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

journal of this parish, for the full
period Of thirty clear days previous to
the date Of holding said election, and
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and after it's passage
Adopted June sth, 1909.
w. +. CLOPTON, President.
Attest: I'D HEALEY, Clerk.
opelousas, May Srd. 1909.
TO the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police jury of St.Lan-
dry Parish, State of Louisiana.
Your undersigned property Tax
Payers of st. Landry Parish respect-
fully petition FOUR Honorable Body
to order q special election in School
District Number Three OF tn g
Seventh Police Jury Ward, being
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: Beginning at a point on the Louis
lana Meridian at the one-half mile point
between Section "a, T 4 r. i M and
Section 50, II 4 S r / e. and running
west one I'D section: thence north, on
section line, four sections 10 the one
half mile post between sections one q
two w; thence East along X
section line five sections; thence South
on q line parallel to and four miles East
on the Louisiana Meridian to the South
east corner of section 80, T4S RI Ej
thence West, along section line, four "a
sections to the Southwest corner of
section 50, T4S r. / E., on the Meridian,
thence north along Meridian line u sec
ton to the point of beginning. This to
contain twenty-five (22) square miles.
Saideleetion to be called forthepufpose
of submitting TO the taxpayers OF said
district, entitled to vote at said election
the proposition of levying d special tax
of three mills on the dollar for the
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property in said district for the follow
ing objects and purposes, viZ:-Safd tax
levy to be for the purpose, if necessary,
of acquiring school grounds, OF o
structing school buildings, and of doing
any and all other things necessary in
school development. The title to all
property for which said tax may be
expendedshall be vested in the public.
And your petitioners further pray
that your Honorable Body will embody
in the call for this election, thequestion
of Issuing bonds or the funding into
bonds the taxes which may be voted
at said election in this school district,
by yirue of this special election, for the
purposes before enumerated.
And your petitioners further pray
that this petition and the requisite or
dinance ordering said election be duly
passed and published as provided by
law and as in duty bound, your mem
orialist pray for one and favorable coz
sideTation in the premises.
Arehille Guillorg, Sr. Hypolite G..
LeBas, Louis Lendrenau, Jr, Newell
GuiiIory, Sra Eazebe GuillorY, 3. Des-
hotels, Ertemon Vidrine, Arcaduce Vid-
rine Jos. Sailleau, e. M. Miller, Benoit
Deshotels, 0neal Mayeaux, i. BIZ. Gus
Miller, r. B. Vidrine, Dublin Fontenot,
0lean b. O. Cord, Glide Gnillory, Ave
nant Chapman, Dorsilu Nidrine, john
son Bogard, John 0rtego, ZenoG uiIlory,
Alduca Guillory, SaYish Vaetrine, Avis
Landrenau, Prosper L~andreneau. J, G.
Vidrine, Ayenant Brunei, ULCER Marian.
Mr.. w. r. Fontenotofered the follow
ing ordinance and upon being duly read
was adopted unanimously to-Wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering a special election at which
shall be submitted to the property
tax payers qualified under the
Constitution and laws of this State,
of. School District No. (3) of the
Seventh Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, and herein-
after more fully described, the pro-
position of levying a special tax of
Three ~ mills on the dollar per
annum for Ten (l04 years on all tho
taxable property in the said district,
said tax levy to be for the purpose,
if necessary, Of acquiring school
grounds, of constructing school
buildings, and of doing any and all
other things necessary in school
development, the title 10 all pro
perty for which said tax may be
expended to be vested in the public
and at which said election shall
also be submitted to the tax payers
of said district the question of issue
ing bonds, or the funding into
bonds of the taxes which NAV be
voted in this School District, by
virtue of this special election, for
the purposes before enumerated
all in pursuance to law in such
cases made and provided. and in
conformity to the petition of more
than onesffth of the property tax
payers of said school district hereto
annexed and made part hereof.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Landry In reg
ular session convened, That a. special
election be held in School District Num-
Der Three (3l of the Seventh Police Jury
ward Of this parish, and bounded and
described as follows. to-Wit: Beginning
eft a point on the Louisiana Meridian at
the one half mile point between Section
q, tbs RI w and Section SO, T4S RI
lie and running West one I'll section ;
thence North, on section line, four sec
tons to the one half mile post between
section one and two T46R1W thence
East along II section line five sections;
thence South On q line parallel to and
four miles East of the Louisiana Meri-
dian to the Southeast corner of section.
80, T4s RE; thence West, along sec
ton line, four () sections to the South
West corner of section 80, AZ r. lie on
the Meridians thence North along
Meridian line " section TO the point OF
beginning this to contain twenty-five
{221 miles; said election to be held on
Monday the 18th day OF July, a. D.,
1903, at the new Central School House.
within the bounds of said school dis
triet, there being no regularly establish.
ed polling place therein at which said
shall be submitted to the pro-
perty tax payers of said school district
to vote nnder the Constitution
and laws of this State, the following
questions, so-Wit:
let TIL proposition Of IeyYing Il
tax of Three (31 mills on She dol
lar per annum for the period OF Ten (IOl
on all the taxable property in said
district, said tax levy to be for The pur-
pose, Il necessary, of acquiring school
grounds, of constructing school build
and of doing any and all things
necessary In school development. the
title to all property for which said tax
may be expended 10 be vested In the
public: and
I'd. The question of issufng bonds or
the funding into bonds of the taxes
may be collected in this school
by virtue of this special elect
ion, for the purposes before enumerated ;
ali IN pursuance to law IN such eases
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 in the form provided
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