St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-12-25

School Directors of the Parish
of ST. Landry, La, That the
Parish Board of School Dl-
rectors of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, shall meet at
11:O0 o'clock A. M. on the
18th day Of January, 1916,
for the purpose, in open ses-
sion. of examining and count
ING the ballots and canyasslng
the returns and declaring the
result of said election.
Section 6. Be it further or
dained by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish
of St. Landry, La, That the
President of the Parish Board
Of School Directors be, and he
is hereby instructed to give
public notice of said election
by proclamation to be duly
published, according to law
in the following form:
Unanimously carried:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution
passed by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish
of St. Landry, La, at a spe-
cial meeting held on the 9Th
day of December, 1915, |,
+. G.. Carriere, Vic
Presid e mt of said Par
ish Board of School Directors,
hereby give notice that in
compliance with said resolu-
ton, a special election will be
held in School District No. l
of the 1st Police Jury Ward OF
the Parish of st. Landry, La,
for the purpose of submitting
to the property taxpayers
qualified under the constitu-
ton and laws of the State of
Louisiana to vote at said cleo
ton, the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
To levy a special tax of
two and one-half mills
{$.0O25) on the dollar on all
the property in school District
No. / Of the LIST Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, subject to State
taxation, annually, for a peri
cd of five years, for the pur-
pose of giving additional aid
to the public schools of said
school district.
For the purpose of said
election the polling place will
be at the Court House at Ope-
lousas, La, and the following
commissioners and clerks have
been appointed to serve at
said election, II. D. Larcade,
ST., F. J. Hardy, J. IL. Har-
manson; Ludoyic Fontenot.
AT said election the poll
will open at seven o'clock A.
M. and will close at five
O'Clock P. NJ, and the election
will be conducted in accord
ance with the laws of Louis
lana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at
II o'clock A. NJ, on the 18th
day of January, 1916, the
said Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, will meet at the
School Board Office, Opelou-
sas, La, and in open session
proceed to open the ballot
box, examine and count the
ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the re-
turns, and declare the result
of said special election.
This 9Th day of December,
1915.
J. G.. CARRIERE,
Vice-President of Parish
Board of School Directors.
Section 7. Be it further or
dained by the Parish Board OF
School Directors Of the Parish
of St. Landry, La, That the
special election herein and
herein provided for shall be
held and conducted and the
returns thereof shall be made
under the provisions of Act
256 Of 1910 and amendments
thereof, and such other laws
as may be applicable.
J.. G. CARRIERE,
Vice-President of Paris
Board of School Directors.
w. B. PRESCOTT,
Secretary Pro. Tenn.
Mr.. Baker, seconded by Mr..
Perkins, that an appropria-
ton of $4,000 out Of the spe-
cial fund of School District
No. 2 of Ward 2, be made to
complete payment of a piano
for the Garland School. Car
ried.
Mr.. Lyman moved that the
bills for 1855 and $4,000 be
approved and ordered paid
from the special funds of the
Eunice School District. Car
ried.