St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-26

on the 10Th Gay or April, 1918
Notice is further given that sal,
Board will consider at this meet
ing such other business as ma,
be of Importance to the publ
schools of this parish. By orde
of the President, Hon. @. P
DAILY.
C. J. THOMPSON,
Secretary.
Mailed a is, 1913.
Opelousas, La, April IS, 1918.
Pursuant to q resolution passed o.
the 9Th day of March. 1918, and in con
formity with notice given by proclama
ton of the President of this Board
duly published, the Parish Board O
School Directors OF the Parish of ST
Landry, Louisiana, met in special opel
session for the purpose of opening tn,
ballot boxes, examining and counting
the ballots, in number and amount, ex
amining and c~anvassing the return!
and declaring the result of the specia
election held in Opelousas School Dis
trict No. /, LIST Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, on the
10Th day OF April, 1918, in conformity
with a resolution of this Board passed
on the 9Th day of March, 1913.
Present: DR.. O. P. DAILY, Fl. D. Lar
cade, Jr., j. A. Perkins, DR.. L. A
Guidry, DIR. A. G. Durio, Regis Bou.
dreau, R. L. Hawkins, Arthur Fogle.
man, Frank Fontenot, w. B. Baker,
Edgar Andrepont, and a quorum.
And the Board proceeded, in open
public session, to open the ballot boxes
examine and count the ballots in mum.
Der and amount, examine and canvass
the returns of said election, and then
and there declared the result thereof,
as follows:
PROPOSITION, VIZ:
Proposition to incur additional debt
and issue bonds to the amount of $14,-
600. 90 out of the $20,0O0.OO of the sur
plus tax remaining from the tax voted
at the Special School Tax election held
in said District on the Goth day of June,
1912, after providing for the payment
of 800, 5000 of bonds and interest
thereon, already funded from said tax;
said bonds to 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
supplementing the fund already on
hand to be used in the construction and
equipment of the central school build
ing, now contracted for and soon to be
erected in the city of O~pelousas, title
to which shall vest in the public. For,
OF in favor of said proposition there
were cast 81 votes, representing a tax
able assessed property valuation of
S317, 174.00.
And against, OF in opposition to, said
Proposition there were cast 10 votes,
representing a taxable assed property
valuation of SAG, $3.50 90.
Whereupon, Mr.. II. D. Larcade, Jr.,
offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
Whereas, the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, has, in open public session, opened
the ballot boxes, examined and counted
the ballots in number and amount. ex-
amined and canYassed the returns of
the special election held in Opelousas
School District No. l, LIST Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of St, Landry, La,
on the 18th day of April, 1918, in con-
formity with a resolution OF this Board
ordering said election to be as set
forth hereafter in this resolution of
this Board ordering said election,
passed on the 9Th day of March, 1913,
and ascertained the results of said cleo
ton to be as set forth hereafter in this
resolution.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, that the re-
suit of the special election held in Ope-
lousas School District No. /, 1st Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, on the 18th day of April, 1913, In
conformity with a resolution of this
Board ordering said election, passed on
the 9th day of March, 1918, are hereby
declared to be as follows:
PROPOSITION, VIZ:
Proposition additional debt and
issue bonds to amount of $14, 900. 90 out
of the S20,000.0 of the surplus tax re-
naming from the tax voted at the spe-
cial School tax election held in said
District on the 10th day of June, 1912,
after providing for the payment of the
$65, 000.U of bonds and interest there
on, already funded from said tax; said
bonds to run not longer than ten years
from date, and to bear interest not ex-
ceeding five per cent per annum, pay
able annually, for the purpose of sup
the fund already on hand
to be used in the construction and
of the Central School Build
now contracted for and soon to be
erected, in the city of Opelousas, title
to which shall vest in the public.
For, or in favor OF, said Proposition
there were cast 81 votes, representing
a taxable assessed valuation of prop
erty of $3f7, 174.00.
Against, or in opposition to, said
Proposition there were cast ten votes,
representing a taxable property valua-
of SAG, $500.
And a majority in both number and
amount of votes cast at said election
we're in favor of said Proposition.
And said Proposition is hereby de-
CARED to have been carried at said spe
,ial election.
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
,tc., that the Secretary of this Board
De, and he is hereby directed to file
With the Secretary of State of the State
II Louisiana, and with the Clerk of the
9Th Judicial District Court and ex-