St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-05-27

Louisiana, as follows:
Section /. That a special election be and
school District No. ,, 4th Police Jury Ward
Parish of st. Landry, on Saturday, the Gath
day OF June. 1911, at which shall be sub
i. To levy a special tax Of * mills on the
dollar on all property in School District No.
2, 4th Police Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
annually, for a period of ten years, for the
purpose of:
la1 Giving additional aid to public
schools.
{b) Purchasing Tor c~onstrustingl two
public school buildings title to which shall
vest in the public; or, constructing two pub
! lie school buildings and purchasing sites
therefor, title to which sha1lvest in the pub
one of these school buildings and site
therefor to be used for a white schoo and
one of these school buildings and site there
for tor be used for a colored school.
To operate q transfer system to the white
school building In the town of Palmetto.
2. To incur debts and issue to the
amount OF three thousand dollars ($3 ,000.00j
to run not longer thar ten years from date
and to bear interest not exceeding i've per
purpose of purchasing for c~onstructfngl
two public chool buildings title to which
h "a vest in the public; or, constructing
two public school buildings and purchasing
sites therefor, title to which shalt vest in the
public.
One of these school buildings and sites
Lu0IGlOI IL DC uSCu IOT b Willie SCuOOt duu
one of these school buildings and sites
therefor to be used for a colored school.
To operate a transfer system to the white
scnool building in the town OF Palmetto;
Board be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said special cleo
ton a sufficient number Of ballots, on each
of which shall be printed all the PROPOSE
lions mentioned in Section / of this reSolu-
ton, arranged In such manner as to enable
the voters to vote on each n separately,
and in the following form:
PROPOSITION MOL.
Proposition to levy a 81 mill spe- Ra!1asnR
cial tax on all the property subject yes
to State taxation In School District
No. 2, 4th Police Jury Ward, of the
Parish OF st. Landry, Louisiana, for m
the period of ten years for the pur- no
pose Of: la Giving additional aid
Tor constructing) two public school
buildings title TO which shall vest in .
the public; or constructing two public
school buildings and purchasing sites there
for, title to which shall vest In the public.
One of these school buildings and site
therefor to be used for a white school, and
one of these school buildings and site
therefor to be used for a colored school,.
To operate transfers to the white school
building in the town of Palmetto.
PROPOSITION NO.2.
Proposition to incur debt and Is RHMa~R
sue bonds for school District No. 2, yes
4th Police Jury Ward to the amount
of three thousand dollars, to run
ten years, bearing interest at the wmm
rate OF 1Ve per centum per annum, no
payable annually, for the purpose
of purchasing FOR constructing two
public school buildings title to
which h vest in the public; or, -
constructing two public school buildings
and purchasing sites therefor, title to
which shall vest in the public.
One of these school buildings n site
therefor to be used for a white school, and
one of these school buildings and site there !
for to be used for a colored school.
To operate a transfer system to the white
school building In the town of Palmetto.
Taxable valuation 1--
Signature of voter ----
NOTICE TO VOTERS.-To vote in favor of
either proposition submitted on this ballot
place a cross (x) mark in the square after
the word yes n 10 vote against 1t
place a similar mark in the square after the
word mo"
And that the Secretary of this Board be
and he is hereby Instructed to nave pre-
pared for use at said special election all
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists Of
and amount
Section ;. That the polling place for said
shall be Palmetto, La, and Wesley
Budden, DR.. r.. g.. Hawkins, Alvin Deloach
are appointed commissioners and Jules
.Bessinberger, clerk of election to serve at
Palmetto, all of whom shall serve without
compensation. And said election shall be
under the laws of the State aD-
thereto.
Section 4. The President Of his Board Is
hereby instructed to give notice of the spe-
ciaI election herein ordered, by his procla-
to be published according to law;
in said proclamation he shall announce
hat at 10 O'Clock a. M. July 8, 1911, this
Board viii meet at Opelousas and in open
proceed to open the ballot boxes,
xamine and count the ballots In number
and amount, examine and v the re-
turns and declare the result of the election
tn roll call the following members voted
In the Affirmative. j. f. Vidrine, W.J. Bou-
1reau, r. l.. Hawkins, J. G.. CarTiere.
In the negative: lone.
III the resolution was adopteu
WI. BOUDREAU, Acting President.
c. j. THOMPSON, Secretary.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by the
Parish Board OF School Directors Of the
Parish OF st. Landry, Louisiana, at its Eegu
lar (orspsciaD meeting held on the 9Th day
Of May 1911, I. o. P. Daily, President of said
Board, hereby give notice that, in compl1-
with said resolution, q special election