St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-30
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
0pelousas, La, Sept. 81. 1916.

optl0uSdS. Ld., f3Gpt. 61s 1O1Os
me st. Landry Parish School
Igs.d met in special session pursu-
zollt 20 caM: Ur. U. p. Daly, Presl-
deat. Mr.. j. A. Perkins, MI. Ii. ID.
Lareade, Jr., Mr. ]. Edgar Andre
punl, 4ar. u. HoTaist, Mr. Il. Lee
Hawkins, Mr.. Arthur Fogieman,
MI. w. b. Baker, Mr.. Ii. Car
rltre, Mr.. J.. w. Lyman and quo
rum.
Un motion Of MIR. Hawkins the
readllig OF the minutes OF Tie as.
meeting was tilspeas d MIth ANT
the minutes as puolsasilaI acre
adopted.
PROBES VERBAL OF CANVASS
OF RETURNS
Be It Known and Remembered,
That on this 2tst day of September,
1916, at 10 o'clock a. M. in accord
ance with Ordinance No. is of the
School Board of theParisho f St.
Landry, enacted on the 26th day of
July, 1916, notice of which was is
sued and published according TO
law, the undersigned memebrs of
the School Board of the Parish of
st. Landry, being a quorum
thereof, met in public session at
the office of the said board in said
parish, and according to law OPEN
ed the ballot box used in, and
which was received from the COM
missioners of, the election held on
Monday, the 18th day of Septem-
Der. 1916. in accordance with said
ordinance, and there proceeded to
count the ballots both innumber and
amount, for and against, to de-
terInine the following PROPOSE
tions. to-wit:
First Proposition 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 Thousand Five Hundred DOL
lars to run for a period of fifteen
years bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum, paya-
BILE annually, the funds thus de-.
rived to be used for the purpose of
constructing, purchasing a site,
furnishing and maintaining
school at Bayou Jacques in said
School District No. S Of the Fourth
Police jury ward of the Parish of.
st. Landry, La.
The result Of said count on this
proposition was Seven ballots and
Sl580.00. Dollars, in favor of said
proposition: and No ballots and.
SNo Dollars against said PROPOSE
ton; and therefore, the majority
in number and amount cast by the
property taxpayers of the said
School District No. 6 of the Fourth.
Police Jury Ward in the Parish of
st. Landry in said election being
in favor thereof:
Second Whether the governing
authorities of the Sixth School
Distrfet of the Fourth Police Jury
ward Of the Parish of ST. Landry,
La, may annually, levy and collect
a special tax on all taxable prop
erty In said school district in. ex-
cess Of all other taxes sufficient
to pay sthe interest and principal
of such bonds as said governing
body may be authorized to issue
under the authority granted it by
this ordinance and as may be nee
essary to operate and maintain the
Bayou Jacques school of said
school district; provided that said
special tax to be levied and coll
lected for that purpose either
alone or taken in conjunction with
other special taxes levied under
Article 28i of the Constitution of
this State. shall not exceed in any
one year ten mills on the dollar OF
the assessed valuation of the prop
erty Of said school district;
the result Of the count on this
proposition was Seven ballots and
81 l5ou.1U, dollars, in favor OF sald
and None ballots and
) none Dollars against said prop-
ositlon; and, therefore, the major
ity IN number and amount cast by
the property taxpayers OF the said
scnooI aStrict NO. d OF the FOURTH
police jury ward i'll the Parish Of
st. Landry, La, being IN favor
thereof, and,
AT the same time and place we
did examine and canvass tle re-
turns as evidenced by the AduplI-
cate tally sheets and duplicate
compiled statement, the correct
ness OF both being sworn to by the
commissioners, according to law,
and finding also that the returns
Indicated a majority IN number and
amount Of property, III favor OF
said propositions.
Therefore, we declare that the
result of the said election IS In
favor of the propositions.
And, in accordance with law, q
of the aforesaid re-
suit was prepared. and the Secre-
tary of the Parish School Board
was ordered to have a copy Of
same signed by the President,
published in one issue of the OF
ficial Journal.
And likewise we did order that
one copy Of this process verbal pc
sent to the Secretary of State TO
be recorded in the archives of the
State of Louisiana; that one copy
be sent to the Recorder OF Mort
cages to be recorded in the mort-
gage records; and that one copy be
kept in the records of the said
School Board.
This done and signed in the pres
ence Of e. w. Kretz and r. nj. Lit
tell. competent witnesses and cleo
tors. on this 2ist day of Septen1-
ber. 1916. at the office of the School
Board of the Parish OF st. Landry,
by the undersigned members OF the
School Board of said parish, pres
emf and participating in the can