The Colfax chronicle., 1920-07-31
Process Verbal of Canvass of Returns
Georgetown School District No. 16.
Colfax. La. July 2S, 1920.

suiS Scth 10y VI July i5ZU, dt Il U clOck
noon in accordance with Ordinance N
- of the parish school board of Gran
parish, La, enacted on the 7th day O
June. 1920, notice of which was give
and published according to law, tn
undersigned members of the Grant Par
ish School Board of the Parish of Gran
Louisiana, being a quorum thereof, me
in public session at the office of tn,
said board in said parish according t,
law opened the ballot boxes used il
and which were received from the
commissioners of the election held or
Tuesday, the 27th.day of July, 1920, ir
Georgetown School District No. 16,
Parish of Grant, La, in accordance
with said ordinance, and there proceed
ed to count the ballots, both in num-
Der and amount, for and against, to de-
termine the proposition to levy three
mills $50. 003) tax on all the property
subject to taxation in Georgetown
school district No. 16 Parish of Grant,
La, annually, for a period of two
years, for the purpose of building and
equipping line school at or near Pack
ton, for building and equipping one
room school building on the State High
way leading from Georgetown to Pack
ton. for building and equipping one
room school building at or near the
Indian Creek school, for making all
necessary repairs at Happy Jack and
Andalusis school, for repairs ana build
ing any additional rooms and equippiBg
that may be necessary at Selma and
Rochelle schools, for making any re-
pairs or changes that may be necessary
on the Georgetown school building,
and for building domestic science
cottage with sufficient room to accom-
modate all pupils attending school at
Georgetown, intact, for building and |
giving additional aid to all of the
schools of ward FIVE.
The result of the count at Selma was
AZ ballots and $34, ,643 in favor of said
proposition and one ballot and 81, 726
against said proposition, and the re-
suit of the count at Rochelle was 81
ballots and s18.O75 in favor of said
and no ballots and nothing
against said proposition; and therefore,
the majority both in number and
amount cast by the property tax pay
ers of the said Georgetown school dis
trict No. l6 in the parish of Grant, La,
in said election being in favor thereof.
ind, at the same time and, place We
did examine and canvass the returnsi
AS evidenced by the duplicate tally
sheets and duplicate compiled state
ment, the correctness of both being ;
sworn to by the commissioners accord
ng to law, and finding also thar the
returns indicated the majority both in
1umber and amount of property in fa-
Tor of said proposition,
Therefore. we ieclare the result of
he said election is in favor of the
Proposition to levy a three mills
$O.0O3) tax on all the property sub
ect to taxation in the Georgetown
chooi district No. 16, parish of Grant,
"a, annually, for period of two years
or the purpose of building and equip Il
ing line school house at or near
'ackton, for building and equipping 7
me room school building on the State t
Highway leading from Georgetown to
'ackton, for building and equipping
ne room school building at or near the II
indian Greek school, for making all 7
ecessary repairs at Happy Jack and
Andalusia schools. for repairs and a
uilding any additional room and equip u
ing that may be necessary at Selma y
nd Rochelle schools, for making any
epairs or changes that may be neces- 9
ary on the Georgetown school build ?
", and for building domestic science u
ottage with sufficient room to accom- u
date all pupils attending school at oi
georgetown, in fact, for building and ~
wing additional aid to all the schools p'
ward FIVE. sc
And In accordance with law, pro-
litigation of said result was prepared oi
nd the Secretary of the Grant Parish NJ
chool Board was ordered to have o
'py OF the same, signed by the Presi- -
mt published in one issue of the Off D'
al journal. And, likewise we did or a'
n that one copy of this process YER p'
Il be sent to the Secretary of State VI
be recorded in the Archives of the ei
ate of La, that one copy be sent to
J recorded in mortgage record and
at one copy be kept in the records of
e said school board.
This done and signed in the presence
H. G. Goodwin, c. E. McMain and =
!. l.. Dale competent witnesses and
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