St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-06-28

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 IS, T. 8 S. r. 4 E. where
the section line between section IS
and section 36 intersects the township
line; thence due north along section
line for seven 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 Is
and 27, T. 2, S. r. 3 E.; thence south
along section line for two and three
quarter miles to the north line of Dis
trict No. l, Ward 5 to the center of
he west section line of Section II, T.
3, 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
tions Z and 8, T. 3, 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 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.-
001 Dollars, to u 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-
tfon of Louisiana of 1898 and 1913 as
amended in 1918, and acts amenda-
tory thereof, declare the school board