The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-04-13
sehoO, board Proceedings


o,cloeE m. on Monday, April 4,
1901 with the following members pre- I
cent: DIR. o. P. Daily, president; Mr.. I
l. L. Perrault, vice president; MI: >.
A Durio. Mr.. H. D. Larcade, Jr., Mr.. ,
G. Horaist, DIR. l.. A. Landry, Mr. III
den Meche, Mr.. ]. ]. Beno1t, Jr., Mr. /
r. Lee Hawkins, Mr.. Arthur Fogle- /
man. DR.. ]. B. Guillory, Mr.. G. X. Bail /
lilo. Mr.. C. N. Bertrand and Mr.. j. W.
Lyman.
Absent: Mr. w. A. White and Mr..
Isaac Stage.
A quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Horaist, duly sec
onded. the reading of the minutes o.
the last meeting was dispensed with
and the minutes as published were
adopted.
The board then took up the canvass
Of the returns of the special elections
held on Friday, April l, 1921, in Mel
vile School District Number Five OF
the Fourth Police Jury Ward, and the
Lawtell School District Number Two
of the Sixth Police Jury Ward, ana
the Arnaudville School District Num-
Der One Of the Third Police Jury
Ward.
Process Verbal of Canvass Of Re-
turns Of An Election
BE it known and remembered, Ihat
on this 4th day OF April, 1921, at ~
o'clock a. m. in accordance with ordl-
nance No. IA of the school board OF the
parish of st. Landry enacted on the
DIST day of February, 1921, notice u
Witch was issued ana published ac-
cording to law, the undersigned meni-
hers Of the school board OF the par
ish of st. Landry, being quorum
thereof. met in public session at the
office of the said board in the city
of Opelousas, La, st. Landry parish,
and according to law, opened the bal
lot box used therein and which was
received from the commissioners OF
the election held on Friday, April l,
1921. in accordance with said ordi-
nance. and there proceeded to coun:
the ballots both in number and
amount, for and against, to determine
the proposition to authorize the Mel
Vile School District Number Five OF
the Fourth Police Jury Ward OF the
parish Of st. Landry, La, through its
governing authority to incur debt AMI
Issue additional negotiable bonds TO
the amount of fifteen thousand ($15,-
OOO.O0) dollars to run for a period OF
eight years, the first bonds becoming
due and payable in 1925, after the
maturity of the last bonds of the or
iginal issue, and the last bonds OF
this issue to mature in 1879. me
said additional bonds to extend the
period of maturities for four years
to 1929. Said bonds bearing interest
at the rate OF five per cent per annum.
payable annually, for the purpose or
constructing and equipping and furn-
ishing additional Improvements and
maintenance to the schools OF the
Melville School District Number Five
of the Fourth Police Jury Ward OF
the parish of St. Landry, La.
The result of said count was twen-
ty-one ballots and forty-two thousand
one hundred and eighty ($42, 10000
dollars in favor of said proposition
and no ballots and no dollars against
said proposition, and no ballots and 40
dollars spoiled; and therefore, the
majority in number and amount cast
by the property taxpayers of said
School District Number Five of the
Fou.t IT, Police Jury Ward of the r2r-
in fave thereof; and at the same
ish of ST. Landry in said election being
time and place did examine and can
vass the returns as evidenced by the
duplicate tally sheets and duplicate
compiled statements, the correctness
OF both being sworn to by the COM
missioners, according to law, and find
ing also that the returns indicated
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
said proposition to incur debt and
issue additional negotiable bonds 10
the amount Of fifteen thousand ($15,-
900 O0) dollars, to run for period of
eight years, the first bonds becom-
ing due and payable in 1925, after
the maturity of the last bonds of the
original issue and the last bonds of
this issue to mature in 1929. The
said additional bonds to extend tho
period of maturities for four years TO
1929 Said bonds bearing interest at
the rate five per cent per annum, pay
able annually, the funds thus derived
to be used in constructing and equip
ing and furnishing additional I'M
provements and maintenance Of the
schools of the Melville School District
Number Five Of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the parish of st. Ian
dry, and in accordance with law, a
PRONUNCIATION of the afoesaid results
was prepared and the secretary Of the
parish school board was ordered to
have copy of same signed by the
president, published in one issue OF
the official journal of said board.
And likewise we did order that a
copy of this process verbal be sent tp
the secretary of state to be recorded
in the archives Of the state of LOuisi'
ana that one copy be sent to the re
corder of mortgages to be recorded in
the mortgage records; and that one
copy be kept in the records of said
school board
This done and signed in the pres.
ence of Homer Ventre and A. A. Men
doza, competent witnesses and elect.
ors, on this 4th day of April, 1921, at
the office of the school board of the
parish of St. Landry, at Opelousas,
La, by the undersigned members OF
the school board Of said parish, pres
ent and participating in the canvass
of the election.
Members:
J. J. BENOIT.
r,TY TOTsNr HETrIIu