St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

all taxable property In said
school. district Id excess OF
of all other specia l taxes YES
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 ordinance and as may be -
to operate and
maintain the Bayou Current
school In said school district;
provided that said special tax
to be levied and collected
for that purpose, either alone
or taken In conjunction with NO
other special taxes levied
under Article PSI Of the on
stitution of this state, shall
not exceed in any n year
ten mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation Of the
property of said school dis
trict.
Taxable valuation ............s@
Signature of voter /. ..............
NOTICE TO vOTERs-To vote in
favof of the two propositions sub
mitted upon this ballot place a cross
(x) mark in the square after the
word"Yes.n To vote against it place
a similar mark after word "No.' A
voter may vote for one proposition
and against the other. o. against one
ard 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
"a qualified elector. a
The polling place 1t said election
shall be at WIS. 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 "a. BE it further ordained
by the school board OF the parish ,of
ST Landry, that notice Or this cleo.
ton containing the proposition hree.
ins 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 oficiaI journal ~ 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 oh
Friday the 26th day Of January, A.
D., 1917, at ten O'Clock a. M the
school board will meet at its office in
the city of Opelousss, La, a~ndsihere
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 c: the parish OF
ST. Landry, That this special election
herein and hereby provided for 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 g.. Be it further ordained
by the school board CT the parish of
st. Landry, that this ordinance take
effect from and after it's passage.
Unanimously adopted December.
LIST, 1916.
Signed:
O. P. DAILY,
President OF School Board.
Attest:
w. B. PRESCOTT,
Secretary OF School Board.
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to an ordinance passed
by the school board of the parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana, at its special
meeting held on the LIST. day of Dec
ember, 1916, /, Oliver P. DAILY, p1esi-
dent Of said board, hereby give notice
that in compliance with said ordi-
nance a special tax election will be
held in school district No. 8, of the
4th police jury ward of the parish OF
st: Landry, La, on Tuesday,
January %, 1917, for the purpose
of submitting to the property tax
payers, qualified under the constitu-
ton and laws of the state Of Louis
lana to vote at said election, he fol-
propositions, to-wit:
First-To authorize the 9Th school
district of the 4th police jury ward
OF the parish of st. Landry. through
it's governing authority, to incur debt
and issue bonds to the mount of
TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
($2500O0), to run for q
period of fifteen years, bearing inter-
est at the rate Of five per cent per
annum, payable annually, the funds
thus derived to be used for the pnr-
pose of purchasing a school site, cons
structing. and furnishing a school
building and maintaining the Bayou
Current school in said 9Th school dis;s
trsct of the 4th police jury ward of
the parish OF st. Landry. ssss
/. Sdcond-Whether the governing
authority Of the 9Th school districtsef'
The 4th police jury ward Of the parish,
IL st. Landry, La, my. annually,
.evy and collect a special tex GrsSii
property In said school dis-
riot In excess Of all other special