St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-10-21

Directors of the Parish of st. Landry
La, held at OpelouGas, La, at 10 O'CLOCK
g.. m, on the ID day of October, 1911
pursuant to q resolution passed satC
Gu. THOMPSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before ma
this 4th day of October, 1911.
H. Il. ESTORGE, Notary Public.
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING.
Opelousas, La, Oct. q, 1911.
The Parish Board Of School Directors
Of the Perish Of st. Landry, Louisiana
convened In regular session.
! Present.: Hon. .. P. DAILY, President
and Messieurs. ). F. Vidrine, DR.. A. c
Durio, r.. L. Hawkins, J. q. Carriere, j
w. Lyman and q quorum.
Mr.. Vidrine offered the following
resolution and moved Its adoption:
AN oRDIN ANCE.
Providing for the and sale OF
School Bonds of School District No. 2
5th Police Jury Ward of the Parish OF
ST. Landry, La, to the amount of two
thousand ($2O00.OO) dollars, and levying
a special tax of three 81 mills per an
uum Oh oil Tue pEOp0ILy SuDJSCb bO
State taxation within the limits of said
School District No. 2, 9Th Police Jury
Ward for a period of seven (7) years,
beginning with and including the year
1911, for the purpose of paying the
principal and interest of said bonds as
same shall mature.
Whereas, at a special election duly
and regularly held in School District
No. 2, 9Th Police Jury Ward of the Par
iSh of ST iQnnru ia on the Q0fh HQu
of September, 1911, In conformity to a
resolution of the Board ordering said
election, there was submitted to the
vote OF the property taxpayers entitled
to vote in said School District No. 2, 9Th
Police Jury Ward a proposition to levy
a three mill special tax on all of the
property subject TO State taxation in
Jury Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
La, for the period of seven years for the
purpose of purchasing or constructing
and equipping a public school building,
or constructing a public school build
ing n purchasing a site therefor, title
to which shall be vested in the public;
and,
Whereas, the levying Of said special
tax for sain purpose was duly author
lied by a vote of the majority in both
number and amount of the votes cast at
said election; and
Whereas, at said special election,
there was also submitted to the vote of
the property taxpayers entitled to vote
In said School District No. 2, 9th Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
a proposition to incur debt and is
u bonds to the amount of two thou
SAND ($2O00!O0) dollars, to run not longer
than seveny years from date and to bear
interest not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable annually, for the pur-
pose OF purchasing a school site and
building and equipping the same; and,
Whereas, the incurring of said debt
and the issuance of said bonds for said
purpose was duly authorized by the
vote of a majority in both number and
amount OF votes cast at said election;
and,
Whereas, said debt has not been in
Cured or said bonds issued:
Section |. Be it resolved by the Par
ish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, That
the President and treasurer Of this
Board be and they are hereby author
lied and directed to have prepared and
to execute in the name Of the Parish
Board of Directors of the Parish of St.
Landry, La, for and on behalf of School
District No. 2, 9Th Police Jury Ward, of
said Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
seven % negotiable bonds, numbered
v w q OOOH uuIlD0TS inclusive.
n in denominations of one bond for
two hundred ($20O.O0) and six bonds for
three hundred $500. 00) dollars, bearing
date of January 1st, 1912, and maturing
n being due and payable on January
LIST, 1913, 1914. 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919,
bearing interest at the rate OF five per
cent per annum, payable annually on
the first day of January of each and
every year until the payment of the
principal sun thereof, both principal
and interest of said bonds to be payable
at the office of the Treasurer of the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, in the City Of
Opelousas, La, and said bonds shall be
known as, "School District No. 2, 9th
Police Jury Ward Bonds"
The interest on said bonds shall be
evidenced by proper coupon attached to
each bond, and both principal and in
terest of said bonds shall be due and
payable IL gold coin of the United
States of the then present standard of
weight and fneness. Said bonds shall
be signed by the President of this Board
and attested by the Treasurer of this
Board, but said interest coupons may
be executed by facsimile signatures Of
said President and Treasurer.
Section2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That all of said bonds and all of said
coupons attached thereto shall
be in substantially the following forms,
respectively:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
MOL. $4,000
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, 5TH
POLICE JURY WARD BONDS
PARISH BOARD OF SCHOOL d.
RECTORS OF THE PARISH CT
ST.. LANDRY, LOUISIANA.
Know all men by these presents, That
the Parish Board of school Directors of
the Parish of st. Landry. State Of Louis
lana, acknowledges itself to be indebted
and for value received hereby prom
ises to pay to bearer the sun of two
hundred dollars on the lxt day of Janu-
airy. 1918 together with interest there
from date hereof until paid, at the
rate of five per centum per annum, pay
able annually on the Ist day of Janu-
airy of each and every year until final
payment hereof, upon the presentation
and surrender of this bond and the in
terest coupons attached as they sever
ally become due
Both principal and interest of this
bond are due and payable at the office
of the Treasurer If the Parish B ard of
School Directors of The Parish Of st.