St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-12

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ed, etc, That this special election
herein and hereby proyidedfor shall
be held and conducted and the re-
turns thereof shall be made under
the provisions of Act 256 of 1910
and amendments thereof, and such
other laws as may be applicable.
Section 6. Be it further ordain-
| ed, etc, that this ordinance take
effect from and after its passage.
Adopted unanimously July goth,
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], (signed) O. P. DAILY, President.
Attest.
W. B. PRESCOTT. Secretary.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to an election passed
by the School Board Of the Parish
of st. Landry, Louisiana, at its
special meeting held on the 10Th.
day of July, 1916. ], Oliver P. DAILY,
president Of said Board, hereby
give notice that in compliance with
said ordinance a special tax cleo
ton will be held in School District
No. Six of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
La, on Monday, September, 30th,
1915, for the purpose of submitting
to the property taxpayers, qualified
under the Constitution and Laws
Eof this State Of Louisiana to vote
at said election, the following
proposition, to-Wit:
First: To authorize the Sixth
| School District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, through its governing
authority, to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of Two Thou
sand Five Hundred (s2,500.OO Doll
liars, to run for a period of Fifteen
(i5l years, bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum,
payable annually, the funds thus
derived to be used for the purpose
Of constructing, purchasing d site,
furnishing and maintaining and
operating a public school at Bayou
Jacques in said Sixth School Dis
triet Of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry.
Second. Whether the governing
authorities of the Sixth School
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry
La, may, annually, levy and collect
a special tax on all taxable property
in said school district in excess of
all other taxes, sufficient to pay
the interest and principal of such
bonds as said governing body may
be authorized to issue under the
authority granted it by this ordi-
nance and as may be necessary to
operate and maintain the Bayou
jacques School in said district
provided that said special tax to be
levied and collected for that pur-
pose, either alone or taken in con-
. Junction with other special taxes
! levied under Article. 28f of the
! Constitution of this State, shall moi
exceed in any one year ten mills
!! on the dollar Of the assessed val
uation Of the property Of the said
school district.
| For the purpose of said special
election, the polling place will be
the Public School House at Bayou
! Jacques in said school district, and
Fred. Walton, T. T.. Clarke, and X
| O'Neal, have been appointed com
missioners and J. N. Moreland, has
been appointed clerk of election to
serve at the polling place at Bayou
Jacques.
At said election the polls will be
opened at seven o'clock AZ M, and
close at five o'clock P, NJ, and the
election will be conducted in ac-
cordanee with the laws of Louis
lana applicable thereto.
Notice is hereby given that at
ten O'Clock A. M, on Thursday,
September 2ist. 1916, the said Par
ish School Board OF the Parish OF
Isl. Landry, La, will meet in the
office Of said Board in the City Of
opelousas, La, and in open session
proceed to open the ballot box, ex-
anime and count the ballots, in
number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare
the results Of said special cleo
ton.
This 18th day Of July, 1916.
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