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

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Whereas, the Police Jury Of the Par
ish of ST. Landry did at the session held
on May 4th, 1909, ordain that an election
should be held on Tuesday the 9th day
of June, 1909, throughout School Dis
trtct No One ID of the First f1stl Police
Jury Ward of the Parish OF st. Landry,
bounded and described as follows. to-
Wit: That the Court House In the City
or OpeIousas be taken as d starting
point; that lines be run Three {8l miles
North, Three (3) miles West, Four (49.
miles South and Four 60 miles East
from said Court House or starEfngDeint.
that parallel lines be. run respectively
through the three and four mile points
North, West South and East until the
North and South parallel lines tnteraeet
Lbs West parallel lines, there
By creating School District Seven l7l
miles sauares and containing Forty
nine l491 square miles
Now therefore, we She undersigned
Board OF Supervisors of Elections in
and d said Parish OF st. Landry. duly
qualtheds commissioned and SWORD, by
virtue OF he authority IN US vested do
hereby give public notice that on
Tuesday, June 22, eos,
an election will be held throughout said
school district at the polling place es-
tablished by law for the First Precince
OF the First Police jury Ward of the
Parish OF ST. Landry at the Court House
Of said parish In the City Of 0pelousas
in said School District; 81 which esd
election be submitted to the property
tax payers cf said district entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws OF
wit:
lat. Whether or not there shall be
levied especial tax of Three l31 mills on
the dollar per annuTn for the period Of
Twenty (20l years on all taxable prop-
erty situated In said School District for
the purpose Of acquiring, II necessary,
school grounds in the Gity6 0pelonsas,
Lou1sianas for school sites, play grounds,
school gardens and other fhings neces-
9 in school development, and, es-
pec1ally for the construction of b large
and eommodfous modern school build
ing in the City of OpeIousas, and tospro-
ytdafor adequate furniture and equip
ment Of same, the title TO which shall
be vested In the public, In pursuance to
law 1n such cases made and provided,
ana IN conformity to the petition of
more than one-1fth or the property tax
payers of said school district attached
TO made part OF said ordinance:
said tax to be levied and collected in
pursuance to and in accordance with
law, beginning win the year 1909.
ID. Whether or not the taxes which
may be voted at said election IN said
school district shall be funded into
bonds in accordance with Act No. 80 OF
the General Assembly Of She State OF
Louisiana for the year 1866.
And in further pursuance to the d
thority vested il us, we the said Super
yisors Of Elections, do hereby name and
appoint the following Commissioners.
and Clerk to preside at said election
namely Commissioners: John H.
Harmanson, HI. ~. Litfen and e. W..
Mayer Clerk; George e. Edwards.
Said Commissioners are instructed to
open the poll at Six (61 O'Clock Al. H.,
and 70 close the same atSeven Ca o'clock
z. NJ, on the am day Of said election,
and 10 make returns Of said election iii
pursuance to the general election laws
Of this State and said ordinance OF said
Police jury.
Done ordered and signed officially
this 4th day of May, Al ID, 1903.
II. f.. LOEB
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR,
I'D. Stage,
Board OF Supervisors Of Elections for
the Parish Of ST. Landry, La.