St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-16

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Respectfully submitted,
j. "A. PERKINS,
]. g. GARRTERE,
w. B. PRESCOTT,
Finance Committee.
ORDINANCE No. Is
An Ordinance
Ordering a special election through
out the limits of 9th School Dis
triet of the 4th Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry, to
take the sense of the property
taxpayers of the said school dis
trict of the said ward, entitled to
vote under the Contribution and
Of the State of Louisiana, as to
whether a special tax of ten mills
on the dollar, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, shall be
levied annually, on all taxable
property in said school district,
for a period OF is years, begin
ming with the year ofi916; and
as to whether the governing
authority Of said school district
shall be authorized to incur debt
and issue bonds Of the said 9th
School District of the 4th Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry, to the amount of Two
Thousand Five Hundred $3.50
Dollars, TO run for a period OF
Is years, bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent par annJ}n.
payable annually for tie con-
stucting, purchasing site, furnish
ing and naHttlAatrg tll4 Bayou
Jacques School ii sali seiln il .as-
Tit
Whereas, it is the voluntary will
of this body to call the election
hereinafter provided for, and
Whereas, Article 28f of the Con-
stitution of 1918, and Act No. 256
OF the Acts Of the Legislature adopt
ed in the year 1910, as amended by
Act 2i8of 1912, declared the School
Board of the Parish Of st Landry
to be the governing authority
through which the 9th School Dis
trict of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward Of said parish may levy q
special tax on all taxable property
in said School District and incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds for
the purpose of constructing, pur-
chasing a site, furnishing, and
maintaining a school at Bayou
Jacques in said School District
and
Whereas, the assessed valuation
in said School District amounts te
not less than Eighty Thousand
Dollars and the existing bonded in
debtedness incurred under Article
28f of the Constitution 1898 anC
and 1913, amounts to No Dollars
which added to the proposed in
debtness does not exceed the Con-
stitutional limit which said Schoo
District is authorized to incur, ane
Whereas, in orded to extinguisf
the Indebtedness herein provided
for. and pay off in principal ane
interest and bond authority to issue
which is herein proposed, and te
keep the public school house, In
said school district in good repair
and to maintain the school, after
the payment Of said bonds in prin-
cipal and interest, it will be neces-
sary to annually levy a special tai
of not more than ten mills on thu
dollar, on all taxable property IN
said School District. which said tai
when added to the existing sepcia
taxes annually levied under Article
28f of the Constitution OF 1898 ant
1913, will not exceed the Gonstitu-
tional limit of ten mills per annun
on the dollar of the assessed valua.
ton of the property Of the 6tl
School District of He{ Fourtl
Police Jury Ward Of the Parish o
st. Landry;
Now therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained by tn
School Board Of the Parish Q
ST. Landry in lawful session conven
ed: That an election shall be an
is hereby called to be held in tn
9th School District OF the Fou
Police Jury Ward of the Parish 9
st. Landry on the 18th day OF Sep
tembar, A. D. 1916, at which electiol
the majority OF the property tax
payers of the said 9th School Dis
lrict Of the Fourth Police Jur.
Ward, Of the Parish Of st. Landry