St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-12
OpeIousas, May srd. 1909.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury of st.Lan-

O~pelousas, May 3rd. 1909.
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 o special election in School
District Number Three Of til 8
Seventh Police Jury Ward, being
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: Beginning at a point on the Louis
lana Meridian at the one-half mile point
between Section q, r 4 SRIW and
Section 33, T. 4 S r l e. and running
west one az section; thence north, on
section line, four sections TO the one
half mile post between sections n and
two tbs R w thence East along Il
section line five sections; thence South
on a line parallel taand four miles East
on the Louisiana Meridian to the South
east corner Of section 30, T4SRlE
thence West, along section line, four "a
sections to the Southwest corner of
section 80, T4SR l g., on the Meridian,
thence north along Meridian line u sec
ton to the point OF beginning. This to
contain twenty-five Or square miles.
Saidelection to be called forthepurpose
of submitting to the taxpayers of said
district, entitled to vote at said election
the proposition of Ievying a special tax
OF three mills on the dollar for the
period of ten (I01 years on all taxable
property in said district for the follow
ing objects and purposes. viz:-Said tax
levy to be for the purpose, Ii necessary,
of acquiring school grounds, Of CON-
structing school buildings, and of doing
any and all other Things necessary in
school developments. The title to all
property for which said tax may be
1xaa n ha ro5%1E ~ She DrhTSo=-
And your petitioners further pray
that your Honorable Body will embody
in the call for this election, the question
OF issuing bonds or the funding into
bonds the taxes which may be voted
at said election in this school district,
by vtrue 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
passed and published Sc provided By
law and as in duty bound, your mem-
orialist pray for and favorable con-
sideration in the premises.
ArchIlIe Guil1ory, Sry Hypolite G.
LeBas, Louis Lendrenau, Jr, Newell
GulllorY, SRI EuZebe Gui1lorY, Il. Des-
hotels. Ertemon VidYine, Arcaduee Vid-
rine Jos. Sailleau, e. NJ. Miller, Benoit
Deshotels, OneaI MaYeaux, J. Bill. Gus.
Miller, RIB. Viarinet Dublin Fonfenot,
Clean b. @. Cord, Glide GuilIory, Ave-
naut Chapman, Dorsilu Vidrine, john
son BogsTd, John Ortego, Zeno GuiIlory,
Alduca Guillory, SaviSh Yactrine, Avis
Landrenau, Prosper Landrenaau. i. G..
Vidrine, Avenant Brunei, Tiger Marisns
Mr.. W. p. Fontenot offered the follow
ing ordinance and upon being duly read
was adopted unanimously to-wit:
An ORDINANCE.
Ordering q 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. f31 OF tha
Seventh Police Jury Ward OF the
Parish OF st. Landry, and herein
after more fully described, the pro-
position OF levYing q special tax Of
Three Isl mills on the dollar per
annum for Ten 9101 years on al tha
taxable property In the said district,
said tax levy to be for the purpose,
II necessary, OF acquiring school
grounds, Of constructing school
buildings, and Of doing any and sll
other things necessary In school
developments, the title to all pro-
perty Tor which said tax may 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
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bonds OF the taxes which may be
voted in this School Diatricb, by
virtue of this special election, for
the purposes before enumerated;
all in pursuance to law in such
cases made and provided ard in
conformity to the petition Of more
than one-ffth OF the property tar
payers of said school district hereto
annexed and made part hereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained by tbs Police
Jury Of the Parish of st. Landry in reg
session convened, That q special
be held in School District Num-
Der Three(3l ofthe Seventh Police Jury
ward Of this parish, and bounded and
described as follows, to-Wit: Beginning
at q point on the Louisiana Meridian ss
the IA half mile point between Section
~. T4SRI w and Section SO, T4SR r.
1 E and running West one ~ section
thence North, on section nnet four sec
tions Il the half mile post between
a and two T4SRI w thence
East along u section line five seetionss
South on q line parallel to and
miles East of the Louisian9 Meri-
dian to the Southeast corner Of section
30, T. 3 r e; thence West, along sec
ton line, four al sections TO the South
West corner of section SO, T4s q on
the Meridian; thence North along
Meridian line 4 section to the point Of
beginning, this to contain twenty-five
(225 miles; said election to be held on
Monday the 18th day of July, a. d.
1909, at the new Central School House
the bounds of said school dis
trict, there being no regularly establish
ed polling place therein; at which said
election 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