St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-10

1915.
President.
Secretary.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the proceeds of the sale
Of the bonds herein authorized and
directed to be issued shall be devoted
exclusively to the constructing and
furnishing public school buildings in
district No. 5, title to which shall vest
in the public.
etc.. That the prior action of this
board in affecting sale of these
bonds to the Covington Bank & Trust
Co., prior to the election being car
ried, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That this board and its success
sOrs hereby binds itself irrevocably
and contractually to and with any
purchaser or purchasers of said
bonds, that it, and it's successors in
office will annually during the life
of said bonds, at the same time that
other taxes are levied, in addition to
all other taxes now authorized by
the constitution and laws of the State
OF Louisiana levy special tax upon
all taxable property in said school
district No. subject to State tax
alton sufficient to pay the interest
and principal on said bonds becoming
due the ensuing year; that it will en-
force the collection of said special
tax annually as the same becomes
due and 'exigible; provided that said
tax shall cease to be levied immedi-
ately on the retirement of all bonds
which may be issued and the pro-
ceeds which may be issued and to
the payment of which said tax is ded-
icated. The purpose of SAID tax be-
ing to pay the interest and principa
on said bonds herein authorized to be
issued and the proceeds of said taS
to be solicited shall be sacredly de-
voted and applied to the payment of
the principal and interest as same
shall become due.
And the resolution was duly sec
0nded and unanimously carried.
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
President.
ELMER E. LYON,
Secretary.
The following petition was read:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the School Board of
st. Tammany Parish, La.
We, the undersigned citizens, tax
payers and patrons of Talisheek
school, hereby petition you to make
provisions for an addition to the Tall
'heek building, as present facilities
ire Inadequate to accommodate all
eligible pupils in Talisheek school
district.
Signed by Warren Thomas and 10
others.
Upon the same petition was the
following offer:
This is to certify that Thomas &
Parker will give 10 acres of land
adjoining school building for any
lind of school purposes the school |
nay desire.
Yours truly,
WARREN THOMAS.
Besides the above, the following |
were reserved.
70 the Honorable President and
Members of the Board of Directors !
OF Public Schools of the Parish of I
st. Tammany, Covington, La.
we. the undersigned patrons of the
Central School, petition your honor
bile body ii there is a high school
'uilt in the sixth ward, to locate said
chool at the Central School, being
learest the center Of the ward.
Signed by Dave Evans and twenty
I've others.
20 the Honorable President and
Members Of the Board of Directors
of Public Schools of the Parish of
st. Tammany, La.
We, the undersigned citizens and
axpayers Of the sixth ward do here
y petition your honorable body if
mere is a high school built in the
lxth ward for you to grant and
uild said school at what is known
$ the Central School. Which said
School being the nearest
chool to the center Of the ward.
As the location of said Central
chool the children from the lower
nd Of this ward could 20 to this
chool by conveyance and return and
lso the children around Talisheek
ould go to this school by convey
nee and return home. +,
Signed by E. W. Crawford and 80
Tiers.
We. the patrons and taxpayers Of