St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-10

SID EchOOl district snail De publ9Shea
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, and
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Adopted June 9Th, 1909.
VIZ CLOPTON, President.
Attest: J.J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Opelousas, May 3rd. 1903.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police jury of St.Lan-
dry Parish, State Of Louisiana.
Your undersigned property Tax
Payers of st. Landry Parish respect
fully petition your Honorable Body
to order a special election in School
Seventh Police Jury Ward, being
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: Beginning at q point on the Louis
lana Meridian at the one-half mile point
between Section q, tbs r / w and
Section 80, 4 S r l E., and running
west one o. section; thence north, on
section line, our sections &c the one
half mile post between sections one and
two T4S l w; thence East along u
section line five sections; thence South
on a line parallel to and four miles East
on the Louisiana Meridian to the South
east corner of section 80, tbs E;
thence West, along section line, four az
sections to the Southwest orn of
section 3S, T4SRl q. on the Meridian,
thence north along Meridian line n sec
ton to the point of beginning. This to
contain twenty-five (22) square miles.
Saidelection to be called forthepurpose
of submitting to the taxpayers of said
district, entitled to vote at said election
the proposition Of levying q special tax
of three mills on the dollar for the
period of ten (10) years on all taxable
property in said district for the follow
ing objects and purposes viz Said tax
levy to be for the purpose, If necessary,
Of acquiring school grounds, of con-
structing school buildings, and of doing
any and all other things necessary in
school development. The title to all
property for which said tax may be
expendedsha1l be vested in the public.
And your petitioners further pray
that your Honorable Body will embody
in the call for this election, the question
of issning bonds or the funding into
bonds the taxes which may be voted
at said election in this school district,
by yirue of this special election, for the
purposes before enumerated.
And your petitioners further pray
that this petition and the requisite or
dinance ordering said election be duly
N2#R4ON4A30 ny
law and as in duty bound, your mem
o%rialfst pray for one and favorable CON
sideration in the premises.
Archille Guillory, Sr., Hypolite @.
LeBas, Louis Lendrenau, Jr, Newell
Gui1lory, Sr, Euzebe Guillory, e. Des-
hotels, ErtemOn Vidrine, Arcaduce Vid-
rine Jos. Sailleau, E. M. Miller, Benoit
Deshotels, Oneal Mayeaux, j. Bill. Gus.
Miller, r. B.. Vidrine, Dublin F%ontenot,
Clean B. O. Cord, Glide Guillory, Ave
nant Chapman, Dorsilu Vidrine, john
son BogaTd, John Ortego, Zeno GuiIlory,
Aiduca Guillory, Sayish Vactrine, Avis
Landrenau, Prosper Landreneau. j. G..
Vidrine, Ayenant Brunei, ULCER Marian.
Mr.. w. p. Fontenot offered the follow
ing ordinance and upon being duly read
was adopted unanimously to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering a special election at which
shall be submitted to the property
tax payers qualified under the
Constitution and laws of this State,
OF School District No. (3) of the
Seventh Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, and herein
after more fully described, the pro-
position of levying a special tax of
Three (3) mills on the dollar per
annum for Ten (10i years on all the
taxable property in the said district,
said tax levy to be for the
il necessary, of acquiring school
grounds, of constructing school
buildings, and of doing any and all
other things necessary in school
development. the title to all pro-
perty for which said tax NAV be
expended to be vested in the public;
and at which said election shall
also be submitted to the tax payers
of said district the question of issue
ing bonds, or the funding into
bonds of the taxes which ma be
voted in this School District, by
virtue of this special election, for
the purposes before enumerated;
all in pursuance to law In such
cases made and provided, and in
conformity to the petition of more
than one-fifth of the property tax
payers Of said school district hereto
annexed and made part hereof.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Landry in reg
ulaf session convened, That q special
election be held in School District Num-
Der Three (3) of the Seventh Police Jury
ward of this parish, and bounded and
described as follows, to-Wit: Beginning
at q point on the Louisiana Meridian at
the one half mile point between Section
~, tbs RI w and Section 80, T4SR
II and running West one ~ section;
thence North, on section line, four Sec
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section and two T4SR1 w; thence
East along Il section line five sections
thence South on q line parallel to and
four miles East of the Louisiana Meri-
dian to the Southeast corner of section
80, IA RE; thence West, along sec
ton line, four az sections to the South
West corner of section SO, r 8 r. I e on
the Meridian; thence North along
Meridian line a seetionto.t the point Of
beginning, this to contain. twenty-five
(22) miles; said election to be held on
Monday the 10Th day of July, A. D.,
1909, at the new Central School House
within the bounds of said school dis
trict, there being no regularly establish
ed polling place therein at which said
shall be submitted to the pro-
perty tax payers of said school district.
entitled to vote under the Constitution
and laws of this State, the following
questions, to-Wit:
1st. II h es sproposition of levying q
tax of Three (3) mills on the dol
lar per annum for the period of Ten (I0)
years on all the taxable property in said
district, said tax levy to be for the pur-
pose, If necessary. of acquiring school
grounds, of constructing school build
ings, and of doing any and all things
necessary in school development, the
title to all property for which said tax
may be expended to be vested in the
public and
I'd. The question of issuing bonds or
the funding into bonds OF the taxes
may be collected in this school
by virtue of this special elect
ion. for the purposes before enumerated;
all in pursuance to law in SUCH cases
made and provided.
Section 2. BE it further ordained, etc,
that said special election shall be held
under the General Election laws of this