The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-21

An ordinance levying a special tax of five
mills annually for the period Of ten years
upon all the taxable property situate
within the corporate limits of the town of
Opelousas to be used in aid of the con-
struetion OF a line,of railway projected by
the Colorado Southern, New Orleans and
Pacific Railroad Company.
Whereas, ut IL special election held in the
town OF Opelousas on the 5th day of October,
A. D., 1905, to take the sense of the property
taxpayers and qualified electors in said town
whether a five mill tax should bo levied and
collected upon all the taxable property of the
said town to aid in the construction of 81 line
of railway projected by the Colorado Southern,
New Orleans and Pacific Railroad COMPANY,
annually for the period of ten years; and,
Whereas, at said election a majority of the
qualified electors aud tax payers and q majori-
ty OF the assessed valuation of the taxable
property in the said town voting at the said
election voted in favor of the levy OF said tax
and, :
Whereas, under the provisions of section five
of Act No. 202 OF 1898 it is made the duty of the
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen Ill such cases to
Immediately pass an ordinance levying such
tax; therefore,
Sec. L. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen OF the town Of Opelousas,
That a tax of five mills on the dollar, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, be and the
same is hereby levied on all the taxable prop
erty situated i'll the limits of the town 10 be
used in aid of the construction OF u line of rail
way projected by the Colorado Southern, New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad Company.
See. 2. BE 1T further ordained, etc, That
the said tax as herein provided for 10
section one be and the same Is hereby levied
annually for a period of ten years, as follows:
for the years, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913. 1914. and 1915, to raise the sum OF
seventy five hundred tS7500), for each of said
years, or as much thereof as the said tax of
five mills on the dollar will yield.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
said tax shall be cOllectable annually by the
Town x-Collector at the same time and in the
same manner as the other taxes imposed nv
the town are collected.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
said tax is to be paid over as collected from
year to year to the said Colorado Southern.
New Orleans and Pacific Railroad Company,
its successors and assigns, subject to the con,
ditiOns and provisions of the petition of the
property tax payers of said town, as set forth
and embodied in the ordinance submitting the
question OF the levy OF such special tax to the
tax payers, qualified as electors, of the town
of Opelousas.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
this special tax herein levied shall become null
and Void unless work on the main line of the
said Railroad shall have been commenced on
or prior to March 1st, 1906, and completed and
trains running between the town of DeQuincy,
in the Parish of Calcasieu, and a point on the
Mississippi river opposite, or nearly opposite,
the city of BatonRonge, through the Parish of st.
Landry and the town of Opelousas on or before
March LIST, 1908.
Adopted October, 10, 1905.
Attest: c.. i. BAILEY, 3. A. LITTELL.
Clerk. Mayor,