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Minutes of Special fleet
ing of Iberia Parish
School Board held
at New Iberia,
Louisiana.

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A special meeting of the Iberia
Parish School Board was neld al
the Office OF the board IN the Ma
sonic Temple this date at =. M.
as per the following call sent by
registered mail TO each member:
New Iberia, La Aug. 81, 1919
TO the members of the Iberia Par
ish School Board.
Gentlemen:
BY order of the President, Hon.
J. e Netret, you are hereby nOtl
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. al two p. M, Monday,
Aug %, 1919. for the purpose CT
calling an election in the sixth
school district {sixth ward) for the
purpose of authorizing the issn.
ance of bonds by the said district
for the purchase of site or sites,
the erecting and equippiDg 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 2Sl OF
the Constitution of Louisiana, and
for the fnrther purpose of taking
up such other matters as may b.
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, Secty
The roll call showed the follow
ing members present, Pres. J E.
Verret, presiding, Messrs. Geo
Winters, Louis Grand, II. T. Hall,
7. Robichanx and Fl. r. Min
vIelle.
Absent: DR.. U. s. Perret, Gus
BONN ,Ir.. Albm Segura. Eugene
Guillot, K. 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 ORDIN ANCE:
Ordering 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 a bond issue of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars 5000,
600 O0) the proceeds of the said
bond issue to be used to purchase
sites, erect, aud equip 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 tquipping a school
building or school buildings in
School District Number Six, Ibe
ria Parish, Louisiana, and
Whereas it is the voluntary will
of this body to call the election
hereinafter provided for, anu
Whereas Article 23l of the
Constitution of 1898 and 1913. and
Act 256 of the Legislature of 1910
as amended by Act 213 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 in 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 Elght,Two Dol |
lars (s2. 66l,S82 OO) ION fifty per |
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
Board of Affairs ION one hundred
percent basis) amounts to Five
Million Eight Hundred Ninety-two
Thousand Three Hundred and
Sc, enty Dollars (s5.S93. $40 OO).
and there being no bonded indebt
edness incurred under article 281 |
of the Constitutions of 1898 and |
1918, the total proposed indebted
ness does not exceed the Consti
tulionsl limit of ten percent of the
assessed valuation, and
Whereas the special tax neces
sarv to be annually levied tn ex 1