St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-12

living. Icy IL.
On motion of Mr.. Fogleman, duly
seconded, the following ordinance
was offered and adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 43.
An ordinance creating School Dis
trict No. 4 of the 4th Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of ST. Landry, Louisiana,
and repeating all previous ordinances
or resolutions in conflict with this or
dinance.
Whereas, it is the desire of the
people Of the territory to be included
in this district to form themselves
into a school district for the purpose
Of submitting the question of a bond
issue and tax levy to the qualified
! electors of said school district, there
fore,
Be 1t Ordained by the School Board
Of the Parish of st. Landry, La, in
lawful session convened, that a spec
ial school district is hereby created
to be known and designated as School
| District No. 4 of the 4th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry and
to be defined and bounded as follows:
Beginning at the South East corner
of Section 35, T. 8 S. R. 4 E. where
the section line between section IS
| and section 36 i~ntersects the township
line; thence due north along section
line for eVe and one-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 rs
and 27, T. 2, S. r. 8 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 IL, T.
10, S. R. 3 E.; thence due east for three
miles along northern line of District
| No. 1 of the 5th Ward to the center
point of the section line between sec
tons Z and 8, 7. 8, S. R..4 E.; thence
south about two and one-half 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
Bayou Waxia for about three and one-
quarter miles 10 the point of begin
ming, the southeast corner of section
35, T. 3 S. R. 4 E.
Containing about Twenty-Five and
one-half square miles.
Adopted June 23rd, 1919.
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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, t0edetermine 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.-
|00l 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 281 Of the constitu-
tion 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
trict amounts to not less than Four
Hundred Fifty Thousand ($450,000)
DOl1dIS anu Tile GAlSG1LlS DOnuC IL
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
triet is authorized to incur; therefore,
Section /. 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 in School Dis
trict No. 4 of the 4th Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry on the
9Th DAY OF AUGUST, 1919,
at which election the majority of the
taxpayers of said school district, 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 ($12, 100000 Dollars, to run
for a Period of ten years, bearing in
terest at the rate of five per cent 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
school board of the Parish of st. Ian
dry, that the ballot box. necessary