St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-22

GnEsFgM gOTWETEI, TII6L q STCgFaT UIUIIGNEE -
held I'm Schoo District No. One ID OF the
First (1st) Police jury Ward Of the PARISH or.
st. Landry, bounded u described as lQl-
lows, to-wit: That the CourL house an sIs
City of O~pelousas be taken as a starting
point; that lines be run Three tl mics
North, Three (3| miles West, Four I'D miles
South, n Four ~ miles East from sac
Court House or starting point; that parallel
lines be run respectively through Inc ghFee
and four mile points North, West, south D
East until the North and south paTalielilnes
Interest the East and West parallel lines,
thereby creating q school District Seven "a
miles square, and containing koTty-nlne t4Sl
square miles; said election TO pc heIa on
Tuesday the 22nd day of June, "A. ID, l909, az
the regular polling place established Dy law
forthe First Precinct of the First Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry at the
Court House of said parish in the City OF
OpeIOusas In aid SchoOl District; at which
said election shall be submitted to the pro-
pertY tax payers of said district entitled TO
vote under the Constitution ana laws Of thls
state. the following questions, tQrWll:
LIST. Whether or not there shall De 4eVleu
special tax of Three 90 mills on the d0IIaf
per annum Tor the perlod on slMen.y ~
said SchooI District for the purpose OF ac-
curing, If necessary, ScnoOI U ~ the
City of Opelousas, louisiana or sizes,
play grounds, school gardens and other
things necessary In school
and, especially, for the construction OF q
large and commodious odernschoot Dult9-
Ing the City of OpelouSas, p 70 proYlde
for adequate furniture and OF
same, the title to which shall be vested IN
the public, in pursuance 70 law N susn
cases made and provided, andtn conformity
to the petition of more b one-nftn OF the
property tax payers of said school district
hereto annexed n made part hereoIs salQ
tax to be levied and collected In pursuance
to and in accordance with law, beginning
with b year 1903.
2nd. whether or n o the taxes which may
be voted at said election IN said sch0oI uls-
trtct shaI be funded into bonds in accord
ance with Act No. S4of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1905;
SECTION 2. Be 1T further ordained. etc.
That said special election shall be held
under the general election laws OF TINS
State, and that the ballots to be used sna1i
be printed in thef form provided under SAID
general election laws. n shall have print
ed thereon:
FOR
a special tax of three 49, mills o the DOL
lar per annum for the period of Twenty i20l
years on all taxable property situated in.
School District No. One Cd of the First llst1
Police Jury Ward Of the Parish Of st. Lancry,
for the purpose of acquiring, If necessary,
school grounds In the City of Opelousas,
Louisiana, for school sites, play grounds,
schools gardens and other things necessary
in school development, and, especially, for
the construction Of a large and cOmmodious
modern school building IN the City of 0pe-
Iousas, and to provide for adequate furni
ture and equipment of same, the title TO
which shall be vested In the public, said tax
to he levied and collected in pursuance to
and In accordance with law, beginning with
the year 1903.
AGAINST
q special tax of Three 81 mills onathe dol.
lar per amnuIm for the period of Twenty I201
years on all taxable properly situated IN
School District No.One ~ of the First t1st1
Police uEy Ward OF the Parish of ST. Lam
dry, for the purpose Of acquiring, IL neces.
sary, school g~rouadSin the city of Opelousass
Louisiana, for schools sites. play grounds,
school gardens, ana other things necessary
in school development, ana, especially, for
the construction Of q large and commodius
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lousas, and to provide for adequate furnf-
ture and equipment of same, the title to
which shall be vested In the public, said tax
to be levied and collected in pursuance to
the year 1903.
FOR
funding Into bonds In accordance with Act
No. 81 of the General Assembly of the state
of Louisiana for the year 1906, the proceeds
of special taxes voted and carried, or that
may DC voted ana carried. in this election.
AGAINST
funding into bonds in accordance with Act
| mo. 81 of the Generally Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1905, the proceeds
| of special taxes voted and errried, or that
may be voted and carried, this election.
said ballots to a printed on sumo mall
| square spaces Of uniform size Immediately
following and opposite to and at the right
of the printing following the words For
n Against as above set forth to have
at b head printed instructions to the vot-
ers to place their cross mark In the small
Esuaare opposite the ballotthey wis1to veto,
and to sign their names n write the
amount of the assessed valuation OF The
property owned then by In said district on
lines Indicated which lines h be proyid.
ed at the bottom OF the ballots; and said
ballots to otherwise conform to the general
election laws asaforesatd.
SECTION 8. Be itfurther ordained, ETC.,
That the Board OF supervisors Of Elections
OF b Parish of st. Landry be n they are
hereby requested and directed to appoint
three commissioners and a clerk of election
to serve and hold said election at the place
| established by faEin said district, to give
and place Of holding said election, and to
make returns OF said election TO the Presi-
dent of the Police jury, who shall announce
proBulgata the resu1gsoT said election
SECTION &. Be 1t further ordained, ETC.,
That the Board OF Supervisors OF Elections
of the Parish OF ST. Landry shall ~ 1850
ballots printed In accordance with the pro-
visions of the general election law and of
Section 2 OF this ordinance, to be delivered
by the Sheriff OF this parish at the polling
| place In said school district within the time
mxed by the general election law together
with the ballot box n other election par
apheTnalia.
SECTION S. He It further ordained, etc,
That the Commissioners of Election shall
receive the ballots Of all property tax pay
ers OF said school district entitled TO vote
under the Constitution and laws of this
State, and when the polls are closed shall
count said ballots and make returns OF the
votes cast at said election both IN number
and amount of assessed valuation Of pro.
perty of those who voted for said tax. and
of those who voted against the same, and
Of those who voted for funding said tax
into bonds, and of those who voted against
the Am
SECTION 6. Be II further ordained, etc. !,
That this ordinance and annexed petition
of the property tax payers OF said school
district shall be published in the ST. Landry
Clarion, the on1clai journal OF this parish,
for the full period OF thirty clear days pre-
vious to the date of holding said election,
and that this ordinance shall take effect
from and sitter its passage.
ADOPTED MAY 1903.
W. II. OL0PT0N,
ATTEST President.
III. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Opelousas, La. May Bird, 1908.
To the Honorable President and Mem