St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-18

AND GlaG the secretary OF This board
be and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said special election
all necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
lists of voters, assessed valuation of
property, and compiled statements of
voters in number and amount.
Section 8. That the polling places
for said election shall be at Opelousas,
La, at the Courthouse, and j. II. Har-
manson, @. B. Andrus hnd Felix Cha
chere are appointed commissioners and
FL. Hardy clerk of election to serve at
Opelousas, La, all of whom shall serve
without compensation. And said cleo
tion shall be conducted under the laws
of the State applicable thereto.
Section 4. The President of this
| Roard is hereby instructed to give no.
tice of the special election herein or
dered, by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law; and in said
proclamation he shall announce that at
10 o'clock A. NJ July End, 1912. b 9
Board will meet at O~pelousas, La, and
in open session proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots in number and amount, exam-
inc and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of tho election.
on roll call the following members
voted In the ALTERNATIVES: O. p. DAILY, j.
r. $1QE1HGy d. 0SSGAAACA0 % ~ A6A
In the negative: none.
And the resolution was adopted
CD. THOMPSON, Secretary.
O.P. DAILY, President.
CERTIFICATE.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared before
me. the undersigned authority, G.. j..
Thompson, who, being first by me duly
sworn, declared and acknowledged,
that he was on the 18th day of May,
1912, and is now Secretary of the Parish
Board of Directors of the Parish of st.
foregoing is u true and correct copy of
Tor extract froml the minutes of the
regular meeting of the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, held at Opelousas, La, at
10 O'Clock A. NJ. on the 18th day of May,
C. j. THOMPSON.
Thus sworn TO and subscribed before
me, on this 18th day of May, 1912.
ARCHIE DUNBAR,
Notary Public.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Parish Board of School Directors Of
the Parish of ST. Landry, La, at its
special meeting held on the 18th day OF
May, 1912, /, O.. r. DAILY, President of
said Board, hereby give notice that in
compliance with said resolution, a spe-
cial election will be held in 0pelousas
School District No. One, 1st Police Jury
Ward of said Parish of st. Landry, La !,
on Thursday, the twentieth day of
June, 1912, for the purpose of submit
ting to the property taxpayers, qnali-
fled under the Constitution and Laws
of the State Of Louisiana, to vote at
said election, the following proposi-
tions, to-wit:
/. TO levy a special tax of five mills
on the dollar on all property in Ope-
lousas school District No. |. lst Police
Jury Ward Of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, subject TO State taxation, annually,
for q period OF ten years, for the pur-
pose of
(a) Giving additional aid t. public
schools.
tb) Purchasing, or constructing,
public sceool buildings in said District
and especially q large central school
building in the city of 0pelousas, La,
and equipping the same, titles to which
shall vest iii the public.
z. To incur debt and issue bonds Il
the amount of Sfxty-fige Thousand dol
lars t$650A0.O) TO run not longer than
ten years from date. aud to o inter
est not excee ting five per cent per an
IInn pa able annually fvr the purpose
Of purchasing Tor co~nstructing1 public
school buildings III said District, and
especially u large central public school
building III the city of O~pelousas. La,
and eqaipping the same, title 10 which
shall vest IN thesnualic ;or, con structing
said public school buildings and pur-
chasing sites therefor, titles 10 which
shall vestin the public.
For the purposes OF said special cleo