St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-02-06
Proclamation.
Police Jury Room, ST. Landry Parish
Louisiana,

Police Jury sRoom, ST. Landry Parish.
Louisiana,
February ID, 1869.
Pursuant to authority IN me vested
by an ordinance adopted by the Police
Jury OF this parish on December 9th,
1905 and Of the law in such cases made
and provided, I do hereby announce and
publicly proclaim that NJ the special
election held throughout the limits Of
the sixth police jury ward of this par
ish constituting the sixth public road
district Of said parish, on the 18TH day
Of January, 1903, to take the sense Of the
property tax papyers of said Wsrd and
road district entitled TO vote under the
constitution and laws OF this state on
the question of levYing on all the tax
able property nsaid ward and road dis
tTict . special tax OF three Isl mills on
the dollar per annum for a period of
i've (5) years beginning with the wear
1909, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said ward and road
district in lieu of the vehicle tax now
levied for those purposes, but not Of the
per capita tax levied under existing or
dinances which Is to remain in full force
and emects in pursuance to law IN such
cases made and provided, the vote stood
as follows:
Number Of property tax payers voting
for said tax J2S
Assessed valuation of those voting for
said tax S25.gf7M
Number Of property tar payers vot-
ing against said tax. %
Assessed valuation Of those voting
against SAID tax S2,S30,00
Majority in number of those voting
for said tax .106
Majority in value OF those voting for
sad TAX $23gO87, E9
And / do further announce. procIaim
and promulgate that inasmuch as d ma
JOrity in number and value OF the pro-
perty tax payers of said ward and rosd
district voted in favor thereof, the re-
salt OF said election is favorable to the
levy of said tar.
w. f. CLOPTON.
President, Police jury Of ST. l.andrv
Parish, Louisiana
0pelousas, La, Feb. LIST, 1909.
To the Hon. President and Members IL
the Police Jury Of the Parish of Sc.
Landry, In,
Gentiemens The undersigned Board
Of Supervisors of Election Of the Parish
OF st. Landry. La, respectfully submit.
that an election held In the Sixth Police
Jury Ward of this parish On rho 10th
day OF January, 1903, us per ordinance OF
your honorable body, that ont Of the ELK
precincts in which election returns we're
made to US, we find that there are only
" OF said precincts to-Wit: spine
Prairie and Bayou Ehieotn that have
made complete returns as 70 the number
Of votes cast for and against the pr5po-
sItfon submitted, as also fhe amount IN
properly valuation.
The remaining four precincts have
only naade returns as To the nuIn8er Of
votes cast I'm and against the propesI-
ton. Being without authority Is make
any returns except such as are returned
70 Us by the Commissioners Of election,
we therefore submit our returns to you
as follows, to.wit:
Precinct For Amt. Against Amt.
Pine Prairie So 100000 8 5000
Bayou GhIcot 8 6,S75.53 1,S20H
Lake Cove - -
Beaver 2l -- 0
Dossinann -- -
Lone Pine liz - 2-I
From tile above returns we find the
total fer the tax I26 and against the tax
10 rUfes.
Majority in favor of the tax I0B votes.
Majority propertysvaInation in favor
tax s2350s1.5 so.