St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02

nal by four weekly inseo 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 2tst. day Of September, A.
D., 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) 0. P. DAILY, President.
B. PRESCOTT, Secretary.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to an election passed
by the School Board of the Parish
of st. Landry, Louisiana, at its
meeting held on the 26th.
day of July, 1916, I, Oliver P. DAILY,
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 18th,
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: 70 authorize the Sixth
School District of the Fourth
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 (s2,500.0o) Dol
Iars, to run for a period of Fifteen
u5) years, bearing interest at the
rate Of five per cent per annum,
payable annually, the funds thus
derived to be used fer the purpose
constructing, purchasing a site,
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
! special tax on all taxable property
IN said school district in excess of
Ill other taxes, sufficient to pay
he 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
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 not
exceed in any one year ten mills
IN the dollar of the assessed val
OF the property OF the said
school district.
For the purpose of said special
election, the polling place will be
he Public School House at Bayou
Jacques in said school district, and
Fred. Walton, T. ]. Clarke, and X.
have been appointed COM
nissioners and J.. N. Moreland, has
,een appointed clerk Of election to
erve at the polling place at Bayou
'acques.
At said election the polls will be
at seven o'clock A. NJ, and
lose at five o'clock P. NJ, and the
lection will be conducted in ac-
ordance with the laws of Louis
ana applicable thereto.
Notice is hereby given that at
en- o'clock A. NJ, on Thursday,
september 2fst, 1916, the said Par
sh School Board Of the Parish of !
t. Landry, La, will meet in the
ffice of said Board in the City of |
,pelousas, La, and in open session
roceed to open the ballot box, ex-
mine and count the ballots, in
lumber and amount, examine and
anvass the returns and declare
he results of said special cleo