St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-08-23
School Board Proceedings.

Opelousas, Aug. 18th, 1913.
The Parish Board of Schoo
Directors met in special session
Present: DR.. @. P. DAILY, Presi
dent: Fl. D. Larcade, J. A. Per
kins, Edgar Andrepont, Regis
Boudreau, r. L. Hawkins, Frank
Fontenot, w. B. Baker, j. w.
Lyman and a quorum.
Pursuant to a resolution
passed on the 7th day of July,
1918, and in conformity with
notice given by the proclamation
of the President of this Board,
duly published, the Parish Board
of School Directors of the Par
ish of st. Landry, La, met IN
special open session forthe pur-
pose of opening the ballot boxes,
examining and counting the bal
lots, in number and amount, ex-
aiming and canvassing the re-
turns and declaring the result of
the special election held in the
Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
on the 18th dav of August, 1913,
in conformity with a resolution
of this Board passed on the 7th
day of July, 1918. Present; DIR.
10. P. DAILY, President; Fl. D.
Larcade, ]. A, Perkins, Edgar
Andrepont, Regis Boudreau, r.
[. Hawkins, Frank Fontenot,
w. B. Baker, j. w. Lyman. and
a quorum.
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy annually a
special tax of three mills on the
dollar on all taxable property in
said Parish of st. Landry, saw
ing and excepting that located
in Bayou Boeuf School District
No. 81, subject to state taxation,
for the period of five years, be-
ginning with the year 1913, for
the purpose Of giving additional
aid to public schools.
For, or in favor of said propo-
s ition there W e r e
C east 21 votes, repre-
senting a taxable assessed prop
perry valuation of three hundred
and sixteen thousand nine hun
dred and eighty-tWo dollars
1916, 982. 00).
And againat, or in opposition
to, said proposition, there were
cast 488 votes, representing a
taxable assessed property valua-
ton of eight hundred and TWEEN
ty-eight thousand five hundred
and eighty-two dollars $685.
80 0).
Whereupon Mr.. Lyman offered
the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
Whereas, the Parish Board Of
School Directors of the Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana, has, in
open session opened the ballot
boxes, examined and counted the
ballots in number and amount,
examined and canvassed the re-
turns of the special election held
in the Parish of st. Landry, La,
saving and excepting that por-
ton of said parish included in
Bayou Boeuf School District No.
81, on the 14th day of August,
1913, in conformity with a reso-
luton of this Board ordering said
election, passed on the 7th day
of July, 1913. and ascertain the
result Of said election to be as
set forth hereafter in this reso-
luton.
Section |. Be it resolved by !
the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, Louisiana, That the result
of the special election in the Par
ish of st. Landry. La, saving
and excepting that portion of
said parish included in Bayou !
Boeuf School District No. 81,
held on August 18th, 1913, in
conformity with a resolution of
this Board ordering said elect
ton, passed on the 7th day of
1913, and is hereby de-
elared to be as follows:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy annually a
mill tax ON the dollar on
taxable property in said Par
ish Of st. Landry, saving and
excepting that located in Bayou
School District No. 81,
subject to state taxation, for the
period of five years, beginning