St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-19

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special tax Of Three (3) mills on the
dollar for the period of Ten tl0l
wears on all taxable property in SAID
District, said tax levy to be for the
purpose of acquiring school grounds
Of building and equipping a school
things as may be necessary
for the establishment Of good pub
lie school at Mamou. 8 village In the
Parish of st. Landry, the title of
said school property to be
vested in the public; and at
which said election shall also be sub
mitted to the said tax payers Of said
district the question Of Issuing bonds
or the funding into bonds the taxes
which may be voted in this school
district, by virtue of this special
election, for the purposes
fore enumerated; all in pursu-
ance to law in such cases made
and provided, and in conformity to
the petition of more than one-fifth
Of the property tax payers of said
school district hereto annexed and
made part hereof.
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of st. Landry in
regular session convened, That q spe-
cial election be held in the Mamou
School District, further designated as
School District No. One I'D of the Sew
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st. Landry, bounded and described as
follows, to-wit: From 9 point on the
Louisiana Meridian between sections "a
and %, t 5 s, + l W, and 19 and 30, t 5 s, 4 ]
e. aud runningdue weston section lines
to the corner between sections 81, ~, n
and q, t 5 s, + l w, distance being three
miIes1; thence due north on section
lines i've and one half sections Give and
one half miles6 to the one-fourth sec
ton corner between sections 20 and 30,
t4 S, + I w; thence on half section line
due east to the Meridian line, at a point
being one-fourth section corner be.
tween section "a, 4 ST. w, and section
SO. t4s, 1 e thence south along Meri'
dian line one-half section TO q point, be-
ing corner to sections q and 40, ii S, r !
w, and sections 80 and 81, t 4 8, r ! ei
thence east along section lines to the
northeast orner section IS, t 4 S, r l ei
thence south five sections; thence west
two sections to the point of beginning
said election to be held on Monday the
10th day of July, A.. d. 1903, at the
regular polling place established by law
for the Fourth Precinct of the Seventh
Police jury Ward of st. Landry parish
at Robert Tate's, said district; known al
the Point Grand Louis poll; al
which said election shall be submitted
to the property tax payers of said school
district entitled to vote under the Con-
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lowing questions to-Wit
1st The proposition of levyfng a spe
ciaI tax of Three l3l mills on the dollar
per aunum for a period of Ten 10
wears on all the taxable property in sale
District, said tax levy to be for tbs
purpose of acquiring school grounds, Of
building and equipping 9 school house
and of doing such other things as may
be necessary for the establishment Of
q good public school at Mamou, q village
in the parish of Sc. Landry, La, the title
/ of said school property to be vested in
t the public; and
I'd The question of issuing bouds OF
7 the funding into bonds of the taxes
} district, by virtue of this special cleo
! ton, for the purposes afore enumer
I ated all in pursuance to law in sucE
cases made and provided.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
} etc, That said special election shall bt
} held under the general election laws q
t this State, and that the ballots to bt
used shall be printed in the form pro
, vided under said general election laws
and shall have printed thereon:
FOR a special tax of Three [Sl mills OF
the dollar per annum for the period o
:. Ten [101 years on all taxable propert,
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t trict, further designated as School Dis
trict No. One I'd Of the Seventh Polio,
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry
Louisiana, said tax to be for the pur
pose of acquiring school grounds, o
building and equipping a school hous,
land of doing such other things as MAJ
be necessary for the establishment o
agood public school a Mamou, viIlagi
in said parish, the title of said schoo
property to be vested in the public; salt
tax to be levied and collected in pursu
ance to and in accordance with law, be
ginning with the year 1903.
AGAINST a special tax of Three re-
mills on the dollar per annum for th,
period of Ten fI0l years on all taxable
property situated in the Manor
: School District, further designated al
School District No. One 10 Of the Sew
enth Police Jury Ward Of the Parish 81
st. Landry, Louisiana. said tax to b,
for the purpose of acquiring schoo
grounds, of building and equipping
school house and of doing such othel
things as ma be necessary for tht
establishment Of a good public schoo
at Mamou, 3 village in said parish, TIL,
in the public; said tax to be levied and
; collected in pursuance to and in &C
~cordance with law, beginning with thu
wear 1909.
FOR issuing bonds or tht
funding into bonds in accordanc,
with Act No. 81 Of the Acts of the Gener,
al Assembly of the State of Louisiana fol
year 1906, of the proceeds of special taxes
voted and carried, or that may be voted
and carried, in this election.
AGAINST issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds in accordance
with Act No. 81 of the Acts 81
the GanernT AesanhIv ~ xho &kh@n nj
Louisiana for the year 199QH, of the pro
ceeds of special taxes voted ahdc3rrisd
or that may be voted end carried, il
this election;
Said. ballots to have printed or
on same small square spaces of uni.
form size immediately following and
opposite to Mt the right OF the printing
following the words.For' and Against
IS above set forth, and to have at the
head printed instructions to the voters
to place their cross mark in the small
square opposite the ballot they wish tn
vote, and to sign their MAKES and write
the amount of the assessed valuation OF
the property owned by them in said dis.
trict on lines indicated, which lines shall
be provided st the bottom OF the ballots
all of the questions to be submitted To
each voter intending ballots both "For'
and against" each proposition sub
mitted to be printed together on each
single ticket or ballot, which ballots
shall otherwise conform in these and all
other respects to the general election
laws as aforesaid.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc, That the Board of Supervisors oil
Elections of the Parish of ST. Landry
be and they are hereby requested and
directed to appoint three commissioner
and a clerk of election to serve and hold
said election at tie place established