
for the said special election shall be at
Tully's Store. in Georgetown, La. and w.
II. Westberry, p. M. Ussery and J. ID.
McConathy are appointed commissioners
and j. l.. Homes clerk of election to serve
thereat
under the laws of the state applicable
thereto.
Section Four The President of this
board is hereby instructed to give notice
of the special election herein ordered. by
his proclamation to be published accord
ing to law: and in the said proclamation
he shall announce that at eleven o'clock
a.. m. on September g. 1916, this board
will meet at the court house at Colfax.
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
unanimously, all members of the board
hereinbefore named voting in favor
thereof.
j. II. McNEELY,
President.
j. N. WARNER.
Secretary.
The following ordinance was introduced
and BENZ duly seconded. 1t was unani-
mously adopted; to wit
AN ORDINANCE
To group districts Nos. IL and 26, all sit
uated in Grant Parish, La, and Il
distribute all funds derived from specia
school tax elections In said grouped
districts according to the original ter
ritorial subdivisions heretofore existing
in accordance with the assessment OF
said district.
Be it ordained by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of Grant.
La. in legal session convened:
Section One. That school districts Nos.
IL and 26 all situated in Grant Parish
La. be and. they are hereby grouped into
one district to be known as School Dis
trict 1926.
Section Two. Be it further ordained
etc, That all funds derived from special
school tax elections which may hereafter,
be held and ordered in the said grouped
district shall be apportioned according t.
the assessments of the original territorial
subdivisions to such original subdivision
for use in the original subdivision.
Section Three Be il further ordained
etc, That all ordinances or parts of or
dinances contrary to or in conflict witt
this ordinance are hereby repealed. and
that this ordinance shall go into effect
Immediately upon its passage.
Unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was offered b.,
e. A. Wall and seconded by N. S. Rob-
erts, who moved its adoption.
Whereas, there has been request
made by the property tax payers OF
school districts Nos. IL and 26, constitut-
ing grouped district 1926, eligible to vote
at such election. asking that special
election be ordered i'm and for said dis
trict, at which shall be submitted the fol-
lowing proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. 1926, Grant Parish. La. SUBJ
ject to state taxation, annually, for a Pc
riod of five years for general educational
purposes.
And whereas. in the opinion of this
| board such special election is necessary
ana advisable,
Be it resolved by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of Grant
La, as follows:
Section One. That a special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in School District No. 1926, Grant
Parish, La, on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1916.
at which shall be submitted the following
proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
| the dollar on all property in School Dis
| rrict No. 1925. Grant Parish, La. sub
| ject to state taxation, annually. for pc
riod of five years for general educational
purposes.
Section Two. That the Secretary o.
| this board be and he Is hereby instructed
10 have prepared for use at said specia
election sufficient number of ballots, or
/ each of which shall be printed the propo-
| sition mentioned In section one of thi.
resolution. and in the following form:
| PROPOSITION
| Proposition to levy a special YES
/ tax of five mills on the dollar
| on all property subject to state
| taxation in School District No.
| 1926, Grant Parish. La. for a
period of five years. beginning no
| with the year 1916 and ending
with the year 1920. both years
| inclusive, for general educational
purposes.
Taxable valuation
Signature OF voter
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote in favor of the proposition sub
mitted on this ballot place (X) mark II
the square after the word Yes, and L
vote against 1t place a similar mark II
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