St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-01-10
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

The following contract made and en-
tered into by and between the Police
Jury of the parish of st. Landry, herein
represented by w. F. Brown, j. I. ST.
Cyr and F. O. Pavy, a committee OF said
P~oliceJury, duly appointed On the lst
day of December, A. d. 1913, ~ s reso-
luton of said Police Jury q copy OF
which is hereto annexed ard Inafhed
exhibit "a" hereiI1afttr c@lled the par
ish, and the ST. Landry State Bank To-
Gated at Opelousas, Louisiana, herein
represented by j. A. Haas, its President
in pursuance of authority in him vested
by its Board of Directors as appears
BY a copy of a resolution of said Board
OF Directors hereto annexed marked
exhibit 3D." hereinafter called the
Bank, witnesseth:
Whereas, the parish has advertised
for bids from any bank or banks to act
as its fiscal agent for the two years be-
ginning on the second day of February,
1914, and in pursuance to the provisions
of Act No. 205 of 1912 of the Acts OF the
General Assembly of the state OF Lou
isiana, and
Whereas, the bank in pursuance to
said advertisement submitted q bid en-
bodied in the written proposal hereto
annexed and marked exhibit &c, and
Whereas, the parish has accepted
said proposal and designated the said
bank as it's fiscal agent for the two
years beginning February 2, 1914.
Now Therefore, in consideration OF
the premises, the parties have stipulat-
ed and agreed and do hereby stipulate
and agree as follows, to-wIt:
First: The bank agrees to act as
fiscal agent Of the parish, for the two
years beginning February z, 1914, and
as such to pay all parish warrants
when properly drawn and issued ac-
cording to law against the several par
ish budget appropriations for the years
1914 and 1915, and to pay all witness
certificates in criminal cases and juror
| certificates when drawn and issued &C
eording to law up to the amount OF the
| several budget appropriations made to
meet the same in the budgets for the
| years 1914 and 1885,
Second: The bank agrees to pay the
parish interest at the rate of 2 per CEN
| per mum on daily credit balances Of
the parish, said interest to be pale
monthly.
Third: In consideration of the fore
going the parish agrees to pay the bank
interest at the rate of 2 per cent per an
mum on advances and loans equal t
said daily average balances, and there
after agrees to pay the bank s per cen
per annum for all loans or advances a:
the parish may require to meet its an
nual budget appropriation, and In ad
vance OF the collection Of its annua
revenues, said interest to be paie
monthly.
Fourth: The parish does hereby
pledge to the bank all the revenues tt
be raised by its advalorem, and license
tax ordinances levied for the years 49,
| and 1915, said taxes to be turned ovel
to the bank by the Parish Treasurer Of
the parish in liquidation OF the advance:
hereunder as aforesaid, as fast as saie
collections shall be turned over to Saic
Parish Treasurer by the Tax Collector
or other officials of the parish, whether
from the sale of bonds or otherwise.
And the parish further stipuiates ane
agrees and binds itself to see to it tina
Its Treasurer shall deposit with the
bank all parish funds which he shall re
ceive during the life of this contract, a:
/ IdSt dS Sdlu lOl1CSIHOAo al LII 49,
to him.
In Faith Whereof, the parties here
to have signed these presents in dupli
cate at 0pelousas, La, on this 9Th da.
of January, A. D. 1914.
THE POLICE JURY OF THE PARISH
OF ST. LANDRY.
. BY w. F. BROWN,
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
F. OCTAVE PAVY.
THEST. LANDRY STATE BANK,
BY IA. HAAS, President.
On motion of Mr.. McCaffery-
The minutes were read and adopted
Motion by Mr.. Guillory-
That a committee be appointed an
authorized to make whatever necessar
changes of road they may see fit be
tween the lands of NJ. Guillory, Q. Pr