The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-09-13

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Verret, presiding, Measrs. Geo
Winters, Louis Grand, II. L. Hall,
T. Robichaux and II. r Min
vIelle.
Absent: DR.. U. s. Perret, Gus
BONN .Ir., AlbiD Segura, Eugene
Guillot, E. p Moresl, making a
quorum
The president announced the
opening of the meeting for trans
action Of business under the call
which was read.
On motion of Mr.. Hall, seconded
by Mr.. Winters the reading of the
minutes Of the last meeting was
dispensed with until next meeting.
The motion carried.
1t was then moved by Mr.. Hall,
seconded by Mr.. Winters that the
following resolution be adopted.
to wit:
AN ORDINANCE:
Ordering a special election IN
school district Number Six, Iberia
Parish, La, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors
of tie said school district the
question of a bond issue of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars $500,
600 O0) the proceeds of the said
bond issue to be used to purchase
sites, erect, and equip a school
building or school buildings IN the
said school district.
Whereas it is necessary and de
sirable that funds be raised for
! the purpose of purchasing sites,
erecting and tquippiDg a school
building or school buildings in
School District Number Six, lbe
ria Parish, Louisiana, and
Whereas it is the voluntary will
of this body TO call the election
hereinafter provided for, ana
Whereas Article 2Sl of the
Constitution of 1898 and 1913. and
Act 256 of the Legislature of 1910
as amended by Act 218 of 1912
declare the Parish School Board
of Iberia to be the governing au.
thority through which the said
school district may incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds for such
purposes when so authorized at an
election to be held 10 the said
school district, and
Whereas the assessed valuation
of the said district for the year
1918 amounted to Two Million Six
Hundred Sixty One Thousand
Eight Hundred Eight Two Dol
lars (s2, 66l. SS2 OW ION fifty per
cent basis) and the assessed valu.
alton of the said district for tht
year 1919 az per abstract of as
sessment filed with the State
Board OF Affairs ION one hundred
percent basis) amounts to Five
Million Eight Hundred Ninety.twe
Thousand Three Hundred aDC
Seventy Dollars ($5. 1898. $40 OO)
and there being no bonded indebt
edness incurred under article 28l
Of the Constitutions of 1898 and
1913, the total proposed indebted
ness does not exceed the COnSti
tutional limit of ten percent of thu
assessed valuation, and
Whereas the special tax neces
sary to be annually levied to ex
tinguish the proposed indebted
ness will approximate two anC
one quarter mills, which said mill
age will not exceed the COnstitu
tional limit of ten mills per annun
on the dollar of assessed valuation
of the property of said district,
now therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained BY
the Iberia Parish School Board in
lawful session convened, that AZ
election shall be and Is hereby
called TO be held 10 the said
School District Number Six IN the
Parish of Iberia, Louisiana, on the
seventh day OF October, 1919, al
which election the majority of the
property taxpayers of the said dis
trlct in number and amount, eligi
BILE to vote and voting shall deter
mine the
Proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds of the said Schoo
District Number Six, Iberia Par
ish, Louisiana, to the amount OF
two hundred thousand dollars
$500. 600 COY to run for period Of
thirty years. bearing interest al
the rate Of five percent per annum
payable seml-aDnually, the fund
thus derived to be used for the
purpose of purchasing sites, erect
ing, and equipping school build
ing or school buildings in said
School District Number Six, Ibe
ria Parish, Louisiana.
Section 2 Be it further or
daIned, etc that the ballot boxes
necessary blanks, and other neces
sary parapherDalia shall be pro
vided by the Secretary of the Par
ish School Board, and he shall