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

Whereas, the Police Jury ST the Par.
ISL of st. Landry did st the session held
on May 4th, 1908, ordain that an election
should be held on Saturday the 18th day
Of June, 1908, throughout School Dis
triat no. One III of the First fIstl Police
Jury Ward Of the Parish OF ST. Landry.
bounded and described as follows; to-
wit. That the Court House In the City
Of 0pelousas be taken as b starting
point; that lines be run Three t31 miles
North, Three {31 miles West, -Four t45
miles South, and Four (4l miles East
from said Court HoBseor starting point
that parallel lines be run respectively
through the three and four mile points
North West, South and East until the
North and South parallel lines intersec6
the East and West parallel lines, there
by creating a School District Seven "a
miles square, and containing FOrtv-
nine 49, square miles;
Now therefore, We the undersigned
Board eff Supervisors ct Elections iii
and for said Parish of st. Landry, duly
qualified. comm iss1oned and sworn, hY
virtue of the authority in as vested do
Tuesday, June a., 1909,
an election Will be held throughout said
school district at the polling place es-
tablished By law for the First Precince
of the First Police Jury Ward Of the
Parish OF st. Landry at the Court House
of said parish III the City Of 0pelousas
IN said school District; ST which said
election Be submitted to the p~roDertY
tax payers OF said district entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws of
this State the following questions, to-
wit:
1st. Whether or not there shall be
levied special tax of Three (31 mills on
the dollar per annum for the period uf
twenty t20) years on all taxable prop
erty situated In said School District for
the purpose Of acquiring, if necessary
school grounds In the City OF Opelousas,
LouIsiana, g school sites, play grounds,
Ecn0oI gardens and other things neces-
sary IN school development, and, es-
Tpec1alay Tor the construction of q large
and commodIous modern school build
Ing / q the City OF 0peIonsas. and to pro-
vide ter adequate furniture and equip
ment ct same the title to which Shall
pc vested IN the public, i'm pursuance 70
law m 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 attached
W and made part OF said ordinance;
said tax to be levied and collected iii
pursuance to and fa accordance With
laws beginning with the year 1909.
%. whether or not the taxes which
may be v0te1 at said elecGion in said
school district shall be funded into.
bends i accordance with Act No. sit OF
the General Assembly of the State 81
Louisiana Tor the year 1905.
And IN further pursuance to The au-
th0r1ty vested in u.s. we the said super
visors of Elections, do hereby name and
appoint the following Commissioners
RIG Clerk hO preside at said election,
namely Commissioners: John H.
Harmarson, H. u. LitteiI and L. w.
Mayer Clerk George q. Edwards.
said Commissioners are instructed to-
open the poll at six (6l o'clock IA. NJ,
and tocloss the same atSeyen1Tl o'clock
+. 81 on the same day of said election,
and to make retnrns 81 said election III
pursuance to tire general election laws
OF this state and said ordinance of said
Police Jury.
Done ordered aud signed officially
this 4th day of May, A. D., 1903.
Es ~. LOEB,
HENRY LASTRAPES, r.
ID Stage.
Board OF SIlpeFVisUrs of Elections for
he Parish 0f St. Landry, La.