St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-12

Ten [1Ol years on all taxable property
situated in the Mamou School Dis
trict, further designated as School Dis
trtct No One I'D ofthe 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 equipping a school house
and OF doing such other things as may
be necessary for the establishment OF
q good public school at Mamou, a village
In said parish, the title of said school
property TO be vested in the public said
tax to be levied and collected in pursu-
aHce to and in accordance with law, be-
ginning with the year 1909.
AGAINST q special tax Of Three rel
mills on the dollar per annum for the
period Of Ten E10] years on all taxable
property situated in the Mamou
School District, further designated as
School District No. One FIJI 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 q
school house and Of doing such other
things as may be necessary for the
establishment Of good public school
at Mamouy g vtllage 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
wear 1909.
FOR Issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds in accordance
with Act Ho.84 Of che Acts Of the Gener-
al Assembly of the 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 1901, 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 sSme small square paces of uni
form size immediately following and
opposite to st the right of the printing
following the woNds aForr and against
as above set forth, and to have at the
head printed instructions TO the voters
to place their cross mark in the small
square opposite the ballot they wish to
vote, and TO sign their ame and write
the amount of the assessed valuation of
the property owned by them in said dis
tTict on lines indicated, which lines shall
be provided at the bottom of the ballots;
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each voter including ballots both "For''
and "Againstp each proposition sub
mitted TO be printed together on each
single ticket or ballots which ballots
shall otherwise conform in these and all
other respects to the general election
laws as aforesaid.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the Board OF Supervisors OF
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 al above set
forth, to give due notice of said appoint
ment, and of the time and place OF hold
ing said election, and TO make returns
of said election TO the President OF the
Police Jury, who shall announce and
promuIgate the result of said election
according to law.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
cts, That the Board of Supervisors OF
Elections Of the Parish of st. Landry
shall have 500 ballots printed in &C
cordanee with the provisions OF the
general election law and of Section OF
this ordinance, to be delivered by the
Sheriff of this parish at the polling
place in said school district above desig-
mated within the time fixed by the gene
raj election law, together with the ballot
box and other election paraphernalI1.
Section 5. Be if further ordained,
etc, That the Commissioners Of Elec-
ton shall receive the ballots of all prop
erty tax payer OF said school district
qualified 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 property
of those who voted for said tax, and Of
those who voted against the same, and
for those who voted for funding said
tax into bonds and of those who voted
against the IN
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., That this ordinance and annexed
petitions of the property tax payers Of
said school district shall be published
in the St. Landry Clarion, the official
journal OF this parish, for the full
period of thirty clear days previous TO
the date OF holding said election, ana
that this ordinances shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Adopted June 8th, 1909.
W.T. GLOPT0N, President.
Attest: il. HEALEY. Clerk.