St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-15

representing taxable assessed valuation
OF no dollars.
Whereupon Mr.. Hawkins offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved its adoption
Whersas, the Parish Board of School Df
rectors of the Parish of st. Landry, Louis
lana, has, In open public session, opened
the ballot boxes, examined n counted tn
ballots in number and amount, examined
n canYassed the returns OF the specia
election held in School District No. Q, 4tf
Police Jury Ward Of the Parish of St. Ian
dry, Louisiana, or the oath day of June, 1911
in conformity to a resolution OF this Boart
ordering said election, passed on the stf
day of May, 1911, and ascertained the re
suits of said election to be set forth here,
after In this resolution.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the Parish
Board of School Directors of the Parish OF
st. Landry, Louisiana, That the results OF
No. 2, 4th Police Jury Ward of the Parish OF
st. Landry, La, on the 24th day of June,
1911, In conformity to a resolution of this
9Th day Of May, 1911, are hereby declared to
be as follows;
PROPOSITION NO. 1.
To levy a three and a half mill special tax
on all property subject to State taxation in
School District No. 2, Attn Police Jury Ward
OF h Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, for
the period of ten years for the purpose of
(al Giving additional aid to public schools.
tb) Constructing two public school build
ings, title to which shall vest In the
buildings and purchasing the sites therefor,
title to which shall vest in the public.
(cl One of the school buildings and site
therefor, tC be used for a white school, and
one OF the buildings and site therefor to be
used as a negro school.
i'd To operate a transfer system to the
white school building in the town of Pal
metto.
For, or In favor of, said Proposition No. /.
20 votes, representing a taxable assessed
valuation of eleven thousand si6-hunndred
and ninety.0ne and 9o-100 ESfl69l .9O dollars.
Against, or in opposition to, said PROPOSE
ton No.1, no votes, representing q taxable
assessed valuation of no dollars.
And q majority in both number and
n0u Of the votes cast at said election
were in favor Of said Proposition 10. One.
PROPOSITION No.2.
1 Proposition to incur debt and issue bonds
for school District No. 2, 4th Police Jury
to the amount of three thousand dollars
to run ten years, bearing interest al the
rate of I'VE per centutn per annum, payable
annually, for the PURPOSE of purchasing
ings title to which shall vest in the public;
or, constructing two public school buildings
and purchasing sites therefor, title to
which Shall vest In the public.
One az the public school buildings and site
therefor to be used for d white school, and
One OF the school buildings and site there
Tor to be used for a colored school.
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school in the town of Palmetto.
For. or in favor OF, said Proposition No. 2,
% votes, representing a taxable assessed
valuation of eleven thousand six hundred
and n~inety-one and 90-100 tS11691 .S1 dollars.
Against, or in opposition to, said PROPOSE
ton No., no votes, representing a taxable
valuation of no dollars,
And a majority in both number and
amount Of the votes cast at said election
were in favor OF said Proposition No. Two.
And said Propositions Nos. One and TWO
are hereby declared to have been carried at
special election.
Section Q. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
the Secretary Of this Board be, and he
is hereby, directed to Ale with fhe secretary
of State of the State of Louisiana, and with
the Clerk of the 18th Judicial District Court
and eK-oficio Recorder In And for the Par
ish of st. Landry, Louisiana, each one copy
the MINUTES of this meeting, to and In
the passage of this resolution, same
constituting q process verbal Of the manner
IN which the ballot IKE have been opened,
the ballots counted In number and amount,
the returns eanvaSssed and the result of the
said special election ascertained; and said
Secretary shall retain in his ONCE b copy
neFeof, together Wtrh other copies hereof,
duly certified by the Secretary of STATE and
said Clerk II ex-oficio Recorder. to 1iaye
duly filed and recorded IN their re-
spectfve offices, as required by law.
Unanimously adopted,
O.. DAILY, President.
}. THOMPSON, Secretary.