St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-17
School Board Proceedings.

OA &ECOunt Oh llIH6SSy Oh mObIOu Ol O1l
Vidrfne, Mr.. w. J. Boudreau wa
called to preside over the meeting.
Theloll being called, the follow1n!
members answered to their names: j
+. Vidrine, w. j. Boudreau, r. L. Haw
ktns, JIG. Carriere. Absent: DIR. 0. P
DAILY, DIR. &C. Durio, j. w. Lyman.
On motion of Mr.. Carriere the read
ing of the MINUTES of the last meeting
was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Carriere School Dis
trict No. 2 of the 5th Police Jury Ward
described as follows, was created, viz
Bounded on the North by the Sout
line of School District No. ! of the 5tt
Police Jury Ward, extended east tt
Bayou Waxia; then running dowT
Bayou Boeuf to the Lane known al
Begg's Lane. From this point extend
ing both East and West until the Bay
GUS Waxia and Cocodrie are reached
this extended line to constitute the
lower or Southern boundary OF saio
district. Said district to be bounded or
its East and West sides by the Bayouf
Waxia and Cocodrie respectively.
On motion of MIR. CarTiere School Dis.
trict No. 8 of the 5th Police Jury Ward
was created, described as follows, viz:
Said School District shall be composed
of the territory which now constitutes
that portion of the Thirteenth Justice
of the Peace Ward remaining in the
Parish of st. Landry: Beginning at the
pointon theO pelousas and Willie Platte
road near Debaillon's bridge where it
crosses the Township line between
Townships 4 and S. R.3 E, thence fol-
lowing said road to Debaillon's bridge
over the Grand Louis, thence down the
Grand Louis to the mouth of Bayou
Petit Passe, thence up the Petit Passe
to a coulee or tributary of the Petit
Passe, thence up the parish line to
Bayou Cocodrie, thence down Bayon
Cocodrie to the township line between
II. IS. RIB and A E, thence south along
the township line to the southeast
corner of T. s.. r. 3 E., thence West
along the township line to the point of
beginning.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins School
District No. 2 of the 4th Police Jury
Ward, described as follows, was created,
viz: Starting at the Northwest corner
of the east half of Section 80 t. s. RI
E. and running East q distance of sew
en- and a half miles to the Northeast
corner of section 81 T. 8 {. r.. g E.,
thence South a distance of four miles
to the Southeast corner of Section Is
I'd ). r.. E.; thence West seven and
q half miles to the Southwest corner
of the East half of Section is t. 4 S. K.
S E., thence North four miles to the
point Of beginning. Said School Dis
trict to be known as School District
Number Two of the 4th Police Jury
Ward.
The Parish Board of School Directors
Of the Parish of st. Landry, La, con-
vened III special session.
Present: Messrs. j. f. Vidrine, w. j.
Boudreau, r.. l.. Hawkins, JIG. Carriere
and q quorum. The President, DIR. o. p
DAILY, being absent OF account of illness,
Mr. w. j. BoudTeau was called to pre-
side over the meeting.
Mr.. J. G. Carriere offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
AN ORDINANCE.
Providing for the issuance and sale of
School Bonds of School District No.
/ of the End Police Jury Ward of the
Parish OF st. Landry, La, to the
amount of Six Thousand Dollars
($6OOO.00l, the tax of three mills on
the dollar per annum for ten years
having been previously voted on all
the properly subject to State Taxa
tion within the limits of said School
District No. l of the End Police Jury
Ward, beginning with and including
the year 1911, for the purpose of
paving the principal and interest
of said bonds as same shall mature.
Whereas, at q special election duly
and regularly held in School District
No. / of the End Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of st. Landry, La, on the
18th day of August, 1905, in conform
ity TO q resolution of the Poli ce
Jury OF this parish ordering
s q / d election, there was submitted
to the vote Of the property taxpayers
entitled to vote In said School District
No. of the End Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of St. Landry, La, a propo-
sition to levy a three mill special tax on
all of the property subject to State tax
Rtion in said School District No. l of
the end Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of St. Landry, Las for the period OF
ten years for the benefit of the public
schools Of this district, for the construc-
ton, repair and equipment of school
buildings, for the purpose of prolonging
school sessions, the paying of the sala+
ries of teachers, n the operation, If
deemed advisable, of school transfers or
wagons, the title OF all school property
heretofore mentioned to be vested in
the public and,
Whereas, the ievying of said special
tax for said purpose was duly author
ICED by q vote of the majority in both
number and amount of votes cast at
said election and,
wv hereas, at said Ell ection.
there was not also submitted to the vote
Of the property taxpayers entitled to
vote In said School District No. of the
End Police Jury Ward OF the Parish of
st. Landry, La. . proposition to incur
debt and issue bonds; and,
Whereas, ia order to remedy this de-
feet, the Parish Board of School Direc-
tors of the Parish of St. Landry, on the
petition of more than fourth OF the
property taxpayers of the aforesaid
School District, did on the Goth day of
March, 1911, order a special election to
take place at Bristol in said School
District on the 4th day of May, 1911 to
take the sense of the property tax-pay-
ers and qualified electors of said School
District on the question of funding into
bonds to the mount of Six Thousand
Dollars, ($60O0.O 0l, the tax already voted
in said district. Said bonds to run not
longer than eight years from date and
to bear interest not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable annually. for
the purpose of purchasing school sites,
public school buildings or constructing
public school buildings; and,
Whereas, the ineurring of said debt
and the Issuance of said bonds for said
was duly authorized by q
vote of q majority in both number
and amount of votes cast at said cleo
tion; and,
Whereas, said debt has not been in
Cured or said bonds issued:
Section l. Be it resolved by the Par
ish Board of School Directors of the
Parish OF st. Landry, La, That the
President and Treasurer Of this Board
be and are hereby authorized and
directed to have prepared and to exc
cute In the name of the Parish Board
School Directors Of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, for and On behalf of
School District No. l of the End Police
Jury Ward of said Parish of st. Landry,
La. thirty negotiable bonds, numbered
from One to Thirty, both numbers in
elusive, and in denominations of Two
Hundred Dollars each, ($200.00) bearing
date OF July LIST, 1911, and maturing and
being due and payable on July LIST, 1872
1914. 1915. 1910. 1917, 1918. 1919, or years .