St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-04


Providing for the issue Of Bonds ii fund
the special taxes voted and carried in
School District Number Three of the
Seventh Police Jury Ward of st. Ian
dry Parish, State of Louisians, for
certain public purposes.
Whereas, under authority of Article
2s2 OF the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana and the laws carrying the
same into effect, School District No.
Three OF the Seventh Police jury Ward
Of ST. Landry Parish, State of Louisi-
ana. at an election and regularly called
and held on the Nineteenth of July,
1908, voted and carried q special tax OF
three mills on the dollar, to be levied
for ten years beginning with the year
1909, for the purpose of acquiring school
grounds, if necessary, of constructing
school buildings, and of doing any and
all other things necessary in school de-
velopment, the title to all property for
which said tax may be expended to be
vested in the public, in pursuance to
law in such cases made and provided
and
Whereas, the Police Jury, on behalf
of said school district, did Immediately
pass an ordinance leyYing said tax, and
for ten years specified in the petition
for said lew designationg the years
In which said tax shall De levied and
collected, viz: Ten years, beginning
with the year 1868; and
Whereas, the sum Of avails of said
special tax, estimated upon the tax roll
of the year 1909 will exceed $4,000.
One tenth of which sum will be avail
able on January lst, IOIO, and n tenth
each year thereafter, on January LIST in
each year to and including January Isl,
1919; and
Whereas, the proceeds of said special
tax have not been funded into bonds
now, therefore,
Be 1t ordained by the Parish Board
of school Directors of the Parish Of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana;
Sec. /. That for the purpose of fund
ing into bonds the proceeds of said spe-
eial taxes there be issued bonds under
authority OF Act No. 81, 1906, IN the sum
of $500, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. Q. Said issue Shall consist of
eighteen bonds of the denomination of
$4,000 each, numbered consecu-
lively from i to IS inclusive, dated jan
uary 1st, 1910, and shall become due and
payable as follows: One bond OF $4,000
shall become due and payable January
Lst, 1911: one bond of $4,000 shall become
due and payable January LIST, 1912; one
bond of $4,000 shall become due and
payable on January LIST, 1913; two bonds
Of $4,000 each shall become due and
payable January 1st, 1914; sWo bonds of
$4,000 each shall become due and pay
able January LIST, 1915; two bonds Of
$4,000 each shall become due and pay
able January LIST. 1916; two bonds OF
$4,000 each shall become due and pay
able January 1st, 1917; two bonds of
$4,000 each shall become due and pay
pble January 1st. 1918; two bonds Of
$4,000 each shall become due and pay
able January Ist, 1919; three bonds of
$4,000 each shall become due and pay
able January 1st, 1920.
Sec. L. Said bonds shall bear interest
1t the rate of five per cent per annum
from their date, payable annually on
the first day of January of each year,
the several installments OF interest to
be evidenced by coupons attached to
said bonds, and both principal and in
tsrest shall be payable in gold coin OF
the United States of America of the
present standard OF weight aud fine
ness. at the office Of the Treasurer OF
The Board of school Directors OF said
Parish, in Opglousas, Louisiana.
Sec. 4. Said bond snd interest cou-
cons shall be issued in substantially
the following form and ~phraseotogy:
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
SCHOOL TAX FUNDING BOND.
Series sT ! Q, $4,000
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