St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-05

17l2, after providing for the paymen
of the $50, O00.0 o of bonds and interes
t h e r e o n, already --
funded from said
tax; said bonds to
run not longer than YES
ten years from date,
and to bear interest
not exceeding five T
per cent per annum,
payable annually, for
the purpose of sup NO
plementing the fund
already on hand to
be used in the con- -
struction and equipment of the centra
school building now contracted for ane
soon to be erected in the city of Ope
~lousas, title to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation -
Signature of voter -
Notice to Voter-To vote in favor Of
the proposition submitted on this ballot
place a o (X) mark in the square
after the work EYES," and to vote
againat it place a similar mark in the
square after the word seNo."
And the Secretary of this Board be
and is hereby instructed to have pre-.
pared for the use at said Special cleo.
ton all necessary ballot boxes, tally
sheets, lists of voters, assessed valua-
ton of property, and complied state
ments OF voters in number and amount.
Section 8. That the polling place for
said election shall be at Opelousas, La,
at the Courthouse, and Felix Chachere,
Percy Dunbar and w. B. Prescott are
appointed commissioners aud Lee Gil
clerk of election to serve at Opelousas,
La, all of whom shall serve without
compensation. And said election shall
be conducted under the laws of the
State applicable thereto.
Board is hereby instructed to give
notice of the special election herein
ordered by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law; and in said
proclamation he shall announce that at
ten o'clock, a. m, April 18th, 1918, this
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, examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result OF the election.
On roll cali the following members
voted in the affirmative:
Daily, Perkins, Larcade, Guidry, Bou-
dreau, Hawkins, Carriere, Baker,
Fontenot, Lyman, Dejean, Fogleman.
In the negative: None.
And the resolution was adopted.
O. P. DAILY, President.
C. j. THOMPSON, SECRETARY.
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 March,
1918, and is 10Y Secretary of the Par.
ish Board of School Directors of the
| Parish of st. Landry, La, and that the
| above and foregoing is a true and cor.
rect copy Tor extract from the min
utes of the Special Meeting of the Par.
ish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, held at Ope.
March 18th, 1918, as provided by law,
C. j. THOMPSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
| OQ tIIS lUIl 0dy III H4dTCH, lJ1O-
LUDOVIC FONTENOT,
Notary Public.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution of the Par.
ish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, pessed at its
special meeting held on the 18th day OF
March, 1918, /, o. P. Daily, President Of
said Board, hereby give notice that in
compliance with said resolution, a Spe-
| cial election will be held in Opelousas,
| School District No. l of the list Police
| Jury Ward of said Parish of st. Landry,
La, on Wednesday, the 18th day Of
April, 1918, for the purpose of submit
ting to the property taxpayers, quail.
fled under the Constitution and Laws
of the State of Louisiana to vote al
said election, the following Proposition,
to-wit:
To incur additional debt and issue
bonds to the amount of Fourteen
Thousand Dollars out of Twenty Thou.
sand Dollars of the surplus tax remain.
ing from the tax voted at the special
tax election held in said District on the
10th day of June, 1912, after providing
for the payment of the 10000 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 for
the construction and equipment of the
central school building now contracted
for and soon to be erected in the city
of Opelousas, title to which shall vest
in the public.
For the purposes of said special cleo.
ton the polling place ahall be at the
Courthouse at 0pelonsas, La,
and Felix Percy Dunbar Chachere,
a n d w. B. Prescott have been
appointed commissioners and Lee
Gil appointed clerk of election to serve
at the polling place at Opelousas, La,
all of whom viii serve without com.
~pensation. At said special election the
polls viii open at sever o'clock a. m,
and will close at five o'clock p. m, and
the election will be conducted In &C.
cordance with the laws of Louisiana
applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at 10 o'clock
a. m, on Saturday, April 18th, 1915
the said Parish Board Of School Diree
tors of the Parish of st. Landry, La.
will meet at Opelousas and in open ses
session proceed tc open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots
in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare the re