St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-05-27
public school buildings or constructing

public school buildings.
Section A. Be it further resolved
That the President of this Board ii
hereby authorized and directed tt
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 pal
and accrued interest on said bonds shall
be considered.
Section 5. 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, q 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 1903
and for all subsequent years to and in-
GLIDING the year 1913, 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 it further resolved,
That as s pecia 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
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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 al 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 x
clusively 10 the payment of the prfnci-
pal of said bonds as they mature.
OpeIousas, La. May 9Th, 1911.
Pursuant to a resolution passed on
the goth day of March, 1911, and in con-
formity to notice given by proclama-
ton of the President of this Board,
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 and counting the
in number and amount, exam
lining and canyassing the returns and
declaring the result of the special cleo
lion held in School District No. of the
Ind Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana, or the 4th day
May, 1911, in conformity tn a
resolution of this Board passed on the
10Th day of March, 1911.
Present:J. f. Vidrine, w. J.Boudrean,
r. l.. Hawkins, JIG. Carriere and aquo-
And the Board proceeded. in open pub
ic session, to open the ballot box, ex-
mime and count the ballots in number
md amount, examine and anyas the
etmrns of said election. and then and
here declared the result thereof, as
olioWss
PROPOSITION, VIZ:
Proposition to incur debt and issue
ponds for School District No. | Second
20 lice Jury Ward, of the Parish of
1t. Landry. La. to the amount of Six
thousand Dollars, to run eight
,ears, bearing interest at the rate Of
i've per centum per annain, payable an
for the purpose of purchasing
chool sites, public school buildings or
constructing public school buildings.
For, or in favor OF. this Proposition
here were cast tw elve votes. represent
ng u taxable assessed property valua-
ion of Fourteen Thousand Three Hun.
red and Twenty Dollars (Sl432000l.
Aud against. or in opposition to, said