St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-12

ORDINANCE NO. As.
An Ordinance
Ordering a special election to be
held throughout the limits of School
District No. 5 of the 4th Police Jury
Ward Of the Parish Of st. Landry, to
determine the sense of the property
taxpayers of said district, entitled to
vote under the Constitution and Laws
of the State Of Louisiana, as to whefh-
er the governing authority of said dis
trict shall be authorized to incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds Of the said
School District No. 5 of the 4th Police
Jury Ward of st. Landry, to the
amount of Twenty-Five Thousand
($25, DOC. 00) Dollars, to run for a
period of five years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per cent per an
mum, payable annually, for the ur-
pose of constructing and furnishing
additional buildings and improvements
to the schools Of the 5th School Dis
trict Of the 4th Police Jury Ward;
and in the event of the adoption and
passage of this ordinance, to provide
for the repeal of an ordinance adopted
by the School Board of the Parish of
st. Landry IN February 28th, 1914.
and which was adopted by the voters
of said district en- April 14th, 1914.
which ordinance authorizes the levy
of a five mill special tax to run for
a period of ten years, beginning with
+he year 1914.
Whereas. it is the voluntary will of
this body to call the election herein
provided for, and
Whereas, Article PSI cf the Consti-
tuition Of Louisiana of 1893 and 1913
as amended by the amendments of
1918, and acts amendatory thereof, de-
clare the School Board Of the Parish
OF st. Landry to be the governing
authority through which the 5th
School District of the 4th Police Jury
Ward of said parish may incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds for the
purpose of constructing and furnish
ing additional buildings and improve
ments fer the schools of the 9Th
School District of the 4th Police Jury
Ward, and
Whereas, the assessed valuation in
said school district amounts to no
less than One Million Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars, and the exist
ing bonded Indebtedness incurred I'M
der Article PSI of the Constitution of
1898 and 1913 and amendments thereto
amounts to No Dollars, which added
to the proposed Indebtedness, does not
exceed the constitutional limit, which
said district is authorized to incur;
now therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
School Board of the Parish of st.
Landry, in lawful session convened,
that an election be and the same is
hereby called to be held in the 5th
School District Of the 4th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry on
the
9TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1919,
at which election the majority of the
property taxpayers of said 5th School
District of the 4th Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry, in number
and amount eligible to vote and voting
at said election, shall determine the
proposition: To authorize the 5th
School District of the 4th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry
through its governing authority, to in
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds
to the amount of Twenty-Five Thous-
and ($25. 600 .00l Dollars, to run for a
period of five years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per cent per annum,
payable annually, the funds thus de-
rived to be used for the purpose Of
constructing and furnishing additional
school buildings and improvements for
the schools of the 5th School District
OF the 4th Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry; and in the event
OF the adoption and passage of this
ordnance. to provide for the repeal
Of an ordinance adopted by the school
board of the Parish of st. Landry on
February 2sth, 1914, and which was
adopted by the voters of said district
on April 14th, 1914, which ordinance
authorizes the levy of a five mill tax
70 run for a period of ten years, be-
ginning with the year 1914.
Section 2. Be it Further Ordained