St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29

heid in School District No. One % of the
First f1st1 Police Jury Ward OF the PARISH o1
st. Landry, bounded and described as tqas
lows, to-Yft: That the Cou House In the
City of 0pelousas be taken as a starring
point; hat lines be run Three II miies
North, Three (3l miles West, Y t4l mlLss
South, and Four % miles East from said
Court House or starting point; that parallel
lines be run respectively through Lne three
and four mile points North, West, south ano
East until the North and South paFallel ines
interest the East and West parallel lines,
thereby creating a School Blstrtet seven. Ia
miles square, n containing F~oEty-nlne $50
Tuesday the 22nd day of June. A.. D., 1903, az
the regular polling place established by law
for the First Precinct of the First Police Jury
Ward Of h Parish Of 81. q az tns
Opelousas In sald School District; at Which
election shall be submitted TO the pro-
perty tax payers of said district entitled 70
vote under the Constitution ana aWs I tnlS
state, the follotting questions, to-Wit:
lst. whether or not there shall be levied
a special tax of Three ~ mills on the collar
years on all taxable property situated N
School District for the purpose OF &C.
curing, If necessary, school GROUNDS ID Lne
City of 0pelousas, louisiana, Iorscnool sltes,
pIa grounds, school gardens ana otner
things necessary In school
and, especially, for the construction or
large n comm0dtOus moaeTn scnoo1 Duli1-
ing the City OF OpelouSas, ana 70 pEoVlus
for ADEQUATE furniture and equipment oI
same, the title to which shall be vested in
the public, in pursuance TO law IN sucn
cases made and provided, andtn conformity
to the petition of more than one-1fth OF the
property tax payers OF said school dlsLricL
hereto annexed and made part hereof; SAID
tax to be levied and collected In pursuance
TO and In accordance with law, beginning
with the year 1903.
End. whether or not the taxes which may
trict shall be funded into bonds In accord
ance with Act No. s4Of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1910;
SECTION 2. Be 1t further ordained, ete3
That said special election h a be held
under the general election laws OF this
State, and hat the ballots to be used sna1
be printed in the form provided SalQ
general election laws, and shall have PRINT
ed thereon:
FOR
a special tax of Three IA mills on the dol
lar per annum for the period OF Twenty It2Ol
years on all taxable property situated In
School District No. One ID of the First (1st1
Police Jury Ward of Parish of st, Landry,
for ne purpose of acquiring, II 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
modern school building ii the City of Ope-
iousas, and to provide for adequate fuTni-
ture and equipment of same, tina 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.
AGAINST
special tax of Three 90 mills onnthe dol
lar per annum for the period of Twenty coy
years IN all taxable property situated in
School District No. One u OF the Fist Sist1
Police Jury Ward of the Parish Of ST. Lam
dry, for the purpose of acquiring, If neces-
sary, school grounds In the city of 0pelousas,
Louisiana, for schools sites, play grounds,
school gardens, and other things necessary
In school development, and, especially, for
the construction of a large n comTnodius
modern school building IN the City of Ope-
lousas, and to provide for adequate furni-
ture and equipment of same, the 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 1903.
funding into bonds in accordance with Act
No, 81 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 II 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 a1es voted and crrried, or that
may be voted and carried, this election.
said ballots TO have prfntedon SBme small
square spaces of uniform size Immediately
following and opposite to n at the right
CT the printing following the words For
and Against as above set forth, to have
at the head printed Instructions to the Vot-
ers to place their cross mark In the small
square opposite the ballOtfhey wish to vote,
and to sign their names and write the
amount of the assessed valuation of the
property owned hen by In said district on
lines indicated, which lines shall be pT0Fid-
ed at the bottom OF the ballots and said
ballots to otherwise conform to the general
election laws as afOreSatd.
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 and directed to appoint
three commissioners and q clerk of election
to serve and hold said election at the place
established by law in said district, to give
due Of said appointment, n of the time
and place OF holding said election, and to
make returns OF said election to the Presl-
dent of the Police Jury, who shall announce
and promulgate the result OF said election
SECTION 4. BE it further ordained, etc,
hat the Board of Supervisors of Elections
Of the Parish of st. Landry shall have 1900
ballots printed / n accordance with the pro-
visions of b general election law and OF
Section 3 of this ordinance, to be delivered
by the Sheriff of this parish at the polling
place in said school district within the time
nxed by the general election law together
with the ballot DOE and other election par
apherna1fa.
SECTION s.. Be It 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 and laws OF this
State, and when the polls are closed shall
count said ballots and make returns Of the
votes cast az sald elecCon gOth. IN anu
and amount OF assessed valuation OF pros
peTty of those who voted for said tax, and
Eofthose who voted against the same. and
of those who voted Tor funding said tax
into bonds, and of those VIII voted against
the same.
SECTION 6. Be it further ordained, ETC..
hat this ordinance and annexed petition
OF the property tax payers of said school
district shall be published in the st. Landry
Clarion. the oflcial journal or this parish,
for the full period of thirty clear days pre-.
vious to the date of holding said election,
and hat this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
ADOPTED MAY II, 1909.
W. r. GLOPTON,
ATTEST: President.
I'D .HEALEY,
Clerk.