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

the executive committee be adopted
Unanimously carried.
Mr.. Bertrand, duly seconded moved
that an appropriation of. 100000 be
made from the special funds Of the
Lawtell School District be and the
same is hereby made and the Superin
tendent is authorized to issue warrant
for said amount to asst the Trustees
of the Lawtell Colored school to meet
the notes for construction and i'm
proEement of said school. Unanimous
ly carried.
Mr.. Perrault, duly seconded, moved
that hereafter the School. Board would
convene at 10 a. m. and adjourn al
1890 p. m. and would recOnvene at Z
D. m. and adjourn at 4:30 p. m.
Vote: Yes: DAILY, Perrault, Durio
Meche, Fogleman, L~afleaur, Baillio
Stage, Bertrand. No. Fontenot. Car
ried.
Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, moved
that a committee Of two with Super
intendent be appointed to select and
secure suitable quarters for the School
Board Office. President appointed
Mr.. ]. A. Durio, and Mr.. L. L. Per
rault on said committee. Unanimous
ly carried.
Mr.. Perrault duly seconded, moved
that the bills approved by the execu
tive committee be orderd paid. Car
ried.
Mr.. Bertrand, duly seconded, moved
that the property used as a coloreG
school at Prairie Ronde, now discon
tinued, be returned to its origina
owners. Carried.
Mr.. Perrault, duly seconded, moved
that the colored school building known
as the Thompson Colored School BIZ
returned to donors as prayed for IL
petition. Carried.
Process Verbal of canvass of returns
of an election. Be it known and re
membered, That on the 9Th day o.
August, 1919 at 10 o'clock, a. m, il
accordance with ordinance No. A O
the School Board of the Parish of St
Landry, enacted on the 23rd day O
June, 1919, notice of which was is
sued and published according to law
the undersigned members of thu
School Board of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, being a quorum thereof, met il
public session at the office OF sale
board in the city of Opelousas, La.
st. Landry Parish, and according tt
law, opened the ballot box used there
in, and which was received from the
commissioner of the election held OF
Tuesday, August 5th, 1919, in accord
ance with said ordinance, and there
proceeded to count the ballots both il
number and amount, for and against
to determine the proposition to au
thorize the 4th School District of tht
4th Police Jury Ward of the Parish O.
st. Landry, through its governing au
thority, to incur debt and issue nego
table bonds to the amount of Twelve
Thousand ($12, 100000 Dollars, tt
run for a period of ten years, bearing
interest at the rate of five per cen
per annum, payable annually, tht
funds thus derived to be used for the
purpose of purchasing site, construct
ing, furnishing, and equipping a schoo
or schools at Morrow, La, in sale
school district.
The result of said count was. % bal
lots and $111,480.00 dollars in favor
Of said proposition, and no ballots anG
no dollars against said proposition
and, therefore, the majority in mum
Der and amount cast by the property
taxpayers of said school district No.
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 canvass the returns as evidenced
by the duplicate tally sheets and du
plicate compiled statements, the cor
rectness of both being sworn to by
the commissioners, according to law
and finding also that the returns In
dicated a majority both in number
and amount of property, in favor OF
said proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the re
suit of said election is in favor OF
the said proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds to the amount Twelve
Thousand ($12,000.00) Dollars, to run
for a period of ten years, bearing in.
terest at the rate of five per cent per
annum, payable annually, the funds
thus derived to be used in purchasing
site, constructing, furnishing. and
equipping a school or schools at Nor.
row, La, in said school district, and,
in accordance with law, a promulga.
ton Of the aforesaid results was pre-.
pared and the secretary of the par,
ish school board was ordered to have
a copy of same signed by the Presi.
dent, published in one issue of the of.
fetal journal of said board.
And likewise we did order that a
copy of this process verbal be sent to
the Secretary of State to be recorded
in the archives of the state of Louis
lana; that one copy be sent to the rec
order of Mortgage to be recorded in
the mortgage records; and that one
copy be kept in the records of the
said School Board.
This done and signed in the pres
ence of Pierre Descant and B. c.