The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-04-29

payers Of the Atlanta school District of the
Parish OF VIM as created defined and located
under and by authority Of the Board of School
Directors OF said Parish, being and CONSTITUTE
ing o majority in number and amount of prop
ertv taxp yers OF said District respectfully ask:
THAT your honorable body, acting within and
under the authority conferred upon you by
Article 2sl Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana and the laws of the General Assem-
bly, of the State If Louisiana, authorizing mum
icipal corporations, parishes and drainage dis
tricts TO incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
therefor to tn extent of one-tenth of the as
sessed valuation of the property within said
municipal corporation, parish or drainage dis
trlct, 90 order that special election be he in
the manner prescribed by law for the purpose
of determining whether or not negotiable bonds
may be issued and the Atlanta School District
authorized to incur debt to the amount of
s. vec Thousand Two Hundred (s7,20O.0O) Dol
school tax, VOTED by petition duly published
and the election reguly held on the 26tE day of
November, 1907, which election was duly pro-
mulgated by your Honorable Body on the -
day OF ---, 10 and which tax is now be-
said ordinance and PRONUNCIATION.
petitioners further pray That at said election
SO to be held your Hon cradle Body do submit
to a vote OF the property taxpayers of said
Atlanta school District entitled to vote at said
Louisiana, the following matters, to-wit:
First. The object of mourning debts and
issuing negotiable bonds to the amount of
seven Thousand Two Hundred l$7 100000 Dol
lars against said pCcia five mill tax is for the
purpose Of constructing and furnishing a
school house in said Atlanta School District.
Second Said bonds shall be issued in the
following denominations AMI to run for the
following time, to-wt:
One bond Five Hundred ($5C0) due April |, 1912
One bond Seven Hundred tS7l0) due April 1913
One bond Seven Hundred $1,000 due April l, 1914
One bond seven Hundred ($70O) due April |, 1915
One bond seven Hundred $4,000 due April !, 1915
One bond Eight Hundred (ss00) due April l, 1917
One bond Eight Hundred (s800) due April l, 1918
One bond Eight Hundred (SS00) due April l, 1919
One bend Eight Hundred ($80o) due April l, 1920
One b. nd Seven Hundred (S7OO) due April l, 1921
which bonds shall bear interest at the rate of
five per ceut per annum from the date they are
issued until paid. which interest shall be paid
annually on the 1st day OF April of each sue
issued.
Third. The ballots for voting at said election
shall b prepared as follows:
For issuing negotiable bonds and mourning
debt to be paid out Of the special five mill
sch DOL district tax, voted in Atlanta for build
ing and furnishing school house. r
Against issuing negotiable bonds and incur
ring debt to be paid out OF the special five mill
school district tax voted in Atlanta for build
ing and furnishing school house.
Fourth. That in the event the majority In
number and amount of property taxpayers vote
for The issuance OF said bonds that same be
duly promulgated by your Honorable Body
according to law, after which the Parish Board
OF School Directors are respectfully requested
to authorize the jssua ce Of aid bonds in &C
cordance with Act 81 of 1905, and the general
laws regulating same.
Petitioners further pray that said election
DC held at the Atlanta voting precinct, located
within the Atlanta School District, under the
general election laws Of the State of Louisiana.
WHEREFORE petitioners pray that said
election be ordered for the foregoing objects
AMI purposes, and in conformity with the Con-
stitulion Of this State and the Acts of the
Legislature thereof on the subject matter.
Respectfully submitted,
j. 5aker, J: Bell, j. II. Cant:rberry, Clyde s
Elliott, J. NJ. Webb, J. S. Corb::., j. q. NIGEL
roy, G. G. Lewis, j. M. Ferguson.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request of the petition was
granted and the following ordinance was
adopted:
Section l.. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish OF VIM, Lou isiaDa, in regular
session convened, That special election be
held in the town of Atlanta, which is the regu-
Atlanta School District on
Tuesday, May 81, 1910,
which election shall be held in accordance with
the laws of the State of Louisiana governing
such special elections, and al which election
shall be submitted to the property taxpayers
who are entitled by law tv vote on proposition
who reside within the Atlanta School District,
the proposition for the Board of School Dice
tors OF Vim Parish, La, for the purpose o.
constructing and furnishing school house iii
said Atlanta school district, the title to which
shall vest in said board Of school directors Of
Winn Parish, La, to incur debt, and isE IL. it's
negotiable bonds therefor to the amount of
Seven Thousand Two Hundred (S7 ,2OO) Do lars
IN the denomination and time to run as follows
tO-wit:
One bond, Eve hundred (S50o) due April /, 1912
One bond, seven hundred, ($700l due April 1913
One bond, seven hundred, [S700) due April 1914
One bond, seven hundred ($7cO) due April |, 1915
One bond, seven hundred (S7O0) due April !. 1915
One bond, eight hundred, ($SOOj due April /, 1917
One bond, eight hundred, ($S00) due pril /, 1918
One bond, eight hundred, ($800) due April /, 1919
que bond, eight hundred, ($s0O) due April l, 1920
One bond, seven hundred, ($7O0) due April i, 1921
which bonds shall bear interest at the rate of
nVe per cent per annum from the date they are
issued until paid, which interest shall be paid
annually on the LIST day of April OF each sue
ceeding year from the date said bonds are is
sued; ana to apply and appropriate to the pay
ment OF the principal and interest of said
bonds the proceeds OF the special tax of five
mills on the dollar on all taxable property
within the Atlanta School District heretofore
voted and levied for period of fifteen years.
ending with the year 1922.
Section2 Be it further ordained That the
ballots for voting at said election shall be pre-
pared as follows: ELECTION for Issuing At
lanta School District Bonds" and S! ia bear
The following form;
For the proposition submitted to vote of
the property taxpayers OF the Atlanta School
District" -
against the proposition submitted to vote
ot the property taxpayers Of the Atlanta School
Distrlct.' =,
The foregoing ordinance was read and adopt.
ed by sections by unanimous vote.
D. B. WILLIAMS, President
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