The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-03
LEGAL NOTICE
MINUTES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
OF EScAMBiA COUNTY,
FLORIDA,

Pensacola, in said County, on this June
22nd. A. D., 1920, at nine o'clock a. m.
There were present e. D. Beggs. chair
man, J. H. Pace and l. S. Gilmore, con-
shutting the entire membership of the
Board. A. S. Edwards, County Superin-
tendent and Secretary of the Board was
consideration the petition presented at
it's last meeting by the residents of the
special tax school district heretofore
created in said county, consisting of all
the territory embraced within the boun-
diaries set forth in the resolutions here
matter recorded, which petition ex-
pressed the desire of said residents for
the issuance of bonds by said district
to the amount of Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars for the purpose of acquir-
ing. building enlarging, furnishing. equip
ping and improving school buildings and
school grounds in said district. and after
having given due consideration to the
same. Mr.. J. H. Pace offered the follow
ing resolutions and moved their adop-
tion. and being put to vote the reso-
buttons were carried by the unanimous
voting for the adoption Of said resolu-
tions. Said resolutions with their pre-
amble are as follows:
WHEREAS, the residents of the spe-
cial tax school district in Escambia
County. Florida, heretofore duly created.
consisting of all the territory in said
County embraced within the following
boundaries, wit:
north line of township two, south, inter-
sects the western shore line of Pensa-
cola Bay, thence run westerly along said
township line to the point where it in
terSects theeastern shore of Bayou Texar.
thence run southeasteriy across said
Bayou to the southeasterly corner of sec
ton four. being the Joseph Maura Grant,
thence southwesterly along the southern
westerly corner, thence northwesterly
along the western line of said section four
to the southeast corner of section six,
thence westerly along the Ithern line
section eight to the point mere the
southern line of section eight tntersects
the southerly line o. section nine. or the
Chas. DeVillier Grant thence south
westerly along the soathern the # said
section nine. or Chas UaEfsIier Ora mt, to
the southwest corner OF SAID section nine:
thence northwesterly along he watern
line of said section nile 10 the south
westerly along. the southern Iine OF aid
section eleven to the northeast cerfEar OF
section fifteen; thence seuthssis a{ong
the eastern line of section fifteen - toe
point where said line interseets the north
ern line of the Juan Domingo lrant,Xc
section thirty -four; thence northeastef.y
along the northern line of sid JsIsen
Dominguez Grant, or section tsstrty -9Cuf4
to the northeast corner of sale rant or
section. thence southeasterly aLong the
eastern line of said Juan Dorninguez
Grant, or section tn1rty-IOuT, faI a LtfN.
southeast corner of said grant or lection
thence southwesterly along the 5Athern
line of said Juan Dominguez Graft or
section thirty-four to the north Isl cor
ner of section thirty-seven, bsing the
point where the eastern line II secttpn
thirty seven intersects the sol Fern lEse
of said Juan Dominguez Graz or Sec
tion thirty four; thence sout> eriy aiea9
the eastern line of said sec ial} thtftg-
seven to the point where the eastetn isIie
of section thirty-seven In sEsets tire
northern shore line of Bayee chico;
thence westerly, following t3s i1ieaaeer-
ings of the northern shore lF1s az said
bayou to the mouth of thu ~ sek 81 the
second bridge. which flows iato sid
bayou; thence up the thre8d of said
creek to the northeasterly coysseF q sec
the eastern line of section fifty tan- to
the point where the said line int acts
the northern shore of Grand Bayou;
thence eastwardly. following the mean
Bayou. to the point where the same in
tersects or connects with the western
shore line of Pensacola Bay; thence
northwardly, following Sthe meanderings
of said shore line of Pensacola Bay to
the point of beginning, all sections and
grants mentioned by number or name in
the above boundaries, being in township
two CD. south, range thirty GOD west of
the Tallahassee meridian, all situated in
Escambia County, Florida: desiring the
issuance of bonds bya said district for the
purpose of acquiring. building, charging.
f furnish ,ls; equlpping and IMPROVING
said district, duly presented, to, the
County Board of Public Instruction of
said County of Escambia in which said
district is located petition purporting
to be signed by more than twenty-five
per cent of the duly qualified electors
residing within the said special tax school
district, which petition sets forth in gen.
erai terms the amount of bonds desired
n ha MI n6ra1
sand Dollars, and that the purpose there
of shall be of acquiring. building, enlarg-
Ing. furnishing, equipping and otherwise
improving school buildings and school
grounds in said district; that the amount
aforesaid is necessary for said purpose
and that the proceeds derived from the
sale of such bonds shall be used for
the purposes aforesaid, and praying that
an election be called and such action be
taken by said Board of Public Instruc-
ton as may be necessary or appropriate
to secure the issuance by said district
and the sale of its bonds in the amount
aforesaid or such other amount as said
Board may determine for the purposes
named. and that the proceeds of the sale
of such bonds shall. be used for the pur-
poses aforesaid, as set forth in said pc
tition; and,
WHEREAS. at this the first meeting
of said County Board of Public Instruc-
the receipt of said petition, the said
Board has examined and considered said
petition, and the qualifications and mum
Der of the signers thereof, and upon such
examination has found that said petition
is. in proper and legal form. that il is
signed by more than twenty-five per cent
of the duly qualified electors residing
within the said special tax school dis
trict; and,
WHEREAS said County Board of Pub
lie Instruction has considered and de-
termined the amount of bonds required
for the purposes set forth in said petit
ton, the rate of interest they shall bear,
and when the principal and interest shall
become due and when payable, and finds
the amount required to be the sum of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and the
rate of interest to be paid thereon to be
six per cent per annum, interest payable
semi-annually. and that the times when
the principal sum shall be due and pay
able shall be Ten Thousand Dollars each
year for the first ten years after the
date of said bonds and Twenty Thou
sand Dollars each year thereafter for
the additional period of twenty years;