The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-12

Grant.
Ward Three Precirct-
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Signature of Voter--------------
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(NoTE. Commissioners may fill
blanks on face of ticket, but voter must
sign on back of ticket.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the commissioners and clerks
of election at said election shall re-
ceive two dollars per day each for
their services, and the said election
shall be held at the following polling
places or precincts, with the following
commissioners and clerks of election:
Dry Prong Precinct: Emile Johnston,
I z. E. Brister, j. C. C. Fralick, Com
missioners; T.-B. Morgan, Clerk.
Creed Precinct. Hildra Newton,
Chas. Sinquefeld, J.. H. Faircloth, Com
missioners; Will Hutchinson, Clerk.
Oak Grove Precinct: Willie Chand-
Ter, Math Hammons, T. L. Chandler,
Commissioners; C. L. Nugent, Clerk.
BuckeIew- Precinct: w. c. Nettles,
c.. A. Nugent, R. M. Deem, Commits
sioners; C. A. Richardson, Clerk.
Section A. Be it further ordained,
etc., That notice Of this election con-
tanning the proposition herein submit
ted to the voters shall be prepared and
signed by the President and Secretary
of the Parish School Board and shall
be publis he'd by the Secretary in the
official journal by four. weekly inser-
tons, the date of the first insertion to
be as many as thirty (SO) days before
the date of the election.
The said notice shall further recite
that on the Goth day of August, 1919,
the first day following such election. at
IL o'clock, NJ. the Parish School Board
will meet at the Office of the said board,
in said parish. and there in public ses-
sion open the ballot boxes, examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result of said election. and promul-
gate the same.
PROCLAMATION.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Grant.
Pursuant to authority contained in
o ,dinance Mo- of the Parish School
Board of the Parish of Grant, Louis
lana, of date the first day of July, 1919,
l. ]. H. McNeely. president of said
body, hereby give notice that an cleo
ton will be held in Dry Prong School
District in the Parish of Grant, Louis
Llama, on Tuesday, the 18th day of Au-
gust, 1919. as set forth in the following
abstract of said ordinance:
.Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Parish School Board of the Parish of
Grant, Louisiana, in lawful session con-
vened, That an election shall be, and is
hereby, called to be held in Dry Prong
School District, in the Parish of Grant,
Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 18th day of
August. 1919, at which election the
majority of the property taxpayers of
the said district, in number and amount,
eligible to vote and voting, shall de-
termine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of the said Dry Prong School
District, in the Parish of Grant, Louis
lana, to the amount of Thirty Thousand
Dollars $3.50, 000. 00), to run for period
of twelve years. bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent (5%) per annum,
payable emi-annually. the funds thus
derived to be used for the
/ Purpose of erecting and equippine
school building at Dry Prong. in Dry
i Prong School District, Parish of Grant.
Louisiana.
Il 1.-THE said election shall be held al
the following polling places and the fol-
lowing commissioners and clerks OF
election are appointed:
\ Dry Prong: Emile Johnston, 2. E.
Brister, J. C. C. Fralick. Commission
ers; T. B. Morgan. Clerk.
| Creed: Hildra Newton, Chas. Sin.
| quefield, J. H. Faircloth, Commission.
ers; Will Hutchinson, Clerk.
4 Oak Grove: Willie Chandler, Math
Hammons, T. L. Chandler. Commits
4 sioners; o. L. Nugent, Clerk.
Buckelew: w. c. Nettles, c. A. M.
lgent, R. NJ. Deem, Commissioners; c.