St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-22

clnsively to giving additional aid te
public schools, and for purchasing 8
school site, a building and equipping
same.
Section 4. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the President Of this Board i:
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 only
after approval thereof by resolution 81
this Board. No bids for less than par
and accrued interest on said bonds shall
be considered.
Section D. Beitfurther resolved. ETC.,
That q accord with the authority
vested IN this Board by the vote of the
majority, OF the property taxpayers,
quallned 20 vote thereon, at a special
elect1on Quiy n regularly held, a spe-
assessed valuation is hereby levied or
all b property subject to State taxa
ton in said School District No. / of the
9Th Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, State of Louisiana, begin
ming with and including the real 1911
and for all subsequent years to and in
GLIDING the year 1915, for the purpose
of paying the interest and principal of
the bonds herein authorized to be is
sued, and the proceeds of said tax so to
be solicited shall be sacredly devoted
and applied to the payment Of said in
terest and principal as same shall be-
come due.
Section 6. Be itfurther resolved. etc,
That as said special taxes are collected
and received by this Board they shall
De applied nrst to the payment of any
| jnfpFAEE or nrinajnal 80 oofJ Jo..3. 49,
maturing and any balance shall be set
aside separate and apart from ali other
funds of the Board and shall be known
as the General Sinking fund, which
fund shall be invested from time to
time in such bonds or other securities
as may be authorized by law, but no
Investment shall be made except when
duly approved by resolution of this
Board. On - 10, and on the
same dste of each year thereafter, there
shall be set aside from the General
Sinking Fund for the payment of the
principal of said Bonds an amount
sufficient to pay n fifth of the prin-
cipal of said bonds then outstanding,
which said funds when so set aside shall
be known as the Specific Sinking Fund
and shall be applied sacred1y and ex-
clusively TO the payment of the princi-
pal of said bonds as they mature.
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, Mr.. G..
j. Thompson, who being first by me
duly sworn dePoses and saws that he
was, on the 10Th day OF March, 1911, and
is now, Secretary of the Parish Board .
OF School Directors of the Parish of st.
Landry, Louisiana, and that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy
OF the minutes OF the meeting of said
RnnRH hold an the Ont In-@1R kAn-.1-#I
1911.
CO.. THOMPSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 20bh day of March, 1911.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
Notary Public.
O~pelousas, Lay March 10th, 1911.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers OF the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of st. Landry,
Louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned prop
eTty Taxpayers of School District No.
I of the End Police Jury ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, La.yas created and
defined by a resolution of the Board of
School Directors of said Parish, passed
ON the 4th day of April 1908, and be-
ing n constituting o~ne-fourth of the
property taxpayers eligible t o vote at
election, respectfully pray that
yoUr Honorable Body, acting within
and under the authority OF the. Consti-
tuition and laws of Louisiana, do order
that a special election be held, in the
manner required by law, for the pur-
of determining whether or mot ~
a special tax shall be levied and col
lected in said District, and k20 debt in
Cured and bonds issued therefor as
hereinafter set forth.
Petitioners pray that at said election
your Honorable Body do submit to d
Vnf1 of the nrnnnrhyr Rnv.n0 uokra "a a0iH 1
School District No. Ryof the Second Po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry La, entitled to vote at
said election, the following propositions,
s(a) Giving additional aid to public
(b) Purchasing Cor construeting)l
public school buildings title to which
shall vest in the public. or construct
ing pubic school buildings and par
sites therefor, title to which
shall vest in the public.
2. To incur deb and issue bonds to
the amoUsrt of six thousand dollars
years from date and to bear interest
not exceeding five per cen per
annum payable annually, for the
purpose Oh purchasing V0r construct
public school buildings, the title
% which shall vest in the public; or,
public school buildings
Ind purchasing sites therefor, title to
which shah vest in the public.
The undersigned petitioners respect
'ully subm1Es the above: !
E.. Boudreau, E.. j. Bondreau, Louis
8oudreau, w. =. Boudreau, j. e. Ber-
mot, Al. ~Brinkhaus, JOS. A. Sibille, !
Frank Clay, J.. M. Gardiner, r. T.. Gull !
9sean, r. Richard, r. 4. Castillo, Leo !
Richard, AIoee Boutte, j. b Sfbille, W :
Sibille, Pierre Arceneaux, Robert :
Martin, Prosper C~azaudebat, Mrs. Ca :
q. A. Cummings. A. Cum :
Jules Savoy, Jesse Venable, l.. !
Slbille, Il. G. Sibille, jules Sibille, :
Bichard, Arestide Kilchrist, :
.ules Miller, @. A. Gardiner, Placide :
ole, Oscar Sayoie, Ben Verable, Louis :
Andre Babinet, Ulysse Bergeron, !
Miller, Philozy Menard, Julien !
'redeur, Ernest BTasseur, Andre Thibo- =
.eaux, Essias Bogneaux, Cleophas Guild =
y.Alteon Miller, Theophile Babinot, Ar :
bur T~hibodeaux, Zepherin ~Thfbodeaux,
drs. Zepherin Leger, Emar. Thibo- !
eaux, Jean Hanks, Charley Venable, :
!. J. Jordan, Z. Domingeaux, DR.. l.. "A. a
Louis Savoie, Louis Guilbeau, :
Iaurent Patin, Horace Babineaux, Phil 9
sic Menard, w. q. Miller, Desire Men :
I'd, Saul Guidry, r. Cormier, Simon 3
,eger, Mrs. Valsin Richard, John ST. p
laEs d. v . TSlCnaru, d. d. nIGuaTQ, VA n
iardinerS Abraham Smith. z
State of LOUISIANA, :
Parish of st. Landry.f "
Personally came and appeared before ),
lie, the undersigned authority, G. j.. =,
thompson, who, being first by me duly y
worn, declared and acknowledged, that y
9 was on the 10th day of March, 1911, =
nd is now Secretary of the Parish q
oard of School Directors Of the Parish =
{ st. landry. La. n that the above "