St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-10
To the Honorable Presidents and Mem
bers Of the Police Juries of the Par
ishes of st. Landry and Avoyelles,
- State of L.nuisianas

election in the Bayou Boeuf School Dis
trict No. 81, composed of territory taken
from the Parishes Of st. Landry n
Ayoyelles, and further described as fol-
lows, t0-Wit:
Begin at NV corner of neL of section
q, It's, r 2 e, in the parish of Avoyelles;
thence running due south Al miles to
the sw corner of neN OF section Ii t 8 s.,
T 2 e., IN the parish of st. Landry thence
due east 81 miles to Sc corner of neH
OF section TO- t 3 S, r 8 e, in said parish of
st. Landry; thence due north ~ miles
to the ne corner of section %, t 2 s, r 8 e.,
in the parish of A~yoyelles; thence due
west along section line to the point of
beginning, the territory embraced with
in this district being 24A square miles.
Said election to be called for the pur-
pose of submitting to the tax payers of
said district, entitled to vote at said
election, the proposition of leyying a
special tax of five [5l mills on the dollar
per annum for the period of ten wears
on all the taxable property in the said
district, for the following objects n
purposes:
Said tax levy to be for the purpose Of
acquiring school grounds in said school
district, and also for the purpose OF con-
structing and equipping thereon q CEN
trail school building, the title to which
shall be in the public, and also for the
purpose of providing and doing such
other things as may be necessary in
school development in said district.
And your petitioners further pray that
your Honorable bodies will embody in
the call for this election, the submission
to the taxpayers, voting at said election,
the question of issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected in this school district,
by virtue of this special election, for the
purposes afore enumerated.
And your petitioners further pray
that this petition and the requisite or
dinance ordering said election be duly
passed and published, as provided by
law, and as in duty bound, your memo
~riaIists pray for one and favorable con
sideration and action in the premises.
Petitioners of st. Landry:
WI. H. Lewis, g.. H. Mcdowell, "A. g.
Evans, w. Al. O'Quin, j. w. Deare, w.
"A. Biles, id. O'Qu1n, It. i. Harrel.
Petitioners of Avoyelles:
G. M. Richards, MRS. M. T.. Wharton
Yer s.. T.. Wharton, II. r.. White, DIR. j.
"a. Young, John Tubre, W. E. Tubre, J.
4 M. Kelley, O. X. Piskels, J.V. Lawther,
Isidoro Candida, q. w. Kelley, w. e.
Coates, Walter Scales, Mrs. ". Nugent,
G. X. White, J. Alt. Wartel1e. E. B. San
defur, e. T. Sandefur, III. Sandefur, s. A.
Townsend, j. G. Morrison, Jr., NE. Mil
burn, r.. M. Nugent, Philippe Candida.
Mr.. Doucet offered the following or
dinonce and after being duly read was
adopted unanimously, to-Wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering Il special election at which
shall be submitted to such of the
property tax payers qualified under
the Constitution and laws of this
State, of the Bayou Boeuf School
District Number T%hirty-one 1911
composed of territory taken from the
Parishes of st. Landry and Ayoyel-
les, hereinafter more fully described,
who reside in that portion of said
district which lies within the bounds
of the Parish of st. Landry and are
qualified to vote therein at such
election, the proposition of leyying
q special tax of five Isl mills on the.
dollar per annum for the period of
ten years on all the taxable property
in the said district lying within the
bounds of the Parish of st. Landry,
said tax levy to be for the purpose
of acquiring school grounds in said
school district, and also for the pur-
pose of constructing and equipping
thereon q central high school build
ing, the title to which shall be in the
public, and also for the purpose Of
providing and doing such other
things rs may be necessary in school
development in said district: and at.
which said election shall also be
submitted to the said tax payers of
said district residing within the
bounds of the Parish of st. Landry,
the question of issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected in this school dis
triet, by virtue of this special cleo
ton, for the purposes afore numer-
ated; all in pursuance to law in such
cases made and provided, and in con-
formity to the petitions of more
III. ALnN ~ IL q X
payers OF said school district resid-
ing within the bounds of this parish
of st. Landry hereto annexed and
made part hereof:
Section L. Be 1T ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Landry
in regular session convened, That a spec
cial election be held in that portion
which lies within the bounds of the
Parish of st. Landry of the Bayou Boeuf
School District Number Thtrty-one 1911,
composed of territory taken from the
Parishes of st. Landry and AvoyeIles,
and further described as follows, to-wit:
Begin at NV corner of neL of section 81,
ii q, r 2 e, in the Parish of Avoyelles;
thence running due south AZ miles to
the sw corner of neL of section II, t 8 s,
r 2 e, In the Parish of st. Landry thence
due east 5M miles to Sc corner Of neL of
section 10, { IS, r 3 elm said Parish of st.
Landry; thence due north ~ miles to
the ne corner of section q, { 2 s, r 3 e, in
the Parish Of Avoyelles; thence due
west along section line to the point of
beginning, the territory embraced with
in this district being 2iA square miles.
Said election to be held on Monday, the
18th day of July, A. D., 1908, at the regu-
lar polling place established by law for
the 9TH precinct of the Fifth Police Jury
ward of the Parish of st. landry ait Mil
burns store at Barbreck in said school
district; at which said election shall be
submitted to the property tax payers of
said school district entitled to vote
under the Constitution and laws of this
State, who reside within that portion of
said district which lies within the
bounds of the Parish of st. Landry and |
are qualified to vote therein at such cleo
ton, the following questions, to-wit:
LIST. The proposition q fleyying a spe-
cial tax of five [5] mills on the dollar
per annum for the period of ten f10l
wears on all the taxable property in the
the Parish of st. Landry, said tax to be
for the purpose of acquiring school
grounds in said school district, and also
for the purpose of constructing and
equipping thereon q central high school
building, and also for the purpose of
providing and doing such other things
as may be necessary in school develop
ment in said district; the title to all of
which shall be vested in the public, and
ID. The question OF issuing bonds or
the funding into bonds, the taxes which
be collected in this school district
by virtue of this special election, for the
purposes afore enumerated all in pur-
20 law in such cases made and
provided.
Section 2, Be it further ordained, etc,
That said special election shall be held
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