The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-09-06
THE WEEKLY IBERIAN

NerTet, presiding, MeFNrs. Geo
Winters, Louis Grand. II ! Hal,
+ Robichaux and II. i Min
vIelie.
Absent: DR.. u. s Perret, Gus
BONN ,Ir., Albin Segura, Eugene
GuilIot. + 7 MoresI, 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 jhe reading of the
minutes Of the last meeting was
dispensed with until next meeting.
The motion carried
1t was then moved 10y Mr.. Hall.
seconded 10y Nc Winters that the
following resolution be adopted.
10 VII:
AN ORDINANCE:
Ordering special election III
school district Number Six, Iberia
Parish. Ia for the purpose OF
submitting to the qualified electors
of the said school district the
question of A bond issue of Tive
Hundred Thousand Dollars $500,
600 OUl the proceeds of the said
bond issue to be used to purchase
sites, erect, and equip sch0oi
building OF school buildings IN the
said school district
Whereas il il necessary and de
sirahle that funds be raised for
the purpose OF purchasing sites,
erecting and 'qnipplug a school
building or school buildings IN
School District Number Six, HE
ria Parish, Louisiana, and
Whereas it il the voluntary will
Of this body 10 call the election
hereinafter provided for, ana
Whereas Article 2Sl of the
Constitution of 1898 ana 1913 aud
Act 900 of HE Legislature OF 1910
AZ amended by Act 2lS of 1912
declare the Parish School Board
of Iberia 10 be the governing an
thority through which The said
school district may incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds for such
purposes when so authorized a. an
election TO be held in the SAID
school district, and
Wnereas 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 G6l, So 00) zoo fifty per
cent basis and the assessed vaIu-
alton of the said district for the
year 1919 az per abstract Of as
Resement flied with The State
Board OF Affairs ION one hundred
percent basis) amounts 10 Five
Milton Eight Handed Nine.y.twc
Thousand Three Hundred and
Seventy Dollars go 1913 $40 00)
and there being no bonded iDdpht
pdness incurred under article 2Sl
Of the CONSTITUTIONS of 1898 and
1913, be total proposed indebted
ness does not exceed the Constr
tutional limit OF ten percent of the
assessed valuation, aud
Whereas the special tax neces
sary to be annually levied to ex
tiDguisb the proposed indebted
ness will approximate two and
one quarter mills, which said mill
age will not exceed the Constitu
tional limit Of ten mills per annum
on the dollar of assessed valuation
of the property of said district,
now therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by
the Iberia Parish School Board in
lawful session convened, that an
election shall be and Is hereby
called TO be held in the said
School District Number Six IN the
Parish of iberia, Louisiana. on the
seventh day of October, 1919, at
which election the majority of the
property taxpayers of the said dis
trlct in number and amount, eIigi
BILE to vote and voting shall deter
mine the
Proposition TO incur debt and
issue bonds of the said School
Districr N Number Six, Iberia Par
ish, Louisiana, TO the amount of
two hundred thousand dollars
$500 600 00) to run for a period OF
thirty years, bearing interest at
the rate of five percent per annum,
payable seml-annualy, the fund
thus derived to be used for the
purpose of purchasing sites, erect
ing, and eqnlppiDg a school build
ing or school buildings in said
School District Number Six. Ibe
ria Parish, Louisiana.
Section 2, Be it further or
dalned, etH that the ballot boxes,
necessary blanks, and other neces
sary parapbernalia shall be pro
vided by the Secretary of the Par
ish School Board, and be shall
eanse 10 be nrintrd hallots for use