St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-09-30
School District No.2 of the 9Th Police
InrY Ward

ochoo1 District No. OF the 9Th Police
Jury Ward.
Opelousas, La, Aug. %, 1911.
10 the Honorable President and Mem
Defs Of the Parish Board of School
Directors Of the Parish of st. Lam
dry La,
The petition of the undersigned prop
cry taxpayers of School District No. 2
Sth Police Jury Ward of the Parish OF
81. Landry as created and defined by q
of the Board of School Dis
rectors Of said parish, passed on the 22nd
gay 1 Augy 1911. and being and consti.
tuting Cne-fourth of the property tax
payers eligible to vote at such election,
respectfully pray that your Honorable
nody, acting within and under the au-
Ghorlty of the Constitution and Laws of
louisiana, do order that q special cleo
ton he held, in the manner required bv
IaW, Tor the purpose of determining
whether or not: ~ q special tax shall
De levied and collected in said District,
q CD debt incurred and bonds issued
tnereTor as hereinafter set forth,
Petltloners pray that at said election
your honorable Body do submit to a
SoLe OF property taxpayers of said
school District No. 2, 9th Police Jury
WARD. entitled to vote at said election,
the following propositions. to-wit:
l.: 10 levy a special tax of five mills
On the dollar on all property In School
District No. 2, 9th Police Jury Ward, of
me Parish Of St. Landry, Louisiana, sub.
Ject o State taxation, annually, for a
period of ten years, for the purpose of
schools.
(b) Purchasing Tor constructing) 2
public school buildings, one for white
children and n for negro children,
title to which shall vest in the public,
or, constructing 2 public school build
ings, mi for white children and one
Tor negro children, and pur-
chasing sites therefor, title to which
snail vesti In the public.
2. To incur debt and issue bonds to
q amount of Five 7 h ousa n d
S$5OOO.OOl Dollars, to ru not
pear interest not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable annually
for the purpose Of purchasing Tor con
structing) 2 public school build
ings, one for white children and
one for negro children, title
to which shall vest in the public; or
constructing 2 public school buildings,
n for white children and n for
colored children, and purchasing sites
therefor, title to which shall vest in the
public. same to be located within the
limits of the TOWNSHIP of Lawtell, La.
The undersigned petitioners respect
fully submit the above:
~. LaElOlalS, d. "A. McClelanQ, Ee-
lix A. Dejean, John Thibodeaux, Theo.
G. Detean, Homer Lavergne, Ursin (his
mark) Prejean, Earnest McClelland,
Joel l.. Bihm, Lewis M. Bihm, Sidney
This mark Prejeau, Eli Bourgeois, Al
cess (his mark) Thibodeaux, Clovile
This mark Levergne, Adam Pitre, Felix
(hts mark) Bihm, Jos Boone, Jules (his
mark Joubert, P. Foster, Leonord This
mark Prejean, Abraham Bihm, Jake
Bihm, Thompson Henderson, Paul
Boudreau, Gilbert Lafieur, Lawrence
Burleigh, John Boudreaux, Jim Boud-
Teau, Joseph (his mark Joubert, Lucien
z. Pitre, M. r. B~oudreau, Michel Bihm,
Emar This mark) Thibodeaux, Ed
mond This mark) Lavergne, Lucin This
MARK L~avergne, Homore Bourgeois,
Elwood Anselm, Ernest Olivier, Mrs,
z. 9. Latiolais, Ernest Bihm, Leonard
Boone, Arthur Prejean, c. T.Bihm, Mrs.
Lucin her mark Lavergne, Theodore
Boone, Mrs. Elisha Boudreaux, Mrs.
ursin Prejean, Daniel Boone, Emile La
t~iolais, Cecile Arceneaux, Joseph (his
markl Olivier, E. v. Richard. I. F.
Boone.