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FROM THE ARCHIVEJul 30, 1909·Vermilionville, Louisiana

PROPOSED SCHOOL TAX DEBATE

Scanned from The Lafayette Advertiser ??, Jul 30, 1909
PROPOSED SCHOOL TAX DEBATE
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Tuciaished SemiW eekly on Tuasuda and Friday by LeROSEN ALPHA Proprieters Subscription 100 a year pay able in advance aterea asu sacod clam matter S9e. I la Lhe Postoice at ýiayaue L a Act of Cmagrem e s Hca wg FRIDAY JILY 30 1909 THE PROPOSED SCHOOL TAX Owing to thi sentiment entertained by a number of citizens that it would be advisable to change the proposed five mill tax for schools to three mills a conference was held Monday be tween citiztns anid the School Board at which the question was discussed. At the close of the conference the School Board ft in executive session and after considering the matter de cided that a three mill tax would not yield sufficient revenue for a nine months session and therefore it was necessary to ask for five mills as at first proposed. The question of voting a five mill tax for maintaining the school session nine months is now before the prop erty owners of the town and parish.

In a previous issue of. The Adver tiser we published a statement by Supt Wright showing in detail the cost of running the schools nine months together with the amount and.

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