Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-09-04
ORDINANCE NO. /.

Ordering special election in Moss
School District Ne. !, # Nermilion
Parish. Louisiana, for the purpose Of
submitting 10 the qualified electors
Of the said school district the qucs-
ton of bond issue of To Thousand
.S2.go}00l Dollars. the proceeds of
said issue to he used to construct
and equip additional rooms in said
school district.
Whereas, il is necessary and dcsira-
bic that funds be raised for the pur-
nose Of constructing and equipping ad-
ditional rooms in Moss School District
No. |. Nermilion Parish, Louisiana, and
Whereas. it is the voluntary will II
this BODY TO call the election herein
after provided for; and,
Whereas, Article PSI Of the Consti-
tntions Of 1898 and 1918, and Act of
the Legislature of 1910, as amended by
Act 2ls Of 1912. declares the Parish
School Board of the Parish of VermiI
ion to be the governing authority
through which tle said school district
may incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds for such purposes when so au-
thorized at an election to be held in
the said school district; and
Whereas, the assessed valuation of
the said district amounts TO Two Hun
bred Seventy Thousand 100000
Dollars, and the existing bonded in
debteduess incurred under Article PSI
Of the Constitutions of 1898 and 1913,
amounting to nothing, added to the
proposed Indebtedness does not exceed
the Constitutional limit of ten per cent
of the assessed valuation; and
Waereas, the special tax necessary
to be annually levied to extinguish the
proposed indebtedness will approximate
one mill, which added TO the existing
special taxes annually levied under Ar
ticle 2s1 Of the Constitution of 1898 AM.
1913, to extinguish indebtedness in
Cured under said Article will not ex-
coed the Constitutional limit of tenn
mills per annum on the dollar of as
sessed valuation Of the property Of
said district, now, therefore
Section ]. Be it ordained by the
Parish School Board of the Parish of
Nermili0H, Louisiana, 10 lawful session
convened, That al election shall be,
and is hereby, called TO be held in tao
said Moss School District No. in the
Parish Of Vermilion, Louisiana, on the
9Th day of October, 1920, at which
election the mG jo.ity of the property
taxpayers Of the said district, ia mum.
Der and amount, eligible to vote and
voting, stall determine the
Proposition to incur deby and issue
h. Il. 40 .
No, |, Ncrmilion Parish. Louisiana, Il
the amount Of Two Thousand Dollars
(S2 100000, to run for "A period of ten
years, bearing interest at the rate of
! , pcT cent rCr JnHuM, PAYABLE annHa!iv
| t1e fuGds thus derived To be used FOR
the purpose of constructing and equip
/ Ing additional rooms in Moss School
| District No. !, Venniion Parish, Lou
| isiaua.
Section ,. Re It further ordained
etc, That the ballot boxes, necessar,
blanks and other necessary parapher
MALTA shall be provided by the Score
tGry of the Parish School Board, anC
he shall cause to be printed ballots 70,
use in said election, in the following
| form, to-wit:
FORM OF BALLOT
Special Election in Moss School Dis
trict No, l. Of the Parish Of Vermiliop
Louisiana.
To be held October ), 1920. in az
cordancc witt a resolution passed b,
the Nertilion Parish School Cord. o,
Aug, Is, 1920.
BALIOT.
Proposition to iucdrr debt -
and issue bonds f MossSchool YES
bistrs't No. |, in the Parish
cf Nermilian, Louisiana. to the
amount Of $4,000 90, 10 run for -
a period Of ten wears, bearing NO
interest at the rate Of per
cent per an?um, PAYABLE an
nuaiiv, for the purpose of con -
strueting and equipping additions
rooms in Moss School District No. !
e Parish Of Eermilion, Louisiana.
, Taxable valuation .............................
Signature Of voter ..............................
Signature of voters agent casting bal
lot bv proxy ................................
, NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote i
, favor Of the proposition submitted O
this ballot, place a Ky in the SONAR
after the word yes; and 70 vot
against = place a similar mark sfte
the word mo-
tBack Of Baliotl.
Moss School Distrlr, No. |.
Parish Of vermilloR.
Ward ..,,-,..-,-. Precinct ~