St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-15
School District Mo- of the 9th Police
jury Ward.

| School District No.2 of the 9th Police
Jury Ward.
Opelousas, La, July, 9th, 1911.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, La. 81.
The petition of the undersigned prop
| erty taxpayers of School District No. 2,
9th Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
| st. Landry as created and defined by a
resolution of the Board of School Dis
~rectors of said parish, passed on the 5th
day Of July,..I9iI, and being and consti-
tuting Cne-foqrth of the property tax
payers eligible to vote at such election,
respectfully pray that your Honorable
Body, acting within and under the au-
thority of the Constitution and Laws of
Louisiana, do order that a special cleo
ton he held, in the n required by
law, for the purpose of determining
be levied and collected in said District,
and (2) debt incurred and bonds issued
therefor as hereinafter set forth.
Petitioners pray that at said election
your Honorable Body do submit to a
vote of the property taxpayers Of said
School District No. 2, 9th Police Jury
Ward, entitled to vote at said election,
the following propositions, to-wit:
/. To levy a special tax of five mills
on the dollar on all property IN School
District No. 2, 9th Police Jury Ward, of
the Parish ofSt. Landry, Louisiana, sub
ject to State taxation, annually, for a
period of ten years, for the purpose of:
(a) Giving additional aid to public
schools.
(b) Purchasing Cor 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 ia the public.
2. To incur debt and issue bonds to
the mount of Five r h u 5 a n d
($50O0.00) Dollars, to run not
longer than ten years from date and to
bear interest not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable annually
for the purpose Of purchasing Tor con-
structing) a public school bilding. title
to which shall vest in the public; or
constructing a public school building
and purchasing a site therefor, title to
which shall vest in the public, same to
be located within the limits of the
townsite of LawtelI.
The undersigned petitioners respect
fully submit the above:
/. +. Boone, DR.. p. Foster, E. ". Rich
ard, Lewis NJ. Bihm, Joseph Pitre, Fee
lix A. D9jean, j. A. McCleland, 2. c.
Latiolais, Homer L~evergne, Mrs. Elisha
Boudreaux, Ermine Bourgeois, Edmon
tAAs HldIhJ hSNSESne, ATlS6ll6 (HlS
mark Prejean, Alces (his mark) Thibo-
deaux, Leonord (his mark) Prejean. NJ.
r. Boudreau, Michel This mark Bihm
Joseph this mark Joubert, Ale (his
msrk) Bourgeois, Jules (his mark
Joubert, Joseph (his mark) Olevier, sr.,
Cecile Arceneaux, Eugene CHS mark
Miller, Elwood (his MARK Anselm,
Emar This mark) rhibodeaux, Abra-
ham Bihm, Ernest Bfhm, Felix (his
markl Bihm, Jake Bihn, Lucien this
mark Levergne, Adam Pitre, Ursan
This mark P~rejean, Mrs. UTsin P%relean,
Mrs. Elisha Boudreau, Omar Lafteur,
John Boudreau. Arthur Boudreau,t Paul
Boudreau, 1T. Richard, Francois Davy,
Mrs. Savan Cher MARK Preiean, Mrs.
Clara Cher mark Preiean, Mrs. 2. e.
Latiolais, c. I. Bihm, Thompson Hend-
erson, Theo. Boone, Geo. (his mark
Anslem, Joseph d. Boudreaux, Thee. G.
Dejean, Joel Louis Bihm, John l.. Cas-
son. Arthur Prejean, E. A. McClelland,
Emile Latiolais, John ~Thibodean1, Gil
bert Lafieur.