The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-22
School Board Proceedings

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zach maturing Jan. LIST, 1924.
sixteen Bonds of Five Hundred Dollars
each. maturing Jan. 1st, 1925.
Seventeen Bonds of Five Hundred Dollars
each. maturing Jan. LIST, 1925.
Eighteen Bonds of Five Hundred Dollars
each. maturing Jan. 1st, 1927.
Nineteen Bonds of Five Hundred Dollars
each, maturing Jan. LIST, 1928.
Twenty Bonds of Five Hundred Dollars
each. maturing Jan. LIST, 1929.
Twent-one Bonds Of Five Hundred Dol
lars each, maturing Jan. 1st, 1880
Twenty-Five Bonds Of Five Hundred Dol
lars each, maturing Jan. 1st, 1881.
Twenty-three Bonds of Five Hundred Dol
lars each, maturing Jan. 1st, 1882.
Twenty-four Bonds of Five Hundred Dol
lars each, maturing Jan. 1st, 1888.
Twenty-Five Bonds of Five Hundred Dol
lars each maturing Jan. 1st, 1884
Twenty-six Bonds of Five Hundred Dol
lars, each, maturing Jan. lst, 1885.
Twenty-seven Bonds of Five Hundred Dol
lars each, maturing Jan. LIST, 1885.
And the form of said bonds shall be sub
stantially as follows, save as to number and
date of maturity:
$4,000 - $4,000
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Series &C"
OpelOusas School District No.
No. 1.
Know all men by these present, that the
OpeIousas School District Number One of the
First Police Jury Ward of the parish of St.
Landry. Louisiana, a political subdivision of
the state of Louisiana, acting through its
governing authority the School Board of the
parish of st. Landry, La, for value received
hereby promises to pay to bearer on the LIST
day of January, 1922, Five Hundred Dollars
lawful money of the United States of Ameri-
ca, with interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum, from the 1st day of jan
uary, 1921, payable annually, on the lst
day of January of each and every year,
upon presentation and surrender of the cou-
pons thereto attached as same shall mature.
The said principal and interest on said
bonds being payable at the office of the
treasurer of the parish school board at
Opelousas, La, in the parish of st. Landry.
This bond is one of series of three hum
dred bonds Of the same denomination and
numbered from one to three hundred inclu-
sive. issued by the Opelousas School Dis
trict Number One of the First Police Jury
Ward of the parish Of St. Landry, State of
Louisiana as representing an indebtedness
incurred and to be incurred in constructing
and furnishing additional buildings, inn
provements and maintenance to the schools
Of Opelousas in School District Number One
of the First Police Jury Ward of the par
ish of St. Landry issued in accordance with
the provisions of Article 281 of the Con-
stitution of the state of Louisiana, adopted
in 1898 and 1918 and as amended in 1918,
and Act No. 256 of the General Assembly
of the state of Louisiana for the year 1910
as amended by Act 21S of the General As
sembly of said state for the year 1912, aft
ter an election on the 18th day of January
1920, on the question of such issue by the
property taxpayers of said Opelousas School
District Number One Of the First PoHSe
Jury Ward of the parish of st. Landry
held canvassed and the results declared and
promulgated and registered, all according to
law, authorized said issue of which cleo
ton there was no contest, and can none
lawfully be made.
It is hereby certified, recited and declar-
ed that all acts, conditions and things re-
uuired to exist, happen and be performed
precendent to and in the issuance of this
bond have existed, happened and been per-
formed in due time, form and manner as
required by law, and that the amount Of
this bond together with all other indebted
ness of said District, does not exceed any
limit prescribed by the constitution of said
state or by any act thereof, and that pro-
vision has ben duly made for the collection
of an annual tax sufficient to pay the prin-
cipal and inerest of this bond as they re-
spectfully become due and payable. The
full faith and credit of said district are
hereby irrevocably pledged for the punetual
payment of the principal and interest of
this bond.
In testimony whereof, and by authority
of an ordinance of the School Board of the
parish of St. Landry, La, the governing
body of said School District, lawfully en-
acted on the goth day of May, 1920, and now
recorded in the mortgage office of the state
of Louisiana. 1, Oliver P. DAILY, president IF
the said parish school board have signed
this bond aolng with W. B. Prescott, secre-
tary of said parish school board likewise
authorized and sealed the same in accord
ance with law as Of the 1st day of jan
uary, 1921.