The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-09-27
Minutes of. Special fleet.
ing of Iberia Parish
School Board held
at New Iberia,
Louisiana.

"A EptC1dI IuttllDS VI tuc AUCi La
Parish School Board was held at
the Office of the board IN the Ma
sonic Temple this date at 2 P. M,
AZ per the following call sent by
registered mail to each member:
New Iberia, La Aug. 81, 1919
70 the members of the Iberia Par.
ish School Board.
Gentlemen:
By order of the President, Hon.
J f Verret, you are hereby mott
fed that special meeting of the
Iberia Parish School Board will
be held at the Office of the board
in the Masonic Temple, New Ibe
ria, La. at two P. NJ, Monday,
Aug %, 1919, for the purpose Of
calling an election in the sixth
school district (slxth ward) for the
purpose of authorizing the issu.
ance of bonds by the said district
for the purchase Of site or sites,
the erecting and equipping Of school
or schools within the said school
district in an amount of Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars TO be re
tired in thirty years from issuance,
under provisions of Article 28l Of
the Constitution of Louisiana, and
for the further purpose of taking
up such other ms tiers az may be
connected with the said project
that may come before the board at
that time.
You are urgently requested to
be present.
Signed: L r TILLY. Sec,y
The roll call showed the follow
ing members present, Pres. J E.
Verret, presiding, Messrs. Geo
Winters, Louis Grand, Fl. T. Hall,
T. Robichaux and II. r. Min,
vIelle.
Absen': DR.. U. 8. Perret, Gus
BONN Jr., Albin 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.
10 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 the said school district the
question of bond issue of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars 1920,
600 0O) the proceeds of the said
bond issue to be used to purchase
sites, erect, aud tqnip 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 q school
building or school buildings 10
School District Number Six, Ibe
ria Parish, Louisiana, and |,
Whereas it lie the voluntary will
of this body to call the election
hereinafter provided for, ana h
Whereas Article 28l of the
of 1898 and 1918. aud
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
to be held in the said !
school district, and }e
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 ~. 66l. 8S2 OO ION fifty per 2
cent basis) and the assessed valu.
alton of the said district for the
year 1919 as per abstract of as !
sessment filed with the State 4
Board of Affairs Ton one hundred
percent basis) amounts to Five .
Million Eight Hundred Ninety-two /
Thousand Three Hundred and I
Seventy Dollars SO. 1893 $40 OO), I
and there being no bonded indebt
tdnesssincurred under article 28l I
Of the Constitutions of 1898 and :
1913, the total proposed indebted
1ees does not exceed the OOnsti i
tutional limit of ten percent of the I
assessed valuation, and
Whereas the special tax neces :
'ary TO be annually levied to ex
iDguisb the proposed indebted
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