St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-08-02
school Board Proceedings.

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proyiding for the issuance and sale Q
echool bonds Of Opelousas Schoo
district No. list Police Jury Ware
- }he Parish of st. Landry, La. tt
ha amount of Fourteen Thousand
nofIars out of the Twenty Thousand
DoiIars of the Surplus tax remain
~ from the tax voted at the specia
lasool tax election held in said dis,
sr;ct on the Goth of June, 1912, after
nroyiding for the payment OF the
iv+vsfive Thousand Dollars o.
2nnds and interest thereon, already
s,,nded from said tax; said bonds tt
rim not longer than ten years IRON
date beginning with the year 1914
and to bear interest not exceeding
Ave ner cent per annum, payable
annually, for the purpose OF supple.
mentiu9 the fund already on HAND
- he used in the construction ano
aoninment of the central schoo
Sqd;Idin0 now contracted for and
Soon 10 be erected in the City OF
OneIousas, La, title to which shall
he in the public. -,
whereas, at a special election duly
and regularly held in OpeiousaS ocnoo
n;sticf No. 1, 1st Police Jury ward OF
the Parish Of st. Landry, La, on the
issb day of April, 1913, in conformity
10TH . resolution of this Board ordering
~ election, there was submitted to
the vote of the property taxpayers en-.
aaod 10 vote in said Opelousas School
n;stricf No. /, list Police Jury Ward OF
he Parish of st. Landry, La. a PROPOSE,
tion Ia incur additional debt and issue
honds 10 the amount OF Fourteen
TsoUsand Dollars out of the Twenty
Tbonsand Dollars of the surplus tax re-
naming from the tax voted at the
sneciaI school tax election held In SAID
district on the Doth day OF June, 1917,
alter proyiding for the payment OF the
w moo of bonds and interest there
~ already funded from said tax; said
Sonds TO run not longer than ten years
from date and to bear interest not ex-
ceedinp five per cent per annum pay
shle annually, for the purpose OF supple
mentinp the fund already on hand to be
contracted tor and soon to be erected
n fhe CITY of Opelousas, La, title TO
which shall vest in the public, and,
Whereas, the mourning OF said debt
and the ISSUANCE of said bonds for said
nurpose 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 1. 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. l, list Police
Jury Ward of said Parish of St. Landry,
La. twenty eight (28) negotiable bonds
numbered from | to g, both numbers
inclusive, and in denominations OF Five
Hundred Dollars each, bearing date
July 7th, 1918, and maturing and beng
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 ofs50o.0o
each, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, respee-
lively, or five to ten 8 to lO J
wears after their date, bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent per
alnum, 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-
bal 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 Opelousas, La, and said ponds
shall be known as Opelousas 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 q
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. /. $500.OC
0PELOUSAS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.
/, 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
0pelousas School District No. OF the
list Police Jury Ward OF the Parish OF
81. 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 IN the 7th of July, 1918, to-
gether with interest thereon from date
hereof until paid, at the rate of five
percent per annum, payable annually,
on the 7th 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 tins
bond are due and payable at the office
OF the Treasurer of the Parish Board
OF School Directors of the Parish OF st.
landry, State of Louisiana, at Opelousas
La, in gold coin of the United States
OF the present standard of weight and
fineness.
This Bond is one of a series of %
bonds of like date, tenor and amount
Issued fnr tho n,1rr,acn oE nra,Eidinn cd