St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-15

SAID gpecsaf election. for the purpose
before enumerated all in pursuance g
law tn such cases made and provided
and tn conformity to the petitions q
more than one-A9Eh OF the property ta1
payers of said school district hereto an
neXed and mad part hereof.
SECTION j. Be 1T ordained by the POlicl
jury Of the Parish Of st. Landry 10 regGlai
held in School District No. One IN Of fht
First (1st9 Police Jury Ward OF the Parish Q
st. Landry. bounded and described as f9I
lows, to-wit: That the Court House In tn
! City of ~t9peIousas be taken as q starelne
point; that Ines be run Three 90 m2tsa
North, Three (31 miles West, Four ~ mile.
south, and b 90 miles East from saie
Court House or starting points that parable
lines be run respectively through the thret
and four mile points North, West and
East until the North and South parallel Mnes
interest the East and West parallel lines
thereby creating q School District seven 10
miles quare u containing Forty+nine ta9l
square miles; said election to be held on
Tuesday the 22nd day OF June. A. D., 1909, al
ther regular polling place established by law
forfhe First Precinct of the First Police Jury
Ward OF the Parish Of ST. Landry az the
Court House of said parish In the City 81
OpeIousas In said school District; at which
said election hall be submitted to the pro-
perty tax payers OF said district entitled 20
vote under the Constitution ana laws OF Inis
state, the following questions,
lst. Whether or not there shall be levied
q special tax of Three 81 mills on the dollar
per annum for the period Of twenty TO-
yeaTs on all taxable property Situated In
said School District for the purpose OF &C.
quiring, If necessary, school grounds In the
City of Opelousas, Louisiana, for school sites.
things necessary in school development,
and, especially. for the construction or a
large n c0mmodiuus modern school build
ing the City of 0pelousas, and to provide
fCN ddarVYnFn &finWra ffETWc= 0T1a EnUntAT4Artf shI
same, b title to which shall be vested N
the public, in pursuance TO law in SUCH
cases made and provided. andin conformity
to the petition OF more b One-hffh OF Lhe
property tax payer Of said school district
hereto annexed and made part hereof; said
tax to be levied collected in pursuance
TO and In accordance with law, beginning
with the year 1903.
End. whether or not the axe which may
be voted at said election In said school dis.
trict shall be funded INTO bonds In G
with Act No. 81 OF the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1906.
SECTION q. Be 1T further ordained, etc,
Thai said special election shall De held
under the general election laws Of this
b6 printed In the form provided under said
general election laws, and shall have print
thereon:
FOR
a special tax OF Three t3y mills on the dol
lar per annuln for the period OF Twenty 1901
years on all taxable property situated in
GtSLE1CL NO QA0 III Oh L4tS E1JSE (lsEf
Police Jury Ward OF the Parish OF 81. LanGry,
for the purpose of acquiring, If necessary,
grounds in the City of u~peiouSas,
louisiana for school sites, play grounds,
gardens and other things necessary
in school, development, and. especially, for
the construction of large and commodious
mOdern school building In the City of opG-
lOusas, n to provide for adequate fuTni.
ture and equipment Of same. tha title to
which b be vested In the public, sale tax
to be levied n collected i'm pursuance to
and In accordance with law, beginning with
the yea 1903.
AGAINST
a special tax of Three t8l mills onatne dol
lar per annum for the period of Twenty COZ
on all taxable property Situated in
School district No. One an of the First flst1
Police Jury Ward Of the Parish of ST. Lam
dry, for the purpose of acquiring, IL neces-
sary, school grounds lin the city Of 0pelousas,
Louisiana, for schools sites, play grounds,
gardens, n other things necessary
In school development, and,~ especially, for
the construction of a large and commodiuS
school buildingln ID City of Ope-
lousas, and to provide for adequate furnI.
and equipment of same, the title to
which b be vested in the public, said tax
to pc levied collected In pursuance I
and in accordance with law, beginning with
the year 1909.
FOR
funding Into bonds In accordance with Act
81 of the General Assembly of the state
Of Louisiana for the year 1906, the proceeds
of special taxes voted h carried. or that
may be voted and carried. In this election.
AGAINST
funding into bonds In accordance with Act
81 of the Generally Assembly OF the State
Of Louisiana for the year 1906, the proceeds
OF special taxes voted n erTried, or that
may be voted n carried, this election.
SAID ballots TO have princeton sBne small
square spaces of uniform size Immediately
following and opposite to and at the right
Of the printing following the words ssFors'
and Against as above set forth, TO have
fJ11sl1nnA vw4H$nd 4nc<~er
ers TO place their cross mark In the small
opposite the ballot they wishtO vote,
and TO sign their names and write the
amount of the assessed valuation Of The
property owned then ny In said district on
lines indicated, which lines shall be prowtd-
at the bottom Of ths ballots; and said
0aIlOts 20 0lherglss conform 70 theg general
laws as aforesaid,
SECTION 81. Beft fnr.aler ordained. etc.
the Board OF supervisors of Elections
Of the Parish Of St. Landry be and they are
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 civ
due OF said appointment, and OF che time
and place OF holding said election and TO
make returns OF said election TO the Pr6sfs
OF t1e Police Jury. h shall announces
and pronsulgate the result of q election
according TO law.
That the Board of Supervisors OF Elections
1f the Parish Of ST. Landry shall nave 1900
ballots printed / accordance with the pro-
visions OF the general election law and Of
section 2 of this ordinance To- be delivered
oy the Sheriff of this parish at the polling
in said school district within the time
BY the general election law together
With the ballot box and other election par
t~phernalta.
SECTIONS Be It further ordained, etc.
the Commissioners of Election shall
receive the ballots Of Gil property tax pap
OF said school district entitled to vote
the Constitution and laws Of this
state, and when the polls are closed shall
;Ount said ballots and maker returns of the
zotes cast at said election both In number
mount OF assessed valuation OF pro-
9eTEy Of those who voted for said tax. ana
# those who voted against the same, and /
II those who voted for funding said tag
INTO bonds and Of thoss who voted against
he same.
SECTION s. Be It further ordained, etc..
this ordinance and annexed petition
the property tax payers or said school
district b be published In the st. LANDRY
the oflcial Journal of this parish. /
or the full period Of thirty clear days pre-
'fous to the date OF holding salt election, /
md that this ordinance shall take eject
and after It's passage.
ADOPTED MAY 100.
ATTEST: President.
.J.HEALEY,
Clerk.
Opelousas, Ia. May Srd, 1908.
20 the Honorable President and Menu
bers oil the Police Jury OF St. Landry
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