St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-07
Notice Of Election.

Resolution No. forming part of tn
minutes of q meeting of the AVoyelle
School Board held at its office a
M~arksyille, La, on June 3rd, 1913, anC
being ordinance for the holding of
special school tax election in Bayou
Boeuf School District No. 81 of the Par
ishes of st. Landry, Evangeline ane
Avoyelles.
By Mr.. Williams:
Whereas Under authority of Sectior
Is of Act 2l4 of 1902 the parish superin
tendents of the parishes of st. Landry
and Avoyelles laid off Bayou Boen1
school district No. 81 composed of terri
tory taken from the parishes OF st. Ian.
dry and Avoyelles. which school dis
trict as located and defined was adopted
and ratified by resolution of the school
boards of said parishes, and
Whereas, subsequently by election
the qualified electors of said school dis
triet chose to locate the schoolhouse of
said district within the portion that lay
in the parish of Avoyelles, further stip-
u1ating at said election that the juris-
diction over n supervision of said
school would be given entirely to the
school board of the parish of Avoyelles,
and
Whereas, school bonds have been is
sued by the said board in authority,
the Avoyelles School Board, and these
bonds have been redeemed and inter-
est paid or them since, and further that
the school treasurer of the parish of st.
Landry has been RENTING regularly
every year the special school tax col
lected within the part of the district
located in said parish of st. Landry,
and
Whereas, Section 2 of Act 256 of 1910
specifically gives authority to a board
of school directors to call a special cleo
ton for the purpose of submitting to
the property taxpayers who are au-
thorized to vote at such. election, under
the constitution and laws of the State
OF Louisiana, a proposition to lew 81
special tax not to exceed the limit that
is now or hereafter may be fixed by the
Constitution Of Louisiana, for the pur-
pose of giving additional aid to public
schools, therefore;
Be it ordained by the board of school
directors of the parish of A~voyeIles, in
regular session convened, that a special
election, 20 be participated in by the
property taxpayers of the Bayou Boeuf
school district No. 81 of the parishes of
st. Landry and Eyangeline.
as created, located, defined and record
ed under and by virtue of the authority
of the parish board of school directors
OF said parish and more particularly
described as follows: "To begin at the
w corner of the N. e. II Of Section
2, T.2S. r. 2 Il. in the parish of Ayoy
Giles. thence running due South AZ
miles to the S.W. corner of the n. E.M
Of Section Ii, T.3 S. r.. 2 e.. in the par-
of st. Landry, thence due East ST.
miles to the s. E.corner of the n. b. II
q Section 10, T.3 $. Rs Il, thence due
AZ miles to the N. e. corner Of
Section Y, TBS. R.3 L. i'll the parish
Of AvoyeIies, thence due West along
section ] to the point of starting;
The territory embraced within this dis
5r1et being 2lI square miles, be and
same IS hereby ordered to be held
lnder the provisions Of Act 256 Of the
General Assembly of 1910, and other
avs on the subject on the 10Th day of
luiy, 1918, between the hanrs of seven
|. m. and five o'clnck =. M. at the poll
Dg place at Barbreek within said dis
r1ct, for the purpose of taking the
iense of h property taxpayers within |
aid district, qualified as electors under
Constitution and laws of the state
louisiana. upon the following prop
to-Wit:
Whether or not a special tax of three
Mills on the dollar on all the taxable
property III the Bayou Boeufschool dis
riot No.3l of the parishes of Ayoyelfes,
e. Landry and Evangclinc, La, sub
eet to state taxation should be levied
nnually for a period of ten year for
purpose of:
Giving additional and to public
chools.
Be it further ordained, etc, that the
GLOWING persons be ard they are here
y appointed to serve as commission
rs and clerk of said election, tu-Wit:
Townsend, Lee Evans, and An
Nurdin, Commissioners: Clerk:
:. NJ Milburn, all Of which arc to serve
! said election as provided l,y law.
Be it further ordained that the presi-
ent of this school boarG Ire and he is
ereby authorized and directed to issue
ubiic notice of said election for atleast
1irty days, according to law, in the
News, the official journal of
Parish Board of School Directors of
Parish of Avoycl1es, and in the Of
cla1 papers of the Parish Boards of
chool Directors of the Parishes of ST..
andry and EvangeIIne, gitt.tg notice
the time and place When a ; sch DOL
oard Will proceed to opsi Lne ballot
Ok, examine and canvass the returns
declare the result of said election.
BE 1t further ordained that this ordi-
ance OF election, as passed by this
be also published for tho same
lumber of issues as the notice If cleo ,
IN in the official papers Of the parish
of school directors IF the mar
hes of st. Landry and E~yangeI,ne.
lis being done to give proner notice
the qualified electors Of the sections
the district not within the bounda-
of the parish WHO'S board orders I.
le election.
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Mr.. Williams having moved for the
Of the foregoing resoluti on, :
men motion was duly seconded by ;
r. N. A. Couvillion. after full disens- 1