St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
No. of19l2.
AN ORDINANCE

To incur debt and to issuec certificates OF
Indebtedness therefor to provide
funds for making additions and i'm
provements to the electric light and
water plant of this city.
Whereas, the electric light and water
plant of this city is in very bad eondi-
ton and it is necessary to install there
in one new internal combustion oil en-
CINE, one new dynamo, n new air
compressor and motor for same, one
new centrifugal pump and motor for
same, one new two panel switchboard
and to provide fer the cost OF same. as
we'll as the expenses of installation,
freight. foundations, audimproyements
to the power house building IN order to
accommodate same; and
Wheresa, the city is without funds to
purchase said machinery and 10 make
safu improvements; and
Whereas, the city has levied an ad
yaIorem tax OF eve "a mills on the
dollar and will need in the future the
flu IL eight ~ mills allowed
by Act No. ia OF the acts of the Genera
Assembly of shis State OF the year 1906,
approved July 4, 1906, for ordinary mu-
nieipal purposes 2nd
Whereas, it will be necessary to levy
lLlE Itli Z ulEt1SER WI ga 1880 -
ton allowed by Article 232 of the Con.
stituton of this State for h purpose
Of meeting the extraordinary expenses
involved III making the additions and
improvements above enumerated; and
Whereas, there are no claims against
this CITY against The two lHiils allowed
by the Constitution to be levied by the
city Tor extraordinary purposes above
the eight mills allowed by said act No.
a OF 1906;
Now therefore, be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Ut Aldermen CT the
City of 0pelousas in adjourned session
convened:
Section 1. That q debt of Six Thou
sand Two Hundred and Forty-nlne and
$500 Dollars {$G.24925l be and the same
is hereby incurred by said city flor the
purpose of providing funds to make the
necessary cash payments on the pnf--
chase price and c5stof n new internal
combustion oil engine, new dyna-
mo, one new air compressor and motor
for same, Que new centrifugal pump
and motor for same, and one new TWO
panel switch board. and tx pay for the
Installation, freight and foundations
thereof and for making improvements
to the power house building IN q to
accommodate same.
Section 2. That said Indebtedness
shall be represented by WI certificates
of Indebtedness, dated oct. LIST, 1912, the
first for the sum of Three Thousand and
Eighty-five and 71-l00 Dollars t$3,0o5I1g
made payable one year after date, u
the second for the sum of Three Ihou.
sand One Hundred and SiXty-three and
and 84-I00 Dollars ($3,l63.64l made pay
able Two years after date, each bearing
interest at the rate OF i've par cent (5&)
per annum from date until paid, inter
est payable annually, aud eaeh being
PAYABLE at the office of the Mayor and
Board of AIdsNmen of said city on the
surrender OF the certificate; that said
certificates shall be signed by the
Mayor and Clerk Of this City, and shall
have the seaa thereto affixed.
Section 5. Thatsaid certificates shall
be in substantially the following form.
except the number, lmount and matu-
rity, which shall be as above stated re-
s~peetively, to-wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PAPISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No S.