St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
Election Proclamation.

Whereas, the Police Jury OF the Par
ish OF st. Landry did at che session held
on May 4th, 1903, ordain that an election
shouId be held on Saturday the 18TH dav=
of Junes 1893 throughout School Dis
erlct N0sOne l1l OF the First fTskl Police
jury Ward Of the Parish OF st. landry.
bounded and described as YoffoyVs. tx.
witt That the Court HOuse IN he e,ifv
of Opelonsas be taken as ! starting
points that lines be Three (31miIes
North, Three (3) miles West. Fours (41
miles SOUTH and Four (44 miles East
from SAID Court H~ouseer starting point:
tha6 parAI1eI lines Be run respectiyely
HEe4g me three and four mile points
North and South parallel lines ntaraae9
the East and West parallel lines. there's
py creating School District Seven (71
m11es square, and containing Fortv-
nine i4a1 square miles;
Now therefore, we the undersigned.
Board or Supervisors of Elections IN.
and 1or said Parish OF ST. Landry. aulv
qaail1eqs commissioned and sworn, BY
virtue oI the authority In us vested do.
hereby give public notice that On
Tuesday, june r., 1909,
an election viii be held thfonghons said.
scn0o! district at the polling place es..
tablished By law for the First Precince
Of tne FIRST Police Jury Ward of the
Parish o. ST Landry at the Court Hor.se
OF sa1Q parish 1n the City OF OpeIousas
n said oehooIg District; at which said
s1eesion pc submitted TO the property
Sa1 pagers OF said district entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws If.
wit:
1st. Whether or not there shall he
levied especial tax of Three (3l mills on
q dollar pei annum for the period of
twenty 900 years on all taxable prom
efty situated in said School District Tor
tnapufposeo OF acquiring, IL necessary,
schooi grounds lin the City ofOpetonsas.,
LOUISIANA Tor school sites, play grounds
scn0ol gardens and other things aaeese
saKy IN school development, and. es.
peelally Tor the construction OF q large
and CONNEXIONS modern school build
ing IN the City Of 0pelousas, and To pro-
VIDE Tor adequate furniture and easiin-
ment ef same the title to which shall
pc vested IN the public, in pursuance to-
law IN snch cases made and provided.
p IN conformity to the D~atitinnxaf
more than one-ffth OF the proDertv 4ay
payers OF said school district attached
90 p made part OF said ordinance:
saiu tar to be levied and collected III
pursuance TO and Ia accordance with
laws beginning Wfth1the yeaF1g09.
I'd. Whether or not tie taxes which
mag be yotei ut said election ii. said
school district shall be- funded into
bonds in accordance with Act No. Mof
the Genera Assembly OF tha state Of
louisiana o the year 1905.
And In further pursuance to the au.
tn0r1ty vested in us, we the said SUPER
Ftsors Of Elections, do hereby name and
appoint the following Commissioners.
and Clerk to preside at said election
namely Commissioners: John ii
Harmanson, n. d. LittelI and e. w
Mayer; Clerk: George e. Edwards.
said Commissioners are instructed 10
open the poll at Six {6) O'Clock a.. Nj.
and TO close the same at seven lD O'Clock
r = on The same day of said election.
2 to make returns of said election in
pursuance TO the general election laws
Of this State and said ordinance Of said
Police Jury.
Done, ordered and signed officially
this 4th day of May, "A. d., 1909.
.. L. LOEB,
HENRY LASTRAPES.JR,
J.J. stage,
board Of Supervisors of Elections for
the Parish of st. Landry, La.