St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-02-20
FEBRUARY ID. 1909.

Police Jury Room, st. Landry Parish,
Louisiana,
February ID, 1909.
Pursuant to authority ii me vested
BY an ordinance adopted By the Police
Jury OF his parish on December Sth.
1905 and Of the law In such cases made
and provided, do hereby announce and
publicly proclaim that at 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, 1909 to take the sense Of the
property tax papYers OF said ward and
road district entitled to vote under the
constitution and laws Of this state on
the question of 1evying on all the tax
able property in said ward and road dis
trice 8 special tax Of three f3l mills on
the dollar per annnm for a period Of
FIVE (b1 years beginning with the year
1909, for the purpose or constructing,
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said ward and road
district In lien CT the vehicle tax now
levied for those purposes, but not OF the
per capita tax levied under existing or
dfnances which Is 10 remain in full force
and effect, in pursuance To law In such.
cases made q provided, the vote stood
as follows:
Number Of property tax payers voting
Tor SAID
Assessed valuation Of those voting for
sald s*.,.. .. S25ygl7.50
Number Of property tax payers Yot-
Ing against said q 40
Assessed valuation Of those voting
against said tax 32,830.O0
Majority In number OF those voting
TOE saId AK. ...106
Majority La value OF those voting for
sald TAX ....*.s+..+.. . $23,0SI50
And I do further announce, proclaim
and promulgate that inasmuch as q ma
Jority in number and Ynlue OF the pro-
perty tax payers OF said ward and road
district voted In favor thereof, the re-
sultof said election is favorable to the
w. i. CLoPT0N.
President, Police jury Of st. Landry
Parish, Louisiana.
Opelouaas, Las Feb. LIST, 1903.
To The Hon. President and Members Of
the Police Jury of Che Psrish Of ST..
landry, La,
Gentlemen: The undersigned Board
OF Supervisors OF Election OF the Parish
81 ~. Landry La respectfully submit
that an election held IN the Sixth Police
Jury Ward Of this parrish on the Igsh
day af January 1863 as per ordinance OF
your honorable body. that out of the six
precincts in which election returns were
made 10 us, we find that there are only
kN9 VI s&lu pI6siuesS B0-W1gs zine
Prairie and Bayou Ghicotp shat have
made complete returns as to the number
OF votes CASTOR and against the prop0-
sltion submitted. as also the amount In
property valuation.
Tire remaining four precincts have
only Idle returns q TO the number of
votes cast for and against the PROPOSE
tion 15eing without authority to make
any returns except such as are returned
to Us by the Commissioners uf~ election,I
We therefore submit our returns to You
as fellows, to-wit:
Pfe For Amt. Against Amt.
Pine Prairie "a s19,060gO0 8 S1,0I0l
Bayou 5llicot B 6,s75.50 l.s2OI
Lake Cove It, o.
Beaver 81 ~ O-|
DoSst4aall - IL --
Lone Pine IL - 2-I
Frosu TO above returns we find the
total fer the sax I26 and agAings the tax
11 votes.
Majority ID favor o9 the tar I08 votes.
Majority properayssyalnation Ia favor
II tax 3HS7 80.
I1 Witness hereof we hsrennso af1ix