St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-10-12
Notice and Proclamation
OF Election.

OIlc6 OF the bOaFu Oh SeWSEhSQ SOku'
m~issioners of the First Sewerage
District of the City of Opelousas, La,
0~pe1ousas, La, September 24th, 1917.
TAX NOTICE, that we, the under.
signeu board of Sewerage Commission
ere of the First Sewerage District OF
the City of 0~pelousas, 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 by
law and pursuant to IN ordinance regu-
larry adopted by said Board on this
day, do hereby direct and give public
notice and proclaim that on
Wednesday, Oct. so. 1912,
a special election shall be held in the
First Sewerage District of the City Of
O~pelousas, La, to submit to the prop
erty Taxpayers of said District quail
fed To- vote thereon under the Consti-
tutioL 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 properly subject
TO State taxation i'll tha FIRST Sewerage
District of the City of ~Opelousas, Louis
ana, for a period of twenty-six (26) years
commencing with aud including the
year 1919, for he purpose OF providing
additional funds over INT above the
special taxi and bond Issue previously
voted in said District, to complete, in
stall and maintain a sewerage plant
and appurtenances 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 Sew erage District
of the City OF Opelousas, Louisiana,and
issue therefor serial negotiable bonds
aggregatlng in principal the sum of
Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16, 000.1. to
run for Il period not exceeding Twenty
six (26) years, and to bear interest at
he rate of i've per cent. per annum
from date until paid, interest on all
bonds to be pail annually, and S d i d
bonds or the funds obtained from the
sale thereof to be used and expended
for the purpose of providing additional
funds over n above the special tax
and bond issue previously voted in said
District, to complete, install and amain-
tain y sewerage plant and appurte-
nances thereto for said District, title
TO which shall vest in said District.
Said bonus to De secured in principal
and interest by, and payable out OF, the
first moneys 10 be collected out of the
special H. voted upon under PROPOSE
Viva NV q gu1SsSISCL1Oh.
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 fixed and established
1T the northern entrance of the Court
House of 81. Landry Parish in said Dis
trict, aud said election poll shall open
on said day at the hour of seven O'Clock
A.. Nj, aud 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 vt the rate Of three dollars per
day, to-wit: Commissioners: John II.
Harmanson, l.. A. Sandoz and w. A.
Robertson; Clerk, ID. Healey.
That the ballots to be used in said
election shall be of such form as ito en-
able the voters to vote III favor of or
against either of the propositions sub
United separately, said ballots to be in
the following form, and to have printed
thereon the following matter, to-Wit: