St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-15

the construction and equipment of tn
central school building o contracted
for and soon to be erected in the cit
of Opelousas, title to which shall YES
in the public.
For the purposes of said special cleo
ton the polling place ahalI be at th'
C ou Sc at Opelonsas, La.
and Felix Percy Dunbar Chachere
and w. B. Prescott have beef
appointed commissioners and Lei
Gil appointed clerk of election to serv,
at the polling place at Opelousas, La.
all of whom will serve without com
p~ensation. At said special election tht
and will close at five o'clock p. M, ant
the election will be conducted in ac
cordance with the laws of Louisiana
applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at 10 O'Clock
a. m, on Saturday, April 10Th, 1918
the said Parish Board of School Direc
tors of the Parish of St. Landry, La.
will meet at O%pelousas and in open ses
session proceed to open the ballor
boxes, examine and count the ballots
in number and amount, examine anc
canvass the returns and declare the re,
suits Of said special election.
This 9Th day OF March, 1913.
Q. P. DAILY, President,
Opelousas, La, March IS, 1918.
We, the undersigned authorities, dc
hereby certify that the foregoing and
attached list of names contains the
names of one fourth of the
property taxpayers in Opelousas
School District No. / of the 1st Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
eligible to vote at the special election
as prayed for in the attached and fore
going petition.
LUDOVIC FONTENOT,
Chef by. Assessor st. Landry
Parish, La.
HENRY LAsTRAPES, JR.,
Clerk of Court and ex-Offico Regis
trar OF Voters st. Landry Parish,
Louisiana.
O~pelousas, La, March s, 1918,
On of Mr.. j. w. Lyman the following
resolutions were offered and passed,
viz:
Whereas, a special school tax cleo
ton was held in School District No. /,
O the Second Police Jury Ward of the
Parish OF ST. Landry, La, on the 18th
day OF August, 1908, levying a special
school tax OF three mills on the dollar
for the period of ten years on all the
property in said School District subject
to state taxation; therefore,
Be it resolved by the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of St.
Landry, La, that a special school tax
of three mills or the dollar on all the
property subject to State taxation in
said School District No. 1, of the Sec
ond Police Jury Ward of said Parish of
st. Landry, La, be levied for the year
1918, and the Assessor and T~ax-collec-
tor Of said Parish are hereby instructed
to assess and collect, as provided by
law, said tax for the year 1913.
Whereas, a special school tax cleo
ton was held in School District No. /
of the 4th Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, on the Both
day of March, 1911, levying a special
school tax of three and one half mills
on the dollar for the period of ten
years on all property in said School
District subject to State taxation; there
fore
Be it resolved by the Parish Board of
Directors of the Parish of st.
La, that a special school tax
of three and one half mills on the dol
lar on all the property subject to State
taxation in said School District No. 1 of
the 4th Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of St. Landry, La, be levied for the
year 1913, and the Assessor and Tax
collector Of said parish r hereby in
structed to assess and collect, as pro-
vided by law, said tax for the year
1918.
Whereas a special school tax election
held in School District No. 2 of the
Police Jury Ward of the Parish Of
St. Landry, La, on the oath day OF
June, 1911, levying a special school tax
Of three and one half mills on the dol
lar for the period of ten years on all
property in said School District subject
to State taxation; therefore
Be itresolyed by the Parish Board of
School Directors OF the Parish OF st.
Landry, La, that a special school tax
of three and one half mills on the dol
lar on all the property subject to State
taxation in School District No. 2 of the
4th Police Jury Ward of said Parish Of
St. Landry, La, be levied for the year
1918, and the Assessor and Tax-collec-
tor OF said Parish are hereby instructed
to asses and collect, as provided by
said tax for the year 1913.
Whereas, a special school tax cleo
ton was held in School District No. l
Of the 9Th Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish of St. Landry, La. on the 23rd day
of February, 1911, levying a special
school tax of five mills on the dollar
for the period of five years on all prop
erty in said School District subject to
State taxation; therefore
Be it resolved by the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of st.
La, that a special school tax
of five mills on the dollar on all the
property subject State taxation in
School District No. / of the 9Th Police
Jury Ward of said Parish of ST. Landry,
La, be levied for the year 1913, and
the Assessor and Tax-collector OF said
Parish are hereby instructed to assess
and collect, as provided by law, said
tax for the year 1913.
Whereas, a special school tax cleo
ton was held in School District No. 2
of the 9Th Police Jury Ward of the
of st. Landry, La, on the Both
day of September, 1911, levying a spe-
ciaI school tax of three mills on the
dollar for the period of seven years on
all property in said School District sub
iect to State taxation; therefore
Be it resolved by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish o FIST. Lam
dry, La, that a special school tax of three
mills an the dollar on all nrnnerfy sub