St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-01

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ed property valuation of one hun
dred seyenty-two thousand tw
hundred and ninety dollars (Si72,
300.
Against, or in opposition to sal
proposition there were cast seven
ty-fiye votes representing a taxabl
assessed property valuation of tire
hundred and sixty-one theusan
and fifty dollars 1884,, O50).
Whereupon Mr.. H. D. Larcadt
Jr., offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Whereas, the Parish Board o
School Directors of the Parish o
st. Landry, La, has, in open session
opened the ballot boxes, examines
and counted the ballots in humble
and amount, examined and canvass
ed the returns of the special schoo
tax election held in the Opelousa,
School District No. 1 of the 1st Pc,
lice Jury Ward of the Parish of ST
Landry, La, on the goth day of April
1915, in conformity with a resolu-
ton of this Board ordering sale
election, passed on the 9th day OIL
March 1915, and ascertain the result
of said election to be as hereafter SCI
forth in this resolution.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of st. Landry, La.
that the result of the special
school tax election in Opelousas
School District No. 1, of the list po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish of st,
Landry, La, held on April goth,
1915, in conformity with a resolu-
ton of this Board, ordering said
election, passed on the 9th day of
March, 1915, is hereby declared to
be as follows:
PROPOSITION.
To levy a special tax of three
mills On the dollar, annually, on
all the property in said School Dis
trict of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, subject to state taxation, for
the period of five years, beginning
with the year of 1915, for the pur-
pose of
.(a) Giving additional aid to the
public schools of the Opelousas
School District.
(b) To assist in the mainte-
nance, repair and equipment Of said
schools.
For or in favor of said PROPOSE
ton there were cast sixty-nine
votes representing a taxable assess
ed property valuation Of one hum
dred seventy-two thousand two
hundred and ninety dollars ($t72,-
290).
And against, or in opposition to
said proposition there were cast
seventy-ffve votes, representing an
assessed property valuation of three
hundred and sixty-one thousand
and fifty dollars 1885,, o50).
And a majority in both number
and amount of the votes cast in
said election were cast against said
proposition.
And said proposition is hereby de-
to have been defeated at said
election.
Section 2. Be it further re-
That the Secretary of this
Board be, and he is hereby direct
ID to file with the Secretary of State
If the State of Louisiana, and with
he Clerk of the 10th Judicial Dis
riot Court and ex-officio Recorder
n and for the Parish of St. Landry,
"a, each, one copy Of the minutes
i this meeting, to and including the
'assage Of this resolution, same
a process verbal of the
manner in which the ballot boxes
ave been opened, the ballots count
d in number and amount, the re-
urns canvassed and the result OF
aid special election ascertained;
said Secretary shall retain in
is office a copy hereof, duly certi-
ed by the Secretary of State and
aid Clerk and ex-officio Recorder
} have been duly filed and record
in their respective Offices as re-
uired by law. !
Unanimously adopted.
O. P. DAILY, President.
J. THOMPSON, Secretary.
Opelousas, La, April gath, 1915.
Pursuant to a resolution passed
4 March 9th, 1915, and in con- j,
with notice given by proc !
nation by the President of this :
GARD, duly published, the Parish :
oard of School Directors !
+ the Parish Of St. s
andry, La, met in special open
ssion for the purpose of opening 7
g ballot boxes, examining and /
.nvassing the returns and declar- r
G the result of the special cleo i
On held in the Eunice School Dis :
let of the 9th Police Jury Ward :
the Parish of st. Landry, La, On
e goth day of April, 1915, in con- r
with a resolution passed by !,
is Board on the 9th of March, n
Is. +
Present: DR.. O. P. DAILY, Prest., r
igar Andrepont, H. D. Larcade, +,
;, ]. A. Perkins, G. Horaist, DR.. r
A. Guidry, DR.. A. C. Durio, R. a
'udreau, A. Fogleman, r. L. Haw- Il
rs, J.. G. Carriere, w. B. Baker, J. ii
/. Lyman, and a quorum.
PROPOSITION. IL
70 levy a special tax of four t;
lis on the dollar annually, on all 8,
in the Eunice School Dis
ct of the Parish of St. Landry, T,
:, subject to state taxation, for =
: period of ten years, beginning =
tn and including the year 1915,
the purpose of
al Giving additional assistance