St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02

Jury ward or the Parish of st. Landry,
purpose of:
(a) Giving additional aid to public
schools;
(ol Purchasing or constructing two
pupiic school buildings, one for white
children and one for colored children,
t!tle To which shall be vested in the pub
nc: OF constructing two public school
buildings, one for white children and
one for colored children, and Durcbas-
ing sites therefor, titles to. which shall
be vested in the public.
whereas, the IeVying of said special
TAX Tor SAID purpose was duly author
lzed by a vote of the majority in both
huInner 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
III sald school Di>tlict No. 2, 9th Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry.
La, a proposition to incur debt and is
sue ponds TO the amour of four thou
SAND four hundred tS44O0. OOl dollars. To
run not longer than ten wears
from date and to bear interest not
exceeding five per cent per annum
payable annually, for the purpose OF
purchasing or constructing two public
schooln buildings, one for white children
ana one for colored children, titles to
HAS' 1AA"1t ' CSb III Ilt puDlIcS or con
stfuctlng two public school buildings
ana purchasing sites therefor, one for
white children II the other for color
ed children STILES to which shall be vest
ed IN the public, same to be located with
IN me limits of the town site of Law
tell, La.
Whereas, the mourning of said debt
ana 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:
SeGIlon l. BE 1t resolved by the Par
lsh 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
lZed 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. oil
SAID Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
ten (lO) negotiable bonds, numbered
from l to 10, both numbers inclusive.
and in denominations of three bonds Tor
three hundred($300) and seven bonds for
Y hundred ($5OO) dollars, bearing
date OF January lst, 1911, and maturing
ana being due and payable on Jan. 1st,
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920,
1921, 1922, or l to 10 years after their date,
bearing Interest at the ate of five per
cent per annum, payable annually on
the hrst day of January of each and
every year until the payment OF the
principal sum 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 81. Landry, La, in the City of
Opelousas, La, and said bonds shall be
known us, 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 iE gold coin OF the United
States of the then present standard of
weight and tineness. 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
interest 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, 9Th
POLICE JURY WARD BONDS
OF THE
PARISH BOARD OF SCHOOL d.
RECToRs OF THE PARISH OF
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
Uses to paw to bearer the sum of three
hundred dollars on the 1st day of Janu-
airy, 1918, together with interest there
on from date hereof until paid, at the
rate of five per centnm per annum, pay-I
able annually on the lst 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
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 present |
standard of weight and tineness.
This bond is n Of a series of ten |
bonds of like date, tenor and effect, ex-l
cepting as to denomination n matu-
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funds to purchase or construct two
public sch Iol buildings. one for white
children and one for eolored children,
title to which shall vest in the public,
or constructing two public S C h o o
buildings and purchasing sites there
for, n for white children and one
for colored children, titles to which
shall be vested in the public, same to
be located within the limits of the
toWnsite of Lawtell, Louisiana, 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 and the Statutes carrying same
into effect, and is authorized and ap-
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
for said School District No.2 9th Police
Jury Ward, rs provided by the Consti-
tuition and Statutes of Louisiana.
1t is hereby certified and recited that
All acts, conditions ard things required
by the Constitution and Statutes of the
state of Louisiana, precedent to and
necessary in Issuing This bond have
1een regularly done n p"rformed
that the total indehtness of said Parish
Board of School Directors for and on
behalf of said School District No. 2, 9Th
Police Jury Ward, does not exceed any
constitutional or statutory Imitation;
and that full and ample provision has
been made for the collection of a direct
property tax of five mills on the dol
tar, 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
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