St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-04-13
School Board Minutes
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Whereas, it is the desire of the peo-
pie of the territory to be included in
this district to form themselves into
a district for the purpose of submit
ting the question Of a levy of a spe.
cial shcool tax to the qualified cleo
tors of said school district,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
School Board Of St. Landry Parish,
La, That a special school district is
hereby created to be known and des-
ignatel as School District No. / of the
Bird Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
St. Landry AMI to be defined and
bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point where the
township line between range 4 and
5 E, Township Z, crosses Bayou Bour-
beau running north along township
line about three miles where this line
crosses Bayou Teche, thence north
west along the east bank of Bayou
Teche to the south line Of School
Dist. No. i of the 1st wizard, thence
east along this south line of Dist No.
4, Ward 1, to the southeast corner Of
Dist. l, Ward /, thence north about
two AMI one-quarter miles along east
line of Dist. /, Ward /, to where this
line crosses Bayou Teche thence
northeast along Bayou Teche to the
south line of the Port Barre School
District, thence due east along south
line of the Port Barre School District
and the center line of sections 49,
20-21-22, T. 6, S. r. s E. for about
eight and three-quarter miles to Bay
GU C~ourtableau, thence in a southeast
erly direction along the southwest
bank Of Bayou Courtableau to
where it empties into the Atchafa-
laya River, thence in a s~outheasterly
direction along the Atchafalaya river
the southeast corner or st. Landry
Parish, thence west along parish line
between st. Landry and st. Martin to
a point where the section line be-
tween sections % and 20, T. Z S r 6
crosses parish line, thence due
north along section line between sec
tons % and 20, T. z s 6 E, for
about one and one half miles to the
north east corner of section 20, T Z.
; r s E., thence due west one and
one-half miles to a point where the
section line between sections q and
70, T S R S 3 intersects the east
inc of section %, T S r s E, thence
Tue south about two miles to the par
line between st. Landry and st.
Martin, thence south west along the
parish line to a point where Bayou
8ourbeau enters Bayou Fuselier,
hence in a n~orthwesterly direction |
Ilong Bayou Bourbeau and the ward
inc to a point where it crosses the
ownship line between range 4 and 5,
=, TT, the point of beginning.
Mr.. Larcade, duly seconded, moved
he adoption of the following resolu-
ion:
Whereas, a specia; TAX election held
n the 18th day Of January, 1915, q
pecial maintenance tax of two and
tne-half mills on the dollar was voted
Or the purpose OF continuing the
shools in school district No. / of the
st police jhry ward; and whereas,
the purpose of paying the teach.
in said school district it will be-
ecessary to anticipate the said tax.
nd whereas, the Fiscal Agent OF the
chool Board has signified its willing
sss to advance the said funds neces-
Try for this purpose amounting TO
'45s4.O0) Forty-five hundred and
nety-four dollars,
Therefore. be it resolved by the
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