St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28

schools.
(b) Purchasing Tor co~nstructingl a
public school building, title to which
Shall vest in the public; or, construct.
ing a public school building and pur.
chasing a site therefor, title to which
shall vest in the public
2. To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of two thousand dollars
(S2OOO.O0J to ruu not longer than five
wears from date and to bear interest not
exceeding five per cent per annum, pay
able annually or semlannually, for the
purpose of purchasing Tor co~nstructing)
q public school building, title to which
shall vest in the public; or, construct
ing a public school building and pur-
chasing q site therefor, title to which
shall vest in the public.
And, whereas, in the opinion of this
Board such special election Is necessary
and advisable.
Be it resolved by the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of st.
Landry, Louisiana, as follows:
Section 1. That a special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in School District No. /, 9TH Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
on Thursday, the 23rd day of February,
1911, at which shall be submitted the
following propositions, to-Wit:
l. To levy a special tax OF five mills
on the dollar on all property in School
District No. /, 5th Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
subject to State taxation, annually, for
a period of five years, for the purpose
(a) Giving additional aid to public
schools.
(b) Purchasing Tor constructing) a
public school building, title to which
shall vest in the public; or, construct
ing a public school building and pur-
chasing a site therefor, title to which
shall vest in the public.
2. To incur debts and issue bonds to
the amount of two thousand dollars
$4,000. 00) to run not longer than hye
years from date and to bear interest
not exceeding five per cent per annum,
payable annually or semi-annuallY, for
the purpose of purchasing Cor construct
which shall vest in the public; or, con-
| structing a public school building and
purchasing a site therefor, title to
which shall vest in the public.
Section IL. That the Secretary of
this Board be and he is hereby instruct
ed to have prepared for use at said spe9-
cial election a sufficient number of bal
lots, on each of which shall be printed
all the propositions mentioned in Sec
ton l of this resolution arranged in
such manner as to enable the voters to
vote each one separately, and in the
following form:
PROPOSITION MOI.
Proposition to levy a five mill YES
special tax on all the property
subject to State Taxation in -
School District No. l, 9Th GPoliec no
Jury Ward of the Parish of St. -
Landry, Louisiana, for the period of five
years for the purpose of giving addi-
tiona1 aid to public schools.
PROPOSITION NO. 2.
Proposition to incur debt and YES
issue bonds for School District
No. l, 9th Police Jury Ward, to -
the amount of Two Thousand no
Dollars, to run five years, bear -
ing interest at the rate of five per
centum per annum, payable annually,
for the purpose of purchasing a school
site, and building and equipping same.
Taxable valuation, So
Signature of Voter --
Notice to Voters.-To vote in favor of |
either proposition submitted on this
ballot place a cross Ky mark in the |
square after the word "Yes," and to
vote ~apainst it place a similar mark in
the square after the word "No."
And that the Secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said special election
all necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
lists of voters, assessed valuation of
property, and compiled statements of
voters in number and amount.
Section 8. That the polling place
for said election shall be Whiteviile,
La- at j. e. Savant's store, and Alex.
Stage, E. G. Milburn and Onezime Sa-
want are appointed commissioners, and
Henry Milburn, clerk of election to |
serve at WhiteviIle, all of whom shall
serve without compensation. And said
election shall be conducted under the |
laws of the State applicable thereto.
Section 4. The President of thisI
Board is hereby instructed to give no.
tice of the special election herein or
dered, by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law; and in said
proclamation shall that at
10 O'Clock a. m, February q, 1911, this
Board will meet at its office in Opelou-
sas, La, and in open session proceed to
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballotsi in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result of the election.
On roll call the following members
voted in the ALTERNATIVES: o. p. DAILY,
J.. F. Vidrine, w. J. Boudreau, r. L..
Hawkins, j. w. Lyman.
In the negative: None.
And the resolution was adopted.
o. p. DAILY, President.
CD. THOMPLON, Secretary.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Landry.
Personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, @. j..
Thompson, who, being first by me duly |
sworn, declared and acknowledged, that
he was on the 9th day of January, 1911,
and is now Secretary of the Parish
Board Of Directors of the Parish of St.
Landry, Louisiana, and that the above
and foregoing is q true and correct
copy of Tor extract FROM the minutes
of the regular Tor specially meeting of
the Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
held at Opelonsas, La, at 10 o'clock a.
M. on the 9th day of January, 1911. as
provided by law Cor pursuant to call.)
CD. THOMPSON.
Thus sworn to and subscribed to be-
fore me, on this 9th day of January, 1911.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.
Notary Public.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana. at
its regular Tor specially meeting held on
the 9th day of January, 1911, I, Oliver p.
naJu DraSiHanf rf said RnnrA hornhv |