St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-09
Proclamation OF Election.

By virtue of authority vested In us as
per ordinance of the Police jury of the
parish of st. Landry, La, in regular
session convened Monday, Dec. Z, 1908. q
special election is hereby ordered to be
held throughout the limits Of the sixth
Police Jury Ward of this parish, which
constitutes the sixth public road district
Of said parish, on the 18th day of jan
uary, 1909, at which shall be submitted
to the property tax payersDf said ward
and road district who are entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws of
this State, the question Of whether OF
not a baxof three mills on the dollar per
annum shall be levied on all taxable
property in said ward and road district
for five years beginning with the year
1909, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said ward and road
district in lieu OF the vehicle tax noW
levied for those purposes but not of the
per capita tax levied under existing or
dinance which is to remain in full force
and effect.
That said special election shall be held
under the General Election laws of this
| State at the polling places established
By law In said ward and road district.
The ballots to be used at said election
shall be printed In the form prescribed
by the general election laws of this
state and shall have printed thereon:
FOR special tax of three mills on
the dollar per annum for five years
beginning with the year 1909, to be levied
on all the taxable property in b Sixth
Police Jury Ward and Public Road Dis
triet of the Parish of st. Landry for the
purpose of constructing, maintaining
and repairing the public roads and
bridges in said ward and road district In
lieu Of the vehicle taxes now levied for
those purposes, but not of the per capita
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which Is to remain in full force and
effect.
AGAINST S special tax Of three mills
on the dollar per annum for five years
beginning with the year 1903, to be
levied OF all the taxable property in
the Sixth Police Jury Ward and Public
Road DistriCtof the Parish of ST Landry
for the purpose OF constructing, main
tanning and repairing the public roads
and bridges in said ward and road dis
trict In lieu of the vehicle taxes now
levied for those purposes, but not of the
per capita tax levied under existing.or-
dinances which is to remain in full force
and effect.
That each voter voting at said cleo
ton shall endorse on his ballot over his
signature the aggregate amount of prop
erty assessed to him in said ward and
road district. That the commissioners
of election at each poll shall receive the
ballots of ali property taxpayers of said
ward and road district entitled to vote
at their respective polls under the Con-
~stitution q general election laws OF
this State, and when thepolls shall have
been closed shall count said ballots and
make returns OF the votes cast a said
election both in number and amount Of
assessed value OF property of those who
voted for sale tax, and OF those who
voted against the same Said returns
shall be made in duplicate, n set shall
be sent TO the President of the Police
Jury and the other TO the Chairman of
the Board of Supervisors of Election,
and both addressed to 0pelousas, La.
And it is further ordered that said
election shall be held at the following
places and By the following commits
sioners and clerks:
Precinct /, Dossmann, at Dossmann's
store. Commissioners: Thurston Ras-
berry, B. s Dossmann, Robert He1mler
clerk, r. g. Gnilliamin.
Precinct 2, Lake Cove, at Church
House. Commissioners; J. G. GauseY;
Harvey johnson, j. S. Gausey; clerk,
Chas. Duplisy.
Precinct 8, Beaver Creek, at Morris
School House. Commissioners: Octave
u. Fontenot, It's. Sealey, Thos. Morris;
clerk, ~. Il. Fontenot.
Precincts, Bayou ChEcot, atSam Haas
store. Commissioners: HID. Courtney,
Henry Erich, Robert Kelly; clerk, u,
j.. Derbes.
Precinct s, Pine Prairie, at Pine Prairie
Hall. Commissioners: VIM Clark, nj.
=. Fontenot, He. Campbell; clerk, Pat
Donahy.
Precfnct6, Lone Pine, atSmitn's Il Co.'S
store. Commissioners: d. w. Bass, e.
6. Walker, a. p. Galcote; clerk, Dan
Wilson.
b. II. LOEB,
ST.. HEBRARD.
Board Of Supervisors Of Election Parish
of ST. Landry. dee19