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

iGheS OF ST Landry anu AF0y S4ASJ
state of Louisiana:
Your undersigned property tax-pay--
ers of the Parishes of st. Landry and
Avoyelles respectfully petition youT
Hnnopab1e BODIES to order q special
election in the Bayou BGuf School Dis
ffict No. 81, composed OF territory taken
from the Parishes of st. Iandf ana
Avoyelles, and further described as foir
Rerin at NV corner of neL of section
Q .t2g.r2e, In the parish of Avoyelles;
thence running due south ~ miles to
the gw corner of neL of section IL 8 8,
re- e, In the parish of st. Landry; thence
due east 81 miles to Sc corner OF neN
Of section 10, t 3 s, r 8 Q, in said parish OF
st. Landry thence due north ~ mlies
to the ne corner of section ", ~ g, e
ia the parish Of AvoyeIles; themes 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 o!
said district, entitled to vote at SAID
election, the proposition of leyying .
special tax of iYeI5 mills on the dollar
per annum for the period OF ten wears
on all the taxable property in the sald
district, for the following objects ana
purposes:
Said tax levy to be for the purpose OF
acquiring school grounds in said schoot
district. and also for the purpose of con-
sfrncting and enufpping thereon a CEN
trai 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 developmentin said district.
And your petitioners further pray that
your Honorable bodies will embody In
the call for this election, the submission
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Che question of issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds, the taxes which
NAV be collected in this school district,
by virtue OF this special election, for the
purposes afore enumerated.
And yonr petitioners further pray
that this petition and the requisite Or
diuance ordering said election be duly
law, and as in duty bound, your memo
~rialists pray for one and favorable CON
alteration and action in the premises.
Petitioners of st. Landry:
w. III. Lewis, J.. H. Mcdowell, A.C.
Evans, w. A. O'Quin. j. w. Deare, w.
a. BiIes, J..J. 0'QuIn, T. L. Harrel.
Petitioners of Avoyelles:
G. M Richards, Mrs. NJ. T.. Wharton
per s.. l.. Wharton, f. r. White, Ord.
AIYoune, John Tubre, w. e. Tubre,J j.
NJ. Kelley, o. X. Piskels, j.. ". LaWther,
Istdoro Candida, q. w. Kelley, w. e.
Coates, Walter Scales, Mrs. v. Nugent,
g. II. White, j. All. WaEtelle, d. B. San
defur, q. T. Sandefur, ii. Sandefur, s. A.
Townsend, ]. @. Morrison, Jr, M. Mill
burn, r.. NJ. Nugent, Philippe Candida.
Mr.. Doucet offered the following or
dinonce and after being duly read was
adopted unanimously, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering y 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 1911
composed of territory taken from she
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 levying
a special tax of five [5l 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 our
pose of constructing and equipping
thereon n central high school build
ing, the title towhich shall be in the
public, and also for the purpose of
providing and doing such other
things as may beneeessary 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
trict, by virtue of this special cleo
ton, for the purposes afore enumer-
ated all In pursuance tolaw in such
cases made and provided, andin con-
formity to the petitions of more
than one-fifth 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 hereof:
Section I. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Landry
in regularsession convened, That q spe-
cia1 election be held in that portion
which lies within the bounds OF the
Parish of st. Landry of the Bayou Boeuf
School District Number ThIrtysone 1911,
composed of territory taken from the
Parishes of st. Landry and Ayoyelles,
and further described as follows, to-wit:
Begin ut NV corner of neL of section 81,
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thence running due south ~ miles to
the sw corner OF neL of section III, t 8 8.
re- e, In the Parish of st. Landry thence
due east So miles TO SO corner of neL of
section 10, t3s, r 8 BIN said Parish of st.
Landry thence due north ~ miles 20
the ne corner of section % "a, r 8 e, in
the Parish OF AvoyeIles; thence due
west along section line to the point Of
beginning, the territory embraced with
In this district being 24N square miles.
Said election to be held on Monday, the
10th day OF July, A. d.. 1908, st the regu-
AaF polling place established by law Tor
the 9th precinct of the Fifth Police Jury
ward of the Parish OF st. Laudry at Mill
burns store 90 B1rbreck in said school
district; at which said election shall be
submitted to the property tax payer 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 at such cleo
ton, the following questions, to-wit:
LIST. The proposition of levying q spe-
cial tax of i've l5] mills on the dollar
per annum for the period OF ten [I01
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
Tor the purpose Of constructing and
equipping thereon q central high 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
I'd. The question OF issuing bonds or
the funding into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected in this school district
by virtue of this special election, for the