The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-08-26
Official School Board Proceedings.

Official School Board Proceedings.
Continued from Hrst page.
etc That the ballot box. necessary blanks
and other necessary paraphefnana, snaii
be prepared by the Secretary OF the
Eua-d 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 | YES
OF the said Dry Prong School
District NJ. IL, in Grant Par
ish, Louisa IA. 40 the amount OF
ten Thousand ($l0,0o0.00) dollars
to run foi / period OF ten tlO)
years, bearing interest at the
rate Of five per cent per an
num- payable annually. the NO
funds thus derived to be used |
for the purpose of building and
equipping a school building AT
Dry Prong, Louisiana, in the
said Dry Prong School District
No. IL. -
Signature of voter ......................
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To vote in favor of this proposition
submitted on this ballot place cross (h)
mark in the square after the word Yes
To vote against it, place similar marx
after the WORD NO
Section Three Be il further ordained,
etc, That the compensation of the cleo
tion commissioners and the clerk OF the
said election shall be two dollars ts2ool
per day for one days services, and that
the election shall be held at Dry Prong
precinct. in the said Dry Prong School
District No. IL. by the officials here
named, each being a regular voter: t. J..
Walker, L. b. Sermons and Mike Henna-
gan, shall serve as commissioners, and J:
4. ball pla Vlr af IA an
election.
Be ii further ordained. etc, That notict
of this election containing the proposition
herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed by the president and
secretary of the board, and shall be pub
lished by the secretary in the official
journal by four weekly insertions, the
date of the first insertion to be thirty
900 days before the date of the election.
The said notice shall further recite that
on Wednesday, the sixth day OF Septem-
Der, 1916. the first day after or following
such election, at twelve o'clock noon the
Board of School Directors of the Parish
OF Grant, Louisiana. shall meet at the
court house at Colfax. in the office of the
said Board of School Directors in said
parish. and there in public session open
the ballot box, examine and count the
ballots. both as to number and amount,
and examine and canvass the returns and
declare the results of said election, and
promulgate the same.
J. II. McNEELY,
President.
]. N. WARNER,
Secretary.
CERTIFICATE OF BONDED iNDEeT-
EDNEsS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF GRANT.
This certifies that there Is no indebted
ness of the Dry Prong School District No
IL, Parish Of Grant. Louisiana. incurred
under Article PSI, of the constitution of
1873 and 1913, for the eXtinguishment OF
which special taxes are by law required
annually to be assessed.
This done and signed on this the 25th
day OF July. 1916.
N. WARNER,
Secretary OF the Board of School Direct
ors. Parish of Grant. Louisiana.
Countersigned by
L. $. MURRELL,
Assessor of Grant Parish, La.
CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK OF
COURT AND Ex-OFFIcIO
RECORDER.
This certifies that f. s. Murrel is the
lawfully qualified and commissioned as
SCISSOR of the Parish of Grant, louisiana,
and that the undersigned is the lawfully
qualified and commissioned ex-officit
registraf>of voters of said parish.
This done and signed on this the 25th
day of July, 1916.
j. OQUINN,
Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder
of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF GRANT.
Personally came and appeared before
me. the undersigned authority. ]. N.
Warner, who. being first by me duly
sworn declared and acknowledged, that
he was on the 22d day of July, 1916. and
Is now Secretary of the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of Grant
La, and that the above and foregoing l.
the regular meeting of the Parish Board
of School Directors of the said parish and
state, held at Colfax, La, at eleven
o'clock a. m. on July 22. 1916, as provided
by law.
]. N. WARNER.
Thus sworn to and subscribed before
me on this the 18th day of July. 1916.
]. ]. O'QUINN,
Clerk of Court