St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-05

more than One=nfth OF the properly LaA
payers of said school district hereto an
nexed and made part hereof.
SECTION i. Belt ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Landry In regular
held In School District No. One I'D Of the
First (1st1 Police Jury Ward OF the Rarlsn %
ST. Landry, bounded ana described as Iol-
lows, to-Wit: That the Court House N Ine
City of O~pelousas be taken as q starting
point; thai lines be run Three miles
North, Three (8l miles West, Four I'd mlles
South, and Four ~ miles East from sa1q
Court House or starting point; thaL parallei
lines be run respectively through the three
and four mile points North. West, south IAN
East until the North n South paTalleIInes
Interest the East and West parallel lines,
thereby creating a School District Seven I'd
miles square, and containing Forty-n1ne (8t
square miles; said election TO be h9Id on
Tuesday the 22nd day OF 2 {. q. u, lSos, at
the regula. polling place established by law
for the First Precinct OF b First jury
Ward of the Parish of st, Landry az the
Court House OF said parish In the City o.
Opeiousas in said school District; at which
said election shall be submitted to the pro-
perry tax payers of said district entitled to
vOte under the Constitution and laws OF this
state the following questions, t0~Wtts
lst. whether or not there shall be levied
q special tax of Three (} mills on the dollar
per nj for the period OF twenty tz0l
years on all taxable property sltuaLeo IA
said School District for the purpose OF ae-
quiring, IL necessary, school GROUNDS fn Ene
City of Opelousas, Louisiana for school sites,
play grounds, school gardens and other
things necessary IN school development
and, especially, for the construction OF g
large ii commodtous modernschooI Duilq-
Ing the City of 0pelousass and TO PROVIDE
for adequate furniture u equipment or
same. the title to which shall be vested in
the public, In pursuance to law IN sucn
cases made n provided, conformity
to the petition of more than one-nIth OF Lae
property tax payers Of said school district
hereto annexed n madep part here0ri Salu
tax to be levied and collected In pursuance
to and In accordance with law, beginning
with the year 1909.
2nd. whether or not the taxes which may
be voted at said election in said Seh0O1 Qls*
trict shall be funded into bonds In accord.
ance with Act No. $40 h General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1905.
SECTION 2. Be 1t further ordained, etc,
That said special election shan pc neiQ
under the general election laws OF This
State, and that the ballots to be used small
be printed In the form provided said
general election laws, and shall have print.
ed thereon:
FOR
q special tax of Three (8l mills on the dol
lar per annum for the period of Twenty 1907
years on all taxable property situated in
school District No. One ~ of the First (lstl
Police jury Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
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 c~OnlmodfOus
modern school building In the City of Ope-
lousas, n to provide fof adequate furnt-
ture and equipment of same, ths title to
which hall be vested in the public, said tax
to be levied and collected In pursuance to
and in accordance with law beginning with
the year 1909.
Especial tax of Three ~ mills onRthe dol.
lar per annum for the period of Twenty (20l
School District No. One d of the First (1st1
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Lam
dry, for the purpose OF acquiring, III neces-
sary, school groundsln the city Of 0pelousas.
Louisiana, for schools sites, play grounds,
school gardens, and other things necessary
IN school development, and, especially, for
the construction or large and comm0dtus
modern school building IN the City of Ope-
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
and in accordance with law, beginning with
the year 1903.
FOR
funding fato bonds in accordance with Act
No. "a of the General Assembly of the state
of Louisiana for the year 1905, the proceeds
of special taxes voted and carried, or that
may be voted and carried. In this election.
AGAINST
funding into bonds in accordance with Act
No. 81 OF the Generally Assembly OF the State
of Louisiana for the year 1906, the proceeds
of special taxes voted and crrried, or that
may ne voted and carried, this election.
said ballots to have printed on sBme small
square spaces OF uniform size Immediately
following n opposite to and at the right
of the printing following the words For
and Against as above set forth, to have
at the head printed instructions to the vot.
1 erE to place their cross mark in the small
square opposite the ballotfhey Wfsato vote,
and to sign their names and write the
amount OF the assessed valuation OF the
lines Indicated which lines shall be provid-
I'd at the bottom Of the ballots; n said
ballots TO otherwise conform 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 n directed to appoint
three commissioners and d clerk of election
to serve and hold said election at the place
established by law In said district, to give
due of SAT- appointment, and of the time
and place OF holding said election, and to
make returns or said election TO the Presi-
dent OF the Police Jury who shall announce
and promnlgate b result of said election
according TO law.
SECTION 4. BE ii further ordained, ETC.,
That he Board OF Supervisors or Elections
of the Parish OF st. Landry shall have 1896
ballots printed in accordance with the pro.
visions Of the general election law and oi
Section q OF this ordinance, to be delivered
by the Sheriff of this parish at the polling
place in said school district within the time
dxed by tile general election law together
with the ballot box and other election par.
aphernalia.
SECTION S. BE IL 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 n laWs OF this
state, and When the polls + closed shall
votes cast at said election both In number
anG amount of assessed valuation OF pro.
perty OF those who voted for aid tax. and
of those who voted against the same. and
i 0F fHas1 xryFan rv1F1N FNn[ FszNa9~o - a a. -
into bonds, ana of those who voted against
the anne
SECTION 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That his ordinance and annexed petition
Of the property tax payers of said school
district shall be published In the ST. Landry
Clarion, the o1lctal journal of this parish,
for the full period OF thirty clear days pre-.
yious to the { OF holding said election.
and that his ordinance shall tax effect
from and after It's passage.
ADOPTED NAY 1899. III opror
ATTEST: President.
III. HEALEY.
Clerk.
Opelousas, La. May 3rd, 1908.
To the Honorable President and Mem.
bers of the Police Jury Of st. Landry
Parish, State Of Louisiana.
Your undersigned property tax-pay.
ers of st. Landry Parish respectfully
petition Your Honorable Body to order
q special election in the Lanse Bleu
School District, being further designa.
ted as School District Number Two d
the Seventh Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, and bounded and
described as follows, to-Wits
Commencing at the Southeast corner
of Section 19, Up 5 S r 9 E., running
North three miles, thence running WesI
three and " miles to Bayou des Cannes
thence South along said bayou to the
Snufh-west corner of fha nFonnrfv al