St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-12


property tax payers qualified under
the Constitution and laws Of this
State, of the Bayou Boeuf School
District Number Thirty-one 1871
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 whiehlies within the bounds
of the Parish of st. Landry and are
qualified to vote therein at such
election, the proposition Of leYying
a special tax of five l51 mills on the
dollar per annum for the period of
ten years on all the taxable property
in 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
thereon a central high school build
ing, 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 at
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
funding into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected in this school dis
triet, by virtue of-this special cleo
ton, for the purposes afore enumer-
ated all in pursuance toIaW in such
cases made and provided, andin con-
formiby to the petitions Of more
than one-ffth of the property tax
payers of said school district resid-
Ing within the bounds of this parish
of st. Landry hereto annexed and
made part hereofa
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish or 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 Thfrty-one 1917.
composed of territory taken from the
Parishes of st. Landry and AYoyelles,
and further described as follows, to-wit:
Begin at NV corner OF neL OF section 81.
t 2 81, r 2 g, in the Parish of Ayoyelles:
thence running due south AZ miles to
the sW corner of neM of section 11.t3s,
r z q, in the Parish of st. Landry: thence
due east 81 miles to Sc corner of neL of
section 10, t IS, r 5 ., in said Parish of st.
Landry; thence due north ~ miles to
the ne corner Of section %, IL S, 3 6, in
the Parish of AYoyelles; thence due
west along section line to the point of
beginning, the territory embraced with
in this district being 24A square miles.
Said election to be held on Monday. the
10th day of July, "a. ID, 1909, at the regu-
lar polling place established by law for
the 9Th precinct of the Fifth Police Jury
ward Of the Parish of st. Landry at Mil
burns store at Barbreek 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 toyote therein ait such cleo
t1on5 the following questions, to-wit:
1st. The proposition OF leYying d spe-
cial tax of i've (5l mills on the dollar
per annum for the period OF ten fI01
years 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 IN said school district, and also
for the purpose of constructing and
equippfng thereon a central high school
buildings 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
I'd. The question Of issuing bonds or
thef funding 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-
suance to law in such cases made and
provided.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, ETC..
That said special election shall be held
under the general election laws of this
state n that the ballots TO be used
shall be printed in the form provided
under said general election laws, and
shall have printed thereon:
FOR q special tax of five E5l mills on
the dollar per snnum for the period OF
ten EI0t years. on all taxable prS9erty
situated in that portion which lies with
in the bounds of the Parish of st.
Landry Of the Bayou Boeuf School Dis
trict Number Thfrty-one (3I1, composed
of territory taken from the parishes of
st. Landry and AYoyelIes, said tax to
be for the purpose OF acquiring school
grounds in said district, and also for the
purpose OF constructing and equipping
thereon 3 central high school building.
the title TO al OF which shall be vested
in the public and also for the purpose Of
providing and doing such other things
as may be necessary In school develop
ment In said district; said tax to be
levied and collected In pursuance to and
IN accordance with law, beginning with
the year l9-.
AGAINST d special tax OF i've f517
mills on the dollar per annun for the
period OF ten II0] years, on all taxable
property situated in that portion which
lies within the bounds OF the parish OF
st. Landry of the Bayou Boeuf school
district Number Thirsy-one 1911, com
posed of territory taken from the par
tshes OF st. Landry and AvoYelles, said
tax TO besfor h purpose of acquiring
school grounds in said district, and also
for the purpose of constructing and
equipplng thereon q central high school
buildings the title to all OF which shall
be vested in the public, and also for che
purpose of providing and doing such
other things as may be necessary In
school development in said district;
said tag to be levied and collected in
pursuance to and In accordance with
law, beginning with the year 49,.
FOR Issuing bonds or the funding
into bonds i'm accordance with Act No.
81 of the Acts of the General Assembly
OF the State Of Louisiana for the wear
1906, Of the proceeds of the special taxes
voted and carried, or that may be voted
and carrieds In this election.
AGAINST issuing bonds or the fund.
ing into bonds in accordancs with Act
No. 81 Of the Acts Of the General AS
sembly OF the state Of Louisiana for the
year 1905, Of the proceeds of the special
taxes voted and carried, or that may be
voted and carried, in this election.
Said ballots to have printed on same
small square spaces OF uniform size ina
mediately following and opposite to
and st the right Of the printing follow
ing the words @F0Rv and "AGAINSTv
as above set forth to have at She head
printed instructions to the voters to
place their % mark in the small