The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
RESOLUTION CALLING A BONDING
ELECTION

WHEREAS, a petition has been filed
before the County Board of Pubic IN
struction, by the residents of the Punta
Gorda Special Tax School District No z
petitioning said Board to call an election
of the qualified electors of said Special
Tax School District for the purpose OF
deciding whether the said District shall
issue bonds in the sum of Sixty Thou
sand G6O,00O) Dollars. Fifty Thousand
($50000) Dollars of this amount is to
be used for the purpose of acquiring
school grounds; erecting, equipping and
furnishing a High School at Punta Gorda
and for other purposes strictly incident
and pertaining to the maintenance and
establishment of a high school at Punta
Gorda.
The remaining Ten Thousand ($10,C00)
Dollars to be used for the purpose Of
erecting. equpping and furnishing a
school or school buildings in other parts
of said district, and for other purposes
strictly incident and pertaining to the
maintenance and establishment of a
school or schools in said district; the
location of said building or buildings
and amount to be used for each to be
left to the discretion of the Board; and
they respectfully submit that the rate
Of interest to be paid upon said bonds
be six 6 per cent? per cent. and that
they mature in thirty 1907 years, or in
installments at stated intervals during
said thirty years, same to be left to the
u
or before time of sale of bonds. And
WHEREAS, it appears from the ex-
animation of said petition and of the
registration books of DeSoto County
that said petition has been signed by
more than twenty-five per cent. of the
qualified electors residing in said Special
Tax School District, therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED. by said Board Of
Public Instruction that bords be issued
and as prayed for in petition in the sum
of Sixty Thousand ($6000W Dollars
drawing interest at the rate of six
C. per cent? per cent. per annum, pay
able either in thirty 500 years from
date of said issue or in installments to
be paid at stated intervals during said
thirty years. The date or dates of pay
ment or payments to be determined by
said Board of Public instruction at or
before time of sale of bonds Fifty
Thousand Dollars Of said bonds is to
De USED Tor the purpose of acquiring Il
school site; erecting, equipping and
furnishing High School at Punta Cor
ga and for other purposes strictly in
cident and pertaining to the mainten-
ance and establishment of High
School at Punta Gorda.
The remaining Ten Thousand $50 OOM
Dollars to be used for the purpose of |
erecting. equipping and furnishing a |
sChooi or school buildings in other parts |
ot salu district and for other purposes |
maintenance and establishment of a |
school or schools in said district: the |
location OF said building or buildings |
ana amount to be used for each
~ nc leIt TO the discretion of the Board /
me interest on said bonds to be paid
semi annually and together with the
principal to be PAYABLE either at Arcadia
DeSoto County, Florida, or at a Mace
TO De named by the Board of Public
INSTRUCTION at or before time of sale
OF bonds, and that the Superintandent
give due notice Of said election as nre-
scribed by law '0'' as pre-
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DeSOTO
-, l. the undersigned, do hereby certify
NAV l am County Superintendent 81
puonc instruction of DeSoto County
slorlua, and as such am ex-offlcio Sec
,ood anu Keeper of the record and
sea- OF the Board of Public Instruction
If said county ''' O'iol
| further certify that the forepoing is
true and complete copy of the rSso-
DutiIilS ana proceedings of said Board of
o Ioiic instruction duly passed and had
e s,,aE TO pond petition as the same
'ppears on record in my Office,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I do rne-
dlnN my hand and official seal Of
ne Board of Public Instruction H. and
or DeSoto County. Florida, this 15th
lay OF August. A. d. 1916 avn
JAS. o. Buckley
SEALl county Superintendent of Public
Instruction of DeSoto Comfy
Florida. 'H'4'E'
Notice Of Election
Notice, is hereby given that an eIoo-
ION VIII be held in the Punta Gor6o
chooi House, the 10th day of September
!. ID. 1916 in which the duly onaIifia5
lectors residing in the Punta GorSa
pecial Tax School District No nf
eSoto County, Florida, who nav n tay
n real estate within said District n
etermine whether or not bonds sbe1
issued by the County Board Of Pn pun
c instruction in the amount Of Si%4,
housand C$6O,O00) Dollars, drawing in,
rest at the rate of six &c per cent !
~ cent. per annum. payable either in
llrty years from date of said iss1a o.. g
Instruments to be paid ar stated IN :
,rvals curing said thirty years. the date
dates OF payment or payments 10 he 7
,IerInIned by said Board of Public In e
rucuon ut or before time of sale of 5
mas. t1fty Thousand $3.50 OOOl Dollars O
TINS amount to be used for the prr- S
'sS OF acquiring school site: erecting e
uIpplns and furnishing a High School $
Punta Gorda and for other purposes |,
'lcty incident and pertaining to the a