St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-05-20
public school buildings or constructing
nuhlic cnh6ol buiIGinrs

! public school buildings or constructor
public school buildings.
Section 4. Be it further resolved
That the President of this Board j
hereby authorized and directed t
cause such public advertisement of tn
proposed sale of said bonds to be mad
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 onI1
after approval thereof by resolution o
this Board. No bids for less than pa
and accrued interest on said bonds shall
be considered.
Section S. Be it further resolved
That in accord with the authority
vested IN 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 ofthree 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
End Police Jury Ward of the Parish OF
ST. Landry, State of Louisiana, begin
ming with and including the year 1909
and for all subsequent years to and in
GLIDING the year 1918, 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
OS SOllC1bSQ Sllb1I bS ShCE6AlH u0NObEu
and applied to the payment of said in
terest and principal as same shall be-
come due.
Section 8. 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
aside separate and apart from all other
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 no
investment shall be made except when
duly approved by resolution of this
Board. On June Goth, 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 eighth 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 sacredly and ex-
clusiyeIy TO the payment of the princi-
pal of said bonds as they mature.
O~pelousas, La, May 9th, 1911.
Pursuant to a resolution passed on
the 10th day OF March, 1911, n in con-
formity to notice given by proclama-
ton of the President of this Board, I
duly published, the Parish Board of
SCHOOL, Directors of the Parish of St.
Landry, Louisiana, met in special open
session for the purpose of opening the
ballot box, examining n counting the
ballots, in number and amount, Exam
ming and eanyassing the returns and
aecIaring, the result of the special cleo
ton held in School District No. l of the
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana, on the 4th day
IF Nav, 1911, in conformity to a
'esoIution of this Board passed on the
10Th day of March, 1911.
Present: J. f. Vidrine, WI. Boudreau,
l.. Hawkins, j. g. Carriefe and a quo
And the Board proceeded, in open pub
ic session, to open the balloE box, ex-
mine and count the ballots in number
md amount, examine and canvass the
eturns of said election, and then and
ollows:
PROPOSITION, VIZ:
Proposition TO incur deb and issue
,onds for School District No. / second
70 lice Jury Ward, of the Parish of I
It. Landry. La. to the amount of Six
thousand Dollars, to run eight !
ears, bearing interest at the rate Of /
We per centum per annum, payable an ]
uaIly, for the purpose of purchasing t
chool sites, public school buildings or /
constructing public school buildings. /
For, or in favor of, this Propositions /
were cast tW Give votes, represent Y
Il taxable assessed property valua- /
of Fourteen Thousand Three Hun a
red and Twenty Dollars (~$I43aO.001... t
And against, OF in Opposition to, said
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