St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-03-25
tive. None. And the ordinance WAS
declared adopted.
N. H. FITZSIMOTS,
Pres: dent.
ELMER, E. LYON,
Secretary.

Mr.. Tally offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption.
It was seconded by Mr.. Oswald.
AN ORDINANCE
ordering a special election N School
District No. Five of st. Tammaly
Parish, Louisiana, for the purpose Of
su bmitting to the qualified electors
of the said School District the ques-
ton of a bond issue Of twelve
thousand (s12,000) dollars, the pro
ceeds Of said issue to be used to
erect and equip a school building.
and purchase a site if necessary, in
said School District No. Five.
Whereas it is necessary ana de-
sirable that funds be raised for the
purpose Of erecting and equipping
school building, and purchasing a
site If necessary, in said School Dis
trict No. Five, St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, and,
Whereas it Is the voluntary will OF
| this body to call an election herein
after provided for, and,
Whereas, Section IA, Article "A,
Of the Constitution Of 1921, and Act
46 Of the Special Session Of the
Legislature of 1921, declares the
Parish School Board of the Parish
of st. Tammany to be the governing
! authority through which the said
| district may incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds for such purposes
| when so authorized by an election
to be held in said district, and,
Whereas, the assessed valuation
of the said district amounts 10 one
million, three hundred five thousand
ninety-three ($1,305,093) dollars,
and the existing bonding indebted
ness incurred under Article 281 OF
the Constitution Of 1898 and 1913
amounting to No dollars, added to
the proposed Indebtedness, does not
exceed the constitutional limit; and,
Whereas, the special tax necessary
to be annually levied to extinguisn
the proposed Indebtedness will APP
proximate one and one-half Il NJ
mills, which added to the existing
special taxes annually levied under
the constitution and law OF the State
OF Louisiana to extinguish indebted
ness incurred under said article will
not exceed the constitutional lint
Of ten mills per annum on the dollar
on assessed valuation Of the property
Of said district; now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Parish School Board Of the Parls,4
Of St. Tammany, in lawful session
convened, That an election shall be
and is hereby called to be held in the
said School District No. 5 in the
Parish Of St. Tammany, Louisiana,
on the 25th day of April, 1922, a.
which election the majority of the
taxpayers Of the said district, in
number and amount, eligible to vote
and voting shall determine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds Of the said District No. Five,
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, to
the amount of twelve thousand
($12,0O0) dollars, to run for a
period of ten (10) years bearing in
terest at the rate Of six co per cent
per annum payable semi-annually,
the funds thus derived to be used
for the purpose of erecting and
equipping a school building, and pur-
chasing site if necessary, in said
School District No. 5 Of the Parish
OF st. Tammany, Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the ballot box, necessary
blanks and other necessary para
phernalia shall be provided by the
Secretary Of the Parish School Board
and he shall cause to be printed bal
lots for use In said election in the
following form, to-wit:
Form Of Ballot)
SPECIAL ELECTION IN SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 5, PARISH
OF ST. TAMMANY.
To be held Tuesday, April rs, 1922,
in accordance with a resolution
passed by the St. Tammany Parish
School Board, March 14th, 1922.
Ballot.
Proposition to incur debt ,--,
and issue bonds OF School
District No. 5 of the Parish YES
Of St. Tammany, Louisiana,
10 the amount of Twelve
Thousand ($12000) Dol
lars, to run for period OF
ten (10) years, bearing in
terest at the rate of per -
cent per annum. payable
semi-annually for the pur- NO
pose of erecting and equip
ping school building, and i;
purchasing site of neces-