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

or the Parish or 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, cor
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)
Dollars and the existing bonded in
~debtedness incurred under Article 281
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 l. 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 it's governing au-
thority, to incur debt and issue nego-
flo hln hn9dc ~ tho onoaJnf oF TuyoJyo
Thousand fS12, 900. 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 proceeds
of the sale of said bonds to Re 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
blanks and other necessary %parapher-
MALTA for the holding Of said election
shall be provided by the secretary of
the school board and he shall cause
to be printed ballots for use in said
election in the following form. to-wit:
Proposition to authorizei--
the 4th School District of
the 4th Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry
through it's governing au-
therity, to incur debt and Yes
issue negotiable bonds toi
amount of Twelve Thousand
($12, 100000 Dollars, to run
for a period of ten years. - -
bearing interest at the rate
of five per e per annum,
payable annually, the pro-
ceeds of the sale of said
bonds to be used for pur- No
chasing site, constructing,
furnishing, and equipping a
school or schools at Morrow,
La, in said school district. - -
Taxable valuation ......$
Signature of voter:
Agent of property holder.
Notice to Voters: To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted upon this
ballot place a cross (x) mark in the
square after the word Yes. To vote
against the proposition place a similar
mark after the word No.
Section 3. Be it further ordained by
the School Board of the Parish of St.
Landry, that the compensation for the
election commissioners in said cleo
ton shall be three dollars per day
and said election shall be held at the
following place and by the officials
here named, each being a qualified
elector.
The polling place at said election
shall be at Clopton & Co.'S store in
the town of Morrow, La, in said
school district and Chas. Keller, B. s.
Haw, and o. @. Foster are appointed
commissioners and H. E. Lowrey clerk
CT election.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
by the School Board Of the Parish of
ST. Landry, that notice of said cleo
ton containing the proposition herein
submitted to the voters, shall be pre-
pared and signed by the President and