St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-08-05

i SEdbuGG6 Co i 4 II SdAI0 1nbO OQ0C9s anu
is authorized and approved by the vote
of the majority in both number and
amount of the property Taxpayers,
| qualified to vote thereon, voting at a
special election duly and regularly
called and held in and for said School
District No. / of the 4th Police Jury
! Ward, as provided by the Constitution
| and Statutes of Louisiana.
It 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. I of
the 4th Police Jury Ward does not ex-
coed any constitutional or statutory
Limitation; and that full and ample pro-
vision has been made for the collection
of a direct property tax of 81 mills
on the dollar, annually, on all property
subject to State taxation within the linn
it's of said School District No. ], of the
4th Police Jury Ward, which saidspecial
tax is also authorized and approved by
the vote of the majority in both mum
Der and amount of the property tax-
payers, qualified to vote thereon, voting
at a special election duly and regularly
called and held in and for said School
District No. /. of the 4th Police Jury
Ward, as provided by the Constitution
and Statutes of Louisiana, and has been
specifically authorized and dedicated to
the payment of said bonds in principal
and interest as same shall mature.
B ca I'd 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
simile signatures of It's President and
Treasurer, this lst day of Sept, 1911.
o. P. DAILY President.
Attest: G. j. THOMPSON, Treasurer.
No. l. $1,000
On Sept, 1912, the Parish Board of
School Directors OF the Parish of ST
Landry, State of Louisiana, will pay to
urer of said Board at O~pelousas, Louisi-
ana, being one years interest due on its
School District No. l, 4th Police Jury
Ward, Bond Mol, dated Sept. LIST, 1911.
0. 2. DAILY, President.
G. j. THOMPSON Treasurer.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved,
That the proceeds of the sale of
the bonds herein authorized and di-
reeted to be issued shall be devoted, ex-
clusively to purchasing a school site,
and building and equipping same, and
operating transfers.
Section 4. Be it further resolved,
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 purchase of said bonds;
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. Be it further resolved,
That in accord with the authority
vested II this Board by the vote of the
majority, of the property taxpayers,
qualified to vote thereon, at a special
election duly and regularly held, a spe-
cial tax of 81 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. 1 of the
4th 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 1920, 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 saeredly devoted
and applied to the payment of said in
terest and principal as same shall be-
come due.
Section 6. Be it further resolved,
That as 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
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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
as may be authorized by law, but nc
investment shall be made except when
duly approved by resolution of this
Board. On Jan'y. Ist 1911, and on the
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 tenth of the prin-
cipal of said bonds then outstanding,
which said funds when SO set aside shall
be known as the Specific Sinking Fund
and shall be applied saeredly and ex-
clusiyely TO the payment of the princi-
pal of said bonds as they mature.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Personally came and appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, c.. j.
Thompson, who, being first by me duly
sworn, deposes and says that he was,
on the 9Th day of July, 1911, and is now,
Secretary of the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of st. Landry,
Louisiana, and that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the
minutes OF the meeting of said Board
held on the 18th day of July, 1911.
G. J. THOMPSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day of July, 1911.
HENRY ASTRAPES, r.,
Notary Public.
The Parish Board Of School Directors of the
Parish of st. Landry. Louisiana, CONVEYED in
regular session:
Present; Hon. o. P. Daily. President, and
Messrs. }. F.. Vidrine, W. j. Boudreau, r. L..
Hawkins, J:W. Lyman, and a quorum.
Mr.. j. F. Vidrine offered the following reso-
luton and moved its adoption:
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the issuance and sale of bonds of
School District No. 3 of the 9TH Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, to
the amount of Two Thousand (S200.O0) Dollars
a anat leYy dn 81 : special 5ba pr tax 9f f sgSiase % mills ri s+ per
taxation within the limits of said School Dis
No 3 of the 5th Police Jury Ward for a
period Of five t5l years, beginning with and in
the year 1911. for the purpose of pay
ing the principal and interest of said bonds as
same shall mature.
Whereas, at a special election duly and regu-
larly held in School District No. 3 of the 5th
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Landry,
La, on the 24th day of June, 1911, in conform
ty to a resolution of this Board ordering said
election, there was submitted 70 the vote of the
Taxpayers entitled to vote in said
School District No. 8 of the 9Th Police Jury
a proposition to levy a FIVE mill special
AK on all of the property subject to State taxa
ion in School District No. 3 of the 5th Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry, La, for
he period of FIVE years for the purpose of giving
nd to public schools, purchasing or constructing
! public schoolb building; and,
Whereasf the leyying of said special tax for
purpose was duly authorized by a vote of
he majority in both number and amount of
yntps cast at said alaetinn. and /