St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-29
School Board Proceedings.

Inc PARISH Dodio " s.d-,
rectors Of the Parish OF ST. Lanary
Louisiana met in special session
pursuant to call. Present: Ut:
p. DAILY, President; J. a. PerKins
II. D. Larcade, Jr.. DR.. l.. A. 9uld-
~, g. Horaist, Regis Boudreau
DR.. II. S. Joseph, Z: l.; Hawkins
Arthur Fogleman. w. B. Baker
Frank Fontenot and a quorum.
On motion of Dr.. Joseph the read
ing of the minutes
OF the last meeting was dispensed
with and the minutes as published
were adopted.
DR.. Il. S. Joseph offered the fol-
lowing ordinance and moved it's
adoption, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election
throughout the limits of the
Seventh School District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of the
Parish Of st. Landry. to take the
sense of the property taxpayers
of the said School District of the
said Ward, entitled to vote un-
der the Constitution and laws of
the state of Louisiana. as to
whether a. special tax of ten
mills on the dollar. per annum.
or as much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be levied annu-
ally, on all taxable property in
hid School District. for a period
Tic Fifteen (15) years. beginning
darh the year of 1915: and as to
ther the governing author
gointf said school district shall be
.m.,, Drized TO incur debt. and is
WI" bonds Of the said Seventh
some |. District of the Fourth Po-
v Ward of the Parish Of
States a ny, to the amount of
nv eoverifhousand ($t2,000) Dol
N for a period of Fiji
that the lyears. bearing interest
n,hsidv tie of five per cent per
,ayable annually for the
of constructing and
ing public Schools and
buildings in said School
), it is the voluntary will
Thpdy to call the election
provided for. and
contEeas, Article 28i of the Con-
woion of 1913. and Act No. 256
The Acts of the Legislature
opted in the year 1910, as amend
ed by Act 2t8 of 1912, declare the
School Board of the Parish of st.
Landry to be the governing author
ty through which the Seventh
school District of the Fourth Po-
ice jury Ward of said Parish may
evy O special tax on all taxable
property in said School District and
nay incur debt and issue negotia-
lble bonds for the purpose of con-
tructing, maintaing and repairing
he public School Buildings in said
school District, and
Whereas, the assessed valuation
n said School District amounts to
nd existing bonded Indebtedness
ncurred under Article 231 of the
constitution of 1908, and 1913, +,
mounts to No Dollars which added
!, the proposd indebtedness does (,
OF exceed the Constitutional limit
hitch said School District is au- f,
lorized to incur. and s
Whereas. in order TO extinguish !
lie Indebtedness herein provided
IF, and to pay off in principal and a
Iterest and bond authority to /
sue which is herein proposed. and !
keep the public school houses, r
said School District in good re- q
lir and to maintain the Schools. 4
ter the payment of said bonds r
principal and interest. it will be f
,cessary to annually levy a spe- i
al tax of not more than ten mills #
the dollar annually, on all tax o
10 property in said School Dis r
ct which said tax when added Il
the existing special taxes annu- q
v levied under Article 28t of n
> Constitution of 1898, and 1913, r,
not exceed the Constitutional q,
lit of ten mills per annum on the c;
liar of the assessed valuation of RI
J property of the Seventh School Q;
strict of the Fourth Police Jury
ard. of the Parish Of st. Landry; et
W therefore. ef
4. Be it ordained by the
lool Board of the Parish of st. te
ldry in lawful session convened:
az an election shall be and is
'eby called to be held in the Al
'enth School Disarict Of the
nth Police Jury Ward of the
ish of st. Landry, on the 30th
of June, A. D. 1915, at which by
,tion the majority of the prop re
taxpyers of the said Seventh Ia
DOL District of the said Fourth he
ice Jury Ward. of st. Landry /.
ish. in number and amount 30
IDLE to vote and voting at said col