St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-15
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0peiousas. La, July 9Th, 1911.
me Parlsh Board Of School Directors o
Hon. O. P. DAILY, President, and Messrs
j: +. Vtdr1ne, W. y. Boudreau, r. L. HaW
kins, j. W. Lyman and a quorum beinf
Mr.. Hawkins offered the following resolu.
ion n moved its adoption.
AN ORDINANCE.
Providing for the Issuance and sale o.
school Bonds of School District No. 2, 4th
Police Jury Ward, of the Parish of st. Ian.
dry, Louisiana, to the amount of three
thousand (S30O0.00l dollars, and levying q
special tax of three and one-half (3l2) mills
taxation within the limits of said School
District Nc. 2, 4th Police Jury Ward, for a
period OF ten l10l 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, 4th
Police Jury Ward, OF the Parish of st. Ian
dry, Louisiana, on the oath day Of June, 1911,
in conformity to a resolution of this Board
ordering said election, there was submitted
70 the vote or the property taxpayers en-
titled to vote in said School District No. 2,
4tn Police jury Ward, a proposition to levy a
three and one-half mill special tax on all
in said Chool District No, 2, 4th Police Jury
Ward, of the Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
for the period OF ten years, for the purpose
of:
Lal Giving additional aid to public
schools.
(bl Purchasing for constructingl two
public school buildings, title to which shall
vest in the public; or, constructing two
public school buildings and purchasing
sites therefor, title to which shall vest in
the public.
lei One of the buildings and site there
for to be used for a white school, and one Of
the buildings and site therefor to be used
for a cOlored school,.
f61 To nnnTQfo a fro n cfor cpcfoTV1 RI tho
white school building in the town of Pal
mettO, Louisiana.
And, whereas, the levying of said special
tax for sa1d purpose was duly authorized
by a vote of the majority In both number
and,
whereas, at said special election, there
was also submitted to the vote of the prop
srty -taxpayers entitled to vote in said
School District No. 2, 4th Police jury Ward,
Of the Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, a pro-
position to incur debt n issue bonds to the
amount of three thousand dollars tS3000.00)
to run not longer than ten years from late
and to bear interest not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable annually, for the
purpose of purchasing Cor constructing
two public school buildings title to which
shal! resi- IN the public; or. constructing
sites therefor, title to which shall vest In
the public.
One Of the school buildings and site there
for to be used for a white school, and one of
the buildings and site therefor to be used for
q colored school.
To operate a transfer system to the white
school building in the town of Palmetto.
Whereas, the mourning of said debt and
the issuance of said bonds for said purpose
was duly authorized by the vote of a ma
jorfty Ia both number and amount of votes
cast at said election; and.
Whereas, said debt has'not been incurred
or said bonds Issued:
Section J.. Be it resolved by the Parish
of School Directors Of the Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana, That the President
and Treasurer of the Board be and they are
hereby authorized and directed to haYS |
Parish Board OF Directors of the Parish of st.
louisiana, for and on behalf of
District No. 2, 4th Police Jury Ward,
of said parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, ten
to ten, both numbers inclusive, and in de-
of three hundre 1890. 00) dol
lars each, bearing date of September /, 1911,
ind maturing and being due and payable
years after their date, bearing interest at
the rate OF 5 per cent per annum payable
annually, on the first day OF September of
and every year until the payment of
the principal sum therefor, 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, Louisiana, in the City of Opel
1usas, and said bonds shall be known as,
school District No. Q, 4th Police Jury Ward
Bonds"
The interest on said bonds shall be evil
fenced by proper coupon attached to each
1ond, n both principal and interest of
aid bonds shall be due and payable in gold
eOin OF the United States of the then pre-
Ient andard of weight and dneness. Said
)oRds shall be signed by the President of
his Board n attested by the Treasurer of
his Board, but said Interest coupons may
,e executed by facsimile signatures OF s i'd
PRESIDENT and Treasurer.
Section Q Be 1t further resolved, etc,