St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-17

and in open session proceed to opeI
the ballot boxes, examine and pro-
coed to count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvas;
the returns and declare the result
of said election.
On roll call the following mem
bers voted in the affirmative: DAILY
Larcade, Perkins, Andrepont, Bou-
dreau, Hawkins, Fogleman, Fon-
tenot, Baker, Horaist, Lyman.
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 au-
thority, G. J. Thompson, wha first
by me being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he was on the day
Of March, 1915, and is now Seere-
tary of the Parish Board of School
Directors Of the Parish of st. Ian
dry, La, and the above and forego-
ing is a true and correct copy of
the extract of the minutes of the
special meeting of said Board held
on the 9th of March, 1915.
G.. J. THOMPSON.
Sworn and subscribed before me
on this 10th day Of March, 1915.
II d. LARCADE. Jr..
Notary Public.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution of the
Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of st. Landry, La,
passed at its special meeting held
on the 9th day of March, 1851, O..
P. DAILY, President of said Board,
hereby give notice that in eomplt-I
anee with said resolution a special
school tax election will be held in
the Eunice School District of the
Parish OF st. Landry, La, on Tues
day, April Goth, 1915, for the pur-.
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers, qualified under the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana to vote at said special
election the following proposition,
to-Wit:
To levy a special tax of four mills
on the dollar, annually, on all the
property in the Euniee School Dis
trict of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, subject to state taxation for
the period OF ten years, beginning
with and including the year 1915, for
the purpose of
(a) Giving additional assistance|
to the public schools in the Eunice|
School District.
(b) To assist in the maintenance,
an d equipment Of said
schools. For the purpose of said
election, the polling place shall be
at Eunice, La, at the usual polling
place, Leer Lacombe, Dudley Ber-
wick, and Theodore Tate have been
appointed commissioners. and J.I
Berwick has been appointed
clerk to serve at the polling place
at Eunice, La. At said special elee-I
ton the polls will be open at seven
o'clock, A. NJ. and close at five
o'clock p. m. and the election will be
under the laws of Louis
lana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
o'clock, A.. NJ, on Saturday, April
24th, 1915, the said Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
st. Landry, La, will meet at Opelou-
5as, La, and in open session pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in
lumber and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare the
result of said special election.
This 9th day of March, 1915.
O. P. DAILY, President
Mr.. J. A. Perkins offered the fol-
resolution and moved its
adoption:
Whereas, the public school funds
Of the Parish of st. Landry, Louis
ANA, are insufficient to operate the
schools of said parish for
! longer period than about six
months per annum, and whereas,
he law requires all approved high
schools to be operated for a ses-
of not less than nine months
n order that they may be able to
complete the course outlined IN
he State Course of Study and
maintain their status as
approved high schools. and where
IS, under present conditions, there
ire not sufficient funds available
o operate the st. Landry High
School for said session of nine
months. nor the schools adjacent
Opelousas in the same school
district for a session OF sufficient
and whereas, many people
n the Opelousas School District,
n which the st. Landry High
and other public schools are
ocated, have expressed a willing
to vote a special school tax,
BEGINNING with and including the
ear, 1915, for the exclusive benefit
# the st. Landry High School and
bo ofbar D1,hIic cehooIS in the