The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-10
Taxable Valuation.

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Signature of Voter 49,. ......
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 similar mark after
the word No
FORM ON BACK OF BALLOT.
Simms School District No. ::8 of Grant
Parish, Louisiana.
Parish of Grant,
Ward 2. Precinct
Taxable Valuation,
Signature of Voter
Signature of Voters Agent casting
ballot by proxy.
Section 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 said election the tally sheets,
list of qualified electors, assessed valu-
alton of property. blank statements
for the compilation of the vote, in
number and amount, and other election
blanks that may be required for the
purpose of holding the said election, to
cause the same to be placed in the ball
lot boxes for the use at the respective
precinct, and to make provision for the
transmission of the ballot box to the
precinct of the school district at which
time the election is to be held.
Section Be it further ordained.
etc, that the polling place or pre-
cinct for the said election shall be
Sirms, with Commissioners C. /. Nor
ris. v 4. Beck, w. E. Chandler; Clerk,
W. 4. AEobley
Section 5 Be il further ordained, etc..
that the Grant Parish School Board
shall meet at IL o'clock M, on the 18th
day of August, 1920, for the purpose in
open session, of examining and count
ing the ballots, canvassing the returns
and declaring he result of the said
election.
Section 6. Be Il further ordained,
etc, that the president of the Grant
Parish School Board oe, and he is here
by instructed to give public notice of
the SAID election by proclamation to be
duly published, according to law, in
the following form:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to resolution passed by
the Grant Parish School Board of Grant
Parish, Louisiana. at meeting held
on the 9th day of July, 1920, l, j. H.
McNeeley, President of the said Parish
School Board, do hereby give notice
that, in compliance with said resolu-
ton, a special election will be held in
Simms School District No. 2S, Parish
of Grant, Louisiana, on the 18th day
of August, 1920, for the purpose of
submitting to the property tax payers
qualified under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana to vote
at said election, the following propo-
sition, to-wit:
10 levy special tax of five mills on
the dollar ou al the property in School
District No. e, Parish of Grant, Lousi-
ana SUBJECT to State Taxation, annu-
ally for a period of FIVE years, for the
of building and equipping two
two room school buildings, one at or
near olmms and the other east of the
l.. & i. R. r. near John Crook S place.
1t being understood and agreed that
the present q mills tax, now in force
and effect. shall be repealed, annuiled
and set aside if this proposition carries,
and the funds on hand that have ac-
crued from the said q mills tax shall
be used for the same purpose for which
the five mills tax is being voted.
For thepurposes ofsaid special election
the polling place will be Simms; C. T.
Norris. w. A. Beck, w. e. Chandler,
Commissioners, and W, R. Mobley,
Clerk, and they shall be paid three
dollars per day for their services.
At said special election the polls will
open at seven o'clock a. m. and close
1T five O'Clock p. M. and the election
will be conducted in accordance with
he laws of Louisiana, applicable
hereto.
Notice is also given that at twelve
clock M, of the 18th day OF August,
800, the said Grant Parish School
Board of the Parish of Louisiana, will
meet at Colfax, Louisiana, and in open
session proceed to open the ballot box
IS, examine and count the ballots in