The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-30
q. F. BAILEY, Clerk.

The committee appointed to ascertain wheth-
er the signatures to the petition of taxpayers
constituted more than one-third of the quail
fed electors and taxpayers of the town of Opel
Ousas, reported that upon careful examination
and comparison of the petition with the as
sessment rolls of the town of Opeiousas for the
years 1904 and 1905, the list of those who had
paid poll taxes for said years. aud with the
Registration book for said town, the committee
found that the signers of said petition, who
were qualified voters and taxpayers of said
town, numbered ninety-five, more than one
third of the taxpayers of said who are
qualified voters, the total number Of whom
said committee found to be one hundred and
eighty nine.
On motion, duly seconded and carried, the
report of the committee was accepted.
The following ordinance was thereupon Of
fered by Mr.. Soileau, and the said ordinance
having been read section by section, on mo
ton, duly seconded and carried, was adopted
unanimously as follows:
AN ORDENANCE
To order a special election to submit to the
| property taxpayers of the town OF Opelousas.
| entitled to vote under the Constitution and
| laws of the State of Louisiana, the question of
levying a special tax in aid of the Colorado
| Company, or assigns, for the period of ten
years, beginning with the year 1905, OF 6 mills
on the dollar, or as much thereof as may be
necessary to raise the sum of se~venty-ffye Jun
| dred dollars for each Of said years, or as much
thereof as said tax of five mills ON the dollar
per annum on the taxable property OF said
town will produce, as per the petition OF the
electors and taxpayers OF said town hereto an
| nexed and made part hereof, and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in said petition.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen OF the town of OpelOuHas,
in legal session convened, That O special cleo
| ton be held at the Court House, in said town,
| on the 5th day of October, 1905, between legal
hours, at which the question OF levying q spe-
cial tax of five mills on the dollar per annum,
for O period OF ten years, beginning with the
| year 1906, or as much thereof as may be neces-
| sary to raise the sum of seventy five hundred
| dollars, for each of said years, or as much
thereof as said tax Of five mills on the dollar
| will produce, in aid OF the Colorado Southern,
| New Orleans & Pacific Railroad Company, @
corporation organized under the law OF the
State of Louisiana, and having its doInicile in
the city of New Orleans, said State, or assigns,
shall be submitted to the property taxpayers
of said town who are entitled to vote at said
| election under the Constitution and laws OF
the State OF Louisiana, subject to the terms
and conditions of the petition of taxpayers
mentioned in the title hereof and hereto an
nexed.
Sec. q. Be 1T further ordained, ETC., that said
special election shall be- held under the cleo
ton laws OF this state, at the Court House, as
Aforesaid, the only place established by law
for holding elections in this town, and the bal
lots to be used at said election shall be printed
| according to the form set forth in the annexed
petition presented to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen OF said
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC., that j. j.
Healey, C. MernhinVeg and Phil L.. Asher be
and they are hereby appointed commissioners
and 81. e.. Est0rge. clerk, to hold said election
and make returns thereof to the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen shall announce and pro-
mitigate the result of said election, according
to law
Sec. 4. Be il further ordained, etc, that the
commissioners OF election shall receive the