St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19

line for seven and o~ne-quarter miles
to the parish line between st. Landry
and the Parish of AVoyelles; thence
west along parish line for seven miles
to the eastern boundary line of the
! Bayou Boeuf School District No. 81,
the section line between sections 20
and II, T. 2, S. R. 9 E. thence south
along section line for two and three
quarter miles to the north line of Dis
trict No. 1, Ward 5 to the center of
the west section line of Section II, f..
8, S. R. 3 E.; thence due east for three
miles along northern line of District
| No. l of the 5th Ward to the center
point of the section line between sec
lions 7 and s, T. 3, S. r. 4 E.; thence
! south about two and one-haIf miles
along section line to a point where the
| section line crosses Bayou Waxia and
the northern line of District No. 2 of
the 5th ward; thence south east along
quarter miles to the point of begin
ming. the southeast corner of section
35, T. 3 S. r. 4 E.
Containing about twenty-nine and
one-half square miles.
Adopted June 23rd. 1919.
On motion of Mr.. Fogleman, duly
seconded. the following ordinance was
offered and adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. A.
An ordinance ordering a special
school election to be held throughout
the limits of School District No. 4 of
the 4th Police Jury Ward of the Parish
Of st. Landry, to determine the sense
of the property taxpayers of said dis
trict, entitled to vote under the consti-
tuition and laws of the State of Louisi-
ana, as to whether the governing au-
thority of said school district shall be
authorized to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of the 4th School Dis
trict of the 4th Police Jury Ward OF
the Parish of st. Landry, to the
amount of Twelve Thousand ($12,000.-
003 Dollars, to run for a period of ten
years, bearing interest at the rate Of
five per cent per annum. payable an
nually, the proceeds of the sale of
said bonds to be used for the pur-
pose of purchasing site, constructing,
furnishing, and equipping a school or
schools at Morrow. La, in said school
district.
Whereas, it is the voluntary will of
this body to call the election herein
provided for. and
Whereas, Article PSI Of the constitu-
ton Of Louisiana of 1898 and 1913 as
amended in 1918, and acts amenda-
tory thereof, declare the school board
of the Parish of St. Landry to be the
governing authority through which the
4th School District of the 4th Police
Jury Ward of said parish may incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds for
the purpose of purchasing site, con-
structing, furnishing, and equipping a
school or schools at Morrow, La. in
said school district, and whereas the
assessed valuation in said school dis
triet amounts to not less than Four
Hundred Fifty Thousand ($450,000)
Dollars and the existing bonded in
debtedness incurred under Article Isl
of the constitution of 1898 and 1913
and amendments thereto amounts to
No Dollars which added to the pro-
posed Indebtedness does not exceed
the constitutional limit which said dis
trict is authorized to incur; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
School Board of the Parish OF st.
Landry. in lawful session convened;
that an election be and the same Is
hereby called to be held I'M School Dis
triet No. 4 of the 4th Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry on the
5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1919.
at which election the majority Of the
taxpayers of said school tdistrict, in
number and amount eligible to vote
and voting as said election, shall de-
termine the proposition: To authorize
the 4th School District Of the 4th
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry through its governing au-
thority, to incur debt and issue nego-
table bonds to the amount of Twelve
Thousand e$12, 100000 Dollars, to run
for a period of ten years, bearing in
terest at the rate of five per cen per
annum, payable annually, the proceeds
Of the sale of said bonds to be used.
for the purpose of purchasing site,
constructing, furnishing, and equip
ping a school or schools at Morrow,
La, in said school district.
Section 2. Be it ordained by the