St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-11
District No. 5, 4th Police Jury Ward,
Parish OF ST. Landry, Louisiana.

Beginning at a point on the Atchaf-
alaya River where the township line
between TIP. 3 S., R. Z E. and TIP. 4 s.,
r. Z E, intersects said River; thence
running due West about four and
three-quarters miles to the Northwest
corner of Section 2. TBS, RE;
thence running due South nine mile to
the Southwest corner OF Section Ia. T.
SIS, RTE; thence running due East
about five miles to the Atchafataya
River, to q point where the section line
between Sections 10 and Is, of said
Township, intersects said River; thence
running north, following the meanders
of the Atchafalaya River, to the point
of beginning; and embracing therein an
area of about fifty square miles.
DR.. H. S. Joseph offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas the public school funds in
ST. Landry Parish, La, are insufficient
to operate the public schools of said
parish for a longer period than about
seven months per annum, and whereas
the law requires all approved high
schools to be operated for a session OF
! not less than nine months in ordertflat
they may be able to maintain their stat
US as approved high schools, and
whereas, there are not sufficient funds
available to operate the Melville High
School for said session of nine months,
and whereas, the people of School Dis
trict No. 5, 18th Police Jury Ward, have
expressed a willingness to vote a spe-
eia1 school tax, including the year 1914,
for the exclusive benefit OF Melville
High School, or five mills on the dol
lar on all the property subject to state
taxation in said district, annually, for
the period of ten years, to assist in the
maintenance of the Melville High
School for said session OF nine months,
provided a, sufficient portion OF said
tax shall be set aside to retire the two
outstanding school bonds, issued by
the town of Melville, included in said
District No. 5, 18th Police Jury Ward,
amounting to seven hundred dollars
each and the interest thereon.
And whereas. in the opinion of this
Board said special election is necessary
and advisable. Be it resolved by the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, by virtue OF the
authority vested in it by Act132 off912,
amending Art. 281 of the Constitution
of 1898, as follows:
Sec. /. That a special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
hold in School District No. 5, 4th Police
Jury Ward Of the Parish of ST. Landry,
La, on Tuesday, April 18th, 1914, at
which shall be submitted the following
proposition to-wit:
To levy Especial tax of five mills on
the dollar ON all the property in said
School District No. 5, 18th Police Jury
Ward Of the Parish Of st. Landry, La,
subject to state taxation, annually, for
the period OF ten years, for the purpose
of
(al Giving additional aid to the Mel
vile High School.
(b) To assume payment, out of said
tax, of two outstanding school bonds
issued by the town of Melville, La, fol
the Jun Of seven hundred dollars each
and the interest thereon.
! Section 2. That the Secretary of this
Board be and he is hereby directed tt
have prepared for use at said specia
election a sufficient lumber of ballots
on each of which shall be printed tht
proposition mentioned in Section I o
this resolution, arranged in such man
ner as to enable the voters to vote OF