St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-25

property subject TO State taxation in
said School District No. 2, 9Th Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of ST. Landry,
Laq for the period of ten years for the
purpose of:
(a1 Giving additional aid to public
schools;
Obi Purchasing or constructing two
| public school buildings, one for white
| children and one for eolored children,
title to which shall be vested in the pub
lie, or constructing two public school
buildings, n for white children and
ing sites therefor, titles to which shall
be vested in the public.
Whereas, the leyying of said special
tax for SAID purpose was duly author
lied by a vote of the majority in both
number 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
IN said School District No. 2, 9th Police
Jury Ward Of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, a proposition to incur debt and is
| sue to the amount of four thou
sand four hundred ($4400.00) dollars, to
run not longer than ten years
from date and to bear interest not
exceeding five per cent per nnu
payable annually, for the purpose of
| plkSh0RAAS VI AIS uSp11R tMO paD4lS
school buildings, one for white children
and one for colored children, titles to
which shall vest in the public; or con-
struct1ng two public school buildings
and purchasing sites therefor, III for
white children and the other for color
ed children stiles to which shall be vest
ed 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
and 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:
Section /. Be it resolved by the Par
ish Boar OF School Directors OF the
Parish OF st. Landry, Louisiana, That
the President and Treasurer of this
Board 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 Oh behalf of School
District No. 2, 9th Police Jury Ward, of
said Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
ten (101 negotiable bonds, numbered
from l to 10, both numbers inclusive,
and in denominations of three bonds for
three hundred($300) and seven bonds for
five hundred {S500) dollars, bearing
date of January LIST, 1911, and maturing
and being due and payable on Jan. 1st,
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 sun thereof, both principal
and interest of said bonds to be payable
/ of tho ntffnn Of tho T1rnnrTy~nr nf a4hn
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish OF st. Landry, La, in the City of
O~pelousas, La, and said bonds shall be
known as, school District No. q, 9th
Police Jury Ward Bonds.n
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 il gold coin of the United
States of the then present standard of
weight and fneness. 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.
Section2 2. 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.
No. 1. $4,000
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, 9Th
POLICE jerry WARD BONDS
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
lana, acknowledges itself to be indebted
| and for value received hereby prom
Uses to pay 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
able annually on the 1st 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
bond are due and payable at the office
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 hneness.
This bond is one OF 8 series of ten
bonds of like date, tenor and effect, ex-
cepting as to denomination and matu-
rity, issued for the purpose of providing
funds to purchase or construct two
public school buildings. one for white
children and one for colored children,
title to which shall vest in the public,
or constructing two public s c h o o
buildings and purchasing sites there
for, one 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 2S1 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
and regularly called and held in and
for said school District No., 9th Police
Jury Ward, as provided by the Consti-
tuition and Statutes of Louisiana.
1t 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 ms Dond nave
been regularly done and performed
that the total indebtness of said Parish
Board of School Directors for and on
behalf of said School District Mo-, 9th
Police Jury Ward, does not exceed any
constitutional or statutory limitation;
and that full and ample provision has
been made for the collection OF a direct
property tax of five mills on the dol
lar, 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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