St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-01

of five per cent per annum, payable ar
Z nually on the Goth day of each Marc
and every year until the payment of til
principal sum thereof, both principG
and interest of said bonds to be pays
BILE at the Office of Treasurer of the Pal
ish Board of School Directors of tn
Parish of st. Landry, La, in the City c
Opelousas, and said bonds shall b
known as, "School District No. l St
Police Jury Ward Bonds"
The interest on said bonds shall b
evidenced by proper coupon attache
to each bond, and both principal an
interest of said bonds shall be due am
payable in gold coin of the Unite'
States of the then presen
s tandard of weig b a {
fineness. Said bonds shall be signed b.
the President of this Board and attest
ed by the Treasurer of this Board, Blu
said interest coupons may be executed
by facsimile signatures of said Presi
dent and Treasurer.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That all of said bonds and all of sale
interest coupons attached thereto shall
be in substantially the following forms
respecUively:
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
School District No of the 5th Police
Jury Ward Bonds.
Parish Board of School Directors OF
the Parish of st. Landry, La.
Know all men by these presents
that the Parish Board of School Direc.
tors of the Parish of st. Landry, State
OF Louisiana, acknowledges itself to be
Indebted and for value received hereby
promises to pay to bearer the sum of
Four Hundred Dollars on the Goth day OF
March, 1912, together with interest
thereon from date hereof until paid, at
the rate of five per centum per annum,
payable annually, on the Goth day of
March of each and every year untiI
final payment hereof, upon the presenta-
ton and surrender of this bond and the
interest coupons attached, as they sew
orally become due.
Both principal and interest of this
bond are due and payable at the Office
OF the Treasurer of the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, in gold
coin of the United States at the pres
ent standard of weight and tineness.
h bond is one of a series of five
bonds of like date, tenor and amount
issued for the purpose of providing
funds to incur debt and issue bonds for
school District MOL of the 9th Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, to the amount of Two Thousand
DOA4HLoS vi PALCAldSIAS d SCuOO1 SLUG
and building and equipping same, in
School District No. / of the 9Th Police
jury Ward of st. Landry Parish, State
OF Louisiana, and in full conformity to
Article 29l of the Constitution and
Statutes carrying same into effect, and
is authorized and approved by the vote
OF the majority in both number and
qualified to vote thereon, voting at q
special election duly and regularly
called and held in and for said School
District No. / as provided by the Con-
%stitution and the Statutes of Louisiana.
1t is hereby certified and recited that
all acts, conditions and things required
by the Constitution and Statutes of the
necessary in issuing this bond have
been regularly done and performed,
that the total Indebtedness of said Par
lsh Board of School Directors for and on
behalf of said School District No. l of
the 9Th Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, does not exceed any
constitutional or statutory limitations;
and that full and ample provision has
been made for the collection of q direct
property tax of five mills on the dol
lar, annually, on all property subject to
State taxation within the limits of said
School District No. /, which said special
tax is also authorized and approved by
the vote of the majority in both num-
Der and mount of the property tax
payers, qualified to vote thereon, voting
at a special election duly and regularly
called and held in and for said School
District No. l, as provided by the Con-
~stitution and Statutes of Louisiana,
and has been specifically and irrevo-
cably authorized and dedicated to the
payment of said bonds in principal and
interest as same shall mature.
In testimony whereof, the said Par
ish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, State of Louisi-
ana, has caused this bond to be signed
by its President and attested by its
Treasurer, and the interest coupons
hereto annexed to be executed by fac
smile signatures of It's President and
Treasurer, this 10th day of March, 1911.
Q. I. DAILY, President.
Attest: c. J.. THOMPSON, Treasurer.
Mol. $4,000
On - the Parish Board of
School Directors OF the Parish of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, will pay to
bearer s. at the office Of the Treas
urer of said Board at O~pelousas, Louisi-
ana, being n years interest due on it's
School District No. l, 9th Police Jury
Ward, Bond No. |.
Q. r. DAILY, President.
CD. THOMPSON, Treasurer.
Section 8. Be it further resolved.
etc, That the proceeds of the sale of
the bonds herein authorized and di-
rected to be issued shall be devoted ex-
clusively to giving additional aid to
public schools, and for purchasing a
school site, and building and equipping
anne
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
proposed sale of said bonds to be made
as he may deem advisable, and he NAV.
in his discretion, receive private or pub
lie bids for the purpose of said bonds:
but the sale thereof shall be made onIy
after approval thereof by resolution OF
this Board. No bids for less than par
and accrued interest on said bonds shall
be considered.
Section 8. Beitfnrther resolved. etc.
That in accord with the authority
vested Ill this Board by the vote OF the
majority, Of the property taxpayers.
qualified to vote thereon, at il special
election duly and regularly held, i spe-
cial tax of five mills on the dollartf the
assessed valuation is hereby levied on
all the property subject to State taxa
tion in said school District NJ. If The
9th Police Jury Ware 1T the Pari h If
st. Landry, State of Louisiana. begin
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and for all subsequent ears to aud in