St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-15

be in substantially the following forms
respectively:
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
No. $4,000
School District Mol of the 5th Polic'
Jury Ward Bonds.
Parish Board of School Directors O
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, al
the rate of five per centum per annum
payable annually, on the Goth day OF
March of each and every year until
final payment hereof, upon the pr%esenta-
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 ineness.
Ills pOlu 1S o15 u d SUITES live
bonds of like date, tenor q 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 mount of Two Thousand
Dollars, for purchasing a school site
and building and equipping same, in
School District No. l of the 5th Police
Jury Ward of st. Landry Parish, State
of Louisiana, and in full conformity to
Article 281 of the Constitution and
Statutes carrying same into effect, and
is authorized and approved by the vote
of the majority in both number n
amount of the property taxpayers,
qualified to vote thereon, voting at a
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
State of Louisiana, precedent to and
necessary in issuing this bond have
been regularly done and performed,
that the total Indebtedness of said Par
ish 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 Limitation;
and that full and ample provision has
been made for the collection of a 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. 1, which said special
tax is also authorized and approved by
the vote of the majority in both num-
Der and amount of the property tax
payers, qualified to vote thereon, voting
at a special election duly and regularly
no Had aud ho1a in n nd fnN Eaoil Gnhnn1=
District No. /. 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.
o.. p. DAILY, President.
Attest: CO.. 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 Opelousas, Louisi-
ana, being n years interest due OF its
School District No. /, 5th Police Jury
Ward, Bond No. l.
o. P. DAILY, President.
@. J. THOM PSON Treasurer.
Section 3. BE 1t 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
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
proposed 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 purpose Of said bonds I;
but the sale thereof shall be made only
after approval thereof by resolution of
this Board. No bids for less than par
and accrued interest on said bonds shall
be considered.
Section 5. B~eitfHrther resolved, ETC.,
That in accord with the authority
vested IN this board by the vote of the
majority, of the property taxpayers,
qualified to vote thereon, at a special
election duly and regularly held, q spe-
eial tax of five mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation is hereby levied on
all the property subject to State taxa
tion in said School District No. l Of the
9Th Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, State of Louisiana, Begin
ming with and including the year 1911
and for all subsequent years to and in
Guiding the year 1915, for the purpos
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 g.. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That as said special taxes are collected
and 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
as the General Sinking fund, which
fund shall be invested from time to
time in such bonds or other securities
rs may be authorized by law, but no
investment shall be made except when