St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-02
Proclamation OF Election.


BY virtue of authority vested in us as
per ordinance of the Police Jury of the
parish of st. Landry, La, In regular
session convened Monday. Dec. n. 1903, a
special election is hereby ordered to be
held throughout the limits of the sixth
Police Jury Ward of this parish, which
constitutes the sixth public road district
of said parish, on the 18th day of Jan
nary, 1909, at which shall be submitted
to the property tax payers of SAID ward
and road district who are entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws Of
this State, the question of whether Or
not q tax of three mills on the dollar per
annum shall be levied on all taxable
property in said ward and road district
tor I'VE years beginning with the year
1863, for b purpose of CONSTRUCTING.
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said ward and road
district in lieu of the vehicle tax new
levied for those purposes but not Of the
per capita tax levied under existing or
dinance which is to remain in full force
and effect.
That said special election shall beheld
under the General Election laws Of this
State at the polling places established
by law in said ward and road district.
The ballots to be used at said election
shall be printed in the form prescribed
by the general election laws of this
state and shall have printed thereon:
F0R special tax of three mills on
the dollar per mum for five wears
beginning With the year 1908, to believed
on all the taxable property in the Sixth
Police Jury Ward and Public Road Dis
triet of the Parish of st. Landry for the.
purpose of constructing, maintaining.
and repairing the public roads and
bridges in said ward and road district in.
lieu OF the vehicle taxes now levied for
those purposes, but not of the per capita
tax levied under existing ordinances
which is to remain in full force and
effect.
AGAINST 3 special tax Of three mills.
on the dollar per annum for five years.
beginning with the year 1909, to be
levied on all the taxable property in.
the Sixth Police JurysWard and Public
Road District of the Parish of st. Landry
for the purpose Of constructing, main
tanning and repairing the public roads
and bridges in said ward and road dis
tr1ct in lieu of the vehicle taxes now
levied for those purposes, but not Of the
per capita tax levied under existing or
dlnances which is to remafnin in full force
and effect.
That each voter voting at said cleo
ton shall endorse on his ballot over his
signature the aggregate amountof prop
erty assessed TO him IN said ward and
road district. That the commissioners
of election at each poll shall receive the
ballots Of all property taxpayers Or said
ward and road district entitled to vote
at their respective polls under the Con-
~stitution and general election laws Of
this State, and when the polls s~haIlhave
been closed shall count said ballots and
make returns of the votes cast at said
election both in number and amount of
assessed va1ne of property Of those who.
voted for said tax, and of those who
voted against the same. Said returns
shall be made in duplicate, h set shall
be sent to the President of the Police
jury and the other TO the Chairman of
the Board of Supervisors of Election,
and both addressed to Opelousas, la.
Aud it is further ordered that said
election shall be held at the following
places and by the following commits
sioners and clerks:
Precinct 1, Dossmann, at Dossmann's
store. Commissioners: Thurston Ras-
berry, . s. DossInann, Robert HeImer;
clerk, r. d. GuilliamIn.
Precinct 2 Lake Cove, at Church
Honse. Commissioners; i. G. Cansev,
Harvey Johnson, j. S. Causey clerk,
Chas. Dnplisy.
Precinct 3, Beaver Greek, at Morris
School House. Commissioners. Octave
Il. Fohtenot, us. Sealey, Thos. Morris
clerk, II. II. Fontenot.
EIGGIlISh Is AVS 1NIe0bs = Haas
store. Commissioners: HI. ID. Courtney,
Henry Erich. Robert Kelly clerk, Il.
J. Derbes.
Precinct 5, Pine Prairie. ait Pine Prairie
Hall. Commissioners. Vim. Clark, IT.
e. Fontenot, HI. G. Campbell clerk, Pat
Donahy.
Precinct 9, Lone Fine, 81 Smiths Secs
store. Commissioners; Fl. M. B4ss. T.
$. Walker, A. Il. Calcofe; clerk, Dan
Wilson.
E.L.LOEB.
81: HEBRARD.
Of Supervisors Of Election Parish