St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-12-31
oPELoUsAs, La, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1904

/ cast against the proposition to levy said
! tax and that the voters SO voting repre-
sented an aggregate assessed Valuation
of two hundred and six thousand seven
! hundred and eleven and 66-l00 dollars,
| And therefore, we, the said Police
Jury, lind and hereby proclaim that. q
majority in number and amount Vt the
votes cast at said election lnulnerical
majority thirty votes. and majority In
| AMOUNT OF assessed valuation one hun
dred and seyenty-seven thousand three
| hundred and forty-five and St-l00 dol.
| lars) voted in favor of levying . five
| mill tax on all taxable property within
| the limits of the first police jury ward
OF this parish for o period of ten years
l in aid of the construction of the line Oi
| railway projected by the 0pelousas
| Gulf aud Northeastern hallway Com.
| pany.
| Attest: J.J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Rooms of Police Jury, Parish OF st.
Landry, Dec. u, 1904.
| Mr.. Daley offered the following ordin.
ance, duly seconded. and upon being read
! was adopted, to-wit'
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance leyying p special tax Of nvs
mills annually for the period Of ten
years upon the taxable property of the
First Police Jury Ward of the Parish oi
st. Landry to aid In the construction OF
the Opelousas. Gulf & Northeastern
Railroad.
Whereas, at special election held In the
| first police jury ward OF the parish OF st.
landry on the 26th day OF December, 1904,
to take the sense OF the property taxpayers
and qualified electors in said ward whether
f1ve mill tax shall be levied and collected
| upon the taxable property In said ward 70
aid In the construction of the line OF rail.
! way projected by the 0pelousas, Gulf a
Northeastern Railway Company. annually
for the period of ten years; and
Whereas, at said election q. majority OF
the qualified electors and majority of the
assessed valuation OF the taxable property
In said ward voting at said election, voted
In favor OF the lew OF said tax; ana
Whereas, under the provisions of Section
Five of Act No. 202 OF the Act OF 1858 1t liz
made the duty of Police Juries In such cases
to Immediately pass an ordinance levying
such tax; therefore. be 1t
Ordained by the Police Jury OF the parish
OF st. Landry, in regular session convened
Section l. THAT tax of i've mills on the
dollar be and the same is hereby levied oii
all the taxable property, situated Wfthiit
the First Police Jury Ward of the parish OF
Sc. Landry, on which the state ieyies a tax
to be used in aid of the construction OF u
line OF railway protected by the Opelousas.
Gulf Il Noi Iheastefn Railway COmpany:a
Section g. Be it ordained, etc., thf SD
tax as herein provided for in section9ne ba
and the same is hereby levied annually for
a. period or ten years. as IOilOWS. FOT LIE
years 1905, 1896. 1907, 1905, 1909, 1915, 1911.
1872, 1915 and 1914, TO raise the sum OF Seven
Thousand Dollars for each OF said years.
and an aggregate amount for the whole ten
years of Seventy Thousand Dollars.
Section s. Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
That said tax shall be annually collected BY
the Sheriff and ex.Df1cio Tax Collector for
the parish of st. Landry, at the same time
that. the taxes imposed by the State and
parish are collected by him.
Section 4. Be 1t further ordained. ETC..
That said tax when collected shall be paid
over to the officers of the Opel0usas. Gulf q
Northeastern Railway Company In the
manner ami under the provisions. OF the
petition of property taxpayers and quail
fled electors praying for said election and in
obedience to the provisions OF the ordinance
ordering said election to be held
Section 5. Be It further ordained, etc.,
That this ordinance go in to effect on the tsf
day OF January, A. D., 1905.
MesSrs GuiilOry and Bertrand voting no,
W. f. CLOPTON, PRESIDENT.
Attest. j. j. HEALEY, Clerk
Rooms OF Police july, st. Landry parish.
La, Dec. 2s, 1AsA.
Motion by Mr.. Durlo-
Duly seconded and carried, the Police
Jury adjourned until the first Monday
in January, 1905. being the Ind day OF
said month.
w. IF. CLoPTON, President.
III HEALEY. Clerk