The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-19
PETITION.

TO' the Honorable President and Polio,
Jury of the Parish of st. Mary:
We, the undersigned citizens and resi-
dents. comprising more than one fifth O.
the property taxpayers of the Morgan
City School District. as created bv ordi.
nance and resolution of the Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of It. Mary
State of Louisiana, at its regular meeting
held on the Sth day of July, A. d., 1905.
respectfully petition your Honor able
Body to order a special election to be held
under the general election laws of the
State Of Louisiana, as far rs applicable
and at the polling place or places at which
the last preceding general election in the
state was held in said District. according
to law, for the purpose OF submitting to
the property taxpayers of the said ! or
gan City school District the proposition
CT voting special tax of Two and one
half q Icy Mills on the Dollar OF the as
sessed valuation upon all property subject
to taxation within the limits OF said School
district as so created, for the full period
OF Twenty (2O) years, beginning with and
including the year Nineteen Hundred and
Nine $500, for the purpose of erecting,
constructing, equipping and maintaining.
a suitable public school building for said
school strict in the Town of Morgan
ity, or within said District adjacent to
said town, the title to which school build
ing and equipment shall vest in the public:
alias authorized by Article 232 of the Con-
stitution of 1898 of this State, and in con-
formity with the provisions Of Act No. 13l
of the General Assembly of this state for
the year 1898, as amended by Act no ia
of the General Assembly of this State for
the year 1902, and as further amended by
act No. AS of the General Assembly Of
this state for the year 1904.
The proceeds of which special tax are to
be funded into bonds by the Board Of
school Directors of the Parish of st. Mary,
in conformity with the provisions of Act
No. 81 of the General Assembly of this
state for the year 1906, for the purposes
above set forth. the said bonds to be con-
ditiOned to bear interest at the rate of Five
per cent per annnm, pa! able semi annual
ly. maturing annually upon the dates fixed
by said Board Of Parish school Directors,
and shall conform in their amounts and
maturities to the sum Of the avails OF said
special tax and the date of its availability in
each year, to be estimated upon the tax rolls
of the year in which said tax is voted; and
the payment thereof in principal and in
terest shall be secured by the dedication
and pledge of the proceeds Of said special
tax so to be voted and levied for this pur-
pose, in each year, and for the entire PEE
Rod, so long as any of said bonds shall re-
main unpaid, and outstanding.
Respectfully submitted,
V. Z. kinsey, John Poncio, Arthur Big
Ter, A J. Randall, Peter W. Nussbaum,
Mrs. Nick Fieda, Thos. shannon, G. r.
BroWhell, II. NJ. Young, Chas. L. Wise,
Leopold Loeb, II. f. Norman, 4. E. Kidd,
A. T. Storm, II. l.. >quires, Homer l.. Jol
ly, John Il. Drackett, Mrs. Lula oerner,
Henry Kahn, Thos. f. Dreher. r. b. Chi
rardi, Sol Loeb. Il. T. Hamilton. $. \.
Guidry. r. A. Squires, Chas. Miller Est.
/. 1. Gathright, 2. L. Gathright, Annie
L. Soumillion, W. J. Serville, d. 5. Ser
Vile, Jos. NJ. Dyer. c. F. CARRIER, v. L.