St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-11
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish Of st, Landry.

bers of the Parish Board of Schoo.
Directors of the Parish Of st, Landry
Louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned prop
erty taxpayers of School District No
/ of the 5th Police Jury ward OF the
Parish of st. Landry, as created and de
fined by a resolution of the Board Of
School Directors of said Parish, passed
on the 9th day of January, 1911, and be-
ing and constituting one-fourth of the
property taxpayers eligible to vote al
such election, respectfully pray that
your Honorable Body, acting within
and under the authority of the Consti-
tuition and laws Of Louisiana, do order
that a special election be held, in the
manner required by law, for the pur-
pose of determining whether orsnot "a
8 special tax shall be levied and col
lected in said District, and (2) debt in
Cured 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. /, 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. / of the 18th Police jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry.
Louisiana, subject to State taxation, an
nually, for a period of five years, for the
purpose of:
(a) Giving additional aid to public
schools.
(b( Purchasing (or eonstructingC a
public school building, title to which
shall vest in the public; on constrnct-
ing q public school building and pur-
chasing a site therefor, title to which
shall rest in the public.
2. To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of two thousand dollars
($2000.0O) to run not longer than i've
years from date and TO bear interest lot
exceeding five per cent per annum
payable annually or semi-annnaIly, for
the purpose OF purchasing tor construct
ing) a public school building, the 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.
The undersigned petitioners respect
fully submit the above:
E. ID. Stage, w. III. Milburn, &c. Mil
burn, Onezime Savant, Robert WEIGH,
Dan McKeever, Lewis Campbell, Alex
Stage. +. H. Savant, E.E. Singleton, NJ.
I. stage, Charles Stage, Jno. P. Sayant.
State of Louisiana,
Far1Sh OF st. d
Personally came and appeared before
the undersigned authority, G. J.
Thompson. who, being first by me duly
sworn, declared and acknowledged, that
he was on the 9th day of January, 1911,
and is nov Secretary of the Parish
Board of Directors of the Parish of St.
Landry, Louisiana, and that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct COPY
the petition filed with said Board on
the 9Th day of January, 1911, together
with all names signed thereto, and
acted upon by said Board at it's meeting
the 9th day of January, 1911.
C.J.THOMPSON.
Thus subscribed and sworn to before
me, on this 9th day of January, 1911.
HENRY IASTRAPES, JR.,
Notary Public.
Opelousas, Jan. 81, 1911.
The Parish Board Of School Directors
of the Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
in regular session Tor pnr-
suant to ealIl, Hon. DIR. O. P. Daily, PTesf-
dent, and Messrs. j.. r. Vidrine, WI
r.. II. Hawkins and J. w. Ly-
man. A quorum being present.
The following resolution was offered
by MIR. j. W. Lyman, who moved its
adoption:
whereas, there has been filed with
this Board . petition signed by one
of the property taxpayers of
school District No. / OF the 5th Police
Jury Ward, eligible to vote at said cleo
ton, praying that u special election be
in u for said District Na.Inf
18th Pofice jury Ward, at which shall he
the following propositions