Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-09-25
AN ORDINANCE OF PRO
MITIGATION.

Providing for the issuance 2hd sale OF
scnooI bonds of Milton School Dis
trict No. !, Of the Parish of Nermil-
ion, Louisiana, to the amount OF FIVE
Thousand ($5,O0O.00 Dollars, and
the levying of special tax on all
property subject TO taxation within
the limits of said school district SUI
fcient to pay the principal and in
terest of the said bonds as the same
shall mature.
Whereas, by ordinance duly adopted
and passed by the Parish School Board
of the Parish of Vermilion, Louisiana,
entitled "An Ordinance ordering a
special election for the purpose Of
submitting to the property taxpayers OF
Milton School District No. !, of the
Parish Of Vermilion, Louisiana, a prop
osition TO incur debt and issue bonds Of
Milton School District No. |, in the
Parish of Vermilion, Louisiana, to the
amount of Five Thousand ($5,000.00)
Dollars, to run for period of ten years,
bearing interest at the rate of five
per cent $50 per annum, payable
annually, the funds thus d rived to be
used for the purpose Of constructing
and furnishing additional roms TO tle
Milton School, in Milton School Dis
triet No. !, Parish Of Vermilion, Lou
isiana', OF date May 10, 1920, it was
ordered and directed that special
election be held in said Milton School
District No. l, on the oath day of June,
1920, between the hours Of O'Clock a.
m. and ) o'cl 'ock p. m, as authorized
BY law, at which election the property
taxpayers OF the said School District
legally qualified to vote at sueA elec
ton should have submitted to them the
proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of said Milton School District
No. ], of the Parish Of Vermilion
Louisiana, 10 the amount of Five Thou;
and ($5,000.00) Dollars, bearing inter
est at the rate of FIVE per cent (59c
per annum, payable annually, for the
Purpose of constructing and furnishing
additional rooms to the Milton School
in Milton School District No. l, Parist
of Vermilion, Louisiana, and
Whereas, notice of said election wa
printed and published in the form anC
manner prescribed by law, for thirty
days. in the official journal of the Par
isl Of Vermilion, Louisiana, of TIT
Parish School Board of the Parish o.
Nermilion, Louisiana, and of said Nil
ton School District No. l, Parish o!
Nermilon. Louisiana: and
Whereas, in pursuance of said ordi
nance and notice, the said special elec
tion was duly and regularly held in thu
said Milton School District No. of the
Parish Of Vermilion, Louisiana, on june
-, 1920, between the aforesaid hours
and after said election had been held
the Ncrmilion Parisl School Board, il
open session, in the city of Abbcville
Louisiana. on the 25th day of June
1920, proceeded TO open the ballo'
boxes, examine and count the ballots il
number and amount, examine and can
Vass the returns, and declare the result
luf said examination; and
Whereas. At the said meeting of III,
said Parish School Board of the Parish
of Nermilion,( Louisiana, held on th'
aforesaid 25th dav of June, 1920, II,
said Board did declare, make and keel
a process verbal of the manner in which
said ballot boxes rad been opened, re
turns canvassed, and the result Of tht
election aseertained, and forwarded |
copy Of said proves verbal TO the Sec
rctarv Of State, who fled the same il
his Office on the 9th dav - July, 1929
aud recorded the same in Book "Spec
ial Elections, Number 6. folio. .........,.
and another copy thereof 20 The Clers
Of the l7tA Judicial District Court
Parish of Nermilion, Louisiana, il
which parish the said Milton Schoo
District No. l is situated, which sal,
process verbal was recorded by the sale
Clerk Of said District Court in th'
mortgage records Of said parish, snC
did make and file a copy Of said proce
verbal in the archives Of the said Par
ish School Board of the Parish Of Yer
million, Louisiana, the authority order
ing the said election; and
Whereas, the said process verbal o.
the result Of the said special election
was published, as REQUIRED by law, il
the Abbeville Progress, the eficia
journal Of the said Board, on tie 18th
Siav Of April, 1920; and
Whereas, in and by the said canva:
and count, il was aseertained and
lfoand that the proposition TO incur
debt and issue bonds Of Milton Ssheo