The Opelousas courier., 1905-09-09

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 Opelousas for the
years 1904 and 1905, the list of those who had
paid poll taxes for said years. and 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 town, who are
qualified voters, the total number of whom
said committee found to be one hundred and
eiglty-nine. :
On motion, duly seconded and carried. the
report of the committee was accepted.
The following ordinance was t%hereupon Of
fered by Mr.. S0ileau, and the said ordinance
having been read section by section. on mo-
ton, duly seconded and carried, was adopted
unanimously as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
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
Southern, New Orleans and Pacific Railroad
Company, or assigns, for the period OF ten
ON the dollar, or as much thereof as may be
necessary to raise the sum of seventy-fve hum
dred dollars for each of said years, or as much
thereof as said tax of five mills on the dollar
per mum on the taxable property of said
town will produce, as per the petition of the
electors and taxpayers OF said tow hereto an
nexed and made part hereof, and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in said petition.
Sec. I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town OF OpelOusas,
in legal session convened, That a special cleo
ton be held at the Court House, In said town.,
on the 5th day of October, 1906, between legal
hours, at which the question of levying a spe-
cial tax Of FIVE mills ON the dollar per annnm,
for q period of ten years, beginning with the
year 1906, or as much thereof as may be neces-
sary to raise the sum of seVeRty-hve hundred
dollars, for each of said years, or as much
thereof as said tax Of five mills on the dollar
New Orleans & Pacific Railroad Company, a
corporation organized under the laws OF the
State of Louisiana, and having its dOmicile 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 it further ordained, ETC., that said
special election shall be held under the eiec-
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 town.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC., that j. J..
Healey. c. M0rnhinVeg and Phil L. Asher be
and they are hereby appointed commissioners
and make returns thereof to therNfayor and
Board Of Aldermen shall announce and pro-
mnlgate the result of said election, according
to law.
See. 4 BE it farther ordained, etc, that the
commissioners OF election shall receive the