St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-02
State of Louisiana,
AN DRDIN ANCE.

To levy and assess q special tax OF two and
one. half mills on the dollar per annum
on The assessed valuation of ali prop
erty subject to state taxation in the
First Sewerage District OF the city If
OpeIou~as. La, for a period OF forty
years begt"ning with the year 1911, for
the purpose of contracting for, acquir-
ing, LAYING and Installing a sewerage
plant and ali necessary appurtenances
thereto aud maintaining and operating
a sewerage system for said sewerage
district, the title to all of which shalD
vest in said district, and OF pas ing in
principal and interest and OF retiring
such bonds as may be issued for said
purpose,
Be it ordained by the Board OF Sewerage
Commissioners of the First Sewerage Dis
trict of the City of Op~elousas, Louisiana In
called meeting convened:
Section l a pursuant to the ProVi-
sions of the Constitution and laws OF this
State and in accordance with the consent
expressed by a majority In numbers and in
assessed property valuation OF the prop
erfy holderso of said Sewerage District yot.
ng at a special election held therein on the
oath day of Angus a. D., 1911, a special
tax of two and one half t2l2l mills on the
dollar per annum be n the same Is here
by levied for Q period Of forty l4Ol years
commencing with and including The year
nineteen hundred and eleven tI9iIl, upon
the assessed valuation of all the property
subject to State taxation situated In the
First Sewerag District OF the City OF Opel
ousas, Louisiana, as created and desig-
mated by ordinance number Seven OF the
Board OF Aldermen OF said City for n year
1911, adopted March Tth, 1911, for the
purpose OF contrt citing for acquiring, lay
Ing and installing a sewerage plant and all
necessary appurtenanc, thereto ana
maintaining and operating q sewerage sys--
tenn for said sewerage district, the title to.
all of which shall vest In said district, and
Of paying In principal aud interest and OF.
retiring such bonds as may be issued for
said purpose.
section2 !. The said special tax shall be,
extended on the assessment rolls OF the
city of Opelousas annually for the period
of forty years, collected by the officer Fegu-
larry collecting the taxes of satd munich
pality, In accordance with the provisions
regulating and relating to the collection OF
State taxes. and the proceeds turned over
by said officer from time to time as col
lected to the Board of Sewerage Commits
sioners OF said sewerage District.
Adopted unanimously September 9th, 1911.
e. b. DUIBUISsON. President.
Attest: WI. SANDOZ, Secretary.
state Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
/, william j. Sandoz, Secretary of the.
Board of Sewerage Commissioners of the.
First Sewerage District of the City of opel
ousas, Louisiana, do hereby certify that the.
above aud foregoing is . true and correct
extract from the minutes OF said corpora
tion showing ordinance unanimously
ADOPTED at It's called meeting held at the
once of said Board inthe City ofOpelousas,
Louisiana, on the 9Th day of september, A.
D., 1911.
In witness whereof, l nave hereto set my
hand and Affixed the seal of said Board on
this 24th day of October, A d., 1911.
oct2S W. SANDoZ. Secretary.