St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-30
ORDINANCE NO. 81

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Whereas, a special election was
held in school district No. 9Th OF the
4th police jury ward of the parish OF
st. Landry, La, On the 18th, day OF
September, 1916, in accordance with
ordinance No. Is, of the school board
of the parish of st. Landry, La,
adopted on the 18th, day of July, 1916,
and notice of same published accord
ing to law; n
Whereas, the question submitted at
said election was 10 determine the
propositions:
First: To authorize the sixth
school district of the fourth police
Jury ward of the lsrish of st. Landry,
through its governing authority to
incur debt and issue bonds to the
amount of two thousand five hundred
(s2, 500. 001 dollars to run for 9 re-
Rod of fifteen years, Bearing interest
at the rate of five per cent per annum,
payable annually, the funds thus de-
rived to be used for the purpose OF
constructing, purchasing a site,
furnishing and maintaining a school
at Bayou : cques in said Sixth school
district of the fourth police jury r
| of the parish of st. Landry, La.
Second: Whether the governing
authorities of the sixth school dis
trict of the fourth police jury ware
of the parish Of st. Landry, La, may
annually, levy and collect 9 special
tax on all taxable property IN said
school distri t in excess of all other
taxes sufficient to pay the interest
and principal of sacL bono ss SAID
governing body m@y be authorized
to issue under the authority granted
it bv this ordinance and as nay be
necessary to operate n MAINTAIN
the Bayou Jacques school OF SAID
school district; provided that SAID
special tax to be levied and collected
for that purpose either alone or taken
in conjunction with other special tax
es levied under Article 281 OF the
constitution OF this state, shall not
exceed in any one year ten mills on
the dollar Of the assessed valuation
of the property of said school district.
Which said propositions were law
fully carried at said election, as
shown by process vel bal OF the can,
yass of the returns of said election,
made at a meeting of the school
board of the parish of ST. Landry,
held on September the 21st, 1915.
Whereas, the result of said election
has been duly promulgated on the
21st. day of September, 1915, as re
uuired by law, and no contest of sald
election has been filed within the
sixty days from said date: and
Whereas, the school board of the
parish of st. Landry is recognized
and made by law the governing lody
of said school district, through whom
this bond issue shall be proceeded
with and said authorized tax levied;
Now therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained by thu
school board of the parish Of st. Ian
dry, La, in lawful session convened
that the president and secretary 0
the school board Ct the parish Ct ST
Landry La, shall be authorized Oh
behalf OF school district No. 9Th 0
the 4th police jury ward Of the parisl
of St. Landry, acting for and in tn
name of the governing authority 9
said school district, the school boar
of the parish of st. LanGry, and ar
directed to incur debt to the amour
Of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS ($2.500.00) and t
make and sign negotiable bond
therefor, numbered c~onsecutfvel
from one IL to thirteen (13.
bonds of the following denomint
tons; one for n hundred dollar
| and twelve for two hundred dollar
each and bearing date January 1s
: 1917; the first bono amounting I