St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-03

state Of Louisiana:
Your undersigned property tax-pay,5
ers of the Parishes of st. Landry anu
AvoyelIes respectfully petition your
HnnorabIe Bodies t. order a special
election in the Bayou Boeuf SehooI DIS
Brfct No. 81, composed of territory lakel
from the Parishes Of st. Landry ana
Ayoyelles, and further described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Bepin at NV corner Of neN Of section
9I.t2g.r2 9. in the parish Of A~voyelles;
thence running due south ~ miles to
the gw corner of neM of section IL t 3 8,
70 e. In the parish of st. Landry thence
dine east 81 miles to Sc corner of neg
OF section 10, t3 s, r 3 e, in said parish OF
ST. Landry thence due north ~ miles
to- the ne corner of section ~, 2 5, r > e,
IN the parish of AYoyeIles; thence due
west along section line to the point Of
beginning, the territory embraced with
In this district being 24M square miles.
Said election Il be called for the pur.
pose of submitting to the tax payers Of
said district, entitled to vote at salo
election, the proposition OF leVylng a
special tax of five [5} mills on the dollar
per annum for the period of ten wears
on all the taxable property in the salq
district, for the following objects and
purposes:
Said tax levy to be for the purpose OF
acquiring school grounds in said school
district, and also for the purpose OF con
atructing and equipping thereon a cen
trail school building, the title to WhIch
shall be in the public, and also Tor the
purpose Of providing and doing such
other things as may be necessary IN
school Developments sald d1strtct.
And your petitioners further pray that
your Honorable bodies will embody in
the call for this election, the submission
To the taxpayers, voting at said election,
the question of issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds, the taxes when
may be collected in this school district,
by virtue of this special election, Tor the
purposes afore 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 memo
r~ialists pray for one and favorable con-
alteration and action in the premises.
Petitioners of st. Landry:
w, H. Lewis, J.. H. Mcdowell, A.G,
Evans, w. a. 0'Quin. J.W. Deare, w,
Al. Biles, J.J. O'Quln, II. Il. Harrel.
Petitioners of Ayoyelles:
20. M. Richards, Mrs. M. IL wharton
per s. T.. Wharton, f. r. White, DID
A.Young, John Tubre, w. b. Tubre, j,
M. Kelley, o. K. Piskels, j. V. Lawther.
Isidoro Candida, Ct. w. Kelley, w. -,
Coates, Walter Scales, Mrs. Y. Nugent,
q. X. White, u. Aft. Wartelle, E. B. San
0aIuTy H EsHHQ6IuI3 q. 1duu61uI 81 a
Townsend, JIG. Morrison, Jr, M. Mil
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 d special election at which
shall be submitted to such of the
property tax payers qualified undel
the Constitution and laws of thit
State, Of the Bayou Boeuf Schoo.
District Number Thirty-one 81
composed of territory taken from tht
Parishes of st. Landry and Avoyel
les, hereinafter more fully described
who reside in that portion of sale
district Whichlies within the bounds
of the Parish of st. Landry and arr
qualified to vote therein at such
election, the proposition of leyying
a special tax of five [5l mills on the
dollar per annum for the period o
ten years IN 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 sale
school district, and also for the pur
pose Of constructing and equippins
thereon 4 central high school build
ing, the title toWhich shall be in ths
public, and also for the purpose 81
providing and doing such othel
things as may be necessary in schoo
development in said district; and q
which said election shall also b.
submitted to the said tax payers o.
said district residing within tn
bounds of the Parish of st. Landry
the question Of issuing bonds or tht
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 t law IN suel
cases made and provided, and in con
formity to the petitions of NOR
than one-flfth of the property ia.
PAYERS of said school district resid
ing within the bounds of this parisl
of st. Landry hereto annexed AMI
made part hereof:
Section i. Be it ordained by thl
Police Jury Of the Parish Of st. Landr.
in regular session convened, That a spe
ciaI election be held in that portion
which lies within the bounds of th
Parish Of st. Landry OF the Bayou Boeu
School District Number Thirty-one 81.
composed of territory taken from thl
Parishes of st. Landry and Ayoyelles
and further described as follows, to-wit
Begin at NV orner of neM of section q
f2s, re e, in the Parish of Ayoyelles
thence running due south Az miles t.
the gW corner of neL of section II, B {
4 8. In the Parish of st. Landry theme
due east 81 miles to Sc corner of neM 0
section 10, I SIS, r 8 e,in said Parish of 81
landry thence due north AZ miles t
the ne corner Of section %, 8, r 8 e, il
the Parish of Avoyelles; thence du
west along section line to the point D
beginning, the territory embraced with
IN This district being 24A square miles
said election to be held on Monday, tn
10th day of July, A. d, 1905, at the regu
lar polling place established by law TO
the 18th precinct of the Fifth Police Jnr.
ward ofthe Parish of st. Landry at Mil
burns store at Barbreck in said schoo
district; at which said election shall b
submitted to the property tax payers o
said school district entitled to yot
nnder the Constitution and laws of thi
state. who reside within that portion o
said district which lies within tn
bounds Of the Parish OF ST. Landry ant
are quaIifiedtto vote therein at such cleo
ton, the following questions, to-wit:
LIST. The proposition Of levying q spe
ciaI tax Of FIVE f5l mills on the -dolla
Der annum for the period of ten llU
years on all the taxable property in tn
said districtlying within the bounds Q
the Parish of st. Landry, said tax to b
fer the purpose of acquiring schoo
grounds In said school district, and ais
FOR TIE purpose of constructing AM
eouipping thereon q central high schoo
building, and also for the purpose o
providing and doing such other thing
as ma be necessary IN school develop
ment i'm said district; the title to all Q
which shall be vested in the public, ant
"a. The question OF issuing bonds o
the funding INTO bonds, the taxes whfcl
may be collected in this school distric
by virtue Of this special election, for tn
afore enumerated all IN puG
suanee to law in such cases made ant