St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-16

DleIlelH Tic D. Nv ofA
see them.-adv. dec 1926
On motion of DIR. Williams, duly
seconded, the following ordinance
was offered and adopted.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election through
out the limits of the 9Th, school dis
trfct of the 4th police jury ward OF
the parish of st. Landry, to take the
sense of the property taxpayers Of
the said school district of the said
ward, entitled to vote under the con-
stitution and laws of the state of
Louisiana, as to whether a special
tax of ten mills on the collar, or as
much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be levied annually, on all tax
able property in said school district.
for a period of fifteen years, begin
ming with the year 1917; 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 amout OF 2 thousand
Ave hundred dollars ($2500.00), to run
for a period of fifteen years, bearing
interest at the rate Of five per cent
per annun, payable annually, for the
purposes of purchasing a school site,
constructing and furnishing a school
building and maintaining the Bayou
Current school and operating trans
fers in said school district.
Whereas, it is the voluntary will
of this body to call the election here
in provided for, and
Whereas, Article 281 of the constf-
tuition of 1913, and Act No. 256 of
the Acts of the Legislature adopted
In the year 1910 as amended by Act
21S Of 1912. declare the school board
of the parish of St. Landry to b. the
governing authority through which
the 9Th school district of the 4th
police jury ward of said parish may
levy a special tax on all taxable prop
erty in said school district and incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds for
the purposes of purchasing a school
site. constructing and furnishing a
school building and maintaining the
Bayou Current school and oper. ting
transfers in said school district, and
Whereas. the assessed valuation in
said school district amounts to not
less than seventy-ive thousand dollars
and the existing bonded Indebtedness
incurred under Article 281 of the
constitution of 1898 and 1913, amounts
to no dollars which added to the pro-
posed Indebtedness does not exceed
the constitutional limit which said
school district is authorized to incur,
and
Whereas, in order to extinguish the
Indebtedness herein provided for. and
to pay off in principal and interest
and bond authority to issue which is
herein proposed, and to keep the
school house, in said school
district In good repair and to main
tain the school after the payment of
said bonds in principal and interest,
L will be necessary to annually levy
/ special tax of not more than ten
mills on the dollar, on all taxable
property in said school district,
which said tax when added to the ex-
sting special taxes annually levied
lnder Article 281 of the constitution
i 1898 and 1913, will not exceed the
constitutional limit of ten mills per
lnnum on the dollar of the assessed
aIuation of the property of the 8th
chool district of the 4th police jury
ard of the parish of st. Landry;
Now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
shool board Of the parish of st. Lam
ry in lawful session convened; That
n election shall be and is hereby
allied to b, held in the 8th, school
Istrict of the 4th police jury ard
he parish of st. Landry, on the
'rd day of January, A. d, 1917, at
,hich election the majority of the
taxpayers of the said 8th
.hool district of the 4th police jury
ard of the parish of ST. Landry in
lmber and amount eligible to vote s
nd voting at said election, shall de- G
rhine the propositions:
First: To authorize the 8th school ]
strict of the 4th. police jury ward
the parish of st. Landry. through
!, governing authority. to incur debt
ID issue bonds to the amour IF
.O THOUSAND FIVE HUM :
RED DOLLARS fs2. 0.00l to run
r a period of fifteen veais, bearing
terest at the rate Of five e ent
r annum payable annually: the
nds thus derived to be used for the Q
rpose of purchasing a school site, ?
.nstructing ana furnishing a school n
ilding and maintaining the Bayou !,
trent school and operating trans !,
IS in said school district, No. s, OF n
2 4th police jury ward. h
Second: Whether the governing Al
OF the Sth SHOOT district of ,
. 4the police jury ward of the perish :.
st. Landry. La, may annually levy D.
4 collect a special tax en- all tax ii
e property in school district No. La
of the 4th police jury ward. in ex- 10
$ of all other taxes, Sufficient to
the interest and principal of such di
Ids as said governing body may be of
to issue under the author it,
granted it by this ordinance and Ar
may be necessary to operate and IT
intain the public school at Bayou D,
rent in said schoe. district; pro ne
ID that said special tax to be co
ed and collected for that purpose q,
ler alone or taken in conjunction th
i other special taxes levied under 20
Icle 28l of the constitution of at,
state, shall not exceed in any bu
year ten mills on the dollar OF Gu
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