St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-16

purpose of:
e Giving additional aid to public
lnl Purchasing II constructing two
public school buildings, one for white
and one for colored children
Title to which shall be vested in the pub
lie, or constructing two public school
buildings, IA for white children and
q Tor colored children, and purchas-
ing sites therefor, titles to which shall
be vested in the public.
whereas, the levyfng of said special
lax Tor said purpose was duly author
lied BY q vote of the majority in both
% and amount of the votes cast ri
said election; and
Whereas, at said special election
there was also submitted 60 the vote OF
the property taxpayers entitled to vote
In said School District No. q, 9th Police
Jury Ward Of the Parish of st. Landry
LA q proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds to the amount of four thou.
sand four hundred ($4400.0 0 dollars, tt
run not longer than ten years
from date and to bear interest not
exceeding five per cent per annnm
payable annually, for the purpose OF
purchasing or constructing two public
school buildings, one for white children
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which shall vest in the public; or con.
structing two public school buildings
and purchasing sites therefor, one for
white children and the other for color.
ed children ;titles to which shall be vest.
in the public, same to be located with
IN the limits of the town site of Law
tell, La.
Whereas, the mourning of said debt
n 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
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
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,
ten (lOl negotiable bonds, numbered
from | to 10, both numbers inclusive,
and in denominations of three bonds for
three hundred($300) and seven bonds for
five hundred $500 dollars, bearing
date OF January LIST, 1911, and maturing
and being due and payable on Jan. LIST,
1913, 1914. 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920,
1921, 1922, or ] to l0years after their date,
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 sum thereof, both principal
and interest of said bonds to be payable
at h office Of the Treasurer of the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, in the City of
La. and said bonds shall be
known as, "School District No. 2, 9th
Police Jury Ward Bonds.'
The interest on said bonds shall be
by roper 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
of the then present standard of
weight and fineness. Said bonds shall
be signed by the Presidentof 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.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC..
That all of said bonds and all Of said
interest coupons attached thereto snail
be in substantially the following forms,
respectively:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST LANDRY.
No. |. $4,000
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, 9Th
POLICE JURY WARD BONDS
OF THE
PARISH BOARD OF SCHOOL Dr.
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
and for value received hereby prom
lses to pay to bearer the sum of three
hundred dollars on the lst day of Janu-
aFy, 1918, together with interest there
On from date hereof until paid, at the
of five per centnm per annum, pay
able annually on the 1st day of Janu-
ary of each and every year until final
payment hereof, upon the presentation
and surrendered this bond and the in
coupons attached as they sever
ally become due.
Both principal and interest of this
bond are due and payable at the office
If the Treasurer of the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of St.
Landry, State Of Louisiana, in gold
of the United States at the present
standard of weight and ~fineness.
This bond is one of a series of ten
of like date, tenor and effect, ex-
as to denomination and matu-
issued for the purpose Of providing
funds to purchase or construct two
public Tehool buildings. one for white
children and one for colored children,
title to which shall vest in the public,
Or constructing two public s G h DOL
buildings and purchasing sites there
Tor, one for white children and
coIored children, titles to which
be vested in the public, same to
located within the limits of the
5oWnsite 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
2S1 of the Constitution of Louis
ANA and the Statutes carrying same
INTO effect, and is authorized and aD-
proved by the vote of the majority in
both number and amount of the prop
erty taxpayers, qualified to vote there
voting at a special election duly
ind regularly called and held in and
ior said School District No.2, 9th Police
Jury Ward, as provided by the Constr
and Statutes of Louisiana.
1t is hereby certified and recfted that
Ill acts, conditions and things required
the Constitution and Statutes of the
State Of Louisiana. precedent to and
necessary in issuing This bond have
1een regularly done and performed
hat the total indebtness of said Parish
3oArd of School Directors for and IN
of said School District No. 2, 9th
'oIiee Jury Ward, does not exceed any
or statutory limitation
md that full and ample provision has
made for the collection of a direct
property tax of five mills on the dol
ar, annually. on all property subject to
taxation within the limits of said
District No. 2, 9Th Police Jury
Ward, which said special lax Is also
and approved by the vote of
he majority in both number. and
mount II The property taxpayers,