St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-17
AN ORDINANCE.

Providing for the issuance and sale Of
School Bonds Of Opelousas Sehool
District No. /, list Police Jury Ward
of the Parish Of ST.. LaLdry, La, tc
the amount of Sixty-fve thousand
($65,00000l dollars, and levying q
special tax of i've 10y mills per an.
nun on all the property subject to
State taxation within the limits OF
said Opelousas School District No. /
1st Police Jury Ward of the the
Parish Of ST. Landry, La, for y PEI
Rod of ten (10l years, beginning
with and including the year 1912, 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 Opelousas School
District No. /, LIST Police Jury Ward OF
the Parish of st. Landry, La on t b q
Goth day of June, 1912, in conformity to
q resolution of this Board ordering said
election, there was submitted to t b .
vote OF the property tax payers en-
titled to vote in said Ope1ousas School
District No. !, LIST Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of st. Landry, Lasa PROPOSE
ton to levy q five mill special tax on
all of the property subject to State tax
alton In said Opelousas School District
No. i, 1st Police Jury Ward OF the Par
ish of ST. Landry, La, for the period OF
ten years for the purpos of: (a) Civ
ing additional aid to public schools. (b1
Purchasing, or constructing, public
school buildings in said District and es-
peeially q large central public school.
building in the city of Opelousas, La,
aud equipping the same, titles to which
shall vest in the public; and,
Whereas. the levying of said special
tax for said purpose was duly author
lied by 4 vote Of the majority In both
number and amount of votes cast at
said election and,
Whereas, at said special election
there was also submitted to the vote
of the property tax payers entitled to
vote in said Opelousas School District.
No. /, LIST Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish of st. Landry, La, q proposition {
incur debt and issue BIO d to.
t h q amour Of Sixty-tive Thousand
(~S65000.O0) Dollars, to run not longer
ten years from date, and to bear
interest not exceeding Ave per cen
per annum. payable annually for the
purpose of purchasing Cor constructingl
public school buildings in said District,
and especially q large central public
school building in the City of OpeIou
sas, La and equipping the same, titles
to which shall vest in the public; or,
constructing said public school build
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titles to which shall vest In the public
and,
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:
Second 1. Be it resolved by the Par
Board OF school Directors of the Par
lsh of st. Landry, La. That the Pres
lent and Treasurer of his Board be
and they are hereby authorized and di-
to have prepared and to execute
IN the name of the Parish Board Of
Directors of the Parish st. of Landry.
Las for and on be b alt of Opelonsas
District No. /, 1st Police Jury
Ward of said Parish of st. Landry
Louisiana, one hundred and thirty aS0lt
negotiable bonds, numbered from to |
both numbers inclusive, and la ide- |
of Five Hundred fS5O0.OOl
each, bearing date Of Scptem-
G 18th, 1912, n maturing n
being due and payable as follows:
Thirteen bonds of $4,000 each OH Sep
,ember 10th, 1918, 1914, 1918, 1916, 1917,
59IS,. 1918, 1920, 1921, and 1922, + Q S d e @
wiley, or one to ten | to 10y years after
lei date, bearing interest at the
ate Of five per cent per annum, pay abie
annually, on the 18th day of Septemherof
ZACH and every year until the paymentof
he principal sum thereof, both princi-
,aI and interest OF said bonds to be paw
.bie ut the Office Of the Treasurer Of
he Parish Board OF school Directors OF
he Parish Of 81. Landry. La, in the
5ity 81, Opelousas, La, and said bonds
be known is sOpelousas school
No. |, ist Police Jury Ward
Ssuds'i
fhe interest on said bonds shall lie
yideneed by proper coupon attached
d each bond, and both principal and
interest Of said f0ads shall be due and
Ia gold coin Of the United