St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-07-26

behalf of said 0pelousas School District
No. 1, 1st Police Jury Ward OF the Par
ish of st. Landry, La, does not exceed
any constitutional OF statory Limitation;
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
Opelousas School Distaict No. l, LIST
Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of St. Landry, Louisiana, which
said special tax is also authorized
and approved by the vote of
the majority in both number and
amount of the property taxpayers,
qualified to vote thereon, voting at a
! special election duly and regularly
! called and held in and for said Opel
ousas School District No. l. LIST Police
Jury Ward Of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, as provided by the Constitution
and Statutes, ofLouisiana, and has been
. specially and irreyoeably authorized
and dedicated to the payment OF said
bonds in principal and interest as same
shall mature.
IN testimony whereof, the said Par
ish Board of School Directors of the
Parish OF st. Landry, State OF Louisi-
am, has caused this bond to be signed
by is President and attested by its
| Secretary, aad the interest coupons
hereto annexed to be executed by
facsimile signatures of its President
and Secretary, this 7th day of July,
1918.
O. P. DAILY, President.
Attest;
c. j THOMPSON, Superintendent
and Ex-officio Secretary.
No. L. SOU
On the zth day Of July, 1914, the Ope-
lousas School District No. l, 1st Police
| Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, will pay to bearer
$25. 90 at the office of the Treasurer OF
saidBoard at Opelousas, Louisiana, being
one wears interest due OF its Opel
ousas School District No. l, 1st Police
Jury Ward Bond No, 1, dated on July
It'll, 1918.
o. P. DAILY, President
c.. j. THOMPSON, Superintendent
and Ex-officio Secretary.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC., that the proceeds OF the sale OF the
| bonds herein authorized and directed
to be issued SHALL be devoted exclusive
t. To the construction and equipment of
tie Central School Building now on
tracted for and soon To be constructed
in the City of Opelousas, Louisiana, i n
School District No. I, LIST Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of St. Landry, Louis
lana. title to which shall vest in public.
Section 4. Be it further resolved
etc, that the President OF this Board IS
l - arrI ITs~opfnd +p puT-.n
such public advertisement OF the pro-
posed sale OF said bonds TO be made as
he may deem advisable and he may, IN
his discretion, receive private or puoac
bids for the purchase OF said bones; but
the sale thereof shall be made only after
approval thereof by resolution OF this
Board. No bids for less than par NJ
accrued interest on said bonds SELL be
considered
Section 5. Be il further resolved,
etc, tfsat in accordance with the at
fhority vested in this Board by iae vote
or the minority Of the property az
PAYERS, qaalified TO vote thereon, 81 s.
~speeiaI election dull and regularly iaa9d
on June 2o.ll, 1872, a speeiat taI 0 i've
! mills or the dollar OF the assessed val
uatian was Levied by resolution of this
! Board dated August 9Th, 1917, on all
property subject to State taxatlon i'll
said O~EeIoaaas Schoa District No. /.
t1st Police Jurv Ward OF the Parish OF
| 81. Landry. State OF Louisiana, begin
ming with andinciudIag the yeaf I9l2aad
for I'll subsequent years to and lnciud-
ING the year 1871, Tor the purpose OF
paving the interest and principal OF The
5ixty-flve Thousand Dollars OF Bonds,
Tire ISSUANCE o. which was authorized
by resolution OF lhis Board, passed on
the 9TH day OF Angus 1912; ano where
as there will he a surplus OF oVef
Twenty Thousand Dollars resulting
from mis- special taA, after providing
for the payment of the S~iXty-tIve
Thousand Dollars of bonds and coupons
already referred to, and, whereas the
majority OF the property tax-payers aud
al allied electors OF 0pelousas school
district No. /, Isl Police Jury Ward OF
the Parish OF st. Landry, State OF Lou
isiana, voting at a special election held
on the 10Th day of April, 1918, dd au.
Etf3orlze tins Boara TO Iund Fourteen
Thousand Dollars worth OF bonds oai
OF this surplus, nos, therefore, pc !
further resolved that the pfoeeeaa OF
the surplus OF SAID speclai tax, 20 e
be solicited, shall be saeredly aeEGtee
and applied 4 the payment o. sale
interest ana principal OF said Fourteen
Thousand Dollars OF bonds as same
shall become due.
Section 6. Be it further resolved
etc, that as said special taxes are col
lected and received by this Board TREY
shall be applied first TO the payment o.
any interest or principal OF said horas
then maturing, and any balance shall
be set aside separate and apart ron ci
other funds OF the Board and shall bE
known as the General Sinking EnnG,
which shall be infested from tifae q
time in such bonds or other seeurities
as may be authorized by law, bHt nc
investment shall be made except wires
duly approved oy resolution Of thu
Board.
On January fst, 1914, and on tie
same date Of each year thereafter.
thereafter, there shall be set aside aofl
the Genera Sinking Fund Tor the pay
ment OF the 1fiilelpa OF SAID botfl5 "a
amount SUFFICIENT 20 pay one tent @
the principas OF said bonds taen 9-f-
staining, which said funds when 50 1ei
aside sua4 De known as the 5peetflG
/ Sinking Fund and shall be aPpGed
sacred, and exclusively TO tie pag
ment OF the principal of said Ions as
they insure.
CERTIFICATE.
Sac 81 Louisiana,
Parish OF ST. Landry.
Personally ea.ae and appeared before