St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26

dollar for the period of Ten (lW
wears on alltaxable property IN said
District, said tax1ayy to be for the
purpose of acquiring school grounds
house and of doing such other
things as may be necessary
for the establishment Of 8 good pub
lie school at Mamou. 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 of1ssutng 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-ffth
of the property tax payers of said
school district hereto annexed and
made part hereof.
Section i. Belt 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 Ilof the Sew
enth Police Jury Ward Of the Parish of
oGs Id4HhTY DOu4dG0 dA0 OC6CI4BSA de
follows, to-Wit: From a point on the
Louisiana Meridian between sections "a
and2 Is, t5 8, r / W, and 10 and 80, 5 SRI
9, and running due weston section lines
to the corner between sections 2l, q, q
and %, t 5 S, RI w, distance being three
miles,; thence due north on section
lines five and one half sections five and
one half miles6 to the one-fourth sec
ton corne between sections IS and 80,
t. 8, RI w; thence on half section line
due east to the Meridian line, at point
being one-fourth section corner be-
tween section ~. { A S, r ] w, and section
33, t 4 S, RI e; thence south along Meri-
dian line one-half section to a point, be-
ing corner to sections n and 40, 4 S, II
w, and sections 80 and 34 t 4 S, + ] e.;
thence east along section lines to the
northeast corner, section IS, 4 s, r 1e;
thence south five sections; thence west
two sections to the point of beginning;
said election to be held on Monday the
18th day of July, A. d., 1903, at the
regular polling place established bylaw
for the Fourth Precinct of the Seventh
PoliceJury Ward of st. Landry parish
at Robert Tateis, said district, known as
the Point Grand Louis poll; at
which said election shall be submitted
to the property tax payersof said school
district entitled to vote under the Con-
stitution and laws of this State, the fol-
lowing questions to-wit
Ist The proposition of leyying a spe-
cial tax of Three L3I mills on the dollar
per annum for q period of Ten FI01
years on all the taxable property in said
District, said tax levy to be for the
purpose of aequiring school grounds, of
building and equipping q school house
and Of doiug such other things as may
be necessary for the establishment of
q good public school at Mamou, village
in the parish Of ST. Landry, La, the title
Of said school property to be vested IN
the public; and
2d The question of issuing bouds or
the funding into bonds of the taxes
which may be collected in this school
district, by virtue of this special cleo
ton, for the purposes afore enumer-
ated; all in pursuance 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, and that the ballots to be
used shall be printed ia the form pro-
yided under said general election laws,
and shall have printed thereon:
FOR a special tax of Three 1871 millson
the dollar per annum for the period of
Ten [10l years on all taxable property
situated in the Mamou School Dis
trict, further designated as School Dis
trfct No. One ~ of the Seventh Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of ST. Landry.
Louisiana, said tax TO be for the pur-
pose of acquiring school grounds, of
building and eqnipping a school house
and of doing such other things as may
be necessary for the establishment of
a good public school at Mamon, village
in said parish, the title of said school
property to- be vested in the public said
tax to be levied and collected in pnrsu-
ance to and in accordance With3aw be-
ginning with the year 1909.
AGAINST a special tax OF Three 1871
mills IN the dollar per annum for the
period Of Ten fI01 years on all taxable
School District, further designated as
School District Nc. One Ell Of the Sew
enth Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana, said tax TO be
for the purpose of acquiring school
grounds, of building and equipping a
school house and of doing such other
things rs may be necessary for the
establishment of a good public school
at Mamou, q village in said parish, the
title of said school property to be vested
in the public; said tax to be levied and
collected in pursuance TO and in ac-
cordance with Law, beginning with the
year 1909.
FOR Issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds in accordance
with Act No.M ofthe Acts of the Gener-
afAssembly ofthe State Of louisiana for
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 of
the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1906, Of the pro-
ceeds Of special taxes voted and carried,
or that may be voted and carried, in
this election;
Said ballots to have printed on
on same small square spaces OF uni
form size Immediately following and
opposite to at the right of the printing |
following the words aFor" and tAgainsf6
above set forth, and to have at the
head printed instructions to the voters
TO place their eross mark In the small
square opposite the ballot they wish tot
vote, and TO sign their names and write
the amount of the assessed valuation of
the property owned by them in saidd dis
tTicton lines indicated, which lines shall
provided at the bottom of the ballots;
all OF the questions to be submitted to
each voter including ballots both aFor1
and against each proposition sub
mitted to be printed together ON each
x or ballot, which ballots
shall otherwise conform in these aud all
other respects to the general election
laws as aforesaid.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the Board Of Supervisors OF 1
Elections of the Parish OF st. Landry
be and they are hereby requested and
directed to appoint three commissioners
and a clerk of election to serve and hold
said election at tie place established
by law in said district as above set
to give due notice Of said apnofnt-