St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-23
Thursday, Dec. &c, 1912,

AUEASd AQu pIOcl31h buds On
Thursday, Dec. e, 1912,
. special election shall be held and is
hereby called in the Grolee Street Ad.
dition to the First Sewerage District OF
the City of Opelous8s, Louisiana. So
created by and bounded Inc described
in Ordinance No. 10 OF the City, OF Ope-
Ilousas for the yea 1872, adopted Novem-
Der 8th, 1912, to submit to the property
tax-payers of said Addition quail
fed to vote thereon under the Consti-
tuition and laws of this State, the fol-
lowing proposition. to-wit:
4 proposition TO levy and asses q
special tax of two and one-half mills on
the dollar for a period of forty years
commencing with and including the
year 1911, and a special tax of one mill
on the dollar for a period of TWenty-six
years commencing with and including
the year 1918, to be levied annually on
the assessed valuation of all the prop
erty subject to State taxation in thu
Grolee Street Addition to the First Sew
erage District of the City of Qpelousas,
La, as created, bounded and described
in Ordinance No. 10 of said CITY, adopted
November 9Th, 1912, for the purpose OF
contracting for, acquiring, installing.
completing and maintaining a sewer
age plant and appuFtenancss thereto
for said Sewerage District, the title to
winch snail vest in said District.
Tha said election shall be conducted
q ehe supervision of this Board,
and shall be held on Thursday. Decem-
Der 10Th, 1912. The polling place at
Wnleh the votes in SAID election shall be
casba IS hereby fixed and established at
b residence of Lorenzo M~ornhinYega
II said Addition, and said election poll
shall open on said day at the hour of
seven O'Clock a. M, aud TeI1aiB open
n5iI five o'clock T. NJ.
That the following registered and
qualified voters Of said Addition
be and they are herehv appointed
to serve as election aiEis. FOR said cleo
tion at said designate ,9saI, and shall
be paid at the rate of thIee dollars per
day. to-Wit: Commissioners: Lorenzo
Mornhinyeg, Eraste Durio, and r. T..
SandoE; Clerk, Chas. B.. Chaehere.
That ali property Taxpayers OF said
A Addition quaIihed as electors
under the Constitution and laws Of this
State shall be entitled to vote 1t said
electspa provided that resilient women
taxpayers shall have the right to
vote atsaid election, without registrR
ton. in person or by their agents au-
therixed in writing, which written an
t~horizationa shall be attached to such
agents ballots respectively.
That said election shall be conducted
and the returns thereof made in the
and n provided for
In Act No. 258 Of 1910, and in ALL
respects not provided for in
said Act or this ordinance, said
election shall be conducted In conform
ity { the General Election Laws Of this
State now in force in SO far 8 same
may be applicable thereto.
That on the evening of said election,
to-Wit, on Thursday, the 18th day OF
December, 1919, al the hour of SIX
O'Clock r. n. the said Board Of Sewer
age Commissioners shall repair to the
polling place hereinabove es-
ia bl is he'd and shall thereI
in public session proceed to open the
ballot box as soon as the Am is turned
by the election officers, and exam
inc and count the ballots in number
and emount, examine and canvass the
returns, ana declare the result OF sald
which result they shall there
after promn1gate by publication in one
of the official journal OF said City.
This Board shall keep in triplicAts q pro-
ees verbal of the manner in which the
ballot box has been opened, the returns
ca nyasse and the result of the election
ascertained and shall file and record
sameIn the manner provided by Law.
e. i. BUBUIssoN.
President Board 1T Sewerage Commits
sionars OF the First Sewerage Dis-
trict of the City of Opelousas, La
AN ORDINANCE.
Of the Board OF Sewerage Commission
ers of the First Sewerage District of
the City of 0pelousast Louisiana.
estIinm u special election to lie hold
IN the Grolee Street Addition 20
said District. st which to submit To
the property holders. Of said AddI-
ticn Il proposition to levy spec
eiaI taxes equal TO those heretofore
voted a the original First sew
District, for the purpose of contract
ing for. acquiring. Installing. COM
pIeting, and maintaining q sewer
& plant and appnrtenances there
70 FIR said District. The Fitte to
whiGh shall vest in said Sewerage
B4su1ct.
Whereas, the Mayor and Board of
Aiael men Of the City OF 0peioasas. on
Ets emher sih, 1919, did create an atidi-
1lva 10 The First sewerage District OF
saIu GlIy. 10 ue temporarily knnwI as