St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17

Your undersigned property tax-pay.
erg OF the Parishes of st. Landry and
Avoyelles respectfully petition your
Honorable Bodies TO order 8 special
election In the Bayou Boeuf School Dis
trict No. 81, composed of territory taken
from the Parishes of st. Landry and
Ayoyelles, and further described as fol.
lows, to-wit:
Begin at NV corner of neL of section
81. tbs, r Q e, in the parish of Avoyelles
thence running due south ~ miles to
the sw corner of neM of section IL 3 s
REIN the parish of st. Landry thence
due east ~ miles to Sc corner of neL
Of section 10, t 8 8, r 3 g, in said parish Of
ST, Landry; thence due north AZ miles
to the ne corner of section %, t s, r 3 e
I'M the parish of Avoyelles; thence due
west along section line to the point OF
beginning, the territory embraced with
in this district being 24M square miles
Said election to be called for the pur'
pose of submitting to the tax payers OF
said district, entitled to vote at said
election, the proposition OF levylng q
special tax of five [5l mills on the dollar
per annumf for the period of ten years
on all the taxable property in the sald
district, for the following objects and
purposes:
said tax levy to be for the purpose OF
SECURING school grounds in said school
district, and also for the purpose of con-
s~tTucting and equipping thereon q CEN
trial school building, the title to which
shall be in the public, and also for the
purpose of providing and doing such
other things as may be necessary in
school development in said district.
And your petitioners further pray that
your Honorable bodies will embody in
the call for this election, the submission
To the Taxpayers, voting az said election,
kEL&-r1-4S-VT 80 faANY4np@ hn1dc ~ tho
funding into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected in this school district,
by virtue of this special election, for the
purposes afore enumerated.
And your petitioners further pray
that this petition and the requisite or
dinance ordering said election be duly
passed and published, as provided by
law, and as Ia duty bound, your memo
rialists pray for one and favorable con-
sideration and action in the premises.
Petitioners Of st. Landry:
w. II. Lewis, j. Fl. Mcdowell, A:C
Evans, w. AZ O'Quin. J.W. Deare, w
"A. Biles, III. O'Qnln, #. L. Harrel.
Petitioners of Avoyelles:
G. M. Richards, Mrs. M. L. Wharton
per 8. l.. Wharton, f. r. White, Dr.
A5Young, John Tubre, w. e. Tubre, j
M. Kelley, o. X. Piskels, j. v. Lawther
Isidoro Candida, @. w. Kelley, w. d
Coates, Walter Scales, Mrs. V. Nugent
G., x. White, =. ALI. WartelIe, e. b. san.
defur, IT.. T. Sandefur, EEL. Sandefur, 8. A,
Townsend, u. @. Morrison, Jr, M. Mil
burn, r. M. Nugent, Philippe Candida
Mr.. Donoet offered the following or
dinonce and after being duly read was
adopted unanimously, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering q special election at which
shall be submitted to such of the
property tax payers qualified under
the Constitution and laws of this
State, of the Bayou Boeuf School,
District Number Thirty-one F31'
composed of territory taken from the
Parishes Of st. Landry and AYoyel
les, hereinafter more fully described
who reside In that portion of said
district which lies within the bounds
Of the Parish Of st. Landry and are
qualified TO vote therein at such
election, the proposition Of levyine
a special tax of FIVE Isl mills on the
dollar per anHum for the period OF
ten years or all the taxable property
III the said district lying within the
bounds of the Parish of st. Landry,
said tax levy to be for the purpose
of acquiring school grounds In said
school district, and also for the pur-
pose of constructing and equipping
blAGEECA ~ EEAbEdI Gl2H bCIQOl UuIlQ=
ing, the title toWhich shall be in the
public, and also for the purpose OF
providing and doing such other
things as may be necessary in school
development in said district; and eli
which said election shall also be
submitted to the said tax payers OF
said district residing within the
bounds of the Parish Of ST. Landry,
the question of issuing bonds or the
IS Ft4t,35yrn 1ta A1-I-e AZ $3.50 ~-I.s1I
may be collected in this school dis
trict, by virtue of this special cleo
ton, for the purposes afore enumer-
ated; all In pursuance claw in such
cases made and provided, and in con-
formitY to the petitions of more
than one-fifth of the property tag
payers of said school district resid-
ing within the bounds OF this parish
Of st. Landry hereto annexed and
made part hereof:
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Landry
in regular session convened, That a spe-
cial election be held In that portion
which lies within the bounds of the
Parish of st. Landry Of the Bayou Boeuf
School District Number Thirty-one 1917,
composed of territory taken from the
Parishes of st. Landry and Ayoyelles,
and further described as follows, tO-wit
4EAL2 az" IA 0AN0SI& VI 6CSGE044# 44s
t2s, r BE, in the Parish of Avoyelles
thence running due south AZ miles to
She sw corner of neA of section II, t 8 9,
re- e.f i'm the Parish of st. Landry thence
due east 6k miles TO Sc corner of neL of
section 10, Z 3s, + 5 3, in said Parish of st.
Landry; thence due north AZ miles to
the ne corner of section q, t 2 s, r 8 e, in
the Parish OF Avoyelles; thence due
west along section line to the point of
A~-sAa ia ~ TIA ton4sfapu am kraaad NTH.
in this district being 24A square miles.
Said election to be held on Monday, the
10th dav of July, A. D., 1903, at the regu-
lar polling place established by law for
the btb precinct OF the Fifth Police Jury
ward ofthe Parish OF st. landry at Mil
burns store Of Barbreck in said school
district; at which said election shall be
submitted to the property tax payers of
said school district entitled to vote
under the Constitution and laws OF this
state, who reside within that portion of
said district which lies within the
bounds of the Parish of st. Landry and
are qualified to vote therein st such cleo
ton, the following questions, to-wit:
LIST. The proposition of levying a spe-
cial tax of five [5l mills on the dollar
per annum for Che period Of ten [l0]
wears on all the taxable property in the
said district lying within the bounds of
the Parish OF st. Landry, said tax to be
for the purpose of acquiring school
grounds ia said school district, and also
for the purpose of constructing and
euuipping thereon d c~eatralhigh school
building, and also for the purpose of
providing and doing such other things
as may be necessary in school develop
ment In said district; the title to all Of
which shall be vested in the public, and
ID. The question of issuing bonds or
the fRndfng into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected in this school district
by virtue of this special election, for the
purposes afore enumerated all in pur-