St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-10-07

Landry, State of Louisiana, in gold
coin of the United States at the present
standard of weight and fineness.
This bond is one of a series of seven
bonds of like date and tenor and issued
for the purpose Of providing funds to
the purpose of purchasing a school site
and building and equipping the same,
in School District No.2, 9Th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry, State
of Louisiana, and in full conformity to
Article 28l of the Constitution of Louis
lana n the Statutes carrying same
into effect, and is authorized and APP
proved by the vote of the majority in
both number and amount of the prop
erty taxpayers, qualified to vote there
on, voting at a special election duly
and regularly called and held in and
fer said School District No., 18th Police
Jury Ward, as provided by the Consti-
tuition and Statutes of Louisiana.
1t is hereby certified and recited that
all acts, conditions and things required
by the Constitution n Statutes of the
State of Louisiana, precedent to and
necessary in issuing this bond have
been regularly done and performed;
that the total indebtness of said Parish
Board of School Directors for and on
behalf of said School District No. 2, 9TH
o11S July w o1AJ oo0 AOp OASSSO any
Constitutional statutory limitation;
and that full and ample provision has
been made for the collection of ! direct
property tax of three mills on the dol
lar annually on all property subject to
State taxation within the limits of said
School District No. 2, 9th Police Jury
Ward, which said special tax is also
authorized and approved by the vote of
the majority in both number and
amount of the property taxpayers,
qualified to- vote thereon, voting at a
special election duly and regularly
called and held in and for said School
District No., 9Th Police Jury Ward, as
provided by the Constitution and Sta
tutes of Louisiana, and has been speci-
ficaIly and i~rreyocably authorized and
dedicated to the payment of said bonds
in principal and interest as same shall
mature.
In testimony whereof, the said Parish
Board of School Directors of the Parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, has
caused this bond to be signed by its
President and attested by its Treasurer,
and the interest coupons hereto an
nexed to be executed by facsimile sig
natures of its President and Treasurer,
this lst day of January, 1912.
o. P. DAILY, President.
Attest. G.. J. THOMPSON, Treasurer,
Mol $1,000
On January LIST, 1918, the Parish Board
of School directors of the Parish of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, will pay to
bearer $1,000, at the office of the Treas
urer of said Board at Opelousas, La, be-
ing one years interest due on its school
District No. 2. 9th Police Jury Ward
Bond No. l, dated January 1st, 1912.
o. P. DAILY, President.
c. J. THOMPSON, Treasurer.
Section 3. Belt further resolved, etc,
That the proceeds of the sale of the
b is herein authorized and directed
Il, = issued shall be devoted exclusive
~ ~ the purpose of purchasing q school
site and building and equipping the
same.
Section 4. Be it further resolved. etc.,
That the President of this Board is
hereby authorized and directed to cause
such public advertisement of the pro-
posed sale of said bonds to be made as
he may deem advisable, and he may, IN
his discretion, receive private or pub
lie bids for the purchase of said bonds
but the sale thereof shall be made only
after approval thereof by resolution of
this Beard. No bids for less than par
and accrued interest on said bonds
shall be considered.
Section 5. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That in accord with the authority
in this Board by the vote of h
majority, of the property taxpayers,
qualified to vote thereon, at a special
election duly and regularly held, a spe-
ciaI tax of three mills on the dollar of
the assessed valuation is hereby levied
on all the property subject to State
in said School District No. 2,
5th Police Jury Ward of the Parish Of
Landry, State of Louisiana, begin
-, ~ mi II and rRlV1ain u# the war 14fj.l
aud for all subsequent years TO and in
Guiding the year 1917, for the purpose
of paying the interest and principal OF
the bonds herein authorized to be r.
sued, aud the proceeds of said tax SO 10
solicited shall be saeredly devoted
and applied to the payment OF said in
and principal as same shall be-
come due.
Section 6. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That as said special taxes are collected
received by this Board they shall
be applied first to the payment Of any
interest or principal OF said bonds then
maturing and any balance shall be set
aside separate and apart from all other
funds of'the Board and shall be known
the General Sinking Fund, which
fund shall be invested from time to
in such bonds or other securities
as may be ausboriZed by law, but no in
yestment shall be made except when
duly approved by resolution OF this
Board. On January 1st, 1912, and on
the same late of each year thereafter,
shall be set aside from the Gene
Sinking Fund for the payment Of
the principal Of said bonds an amount
sufficient to pay one-seventh of the
principal of said bonds then outstand-
which said funds when SO set aside
shall be known as the specific Sinking
and shall be applied saeredly and
exclusively To the payment of the
principal of said bonds rs they mature.
State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Landry.
Personally am and appeared before
me, the Undersigned authority, G.. J
who, befng first by me duly
sworn, deposes and says that he was,
OH the I'd day of October, 1911, and Is
now, Secretary If the Parish Board Of
school Directors If the Parish of st.
Landry, La, and that the above and
foregoing is attrue aud correct copy of
the minutes of the meeting of said
Board held on the I'd dav Of October,
1911. G. THOMPSON.
sworn III and subscribed before me
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