The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-06-19

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and equipping line school at
or near Packton, for building
and equipping a one room
school building on the State YS
Highway leading from George
town to Packto for buildingt
and equipping a one room -
school building at or near the
present Indian Creek sciool,
Tor making all necessary rel No
pairs at Happy Jack and AMI
daiusia schools, for repairs
and building any additional rooms anC
equipping that may be necessary al
Selma and Rochelle schools, for making
any repairs or changes that may be
necessary on the Georgetown schoo
building and for building . Domestic
Science cottage with sufficient room to
accommodate all pupils attending school
at Georgetown. in fact, for building
and equipping and giving additional aid
to all of the schools of ward five.
Taxable Valuation. ...... .........
Signature of Voter. ............
Signature of Voters Agent casting
ballot by proxy.
Notice to Voters, To Vote in favor
OF the proposition submitted on this
ballot, place cross {x) in the square
after the word Eyes and to vote
against it, place n similar mark after
the word mo"
FORM OF BACK OF BALLOT
Georgetown School District No. l6,
of Grant Parish, Louisiana.
Parish of Grant.
Ward Five Precinct.
Taxable Valuation S.. ..
Signature of Voter.
Signature of Voters Agent casting
ballot by proxy -. ...............
Section 8. Be it further ordained.
etc, That the Secretary of the Grant
parish school board be, and he is here
by ordered to cause to be prepared for
use at the said election the tally sheets,
lists of qualified electors. assessed val
nation of property. blank statements
for the compilation of the vote, in num-
Der and amount. and other election
blanks that may be required for the
purpose of holding the said election, to
causesthe same to be placed in the bal
lot boxes for the use at the respective
precincts. and to make provision for
the transmission of the ballot boxes to
the. several precincts of the school dis
trict at which the election is to be
held.
Section A. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the polling places or pre-
cincts for the said election shall be
Selma with w. l.. Brewster, ]. N.
Zeigler, S. r. Rambo, commissioners,
and F. E. Fullerton. clerk. Rochelle
with M. l.. Virgins, C. C. Colvin, 7.
H. Coburn, commissioners. and L. E.
Jones, clerk, and they are to be paid
So. 90 per day for their services.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the Grant parish school
board shall meet at twelve o'clock NJ,
on the 18th day of July, 1920, for the
purpose, in open session of examining
and counting the ballots. canvassing
the returns and declaring the result of
the said election.
Section 6, Be it further ordained,
etc., That the pa esident of the Grant
parish school board be. and is hereby
instructed to give public notice of the
said election by proclamation to be duly
published, according to law, in the fol-
lowing form:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
The Grant Parish school board of Grant
parish. Louisiana, at a meeting held on
the 7th day of June, 1920, /. J. H. Nc
Nicely, President of the said parish
school board, do hereby, give notice
that, in compliance with said resolution,
. special election will be held in George
town school district No. Is. parish of
Grant. Louisiana, on the 9th day of
July, 1920, for the purpose of submit
ting to the property tax payers quail
fed under the Constitution and laws OF
the State of Louisiana to vote at said
the following proposition to-
wit:
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