The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-11
FRANKLIN, La SATURDAY.

the vote was unanimously in favor of
the levy of the special tax as proposed
and submitted to the property tax-pay-
ers at said election; aud whereas, as is
shown by the official returns and the
proclamation ard PRONUNCIATION of the
Board of Supervisors of Election. One
Hundred and Fourteen 11t) qualified
voters and property taxpayers, owning
of the assessed valuation of Two Hua-
hred and Thirteen Thousand, Five Hum
dred and Sixty-ive Dollars and Is cents,
1928, 565. 49,, voted for the proposition
to levy special tax of Two and One
half Il Ley mills on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation on all property subject
to taxation in tie Franklin School Dis
trict for the period of Twenty (20) years.
beginning with and including the year
1908. for the purpose of erecting. con-
strncting and equipping High School
building in the town of Franklin for
said School District, the title to which
shall be in the public: the proceeds of
which special tax are to be funded into
bonds by the Board of School Directors
of the Parish of st. Mary, the said bonds
to be twenty in number. bearing interest
at five per centum Is per cent? per an
mum. from date, payable annually on
the dates of maturity hereinafter men,
toned. the payment whereof in princi-
pal and interest to be secured by the
dedication of said special tax, and the
said bonds to be Of the following demons
nations. maturing as follows, viz:
No. /, for Fifteen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February l. 1909:
No. 2. for Sixteen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February l. 1910;
No. 3. for Seventeen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February l, 1911;
No. 4. for Eighteen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February l. 1912;
No. 5. for Nineteen Hundred Dollars,
maturing February l, 1918:
No 6. for Two Thousand Dollars, ma
turing February l, 1914;
No. Z. for Twenty-one Hundred Del
lars, maturing February l, 1915;
No, 8,-for Twenty-Five Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February l, 1915:
No. 8, for Twenty-three Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February l, 1917:
No 10, for Twentv-four Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February l. 1918;
No. II. FOR Twenty-Five Hundred Del
lars. maturing February l, 1919:
No. II. for Twenty-six Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February l. 1920;
No 13, for Twenty-seven Hundred
Dollars. maturing February !. 1921:
No. Ia, for Twenty-eight Hundred
Dollars, maturing February l, 1929:
No. Is, for Twenty mine Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February 1, 1923;
No. is, for Three Thousand Dollars.
maturing February l, 1924:
No. II, for Thirty-two Hundred Dol
lars, matur;ag February /, 1925:
No. 1S, for Thir ~ our Hundred Dol
lars. maturing February l. 1925;
No. 19, for Thirty-six Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February l, 1927:
No. 20. for Thirty-eight Hundred Dol
lars, maturing February l, 1928.
And, whereas, there were no votes
cast against the proposition submitted
and set forth in the foregoing official
ballot.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the
Police Jury. as aforesaid, that the
mills on the dollar of the assessed valu-
alton be, and the same is hereby levied
and imposed upon all taxable property
within the limits of the Franklin School
District. as created and defined and des-
cribed in the ordinance adopted by the
Board of School Directors, on the Goth
day of January, 1907. for the period of
Twenty (2O) years, commencing with
and including the year Nineteen Hun
dred and Eight 19Os), for the purpose
of constructing and equipping High
School Building for said School District.
in the town of Franklin. the title to
which shall be in the public.
SECTION 2. Be it further ordained,
etc. That the aforesaid special tax shall
he enforced and collecseG annually in
the same manner and with the same
authority as is or may be conferred upon
the Parish for the collection of its other
taxes; and the said special taxes shall,
from time to time as collected, be paid to
the Board Of School Directors of the
Parish of St. Mary, and shall be used
for the object and purpose designated in
the petition of the property taxpayers
praying for the levy of said taxes and
designated in the official ballot set forth
in Section of this ordinance; and shall
te used for no other purpose.
Adopted on this 7th day Of May, A. D.
1907.
J. A. PETERMAN,
President Of the Police Jury.
RUDOLPH HANF.
Secretary of the Police Jury.
Adopted.
The following resolution was
by Mr.. Marsh:
Whereas. the book ''B A. is in a very
condition and some of its
leaves being torn and good many
pages are almost impossible to read, and
Whereas, as preservation being Of
great moment to the people Of the Par
ish of st. Mary. therefore, be it
Resolved, That J. A. Pererman. Pres
ident of the Police Jury and Wilbar H.
Kramer Clerk of Court, contract with
some competent person to copy said