The Era-leader., 1919-11-06
ITcSlucIlGs
D. H. SPRINGFIELD,
Secretary.

$500 .OOO.0O) Dollars OF Donds OF
the Bogalusa School District, pre-
scribing the form thereof, and pro-
viding for the levy Of taxes Tor the
payment of the principal and the in
terest of said bonds.
Whereas, according to the returns
of an election held in the Bogalusa
School District on the 2lst day OF
October, 1919, under the authority
granted by the terms OF said election,
the Washington Parish School Board,
as the governing authority OF SAID
School District, was authcr.Ic>. TO m
cur debt and issue ponds to the
amount of Three Hundred Thousand
| 3OO,OOO.O0) Dollars, and,
Whereas, the Assessor OF the Par
ish of Washington has certified that
the assessed valuation of all the
| property of the Bogalusa School Dis
trict for the year 1918, aggregates
and a bond issue
representing an indebtedness OF
$500, 100000 is less than 10 per cen,
of the assessed valuation of the tax
able property within said School Dis
trict,
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
| BY THE WASHINGTON PARISH
| SCHOOL BOARD, in compliance
with the terms Of Article 2S1 Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisl,,
and, and Act 256 of the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
for the year 1910 as amended, and
acting as the governing authority OF
the Bogalusa School District, and the
said Washington Parish School
Board having been authorized at an
election held in the Bogalusa School
| District on the 21st day of October,
1919, hereby authorizes the incur
ring of an indebtedness of Three
Hundred Thousand ($3O0,0O0.OO
Dollars of said Bogalusa School Dis
trict, for the purpose of purchasing,
. constructing and equipping school
buildings within the Bogalusa School
, District, and to represent said in
, debtedness, the said Washington Par
sh School Board does hereby author
,ze the issuance of Three Hundred
Thousand ($300,O00.OO) Dollars OF
! bonds of said School District, num-
5 bered from one to three hundred, in
elusive, of the denomination OF One
Thousand ($1,000.Oo) Dollars each
dated December 1st, 1919, bearing
: interest at the rate Of five per cen.
f tum (5%) per annum, from date un'
til paid, said interest being payable
semi-annually on the first days OF
l june and December in each year
e and each of said bonds having at
e vached thereto semi-annual coupons
| % represtSt the said interest.
e Be it further ordained, that sale
! bonds and the interest thereon shall
: be payable at the office of the Treas
urer of the Washington Par.s
School Board, at Franiinton, La, o.
i, at the option of the holder at the
j Chase National Bank Of New York
: City. :.
h Be it further ordained, that sale
g bonds shall be in substantially the
S following form, towit:
n UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
u STATE OF LOUISIANA,
II PARISH OF WASHINGTON,
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND
e OF THE BOGALUSA SCHOOL
n DISTRICT.
!. No, $1,ooO.O(
The Bogalusa School District O.
: the Parish of Washington, State O.
q Louisiana, for value received, here
= bv promises to pay 20 bearer on tn
u first day of December, 19...-.-, tn,
: sum of One Thousand $Q,o00.0O
- Dollars in gold coin O. the Unite'
" States of America, Of the presen
, standard of weight and fineness
q with interest thereon at the rate O
y five per centum (5R) per annum
3 payable semi-annually on the frs
!, days of June and December in eacl
- year, upon presentation and surren
& der of the interest coupon hereto at
! tached as the same shall mature
both principal and interest Of thi
, bond are payable at the office O
J. the Treasurer of the Washington
= Parish School Board, at Franklinton
=, Louisiana, or at the option of tn
= holder at the Chase National Banl
= of New York City, N. Y.
= This bond is issued by the Boga
: lusa School District Of the Parish o
Washington, State of Louisiana, TO
the purpose of purchasing, construct
i ing and equipping public schoo
! buildings within the Bogalusa Schoo
y District under and by virtue Of tn
: authority conferred by Article 28
- of the Constitution of the State o
- Louisiana and Act 256 of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisi
ana for the year 1910, as amended
and this bond was especially author
! lied at an election held in the Boga
: lusa School District on the 2lst da,
) Of October, 1919, the returns o
y which election were duly promul
: gated on the 22nd day of October
1919.
= The debt represented by this BON
: and the iasus Of which it ferns