The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-05-17
Proclamation of Special School Tax
Election.

Board, submitting to the property tax
payers of Grant parish, Louisiana,
qualified to vote therein, the PROPOSE
ton of voting a special two and one
half mills parish wide tax for a period
of five years for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public schools Of
the parish Of Grant, Louisiana, this be-
ing deemed to be the best practical
method of raising school funds, and to
the best interest of the general public,
instead of the maintenance tax in the
numerous districts of the parish; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That in the event said two
and one-half mills parish tax is
voted and levied, that the special taxes
heretofore voted and levied in the va
rious districts throughout the parish Of
Grant for maintenance purposes be abb
rogated.
Section g.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
the president of the Parish School
Board be and he is hereby instructed
to give public notice of the said cleo
ton by proclamation to be duly pub
lished, according to law, in the follow
ing form.
Pursuant to q. resolution passed by
the Grant Parish School Board of Grant
parish, Louisiana, at meeting held on
the 9Th day of April, 1919, l. J. H. Nc
Nicely, president of said school board,
do hereby give notice that in compli-
ance with said resolution, a special
election will be held in the parish Of
Grant, Louisiana, on
TUESDAY,, MAY 20, 1919,
for tie purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers qualified under the
constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana to vote at SAID election, the
following proposition, to-wit:
To levy q tax of two and one-half
mills on the dollar on all the property
in the parish Of Grant, Louisiana, SUBJ
ject to State taxation, annually, for =
period Of five years. for the purpose Of
giving additional aid to the public
schools.
For the purpose of said election the
polling places will be the regular poll
ing places of Grant parish, and the fol-
lowing three commissioners and clerks
of election of each polling place have
been appointed to serve at this cleo
ton, all of whom shall receive 81. 90 as
compensation for such services.
WARD ONE.
Colfax-J. Howard McNeely, j. T.
McMurry, r. E. Mcknight, commits
sioners; L. L. Roach, clerk.
Fairmount-J. o. Logan, A. A. Dean,
r. M. c. Duncan, commissioners; B.
H. Randolph, clerk.
WARD TWO.
Bagdad-John James, Phil Hebert.
j. w. Richards, commissioners: j. w.
Hadnot, clerk.
Bruce's Mill Willie Chandler. Mar
shall TORY, w. p. Eyre, commission
ers; o. l.. Nugent, clerk,
Simms-H. s. Darlington, ]. E. Nor
gan, w. A.. Beck, commissioners; s.
E. Cox, clerk.
PolIock-W. P. Guynes, C. E. Nc
Main. commissioners. O. M. Dorsey,
clerk.
WARD THREE.
Antonia-A. j. Smith. w. M. Mills,
Ras Johnson, commissioners; N. G.
Morgan, clerk.
Dry Prong-T. b. Morgan, A. H.
Watson, Ed johnson, commissioners;
d. v. Donaldson. clerk.
Creed-L. M. Futrell, w. E. Murray,
E. A. Sinquefield. commissioners; w.
o. Hutchinson, clerk.
WARD FOUR.
Buckelew-F. M. Deem, d. C. Mitch
ell. A. ]. Bilbo, commissioners; j. A.
Mcbride, clerk.
Lincecum-T. C. West, John Amey,
and r. Rambo, commissioners; J.'W.
Smith, clerk.
Selma.-W. B. Word, D. G. Lince-
cum, A. H.. Barrett, commissioners;
s. r. Rambo, clerk.
Rochelle-W. w. Dunn, s. ]. Sim
mons, T. M. Bradford, commissioners;
w. P. Foster, clerk.
WARD SIX.
Summerfeld-A. st. Andre, j. A.
Fredieu, John Bullitt, commissioners:
]. F. O'Quinn, clerk.
WARD SEVEN.
Verbal. NJ. Lang, C. L. Purvis, j.
A. Patton, commissioners; Milton o.,
Quinn, clerk.
Hargis-R. s. Garrett Willie Nell
vain, R. L. Jackson, commissioners; j.
w. Bryant, clerk.
Montgomery-E. w.. Rodgers, Raj
eigh Sellers, Jno. B. Starks, commits
sioners; Wilmot Mccain, clerk.
At said special election the polls will
open at o'clock q. m. and close at
o'clock p. M, and the election will be
conducted in accordance with the laws
of Louisiana applicable thereto. ,
Notice is also given that the said
school board of the parish of Grant will
meet at the Office of the school board
in the town of Colfax, Louisiana, on
the 22nd day of May, 1919, at IL o'clock
noon, and in open session proceed to
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns, and
declare the result of said election.
This 9th day Of April, 1919.