St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-07-12

anu the laSudIlcG III Saiu DOHUS IOF Sdlu
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:
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
be and they are hereby authorized and
directed to have prepared and to exc
cute in the name of the Parish Board
of School Directors of the Parish of St.
Landry, La, for and on behalf of Opel
ousas School District No. /, 1st Police
Jury Ward OF said Parish of st. Landry,
La, twenty eight (28} negotiable bonds
numbered from | to %, both numbers
inclusive, and in denominations OF Five
Hundred Dollars each, bearing date
July 7th, 1918, and maturing and being
due and payable as follows:
Four bonds of $4,000 each on July
7th, 1918. Four bonds of $4,000 each
on July 7th, 1919. Five bonds of $4,000
each, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1928, respec-
lively, or five to ten Is to TO
years after their date, bearing
interest at the rate Of five per cent per
annum, 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
the principal sum thereof; both princi-
pal and interest of said bonds to be
payable at the office of the Treasurer
of the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of ST. Landry, La, in the
City of 0~pelousas, La, and said bonds
shall be known as Opeiousas School
District No. /, LIST 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
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, but said interest coupons
may be executed by facsimile sigma
lures of said President and Secretary.
Section 2. Be it further resolved etc.
That all said bonds and all OF said inter-
est coupons attached thereto shall be
substantially in the following forms,
respectively:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No. /. $4,000
oPELoUsAs SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.
l, 1sT POLICE JURY WARD
BONDS OF THE PARISH BOARD.
OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
OF THE PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
LOUISIANA.
Know all men by these presents, that
OpeIousas School District Mol OF the
1st Police Jury Ward OF the Parish OF
st. Landry, State of Louisiana, acknoW-
lodges itself TO be indebted and for
value received hereby promises to pay
to bearer the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars on the It'll of July, 1918, to-
gether with interest thereon from date
hereof until paid, at the rate or I'VE
percent per annum, payable annually,
the It'll day OF July OF each and
every year until final payment hereof,
upon the presentation and surrender
of this bond and the interest coupons
attached, as they severally become due.
Both principal and interest OF this
bond are due and payable at the offlce
OF the Treasurer of the Parish Board
of School Directors of the Parish OF st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, at Opetousas
La, in gold coin of the United States
of the present standard OF weight and
fineness.
This Bond is one of a series of Is
bonds OF like date, tenor and amount
issued for the purpose OF providing adj
ditional funds for the construction and
equipment of the Central School Build
inc, now contracted for and soon TO be
erected in the City OF Opelousas, title to
shall vest in the public, in 0pel-
ousas School District No. I, fst Police
Jury Ward of the Parish OF St. Landry,
State of Louisiana, and in full conform
to Article 281 of the Constitution OF
and the Statutes carrying
into effect, and is authorized and
approved by the vote of the majority in
both number and amounto Of the proper
ty taxpayers, qualified toyote thereon,
at a special election duly and
regularly called and held in andfor said
OpeIousas School District No. /. 1st
Jury Ward of the Parish Of st.
Landry, La, as provided by the Con-
.stitution and Statutes of Louisiana.
1t is hereby certified and reeited that
all acts, conditions and things required
by the Constitution and Statutes OF the
State of Louisiana, precedent to and
in issuing this bond nave
been regularly done and performed:
that the total indebtedness OF said Par
ish Board OF School Directors for and on
behalf of said 0pelousas School District
Ne. 1, 1st Police Jury Ward OF the Par
of St. Landry, La, does not exceed
any constitutional or statory ~llulltat1on
and that full and ample provision has
been made for the collection OF a direct
property tax of five mills on the dollar,
annually, on all property subject to
State taxation within the limits OF said
School Distaict No. |, LIST
Police Jury Ward OF the Parish
Of ST. Landry, Louisiana, which
said special tax is also authorized
md approved by the vote OF
he majority in both number and
amount of the property taxpayers,
qualified to vote thereon, voting at a
election duly and regularly
and held in and for said Opel
1usas School District No. |, 1st Police
Jury Ward of the Parish OF St Landry,
Ia, as provided by the Constitution
md Statutes, of Louisiana, and has been
;pecially and irrevocably authorized
md dedicated to the payment OF SAID
bonds in principal and interest as same
shall mature