St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-12

lie ST. LANDRY CLAKlON
ORDINANCE NO. 8.
An Ordinance
Ordering a special election to be
held in School District No. 1 of the
4th Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified cleo
tors OF said school district the qncs-
ton of the levy Of a special tax
of three mills 5000 for the pur-
pose Of providing additional aid to
the public schools OF said school
district.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of ST. Landry, La,
That a special election be, and IS
hereby ordered to be held in School
District No. 1 of the 9Th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, on the 2tst day Of February,
1916, for the purpose OF submitting
to the qualified electors of said
school district entitled to vote
thereat the question Of a levy of
a special school tax Of three mills
{.003) on the dollar Of all nranerty
subject to State taxation, for a PEI
Rod of fifteen years, beginning with
the year 1916, the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in giving addl-.
tional aid to the public schools of
the said school district.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
by the Parish Board of School Dr.
rectors of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, La, That the ballots to be used
at said election shall be prepared
by the Secretary Of the Parish
Board of School Directors and
shall be in the following form:
Proposition to levy a three
mill tax on all the property
subject to taxation in SCHOOL, YES
District No. 1 of the Ath POI
lice Jury Ward of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, annually, II
for a period of fifteen years,
beginning with the year 1885, NO II
for the purpose of giving ada
diti0nal aid to the publicI
schools of the said school
districe.
Taxable Valuation S...............
Notice to the Voters: To vote in
favor of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place a cross (x)
mark In the square after the word
Yes" to vote against it, place a
similar mark after the word mo-"
Signature of Voter.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
by the Parish Board Of School Di-
rectors of the Parish Of st. Landry.
La, That the Secretary Of the Par
lsh Board Of School Directors be.
and he is hereby ordered to cause
to be prepared for use at said cleo
ton the tally sheets, lists of quail
NED electors, assessed valuation of
property, blank statements for the
compilation of the vote, in number
and amount .and other election
blanks that may be required for
the purpose Of holding the said
election. to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot box for use at
the precinct, and to make provis-
ion for the transmission of the box
to the precinct at which the elec-
ton is to be held.
Section 4. Be if further ordained
by the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors Of the Parish of st. Landry.
La, That the polling place at said
election shall be at the store Of r.
Lee Hawkins, Waxia, La, and
Charlie Duckworth, Wallace Dun
bar, and Carl Wood are appointed
commissioners and Frank Poster
rick, clerk of election.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
by the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, That the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
St. Landry. shall meet at IL o'clock
A. M. on the 23rd day of February,
1916, for the purpose. in open SEES
sion, of examining and counting the
ballots and canyassing the returns
and declaring the result Of said
election.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
by the Parish Board of School Di-
r%ectors of the Parish of st. Ian
dry, 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 pub
lished, according to law, in the fol-
lowing form: Unanimously carried.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed
| by the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors Of the Parish of St. Landry,
La, at a special meeting held on
the 18th day of January. 1916, I. O.
P. Daily. President of said Board Of
School Directors, hereby give notice
that in compliance with said reso-
luton, a special election will be
held in School District No. 1 of the
18th Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish of st. Landry, La, on the 2fst
day of February, 1916, 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 election,
the following proposition. to-wit:
To levy a special tax of three mills
(s.003l on the dollar on all prop
erty in School District No. 1 Of the
18th Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish Of st. Landry, La, subject to
State taxation. annually. for a Pc
Rod of fifteen years. for the pur-
pose of giving additional aid to the
public schools of said school dis
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