The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14

STLClhL VhLEllNt.
Opelousas. La. Oct. IL, 1905.
To the Hon. Members of the Board of Alder
Gentlemen-There will be a special meeting
OF your board this evening at $50 O'Clock
for the purpose Of receiving returns Of
Respectfully,
G. +. BAILEY, Clerk. B. A. LITTELL,
Mayor.
OF October. 1905, and on the same day and date
I notified Messrs. j. s. Evans, Homer Ventre,
+. l.. Sand0z, L. C SOtleau and DR.. F. j. Pull
ford. H. g. WILLIAMS,
Special Police.
OpeIousas, La, Oct. 10, 1905.
The Board Of Aldermen met this day in spe-
cial session, with the following members pres
ent: B. A. Littel1, Mayor, presiding; F. 1. San
doz, F. j. Pulford, j. g. Evans and Homer
Ventre.
Absent, L. c. soileau.
Quorum present.
non motion of F. l.. Sandoz. duly seconded
and carried, that the canvass and count of the
votes cast at the special election held on Oct.
9th, 1905. and the proclamation Of the result of
said election, be announced as follows:
PROCLAMANlON.
Whereas, by ordinance of the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the tow Of OpelOusas,
adopted on the thirtieth day of August, A.. D.,
1905, a special election of the property tax pay
ers of the town of OpelOusas was ordered to be
held ON the fifth day Of October, A.. D., 1905,
to decide whether a five mill TAI should be
said o under the provisions of act No. 2O2
of the General Assembly Of 1898, and the sub
sequent amendment thereto, and Article No.
2TO of the State Constitution, to aid in the con-
srruction OF a line OF railway projected by the
Colorado Southern, New Orleans and Pacific
Railroad Company, and,
Whereas, the said election was duly held on
the said fifth day OF October. A. D., 1906, dur
ing the hours and at the place fixed by said or
dinaDce, and this body having convened for
the purpose OF opening, examining and count
ing the ballots cast at said election and to can
vass the returns thereof, the ballot box used
at the said election having been duly returned
together with the returns of the said election,
duly attested by the Commissioners appointed
Aldermen, in open session convened, proceeded
to examine. count and canvass said returns as
follows, to wit:
We first proceeded to open the ballot box
and examined and counted the ballots therein,
both in number and amount; wlereupOn, we,
the said Mayor and Board OF Aldermen, found
that two hundred and ten, (210), votes were cast
for the proposition to levy and collect the said
tax and that the persons so voting represent
h hund dssai and fo rttyesiIsU thousand five hun sires
and forty-five dollars, ($S46, 545. OO); and we, the
said Mayor and Board OF Aldermen, fonnd that
one vote was cast against the proposition to
levy and collect said tax and that the voter so
voting represented an assessed valuation Of
four hundred dollars, ts4O0.00); and,
Therefore, we, the said Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, find and hereby proclaim that a
majority both in number and amount of the
votes cast at the said election numerical maj
ority two hundred and nine votes and majority
in amount of assessed valuation three hundred
and forty. six thousand one hundred and forty
five dOllars) voted in favor Of levying q five
mill tax on all the taxable property within
the corporate limits of the town Of Opelousas
for q period of ten years in aid of the con-
struction of the line OF railway projected by
the Colorado Southern, New Orleans and Paei-
flo Railroad Company.
Attest:
G. F.BAILEY, B. A. TITTELL, Mayor.
Clerk HOMER VENTRE,
F. j. PULFORD,
J. 8. EVANS,
F.. J.. SANDOZ