St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-16

the authority granted it by
this ordinance and as may be -
necessary to operate and
maintain the Bayou Current
school in said school district;
provided that said special tux
to be levied and collected
for that purpose. either alone
or taken in conjunction with NO
other special taxes levied
under Article 281 of the con
stitution of this state, shall
not exceed in any n year
ten mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of the
~nronerty of said school dis
trict.
Taxable valuation s.
SIGNATURE Of voter ............
NOTICE TO VOTERS-To vote i'm
favof of the two propositions sub
mitted upon this ballot place a cross
(x) mark in the square after the
word"Yes.' To vote against it place
a similar mark after word No A
voter may vote for one proposition
and against the other, or against one
and for the other.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
by the school board of the parish of
st. Landry, That the compensation of
the election commissioners of said
election shall be three $4,000 dol
lars per day, and said election shall
held at the following place, and by
the officials here named, each being
la qualified elector.
The polling place 1T said election
shall be at VS.. Gordon's store in said
school district and w. e. Harmon,
George Walton and w. M. Rushing
are appointed commissioners and
Morgan Gordon clerk of election.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
by the school board of the parish of
st. Landry, that notice of this cleo
ton containing the proposition hree-
in submitted to the voters, shall be
prepared and signed by the president
and secretary Of the school board and
shall be published by the secretary
in the official journal oy four weekly
insertions, the date of the first in
sertion to be not less than thirty days
before the date of the election. That
notice shall further recite that on
Friday the Goth day of January, A.
D., 1917, at ten o'clock a. M, the
school board will meet at its office in
the city of Opelousas, La, and there
in public session open the ballot box, !
examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result of said election
and promulgate the same.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
by the. school board o. the parish of
st. Landry, That this special election !
herein and hereby provided for shall
be held and conducted and the re-
thereof shall be made under the
provisions of Act 256 of 1910 and
amendments thereof and such other
Jaws as may be applicable.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
ov the school board Of the parish of
st. Landry, that this ordinance take
effect from and after its passage.
Unanimously adopted December.
Lst, 1916.
Signed:
o. P. DAILY,
President OF School Board. 4
Attest:
w. B. PRESCOTT,
Secretary of School Board.
PROCLAMATION !
Pursuant to an ordinance passed
y the school board of the parish Of
L. Landry. Louisiana. at its special
held on the 1st day of Dec
mber, 1915, I, Oliver P. DAILY, plesi- |
ent of said board, hereby give notice !
hat in compliance with said ordi-
a special tax election will be ]
ED in school district No. 8. of the s
tn police jury ward of the parish of !
t. Landry, La, on Tuesday, !,
anuary %, 1917, for the purpose :
{ submitting to the property tax !.
ayers, qualified under the constitu- !
on and laws of the state of Louis
ma to vote at aid election, he fol- !
wing propositions, to-Wit: =
First-To authorize the 9Th school I
strict of the 4th police jury ward n
the parish of st. Landry. through b
) governing authority, to incur debt
i'd issue bonds to the noun. of =
WO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED d
OLLARS ($2500.O0), to run for a il
,riod of fifteen years, bearing inter- Q
{ at the rate of five pei ZEN per r
mum, payable annually, the funds 81
derived to be used for the pur-
se of purchasing 3 school site, con b
and furnishing a school s
and maintaining the Bayou $.
lrrent school in said 9Th school dis 81
ct of the 4th police jury ward OF e
Q parish OF st. Landry. t.
S~dcond-Whether the governing
of the Sth school district of b,
) 4th police jury ward OF the parish s
st. Landry, La, MY. annually. h,
y and collect a special tex On all b,
rahIn nrnnprty In said gcfnoi dis III