St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-12

City OF OpeIousas be taken as a starting
g ga nat Lines pe run Three (l miles
SOUTH ana Four al miles East from said
Court House or starting point that parallel
and four mile points North, West, South and
East until theN North and South parallel lines
Interest the East and West parallel lines,
thereby creating a School District Seven ri
miles square, and Containing Forty-nine f39l
square miles; said election to be held on
Tuesday the 22nd day of June, A. d., 1909, at
the regular polling place established by law
for the First Precinct of the First Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry at the
Court House of said parish Ia the City Of
Opelousas In said School District; at which
said election shall he submitted to the nro-
perty tax payers of said district entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws of this
state, the following questions, to-wft:
LIST. whether or not there shall be levied
q special tax Of Three 81 mills on the dollar
per anEum for the period of Twenty (20l
years on all taxable property situated in
said school District for the purpose of ac-
curing, IL necessary, school grounds In the
City of Opel0usas, Louisiana, for school sites,
play grounds, school gardens and other
things necessary in school development,
and, especially, for the construction or a
large and c0mmodiouS modern chool build
ing the City of 0pel0usas, and to provide
for adequate furniture and equipment of
same, the title to which shall be vested in
the public, in pursuance to law in such
to the petition OF more than ne-nfth Of the
roper tax payers of said school district
hereto annexed and made part hereof; said
tax to be levied and collected in pursuance
TO and in accordance witt law, beginning
with the year 1903.
End. Whether or not the taxes which may
trfet shall be funded into bonds in accord
ance with Act No. 8Aof the General Assembly
of a State Of Louisiana for the ear 1906.
SECTION 3. Be 1t further ordained, etc,
That said special election shall he held
under the general election laws OF this
State, y that the ballots to be used shall
pc printed II the form provided under said
general election laws, n shall v print
ed thereon
FOR
special tax of Three t3l mills on the dol
lar per annIm for the period of Twenty (20I
years on all taxable property situated In
School District No. One ~ of the First astl
Police Jury Ward OF Parish Of st. Landry,
for the purpose of acquiring, If necessary,
school grounds In the City of Opelousas.
Louisiana, for school sites, play grounds.
noe gardens and other things necessary
in school development, and, especially, for
the construction OF a large and commodIousl
modern sehoo building In the City of One
lousas, ana to provide for adequate furni-
ture and equipment OF same, tho title to
which shall be vested IN the public, satd tax
to be levied end collected In pursuance to
and in accordance with law, beginning with
the rear 1909.
AGAINST
a special tax of Three (8) mills onRthe dol
lar per annum for the period of Twenty e2O1
years on all taxable property situated In
School District No. One IN OF III First ffstl
Police Jury VAR Of the Parish of ST. Lam
cry. 1er Ins prr cI q acquiFlng U necgs-
Louisiana, for schools sites, play grounds,
school gardens, and other things necessary
N sc aIrs S~ss43sI q 7 ana especially, 5or
modern school building in the City of 0pe-
Iousas, and to provide for adequate furni.
ture and equipment Of same. the title to
whfcf shall be vested in the pubIic. said tax
TO be levied and collected In pursuance to
and in accordance with laws beginning with
the year 1909.
funding nto bonds In accordance with act
No. "a of the General Assembly OF the state
of Louisiana for the year 1906, the proceeds
may be Woodland 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 1905, the proceeds
of special taxes voted ana crrTfed, or that
may be voted sod carried, this election.
said ballots TO have prtntedon sgme small
square spaces of uniform size Immediately
following and opposite to n at the right
of the printing following the words For
and Against as above set forth, to have
ar the head printed Instructions to the Yot-
ers to place their cross mark in the small
square opposite the ballot they wishto vote.
and to sign their names and write the
amount of the assessed valuation OF the
property owned then by In said district on
lines indicated, which lines shall be pr0vld.
ed at the bottom OF the ballots; and said
ballots % otherwise CONFORM to the general
election laws as aforesaiu.
SECTION 8. Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
That the Board of supervisors of Elections
! of the Parish of st. Landry be and they are
hereby requested ana directed to appoint
l three commissioners and a clerk of election
to serve ana hold said election at the place
( established by law in said district, to give
1 due Of said appointment, and OF the time
/ and place OF holding said election, q to
make returns OF said election to the Presf-
dnnf Ff thA RNtfYn. ffTV. NYnn gHa3I AnHnHHEE
and pTomuigate the result OF said election
according TO law.
sECTI0M4. 81 II further ordained, ETC.,
That the Board Of SuperYtGOrs0 Elections
OF the Parish 1f st. Landry shall have 1900
I ballots printed in accordance with the pro-
visions OF the general election law n OF
I Section 3 Of this ordinances, 10 be delivered
4 by the Sheriff of this parish at the polling
I place in said scn00I district within the time
with the ballot box andother election par
s~aphsrnalia.
SECTION &. BE it further ordained, etc,
That the Commissioners OF Election shall
receive the ballots ofal property tax gay
ers OF said school district entitled to vote
under the Constitution. and laws OF TINS
State, and when the polls are closed shall
count said ballots u make returns OF the
votes cast at said election both In number
and amount Of assessed valuation OF pro.
perry of those who voted for said tax. and
1 OF those who voted against the same. and
OF those who voted for funding said tax
into bonds, and of those who voted against
SECTION &. Be it further ordained. etc.
That this ordinance and annexed petition
Of the property tax payers of said school
district shaI be published in the st. Landry
Clarion, the ondclaIfJournal Of this parish
for the full period of thirty clear days pre-
vtous to eh8 date az holding safd election,
and that tnfg ordinances shall take effect
from and after its passage
ADOPTED MAY. ..,I909.
VIZ. CE0PToN,
ATTESTs President.
J.J .HEALEY.