St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-27
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
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MTNTTEs OF REGULAR MEETING
Onelousas, La, July 2, 1872.
Tha Parish Board OF School Directors
Of the Parish of st. Landry, Lao con-
yened in regular session.
prasent: Hon. o. p. Daily, President,
and Messrs. IF. Vidrine, w. j.: Boud.
reau. Dr. "a. C. Durio, r. l.. Hawkins, y
q. Carriere, j. w. Lyman n 2 quo
MI. r. e. Hawkins offered the fol,
lowing resolution and moved les adop
'iO AN ORDINANCE.
Providing for the issuance and sale OF
School Bonds of the Port Barre
school District No. /, of the Parish
Of ST. Landry, La, to the amount OF
Seyenty-fiye hundred ($7500.O01 dol,
lars, and levying o special tax OF
five (5) mills per ann1m on all the
property subject TO State taxation
within the limits of said Port Barre
School District No. / for a period OF
ten (lO) wears, beginning with and
including the year 1912, for the pur-
pose of paying the principal and
interest Of said bonds as same shall
mature.
Whereas, at a special election duly
and regularly held in Port q + III
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ST. Landry, La. on the 30th day of De-
cember, 1911, in conformity TO q resolu-
ton of this Board ordering said cleo
ton there was submitted to the vote Of
the property tax payers entitled to
vote in said Port Barre School District
No. /, at proposition to levy q five mill
special tax on all Of the property sub
ject to State taxation in said Port Barro
School District No. / of the Parish OF
st. Landry, La for the period Of ten
for the purpose of: (a9 Giving a d
dftionalRaid to public schools. blssPur-
chasing Tor c~onstructing) Q public
school building at Port Barre, La, title
to which shall.vest in the public; or
constructing public school building
and purhasing q site therefor, at P3rt
Barre, La. title to which shall vest in
the public.
Whereas. the leyying Of said special
tax for said purpose was duly author
lied by q vote of the majority in both
number and amount of votes cast al
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 Port Barre School District
No. ], of the Parish of st. Landry, La.
6 proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount Of Seven Thou
sand Five Hundred l$7500.001 Dollars
to run not longer than ten years from
date and K bear interest not exceed
ing five per, cent per annum, payable
annually, for the purpose of purchasing
Tor co~nstructing) a public school build
ing at Port barre, La. title to which
shall vest in the public; or, construct
ing d public school building and pur-
chasing a site therefor, title 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 q 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 /. Be it resolved by the Par
ish Board OF SchGol Directors of the Par
ish OF St. Landry. La, That the Pres
ident and Treasurer of this Board be
and they are hereby authorized to have
prepared and to execute in the name
Of the Parish Board of Directors OF
the Parish st. of Landry, La, for and
on behalf OF Port Barre School District
No. / of said Parish of st. Landry, La,
fifteen (l5) negotiable bonds, numbered
from 1 to Is, both numbers inclusive,
and iii denominations of Five Hundred
(S500.O0l Dollars each, bearing date of
August 10th, 1912, and maturing and
being due and payable on August -;
1918, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1913, 1918. 1920,
1921, 1922, or one to ten 4 to 10y years
after their date, bearing interest at the
rate of i've per cent per annum, payable
annually, on the 18th day of August OF
each and every year until the payrnensof
the principal sum thereof, both princi-
pal and interest OF said bonds to be pay
able at the office of the Treasurer of
the Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of st. Landry, Las in the
City of Opelousas, La, and said bonds
shall be Known as sport Barre School
District No. | Bends
The interest on said bonds shall be
evidenced by proper coupon attached
to each bond, and both principal and
interest of said bonds shall be due and
payable in gold coin of the United
States of the then present standard of
weight and fineness. Said bonds shall
be signed by the President Of this
Board and attested by the Secretary of
this Board, bat said interest coupons
may be executed by facsimile sigua-
lures of said President and Secretary.
Section 2. Be 1T further resolved, etc
That all of said bonds and all of said
interest coupons attached thereto shall
be substantially in the following forms,
respectively:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Mol. $500.00.
FORT BARRE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. | BONDS
OF THE
PARISH BOARD OF SCHOOL d.
RECTORS OF THE PARISH OF
ST. LANDRY, LOUISIANA.
Know all men by these presents, that,