The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-02
AN ORDINANCE.

| the Parish OF st. Mary, of date jan
uary 90 1907. to vote npOn propo-
sition to levy special tax of Two and
one. half q 1-2) mills on the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all property
subject to taxation within this School
l. District, for tie period of twenty (2O)
+ years, commencing with the year
Nineteen Hundred and Eight (190S),
for the purpose of constructing and
equipping High School building for
and in said District: fixing the date
of election. and designating the poll
ing places.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice jury of the Parish of ST. Mary. in
regulafsession convened: That, where
as petition signed by more than one
fifth 1-5) Of the property taxpayers of
the Franklin Scboo! District created by
an ordinance of the Parish Board of
School Directors, Of date, January 20,
1907, and hereinafter particularly des-
cribed and designated, has been present
ed to the Police Jury, petitioning the
Police Jury to levy special tax of Two
and one-half q 1-2) mills on tie dollar
of the assessed valuation, upon all prop
erty, subject to taxation within this said
school district for the pexiOd of Twenty
! (20) years. commencing with the and in
| Guiding the year Nineteen Hundred and
| Eight, {1908), for the purpose Of erect>
ing constructing and equipping suit
able High School building for the said
School District in the town offFranklin,
the title to which High School building
| and equipment shall be in the public, as
| authorized by Article 232 of the Con-
stitutinn of this State and the laws car
rving the same into effect, the proceeds
of which special tax are to be funded
into bonds by the aforesaid Parish Board
of School Directors, in conformity with
the provisions of Act No. 81 of the Leg
for the purposes aforesaid: said bonds to
be Twenty (20) in number, of the follow
ing denominations, maturing respective
ly as follows, viz:
No. l, for Fifteen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February l, 1909;
No for Sixteen Hundred Dollars, ma
turing February l, 1910:
No. 3, for Seventeen Hundred Dollars.
maturing February /, 1911;
No. 4, for Eighteen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February /, 1912;
No. 5, for Nineteen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February l, 1913:
No. 6, for Two Thousand Dollars. MI
turing February /, 1914:
No Z, for Twenty-one Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February l, 1915;
No. 8, for Twenty-Five Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February I, 1916;
No. 9. for Twenty-three Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February l, 1917;
No. 10, for Twenty-four Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February / >. 1918;
No. II. for twenty-five Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February 1, 1919:
No. II, for Twenty Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February l. 1920:
No. 13, for Twenty-seven Hundred
Dollars. maturing February L. 1921:
No. Ia. for Twenty eight Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February /, 1922:
No. Is. for Twenty mine Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February l, 1928:
No. 16, for Three thousand Dollars,
maturing February l, 1924;
No. il, for Thirty-two Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February !, 1925:
No. IS, for Thirty -four Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February l, 1926;
No. 10. for Thirty y-six Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February 1, 1897:
No. 20, for Thirty-eight Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February |, 1928.
The said bonds to bear five per centum
(5 per cent. per annum from their date.
payable Annually on the dates above
specified, and the payment thereof in
principal and interest to be secured by |
the dedication of the proceeds of the
aforesaid special tax. to be voted and
levied for this purpose.
And, whereas the said petition de-
clares that the amount to be realized
from the said special tax for each of the
years specified, less the commission of
the assessor, tax collector and treasurer,
that is. the net amounts to be obtained
therefrom, shall be as follows, viz:
For the year 1908, 81, 10000; for the
year 1909, S4, ,O25. 90; for the year 1910,
81 ,O45. 90; for the year 1911. 81, ,O60. 90;
for the year 1912, s4.07o.O0; for the
scar 1918. 81, ,O75.00: for the year 1914,
100000: for the year 1915, 81 O70.OO:
for the year 1916, s4,O60.00; for the
year 1917, 4,045.00; for the year 1918,
81, ,025.OO: for the year 1919, $4,OOO.OO:
for the year 1920, S3.97G.O0: for the
year 1921. ST.. .935.0 90: for the year 1922,
S3 .S95. 90: for the year 1928, S3, $50. 90:
for the year 1924. $3,9OO.O0: for the
year 1925, S3,940. 90; for the year 1926,
So, $40. 90: for the year 1927, SO, $4,000.
And, whereas it appears from al ex-
animation of the assessment rolls that
the above special tax will realize fully
and as accurately as practicable the said
sums to he obtained for each of the
years specified;
And, whereas the aforesaid petition is
in due form and complies with all legal
requirements;
Now, therefore, be it ordained that
special election be, and the same is here
by called and ordered. for the purpose
aforesaid, to be held on Tuesday, the
12th day of March, 1907, under the gen.
eral election laws of this State, as far as
practicable, at the Court House in the
town of Franklin, Louisiana, this being
tue only polling place in said Franklin