St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-08-09
sebool Board Proceedings.

~ Parish of st. Landry, La. K
an,o,1nt of Fourteen Thousand
1as ont OF the Twenty Thousand
DolIars of the Surplus tax remain
~ from the tax voted at the spee!a
u saol fax election held IN SAID dis
- On the 10th of June, 1912, after
uloy;dinp for the payment OF the
1--WE Thousand Dollars Of
sands and interest thereon, already
gsn5ed from said tax; said bonds tc
..s not longer than ten years from
80 beginning with the year 1917
Ia 10 hear interest not exceeding
&C. ner cent per annum, payable
Ls,,aIIy. for the purpose OF supple.
nnn+;nG the fund already on hand
to be used in the construction and
ao5,ipment of the central school
s,,;lding now contracted for and
aaon4 To be erected in the City OF
S~naIousas, La, title to which shall
NJ in the public.
urLareas at a special election duly
raa,,Iarly held in O~pelousas School
~ No T. 1st Police Jury Ward of
pst parish Of St. Landry, La, on the
w ~ dsy of April, 1918, in conformity
lp VI. ! r~osoIufion of this Board ordering
~. ~ election. there was submitted to
NJ ,nate Of the property taxpayers en-
atipd TO vote in said Opelousas School
n;striet No. /, 1st Police Jury Ward OF
~ parish of st. Landry, La. a PROPOSE
~ 4. ineur additional debt and issue
100 IA the amount OF Fourteen
gSa,,sard Dollars out of the Twenty
qso,,sand Dollars of the surplus tax re-
aa;u;uU from the tax voted at the
anao;al school tax election held in said
Hssriet an the 10th day of June, 1912,
sasr nrov1ding for the payment OF the
~ m On of bonds and interest there
!. siready funded from said tax; said
Snrds N run not longer than ten years
from date and to bear interest not ex-
esedfnp five per cent per annum pay
~aheannualIy, for the purpose OF supple
reufing the fund already on hand to be
aontracfed for and soon to be erected
II the city of Opelousas, La, title to
which shall vest in the public, and,
Whereas, the mourning Of said debt
and fine issuance of said bonds for said
n,IrDose was duly authorized by the
Trote of a majority in both number and
emount of votes cast at said election;
and,
whereas. said debt has not been in
farred or said bonds issued:
Section |. Be it resolved by the
Parish Board of School Directors OF the
PARISH Of St. LANDRY, La, that the
President and Secretary of this Board
IL and they are hereby authorized and
directed to have prepared and to exc
euse ii the name of the Parish Board
If School Directors of the Parish OF st.
Landry. La, for and on behalf or Opel
ousas School District No. l, LIST Police
Jurv Ward of said Parish of St. Landry,
I'd, twenty eight (28) negotiable bonds
numbered from 1 to %, both numbers
inclusive, and in denominations OF Five
Hundred Dollars each, bearing date
July 18th, 1918, and maturing and being
due and payable as follows:
Four bonds of $500.G0 each or July
7h. 1918. Four bonds of $4,000 each
on July 7th, 1913. Five bonds of $4,000
each, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, respec-
lively, or five to ten 5 to 10
years after their date, bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent per
annurn, payable annually, on the 7th
day Of July of each and every year, the
payment OF the principal to be made as
Stipulated above, until the payment OF
tie principal sum thereof; both princi-
pal and interest of said bonds to be
payable at the office of the Treasurer
efthe Parish Board of School Directors
ofthe Parish of st. Landry, La, in the
City Of Opelousas, La, and said bonds
shall be known as Opelousas School
District No. 1, 1st Police Jury Ward
Bonds.
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 in gold coin of the United
Sites 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, but said interest coupons
may be executed by facsimile sigma
lures OF said President and Secretary.
Section 2. Be it further resolved etc.
mat all said bonds and all of said inter-
at coupons attached thereto shall be
substantially in the following forms,
ssspectiyely:
STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
70. u $4,000
0PRL0USAS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.
4 lST POLICE JURY WARD
BONDS OF THE PARISH BOARD !
Oh SCHOOL DIRECTORS /,
0F THE PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. /
LOUISIANA. :
Alow all men by these presents, that !
apelOlsas School District No. of the !
NJ foilee Jury Ward of the Parish of !
y Landry, State of Louisiana, aeknow-
sSgeS Itself to be indebted and for :
sslae received hereby promises to pay I
Z bearer the sum of Five Hundred {
1Olafs on the It'll of July, 1918, to- q
ssaner with interest thereon from date a
asfeof until paid, at the rate of five {
pslsent per annum, payable annually, $
& we It'll day of July of each and q
ICY year until final payment hereof, ,
VIVA the presentation and surrender 5
y tas bond and the interest coupons 4
assened, as they severally become due. q
n0li principal and interest of this
ssau are due and payable at the office :
1 sas treasurer OF the Parish Board 2
osneoI Directors of the Parish of st. Z
s'aats State of Louisiana, at 0pelousas
! y gold coin of the United States q
4 VS. present standard of weight and !
slas bond is one of a series OF 2S :
..as @ like date, tenor and amount =
Tsssa lor the purpose of providing adj r
S.ll funds for the construction and {
a4spulent OF the Central School Build -
~ Il, aoM contracted for and o 0 to be 3