St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
School Board Proceedings.
OneIousas Nav 18Th 1910

Opelousas, May 18th, 1912.
The Parish Board Of School Di
rectors met pursuant to a call Of
the President, the Hon. o. P
DAILY. Present: DR.. O. P. DAILY.
President; j. F. Vidrine, j. 6.
C~arriere, DR.. A. c.. Durio. Alb
sent: w. J. Boudreau, r. L.
Hawkins, ]. w. Lyman.
On motion of Mi. Vidrine the
reading of the minutes of the
last meeting were dispensed
with, and the minutes as pub
lished were adopted.
Opelousas, La, May "a, 1912.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Parish Board
of School Directors of the
Parish of St. Landry, La.
The petition Of the under
signed property taxpayers of
School District No. Two of the
LIST Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish Of st. Landry, La, as created
and defined by a resolution of
the Board of School Directors of
said Parish, passed on the 18th
day of May, 1912, and being and
constituting one-fourth Of the
property taxpayers eligible to
vote at such election, respect
fully pray that your Honorable
Body, acting within and under
the authority Of the Constitution
and Laws of Louisiana, do order
that a special election be held, in
the manner required by law, for
the purpose of determining Whe-
Their or not: (1) a special tax
shall be levied and collected 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 dc
submit to a vote Of the property
taxpayers of said School District
No. 2 1st Police Jury Ward, en-
titled to vote at said election, the
following propositions. to-wit:
/. To levy a special tax of
three mills on the dollar on all
property in School District Nc.
Two of the 1st Police Jury Ward,
Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
subject to State taxation, an
nually, for a period of ten years,
for the purpose of:
(a) Giving additional aid to
public schools.
(b) Purchasing Tor construct
ing) public school buildings titles
to which shall vest in the public
or, constructing public school
buildings and purchasing sites
therefor, titles to which shall
vest in the public.
q To incur debt and issue
to the amount of three
thousand (S30O0.0 01 dollars, toll
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 for con-
structing) public school build
ings titles to which shall vest in
the public; or, constructing pub
lie school buildings and purchas-
ing sites therefor, titles to which
shall vest in the public.
The undersigned petitioners
respectfully submit the above:
O. P. DAILY, J. A. Walker, r.
Lee Mills, Nolle Chachere, Vic
tor Richard, j. w. Bacon, Ferdie
Albert r. Burleigh, j.
Boring, j. F. Dezauche, R.
Wilkins, L. L. Lavergne,
John Andrus, Thee. Bourque,
Baptiste Chenoux, A. P. Hig-
gins, W.. Walter Hunt, Frank
Dimmick, d. A.. Carson, Zenon
C. M. Carson, Z. Il.
L. DAILY, M. q.
Opelousas, La, May rs, 1912.
We, the undersigned authori-
ties, do hereby certify that the
to the above petition con-
one-fourth Of the prop
erty taxpayers eligible to vote in
the special election prayed for in
said petition in School District
No. 2, 1st Police Jury ward.
II. D. LITTELL,
Registrar st. Landry Parish.
LUDOVIC FONTENOT,
IN, Anrnnom Ga ~-