St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-10-05
AN ORDINANCE,

AN ORDINANCE.
OF the Board of Sewerage Commission
ers of the First Sewerage District o
the City of 0pelousas, Louisiana
calling a special election to be hell
in said First Sewerage District, tt
submit to the property taxpayers
thereof a proposition to levy spe
cial tax n to incur debt and issue
bonds TO provide additional fund:
over and above the special tax ant
the bond issue previously voted III
said District, for the purpose of coms
pleting, installing and maintaining
a sewerage plant and a~ppurtenanees
thereto for said District,
Whereas, this Board has found that ii
will take Approximately $4,000 oyei
and above the $4,000 bond issue hereto
fore voted and disposed of to pay the
entire cost of installing and maintain
ing q complete sewerage plant anu APP
purtenances thereto for this District eff
the character and extent recommended
by lts supervising engineer, and it will
therefore be necessary either TO issue
and dispose OF additional bonds to the
amount of $4,000, supported by a spe.
ciai tax sufficient to retire the same, or
to cut out and omit certain portions of
Its proposed sewerage plant and par
t1cularly certain portions of its
disposal plant and of its sewerage
mains considered BY said engineer and
this Board to be essential TO make it's
system complete aud efficient 90 serve
the entire District; and
Whereas, the special tax of 81 mills
heretofore voted for a period of 40years,
will in 80 years from the commence
ment of the tax period retire the en-
tire series of bonds amounting to $40
900 already voted, leaving Il ~ mill tax
for 10 years not funded into bonds aud
Whereas. a (l) mill tax for q
period OF rs years commencing with
tn g year 1918, will provide sufficient
funds to reBife in principal and interest
the proposed new series of bonds to the
amount of $4,000 needed 10 complete
said system, and will n>s,ke it possible
to pay for the complete system within
80 years instead of the 40 years origi-
naliY contemplated, and on a far more
economical financial basis than if said
unfunded 2A mill tax for the last 10
years of the original period were used +;
and
Whereas, the Board considers it
proper economy to install its system
complete III all details as recommended
by its engineer while it's contractors
are on the ground, and will complete
It under the original contract, instead
OF leaving certain portions of the dis
posal plant and ONE of the sewerage
mains to be Installed in the future AZ
greater parative ex.
pense aud with additional iHconveni-
ence ~ lie District;
Therefore,
Be II ordained by the Board of Sewer
age commissioners of the First Sew
erage District of the City of Opelousas.
Louisiana, In called meeting convened:
Section 1. That a special election
shall be held in the First Sewerage
District OF the City Of 0pelousas, La,
to submit to the property taxpayers
OF said District qualified to vote there
on under the Constitution and laws Of
this State, the .folI1wing propositions,
to Wit:
lst. Aproposil, "A to levy and as
= special tax VI O. mill on the dollar
" pc lstiett annls81ly on the assessed
valuation of al the property subject to
State l-xation III he First Sewerage
District OF tlle Git II 9~peIousas, Louis
lama, for q peril IF LWenty-six 1881
years commencira with aud including |
the tax levy OF II year 1913, for the
purpose OF PROVE. additional funds
over Il ahoye 80 special tax and
bond issue preYio voted in said Dis
tr1et, to complete, i4stau and maintain
a sewerage plant and appurtenances
thereto for said District, the title to !
which shall vest In said District.
End. propositi to incar debt on
behalf of said First Sewerage District
the City of Opelc, sas, Louisiana, and
therefor seriA negotiable coupon
aggregate In principal tho
sum CT Sixteen gusand Dots rs
t9ib,9Ve1, 10 run for periGa ADt exceed
TWenty-six ZIG ears, and I'll bear
interest at the raj Of five percent. per
from date Until paid, flteras
all bonds to be e IN ss3 +
laid bonds or the IDS obtained from /
ne safe thereof oi3s tlsed and eXpel:tt
saIor The pufpos TT providing aaaI
slohailands oyei = above tile special
amt bond 1ssut previously voted iH
District, 10 1usaplete, install and
maintain q Sc Weraea plant and appur
enalees thereto tt safd District. the
sftle 81 which shall Ss4st in said District.
bDnd ~ be secured in prineipaII
Interest By, AMI payable out Of, the
lfst moneys to De Z ltteetal ottt Of tie
ipecial tax voied upon under PROPOSE
ron NUMBER oaa1s -.1ts elb3ts0n
Section 2. That said special election
nan ae cohtilieted III 4ef the supe2-
,lslon of SAID board ot Sewerage Com
n~lsstofefs. and shall Be- held on We'd
iesd1y OctVbef 3g.h, 1912. The polling
.,lacaat which the v.,tes III said cleo
ion 81 ~ he cast il hereag Fixed and
.staoi3sItd At tha#la5rtiiern entrance OF
Court House IT 81. Landry Par3shin
aid DI.tt-ci.anti slid eIection poll sllAlf
pen on said day at The hour OF ssyen
1clock q. NJ, and remain open until {
Z. IL.
SECTION 8 That the following regis
cred and qualified OF said Sewerage
district be aud they are hereby ap-
lointtd oserye as election officers for
ala election at said designated poll,
nt shall be paid at tire rate OF Three
Dollars per tiaN to-Wit: Commission
y 9htl Il. Htfui JASON, l.. a. Sandoz
nd w. \. IIohel tom GlaEk