St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-09-02
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

the PRONUNCIATION of the result
of said election by said Board.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Be it known, that we the undersigned
members of the Board of Sewerage
Commissioners of the First Sewerage
District of the City of Opelousas, Louis
lana, being the full membership of sale
Board, did in pursuance to Section Is OF
Act No. 256 of the Acts of the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana fol
the year 1910, approved July 7, 1910, and
to the notice of said Board dated July
IL, 1911, calling an election of the prop.
erty taxpayers of said Sewerage Dis,
trict to be held this day to take the
sense of the property Taxpayers of said
Sewerage District on the hereinafter
mentioned propositions, convend in
public session at the office of the Mayol
and Board of Aldermen of the City OF
Opelousas, Louisiana, at the hour of s
o'clock p. m, on Thursday, August 24th
1911, being at the time and place pre-.
vionsly advertised according to law
ana the ballot box used in said election
having been delivered to US duly sealed
by the Commissioners of said election
we did then n there proceed to break
the seal and open said ballot box con
tanning the ballots deposited at said
OACSb1OA hCAo I'll Sdlu ohf anu "ln6 re-
turns of said election commissioners
and did examine and count the returns
of said election, and did then and do
now declare the result of said election
held as aforesaid to have been as fol.
lows on the propositions below set
forth respectively, to-wit:
lst. Proposition to levy and assess
a special tax of WI and one-half (2L1
mills On the dollar to be levied annu-
ally on the assessed valuation of all the
property subject to State taxation in
the Sewerage District of the CITY of
| ~Opelousas, Louisiana, created by and
bounded and described as set forth in
Ordinance Number Seven of the Board
of Aldermen of the city of O~pelousas,
for the year 1911, adopted March Z, 1911,
said proposition being submitted in
pursuance to an ordinance of the Board
of Sewerage Commissioners of said
sewerage district adopted on the 18th day
of July, 1911, and said proposed tax to be
levied and assessed on the basis of the
assessed valuation of said property es-
tablished on the municipal assessment
rolls of each year, for a period of Forty
(40) years commencing with and includ-
ing the tax levy of the year Nineteen
Hundred and Eleven (19f1), said tax %
be levied for the purpose of contracting
for, acquiring, laying and installing a
sewerage plant and all necessary ap-
p~urtenances thereto, to be located and
constructed within or partially within
n partially without the limits of said
Sewerage District as said Board of Sew
erage Commissioners may deem adYis-
able, and maintaining and operating a
sewerage system within the
limits of said Sewerage District, the
| title to all of which shall vest in said
Sewerage District of the City of Opelou-
sas, Louisiana.
Number of votes cast in favor of
said proposition, one hundred
and eighteen lis
Number Of votes cast against said
proposition, ffty-seven 81
Majority of votes in number cast in
favor of said proposition, sixty
one : 81
Amount OF votes in valuation
of property cast in favor of
said proposition, three hum
dred and nine thousand,
six hundred and rifty.one
dollars $3O9,651.OO
Amount of votes in valuation
of property cast against
said proposition, one hun
dred and eighty-five thou
sand, eight hundred and
forty-two dollars ls5,842.OO
Majority of amount of votes in
valuation of property cas-
in favor of said proposition,
one hundred and twenty
tthree thousand, eight hum
'dred and nine dollars 1923, 800. 90
End. Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds Of the Sewerage District OF the City OF
Opelousass Louisiana, created by and
n Number Seven of the Board of Alder
men OF the City of Opelousas for the year
1911, adopted March Z, 1911, said proposition
being submitted In pursuance to an ordi-
| nanOn of the RnaT 6 nP SnEynTQ ga Commits
sioners of said Sewerage District adopted
on the 18th day of July, 1911, and said pro-
posed debt and Issue of bonds to
Of forty thousand dollars Is4o.ooo.0O1,
to run for d period not exceeding forty I40l
years from the 1st day Of October, 1911, and
Is per cent? per annum from said date until
paid, interest on all of said bonds to be paid
annually, and said bonds or the funds OBJ.
tanned from the sale thereof to be used and
of the Board of Sewerage Commis-
District Of the city Of opelousas,
tracing for, acquiring, laying and INSTALL
Ing a sewerage plant and all necessary APP
p~urtenances thereto, to be located and con-
structed within or partially within and par
TALLY without the limits of said Sewerage
District as the Board of Sewerage Commits
sioners OF said district may deem
a dvtsable, and maintaining an
ODS L u L oDF a. va 81 CLSAnE # fAAAA
IN the limits of said Sewerage District, the
title to oil of which shall vest In said Sewer
age District of the City of Opelousas, Louis
lana, said bonds TO be secured in principal
and interest by n payable out OF, the first
moneys to be collected out of the special
tax above mentioned in proposition num-
Der one.
Number of votes cast in favor of said
proposition, one hundred and
twenty 100
Number Of votes cast against said
proposition, ~ffty-seyen 81
Majority of votes in number castin
favor of said proposition, sixty
three 63
Amount of votes in valuation
of property cast in favor of
said proposition, three
hundred and ten thousand
eight hundred and eighty
one dollars $310,881 90
Amount of votes in valuation
of property cast against
said proposition, one hum
bred and eighty-fye thou
sand, eight hundred and
forty-tw dollars 185,842.O0
Majority of amour OF votes
in valuation of property
cast in favor of said prop
o~sitiDn, one hundred and
twenty-five thousand and
thirtyenine dollars 2 ,O39.00
And having ascertained from our ex-
animation and coun of the ballots and
of tbs returns of said election
contained in said ballot box, that the
of the commissioners of cleo
ton were correct and as above set forth,
we do hereby declare, proclaim and
- r. m n ~ afa and did than and EfharnI