St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-10-05
Notice and Proclamation
Of Election.

Once OF the Board of Sewerage Com
missioners of the First Sewerage
District of the City of Opelousas, La
Ope1ousas, La, September 24th, 1912.
TAKE NOTICE, that we, the under
signeu board of Sewerage Commission
ers of the First Sewerage District Of
the City of Opelousas, La, duly elected
and qualified pursuant to the provisions
of the Constitution and laws of this
State, and acting by virtue of the
power and authority in us vested b y
law and pursuant to an ordinance regu.
larly adopted by said Board on this
day, do hereby direct and give public
notice and proclaim that on
Wednesday,, Oct. 80. 1912,
a special election shall be held in the
First Sewerage District of the City of
Opelousas, La, to submit to the prop
erty taxpayers of said District quail
fed 10 vote thereon under the Consti-
tuition and laws of this State. the fol-
lowing propositions, to-wit:s
1st. A proposition to levy and as
sess a special tax of one mill on the dol
lar to be levied annually on the assess
ed valuation of all the property subject
to state taxation in the First Sewerage
District of the City of Opelousas, Louis
ana, for a period of twenty-six coy years
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year 1913, for the purpose of providing
additional funds over and above the
special tax and bond issue previously
voted in said District, to complete, in
stall n maintain q sewerage plant
and appurtenanees thereto for said Dis
trict, the title to which shall vest in
said District.
End. A proposition to incur debt on
behalf OF said First Sewerage District
of the City of Opelousas, Loaisiana,.and
issue therefor serial negotiable bonds
aggregatlng in principal the sum of
Sixteen Thousand Dollars fSI6.OOO.l y. to
run for a period not exceeding TWENTY
six (26) years, and TO bear interest at
the rate of five per cent. per annum
from date until paid, interest on all
bonds TO be pail annually, and q d
bonds or the funds obtained from the
sale thereof to be used and expended
for the purpose of providing additional
funds over and above the special tax
ana BONA issue previously voted in said
District, to complete, install and Rmain-
tain a sewerage plant and appurte-
nances thereto for said District, title
to which shall vest in said District.
SAID bonus to be secured in principal
and interest by, and payable out OF, the
hrst moneys 10 be collected out OF the
special tax voted upon under PROPOSE
tlon number one at thisselection.
Take further notice: That said special
election shall be conducted under the
supervision of said Board of Sewerage
Commissioners, aud the polling place
at which the votes in SAID election shall
be cast is hereby liked and established
at the northern entrance of the Court
House of st. Landry Parish in said Dis
trict, and said election poll shall open
on said day at the hour Of seven o'clock
A. M, and remain open until FIVE
o'clock p. NJ.
That the following registered and
qualified voters OF said Sewerage Dis
trict be and they are hereby appointed
to serve as election officers for said cleo
ton at said designated poll, and shall
be paid at the rate of three dollars per
to-wit: Commissioners: John H..
L. A. Sandoz and w. a..
Robertson; Clerk, ]. j. Healey.
That the ballots to be used in said
election shall be of such form as s.to en-
able the voters to vote in favor of or
against either of the propositions sub
initted separately, said ballots to be in
the following form, ana to have printed
thereon the following matter, to-Wit: