Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-06-18
Ve-milion Parish Special School DIS
trict Number ! Election.

Ed That on this 18TH day OF May
1927. al 10 u clock d. IL, IN accordance
it'll ordinance 40. ......., Of the Parish
school Board of Vermilion Parish, Lou
Islam. enacted on the 2oth day Of
April, 1921, notice Of which was ISSUED
and published according to law the
undersigned members of the Nerml'lon
Parish School Board of Nermilion Par
i,h, Louisiana, being a quorum thereof
met in public session az the once. OF
,aid board in said parish, and accord
ing 20 law opened the ballot boxes used
in, and which were received from the
commissioners Of, the election held on
Tuesday, MAY oath, 1921, in Vermilion
Parish Special School District Nimoer
!, in accordance with said ordinance
and there proceeded to count the bal
Iot, both in number and amount, for
and against, TO determine the PROPOSE
tion 70 levy a Two Mills ts.002) special
tar on all property subject to taxation
in yermilion Parish Special School Dis
triet Number l, Parish of Vermilion,
Louisiana, annually, for a period Of
two years, for the purpose Of giving
additional aid to the public schools Of
the said school district.
The result of said count was Three
Hundred Seventeen ballots and One
Million Seven Hundred Ninety One
Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Four
and 52.1OO Dollars ($l,79l, l74.52) in
favor of said proposition, ane One Hun
dred Eighty-three ballots and One
Million Fifty-four Thousand Six Hun
dred Fifty-six and 30-100 Dollars
(sl,o54, s5e.3O) against sand PROPOSE
ton; and therefore, the majority in
both number and amount cast by the
property taxpayers Of the said Yer.
million Parish Special School District
Number /. in the Parish Of Vermilion
In said election being in favor there
Of; and,
At the same time and place we did
examine and canvass the returns as
evidenced by the duplicate tally sheets
and duplicate compiled statement, the
correctness of both being sworn to by
the Commissioners, according to law,
and finding also that the return. indi.
Gated a majority both in number and
amount Of property in favor Of said
proposition.
Therefore, we declare that the result
of the said election is in favor Of the
Proposition 10 levy Two Minis
(s.oo2) Special Tax on all the property
subject TO taxation in Vermilion Parist
Special School District Number l, Par
ish Of Vcrmilion, Louisiana, annually
FOR a period of two years for the pur
pose of giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said school dis
trict.
And, in accordance with law, a pro
mitigation of the aforesaid result wa,
prepared, and the Secretary of the
Vermilion Parish School Board was or
derei to have cops Of the same, sign
ed by the President, published il on,
issue of the official journal
And likwise we did order that on,
copy of this process verbal be sent t
the Secretary Of State TO be recorded
In the archives of the State of Lou
isiana; hat one copy be sent TO tht
Recorder Of Mortgages to be recorded
an the mortgage records ;and that on,
copy be kept in the records of sal,
School Board.
This done and signed in the presene,
81 lssdore Hebert and J, Z. Harper
competent witnesses and electors, OF
this 18th day of May, 1921, at tas Of
Zee Of the Parish School Board Of Yer
million Parish, by the undersigned mem
bcrs Of the Parish School Board Of sait
Parish, present and participating in tn,
canvass of the said election.
(Slgned)
ULYSsE BERNARD,
|, J. r. HOLMES,
:. R. THEREOF,
C. J. MONTGOMERY,
Owe CoMEAUX,