St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-04-03

| lisa the result VI >a!u election immediately
| thereafter.
| Gias. \. Ealer j.. A. black
! H. l.. Garland {. Mornhinves il
| Louis Desnal:,i> b. j. l.. Morris
IeOuCc SaldoZ I. l.. Hayes
| Holm y ogden c. Mornhiivt.. 81
vs. NJ Price Julius Meyers
| r. r. Bale, AlphonSe Ivy
r i Iefehvrr j. T. Stewart
| II. +. MeGinlcy solomon Loeb
X. NJ. 1lttell NJ NJ HAYES
W. A SaudoZ f.. d. Estilcttr
G.. ". Hud>prth \. thaceere
J. :. Perkiu, James Q. Ciachcre
NJ. Firnbrrg ~ Robert Cllacherc
Ill., f. Estorse l.. l. TanseN
J. H. Hebrara j. Byron Megiulev
II Dtl:Ruc u. G.. Parker
l. B,och +. s. Antlrlle
Joachim J0ubcrt +. +. Peliodin
q NJ Thoup-nn jules Gil
hud. Eodemullcr Arthur NJ l.accmbc
ID. RnoS Joseph LasSaIlc
j. Dautin l.. Skinner
f., Latreytc } M "iAJe
Iohn Pnscv Jas. D. Donate
Theodore Chachfrc .Ianes Ray
d. Rirotte Vincent Bulgnj
+. Br0ttr ~ tnaStca
vs.. q. Bel ". y. Robertson
G.. Detlitn A. l4aconhe
| /. Pcrrudu +. Z. NeaZ.s
Michel Halphcn G; c. Duson
4. Perrodit Chas. w DuEoy
!. F. Raymond II. Crawford Ir
p Titard hitWorth 4 Ga
I Ia-ou Geo Pui1oFu
p. Del Buono +. ". Lewis
r Moynhnyt- L. NJ. Lifted
Frank Jones j. b. ndoZ
d. r. AndruS Alexis Sanrtny
H. A. MedccI- FELIX LirStrapcS
A JUge A. Perry
tieo. ". Morlarty l. t. stnIoZ
il. A. Bodemuller VIM NJ. Thompson
J. ". Jackson per fthA esSas>ier
Thos H. LcwisJean Medecis
Thos II. Lewis Gus. j.. Fonfcnot
Mrs. l., T, Dupre per c. Pcrraul1
Laurent Duprr Agt, Mrs. NJ: Brooks per
Laurent Duprc l. - ffoohs ASt
&. Mayo Al. bertler
On motion of II F. Estorge. Resolved. that
in compliance with the above petition. the fol
lowing Ordinance. after having been read
twice, he aud is hereby adopted:
An Ordinance providing for special tax upon
the property tax payers OF the tOwu OF
Onsiollsls to aid in rebuilding the Court
House at Opelousas. and providing for sub
hitting the same to the vote OF said tax
payers.
Be II ordained by the Beard or Ponce OF the
Town OF OpelOuSaS,
SECTION /. That IL special tax OF two and a
half per cent be levied aud collected from the
property tax payers OF the town OF Opclonsas
For the purpose OF aiding i'll rebuilding the
Court House in said town.
SECTION q That the fund raised by said tax
shall be subject to the administration and con
rrol of the Police Jury Of the parish.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall he srlh-
mitted to the vote OF the property tax payers
of the town Of OpelouSas entitled TO vote under
the general law of the State, in obedience to
Acts Al and 126 OF tn" Legislature OF 1882, and
the petition of one tenth in number OF the
town owning one fourth OF the taxable pro-
perty.
SECTION That the election for said purpose
he held ut Perrodin's Hall now used Us Il Court
House. on the Goth day OF April, 1886. ny e.
Mayo. G.. G. Prlford and w. K. Cochran as com.
missinnncrS, the polls tn be opened ana closed
as now provided for town elections. ami the
Mayor to have authority TO appoint other com
missioners in ease OF the refusal. inability or
ne elect of those herein named 10 act
SECTION = That the ballots to be east 1T said
election in favor OF this Orainanc" shall have
wri ften or printed upon them the wordS-"Fol
Special TaX"-Hnd the ballots east against said
Ordinance shall have written or printed upon
Them the wor,tS---"A g;iinst Special FAN
SECTION i. The commissioners OF said eec-
ton shall keep Il list OF the persons who shalt
vote at said election, and shall return the
to this body certified to by them. together with
their sworn statement certifying the number
Of votes east for this Ordinance and those cast
against It. ~
SECTION {. That in case OF the adoption OF
This ordinance by the vote To he taken as soon
1hcuaft nr as the result OF the vote shall be GER
titled and become operative under the law. and
as soon as the assessment OF the TOWN snail nc
ro,npleted the said special tax shall be collect
able. and us fast collected shall be subject to
the order Of the Police Jury.
The following petition was presented:
To the Hon. President and Members OF the
Town Council of Opelousas La.
The undersigned has been appointed as a
committee of one by the Fire Company of
Opelousas No g." to solicit from Your Hon.
Body an appropriation for the following pur-
pose. to-wit:
LIST. To purchase thirty feet OF hose:
9nd d. one dozen leather buckets
Sd. One lock. with thirty keys.
The whole costing on an average OF about
siNty-fiyc or seventy dollars:
1t is respectfully submitted that tlliS demand
without these articles the members of said Fire
Company can accomplish but little with their
llngine Moreover. the said engine is the pro
perty of the town OF Opelousas. aud it is deem
ed fair and proper that said equipments should
be furnished by the town. ana will remain as
its property.