St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-29
clusively to giving additional aid to
public schools, and for purchasinp q
school site, and building and e~uninnino
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public schools, and for purchasing :
school site, and building and eauippina
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Section 4. Be it further resolved. etc.
That the President of this BOARD i
hereby authorized and directed f.
cause such public advertisement of the
proposed sale of said bonds to be made
as he may deem advisable, and he NAV.
in his dlscfetlon, receive private or pub
lie BIDS Tor the purpose of said bonds
but the sale thereof shall be made only
after approval thereof by resolution Of
this Board, No bids for less than nav
and accrued interest on said bonds shall
be considered.
Section 5. Beitfurther resolved. etc.
That in accord with the AUTHORITY
vested IN this Board by the vote Of the
majority, Of the property tax-pavers.
qualified to vote thereon, al a special
election duly and regularly held, q spe-
cial tax OF i've mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation is hereby levied on
all the 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 wear 1911
and for all subsequent years to and in
Guiding 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 c]oIIacted
and received by this Board thew shall
be applied first to the payment Of anv
interest or principal of said bonds then
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 mail be invested from time to
time in such bonds or other securities
as may be authorized by law, but no
investment snail be made except when
Board. On - l9-, and on he
same date 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 one fifth of the prin-
ctpal OF said bonds then outstanding,
which said funds when so set aside shall
be known as the Specific Sinking Fund
ana shall be applied sacredly and ex-
clus1yely 70 the payment OF the princi-
pal OF said bonds as they mature.
State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared before
the undersigned authority. Mr.. G..
] { 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
Board held on the 10th day Of March,
1911.
CD. THOMPSON.
SWorn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day of March, 1911.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
Notary Public.
Opelousas, La, March Goth, 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
erty taxpayers of School District No.
! of the End Police Jury ward of the
Parish OF st. Landry, La. rs 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 and constituting One-fourth OF the
property taxpayers eligible to vote at
such election, respectfully pray that
your Honorable Body acting within
and under the authority Of the Consti-
tuition and laws of Louisiana, do order
that q special election be held, in the
manney required by law for the pur-
pose of determining whether or not ~
q special tax shall be levied and col
lected,in. said District, and w debt I'M
Cured and bonds issued therefor as
set forth.
Petitioners pray that at said election
your Honorable Body do submit to q
vote Of the property taxpayers of said
School District Mol, Of the Second Po~
lice Jury Ward Of the Parish of st.
Landry, Ia.,. entitled to vote at
said elections the following propositions,
(a) Giving additional aid to public
(b8 Purchasing Tor constructing)I
school buildings, title to which
shall vest in the public; or construct
ng Pnblic school buildings and pur-
sites therefor, title to which
hall vest in the public.
2. To incur debt and issue bonds to
he amour of six thousand dollars
$6000.O0l to run not longer than eight
rears from date and 10 bear interest
e4CeeuIuS npe per Ceub per
payable annually, for the
purpose of purchasing tor construct
ng) public school buildings, the title
o which shall vest in the public; Oh,
public school buildings
purchasing sites therefor, title to
which shall vest in the public.
The undersigned petitioners respect
ully submit the above:
e. Boudreau, e. y. Boudreau, Louis
D Nr3l t.~ - - W. - Dorl - r e IL Est - 4
mot, A. j. Brinkhaus, Jos. A. SibilIe.
frank Clay, J. M. Gardiner. f. l.. Gull
eau, r.. Richard, r.. A. Castillo, Leo
richard, Aleee Boutts, j.. B. Sibille, ".
/. Sibi1le, Pierre Areeneaux, Robert
1artin, Prosper Cazaudebat, Mrs. Ca
audebat, e. A. Cummings, A. Cum
lings, jules Savoy, Jesse Venable, l..
:. S1biIls, l.. G. Sibille, Jules Sibille,
Richard, Arestide Kilchrist,
Jos. III. Venable, Leonard Sa-
ole, Oscar Savoie, Ben Venable, Louis
imar, Andre Babinety Ulysse Bergeron,l
mar Miller, Philozy Menard, Julien
redeur, Ernest Brasseur, Andre Thibo-
Essias Bogneau1, Cleophas Guild
y,Alteon Miller, Theophile Babinot, Ar
1ur Thibodeaux, Zepherin Thibodeaux,E
Irs. Zepherin Leger, Emar Thibo-
eaux, Jean Hanks, Charley VenabIe,
> . VOll1AAf l.. DOIIBLASGdhA AL
uidry, Louis Sayoie, Louis Guilbeau, h
Patin, Horace B~abineaux, Phil
sic Menard, VIC. Miller, Desire Men
I'd, Saul Gnidry, r. Cormier, Simon
MRS. Valsin Richard, John <Si-
j. V. Richard, J. B. Richard, ". A.
ardineDs Abraham Smith.
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared before
e, the undersigned authority, G. j..
who, being first by me duly (
. was on the 2Othday of March, 1911,
Id is now Secretary of the Parish
oard Of Schnol Diraefnrs of the Pariah