Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-09-25
ORDINANCE NO. /.

Ordering special election in Moss
School District No. ], Of Vernilion
Parish, Louisiana, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors
of the said school district the dues
tion of bond issue of Two Thousand
(92,0O00O) Dollars, the proceeds Of
said issue to be used to construct
and equip additional rooms in said
school district.
Whereas, it is necessary and desira-
bic that funds be raised for the pur.
pose Of constructing and eqHiPpipg ad-
ditional rooms in Moss Sclool District
no. l, NermilIon Parish, Louisiana, and
Whereas, it is the voluntary Will Of
this body TO call the election herein
after provided for; and,
Whereas, Article PSI Of the Consti-
tutions of 1893 and 1918, and Act Of
the Legislature OF 1910. as amended by
Act 2ls # 1912, declares the Parish
School Board of the Parish Of Vermil-
ion 10 be the governing authority
through which the 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 ($27G, 100000
Dollars, and the existing bonded in
debtedness incurred under Article 2sl
Of the Constitutions Of 1898 and 1914,
amounting to nothing. added to the
proposed Indebtedness does not exceed
the Constitutional limit of ten per cent
Of the assessed valuation; and
Wlereas, 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 an,.
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 l. Be it ordBined bv the
Parish School Board of the Parish of
Vermilion, Louisiana, in lawful session
convened, That an election shall he,
and is hereby. called to be held in tle
said Moss School District No. in the
Parish Of Vermilion, Louisiana, on the
5th day of October, 1920, at which
erection the majority of the property
taxpayers Of the said district, in num-
Der and amount. eligible to vote and
voting, shall determine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of the sail Moss School District
No. l, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, to
the amount Of Two thousand Dollars. !
\$@,0Ou.UJJ, - run FOR a period of ten
Years, DeafI, : interest at the rate Of
per cent per an1um. payable annually. |
tIe turdS thus derived TO be used for
the purpose If constructing and equip |
ing additional rooms in Moss School |
district No. |, Nermilion Parish, Lou
isiana.
Section 2. 81 il further ordained,
etc, That the baiyt boxes, necessary
blanks and other necessary peragifar- !
MALTA shall be provided by the Secre- /,
JaTy of the Parish School Board. and /.
he shall cause to be printed ballots for /
use in said election, in the following /
form, to-w:t:
FORM OF BALLOT.
Special Election in Moss School Dis |
trict No. |. Of the Parish of Vermilion |
Louisiana.
To he held October ), 1920. in &C. /
cordance with resolution passed be (
the Nermilicn Parish School Board, on |
Aug Is, 1926.
BALLOT.
Proposition to incur debt .---
and issu, bonds Of MossSch0Gl YES / /
District y. !. in the Parish Il
If Nermiiiln. Louisiana, to the
amount o. 100000. to run far -.
a period of ten wears, bearing No /
interest at the rate of per 4
cent PEI nnnur, payable an. II
Gual!y, for the purpose of con i------=. /
siructing and eglippilg additional ;
rooms in Moss School District No. J,
Parish Of Nermilion, Louisiana.
Tavable valuation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Signature OF voter ........
Signature Of voters agent casticg bal
lot by proxy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: 10 vote 81
favor of TIE proposition submitted on
this ballot, place * in the square
after the word "Yes"; and to vote
against it place a similar mark after
the word "NO'
Back cf Ballot).
Moss Schoo, District No. /.
Parish Of Verlnilion.
Ward .-..-..-. Precinct ........