St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-03

dollar for the period OF Ten llOl
years on all taxable property in SAID
District, said tax levy to be Tor 2
purpose of acquiring school grounds
Of building and equipping o school
house and of doing such other
things as ma be necessary
for the establishment of q good pub
lie school st Mamou, a village in the
Parish of St. Landry, the title OF
said school property to be
vested in the public; and at
which said election shall also be sub
mitted to the said tax payers Of said
district the question ofissuing bonds
or the funding into bonds the taxes
which may be voted in this school
district, by virtue of this special
election, for the purposes
fore enumerated all in pursu-
ance to law in 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 hereto annexed and
made part hereof.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of st. Landry in
regular session convened, That o spe-
cial election be held in the Mamou
School District, further designated as
School District No. One ~ of the Sew
enth Police Jury Ward of the Parish OF
st. Landry, bounded and described as
follows, to-Wit: From q point on the
Louisiana Meridian between sections "a
and o, t5 S, r ! W, and 10 and 30, 5 s,r 1
e, and running due weston section lines
to the corner between sections q, Y u
and Is, t g, / W., (disEance being three
miles1; thence due north on section
lines i've and one half sections tive and
one half miles), to the o~ne-fourth sec
ton corner between sections 20 and 80,
t4s,r l W; thence on half section line
due east to the Meridian line, at q point
being o~ne-fourth section corner be-
tween section n, t4s.r Nv, and section
SO, t 4 s, r l e; thence south. along Meri-
dian line one-half section to q point, be-
ing corner to sections n and 40, tbs, RI
W, and sections SO and 81, - S, r / e;
thence east along section lines to the
northeast corner section IS, { 4 S, r 1e;
thence south five sections; thence west
two sections to the point of beginning;
said election to be held on Monday The
18th day of July, A. d., 1908, at the
regular polling place established bylaw
for the Fourth Precinct Of the Seventh
Police Jury Ward of st. Landry parish
at Robert Tate's, said district, known as
the Point Grand Louis poll; at
which said election shall be submitted
to the property tax payers of said school
district entitled to vote under the Con-
| stitution and laws Of thissState, the fol.
lowing questions to-Wit
1st The proposition of leyying q spe-
cial tax of Three l3l mills on the dollar
per annum for q period of Ten T10l
years on all the taxable property in said
District, said tax levy to be for the
purpose of acquiring school grounds, of
building and equipping q school house
and o doiug such other things as may
be necessary for the establishment Of
a good public ehoolat Mamou, a village
in the parish of st. Landry, Las the title
of said school property to be vested in
the public; and
2d The question of issuing beuds or
the funding into bonds Of the taxes
which may be collected in this school
district, by virtue of this special cleo
ton, for the purposes afore enumer-
ated; all in pursuance to law in such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc, That said special election shall be
held under the general election laws of
this State, and that the ballots to be
used shall be printed in the form pro-
yided under said general election laws,
and shall have printed thereon:
FOR a special tax of Three T31 mills on
the dollar per annum for the period OF
Ten Tl0l years on all taxable property
situated in the Mamou School Dis
trict, further designated as School Dis.
triet No. One T) of the Seventh Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of ST. Landry,
Louisiana, said tax to be for the pur-
Epose of acquiring school grounds, OF
building and equipping a school house
land of doing such other things as ma
a good public school atM amou, a village
in said parish, the title of said school
property to be vested in the public said
tax to be levied and collected in pursu.
ance to and in accordance with law, be
ginning with the year 1909.
AGAINST a special tax OF Three ls
mills on the dollar per annum for the
period of Ten EI0l years on all taxable
property situated in the Mamou
School District, further designated as
School District No. One FIT of the Sey
enth Police Jury Ward Of the Parish Of
st. Landry, Louisiana said tax to be
for the purpose of acquiring school
grounds, of building and equipping
school house and of doing such Other
things as may be necessary for thu
establishment of a good public school
at Mamou, village IN said parish, thu
title of said school property to be vested
in the public; said tax to be levied ane
collected in pursuance to and in &C
cordance with law, beginning with the
year 1909.
~ r. i , III * b0Al0 ~ I'll
funding into bonds in accordance
with Act No. 84 ofthe Acts of the Gener.
al Assembly of the State of Louisiana fol
year 1906, of the proceeds Of special taxes
voted and carried, or that may be voted
and carried, in this election.
AGAINST issuing bonds or tbs
funding into bonds in accordance
with Act No. 81 of the Acts o.
the General Assembly of the State 81
Louisiana for the year 190t, of the pro
ceeds of special taxes voted and carried
or that may be voted and carried, in
this election;
Said ballots to have printed or
on same small square spaces of uni
form size Immediately following anc
opposite to at the right of the printing
following the words "For" and against
as above set forth, and to have at tht
head printed instructions to the voters
to place their cross mark in the small
square opposite the ballot they wish te
vote, and to sign their names and write
the amount of the assessed valuation OF
the property owned by them in saiddis
trict on lines indicated, which lines shall
be provided at the bottom of the ballots
all of the questions to be submitted tC
each voter including ballots both "For'
and against each proposition sub
mitted to be printed together on each
q single ticket or ballot, which ballot;
shall otherwise conform ia these and al
other respects to the general election
laws as aforesaid.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
etc, That the Board OF Supervisors 81
Elections of the Parish of st. Landry
beand they are hereby requested ane
directed to appoint three commissioner;
and a clerk of election to serve and hole
said election at tie place established
by law in said district as above Sc
forth, to give due notice of said appoint