St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-19

BOARD and shall be published by
the Secretary in the official Jour-
nal BY four weekly ins ions. the
date Of the first insertion to be not
less than thirty days before the
date of the election. That notice
shall further recite that on Thurs
day, the 2ist. day of September, a.
1916, at ten o'clock A. M.
the School Board will meet at its
office in the City of Opelousas,
Louisiana, and there in public
session open the ballot box. ex-
anime and canvass the returns and
declare the result Of said election.
and promulgate the same.
Section 5. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That this special election
herein and hereby providedfor 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 26th,
1916
(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 tae 26th.
day of July, 1916, T., 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.,
1916, for the purpose of submitting
to the property taxpayers, qualified
under the Constitution and Laws
of 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 (s2,5o0.00) Dol
lars, to run for a period OF Fifteen
(i51 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 a site,
furnishing and maintaining and
operating a public school at Bayou
Jacques in said Sixth School Dis
trict 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 2i of the
Constitution of this State, shall not
exceed in any n 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. ]. Clarke, and K
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 A. NJ, and
close at five o'clock P. NJ, and the
election will be conducted in &C
cordance with the laws of Louis
lana applicable thereto.
Notice is hereby given that al
ten o'clock A. NJ, on Thursday
September 2tst, 1915, the said Par
ish School Board Of the Parish Of
st. Landry, La, will meet in the
office of said Board in the City o.
Opelousas, La, and in open session
proceed to open the ballot box, ex.
anime and count the ballots, il
number and amount, examine AMI
canvass the returns and declar,