St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-08-16

lots and ~$81.180.00 dollars in favor Of
said proposition, and / spoiled ballot
and no dollars; and no ballots n no
dollars against said proposition, and
therefore, the majority, in number and
amount, cast by the property taxpay-
ers of said school district No. 5 of the
4th Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry in said election being in
favor thereof; and at the same time
and place we did examine and can.
vass the returns as evidenced by the
duplicate tally sheets and duplicate
compiled statements, the correctness
of both being worn to by the commits
sioners, according to law, and find.
ing also that the returns indicated a
majority, both in number and amount
of property, in favor of said PROPOSE
ton.
Therefore, we declare that the re-
suit of said election is in favor of the
said proposition to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds to the amount
of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25, 000.00}
dollars, to run for a period of ten
years, bearing interest at the rate of
five per cent per annum, payable an
nually, the funds thus derived to be
used for the purpose of constructing,
and furnishing additional buildings
and improvements to the schools of
the 5th School District of the 4th Pol
ice Jury Ward of the Parish of St.
Landry and in accordance with law, a
PRONUNCIATION of the aforesaid results
was prepared, and the Secretary Of the
Parish School Board was ordered to
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the President, published in n issue
of the official journal of said board.
And likewise we did order that a
copy of this process verbal be sent to
the Secretary of the State to be rec
orded in the archives of the State of
Louisiana; that one copy be sem to
the Recorder of Mortgages to be rec.
orded in the mortgage records; and
that one copy be kept in the records
of said School Board.
This done and signed in the present
of Pierre Descent and B. G. Wood
ruff, competent witnesses and electors
on this sth day of August, 1919, at the
office of the School Board of the Par
ish of St. Landry, at Opelousas, La,
by the undersigned members of the
6CuOOk UOdIu III Sd1u aIlSAf III CoClt
and participating in the canvass of
the election.
Members: o. P. DAILY, Tilden Meche,
G. N. Bertrand, Frank Fontenot, L. L.
Perrault, H. D. Larcade, Jr., Isaac
Stagg, G.. R. Baillio, J.. w. Lyman, ].
A, Durio, Paul W. Lafleur, A. Fogle-
man.
Witnesses:
Pierre Descant, B. C. Woodruff.
And the canvass of the result OF
said election having been made, the
result thereof was ascertained and
declared to be as follows:
Number Amount
For said proposition Pa $81,1S0.0O
Against said proposition None None
Majority in favor of said
proposition ... ....26 $81,180.00
Thereupon, on motion of Mr.. Lafleur
duly seconded by Mr.. Perrau1t, the fol
lowing Ordinance was offered and
adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 40
An Ordinance of PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 5th day of August,
1919, an election was held in the 5th
School District of the 4th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry, La,
to determine the proposition to au.
thorize the 5th School District of the
4th Police Jury Ward of the Parishsoi
st. Landry, through it's governing au
thority, to incur debt and issue ne
gotiable bonds to the amount of Twgn
ty-five Thousand ($25, O00.00) Dollars
to run for a period Of ten years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five pei
cent per annum. payable annually, the
funds thus derived to be used in con
~structfng, and furnishing additional
bAildings and Improvements to the
SCHOOLS of the 5th School District Of
TIE 4th Police Jury Ward OF the Par
iSh of St. Landry.
4 Whereas, said election was held AND
the returns thereof, were ~canyasse6
by the School Board of the Parish o.
st. Landry, according to law, and no
tice on the 9Th day Of August, 1919
and the results of said election was
!, declared to be.
, That a majority both in number and
{ amount of the property taxpayers o.
!. said school district No. 5 of the 4tt
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of st
t Landry, La, voted in favor of sale
proposition, now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
School Board of the Parish of st. Ian
!, dry, in lawful session convened, tina,
the proposition to authorize the 5tf
school district of the 4th Police jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry
] through its governing authority, tt
) incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
to the amount of Twenty-Five Thous
and ($25, 000.0 dollars, to run for
t period of five years bearing Interest
at the rate of five per cent per annun
payable annually. The funds thus de
rived to be used in constructing, fur
nishing. additional buildings and i'm
proVements for the schools of the 5tT
School District Of the 4th Police JURY
Ward carried; and said proposition
is authorized and required to be pre-
ceeded with and finally e%xtinguishe6
by an annual levy, assessment, and col
lection of taxes on all property in said
9Th School District of the 18th Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Ian
dry.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
by the School Board of st. Landry Par
:. ish, in lawful session convened, that
the result of said election shall be
promulgated by the president and sec
rotary of the School Board by publ
cation in one issue of the official
journal Of the School Board of ST. Lam,
dry Parish, signed by the President
and Secretary. Unanimously carried
FORMULATION of Election