St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-04-20
BOND

Whereas at a special election held in ac-
cOrdance with the Constitution and Laws OF
ath day of august, 1911, in and for the
First Sewerage District of the City OF opel
cuSas, Louisiana, the proposition TO levy
ana assess q special TAX 81 Eye any 4
period of forty {f01 years, commencing
with and including the tax levy or the year
1911, on all property subject TO stare TAXA
ton In laid First Sewerage District OF the
city of Opelousas, Louisiana, and the prop
osftion to incur debt n issue bonds OF
said First Sewerage District of the City OF
Opelousas, La. in the sum of forty thou
sand dollars tS40,000, 00l, were submitted to
the property tax payers, legally authorized
to vote at such election under the Constftu-
ton and laws Of the State of Louisiana;
and a majority thereof In both number and
amount voted in favor of said propositions
and.
Whereas, on September o. f9t1. the Board
OF Sewerage Commissioners Of the First
Sewerage District of the City OF 0pelousas,
louisiana, IN accordance with the author
tty conferred upon said Board at said cleo
tlon, adopted an ordinance levying a spe-
ciaI tax of two II one-half mills on the
dollar per nun for a period of forty (40l
years, commencing with and including the
year 1911, upon Il g assessed valuation of all
property subject to state taxation, situated
In said First Sewerage District OF the City
of Opelousas, La, for the purpose OF con-
tracing for, acquiring, laying and install
ling 3 sewerage plant and all necessary APP
-purtenances thereto, n operating and
maintaining the sewerage system in said
First Sewerage District of the City of opel
ousas, La. the title to which shall vest IN
said First Sewerage District OF the city or
0pelousas, La, and to pay tile principal
and interest OF such bonds as may pc IS
sued for said urpose and,
Whereas. on February 24th, 1912, said The
Board of Sewerage commissioners of the
First Sewerage District of the City of opel
ousas, La, dopted a schedule relating 10
the issuance of forty thousand dollars
$40 ,0001 in amountof bonds, authorized at
aid election of August 24th. 1911, IN which
1t was provided, among other things, tnaL
all Of said bonds should De dated october
Ist, 1911; that the denomination of each
bond should be five hundred ollaI tS5o0lI
with interest at five per cent per mum,
| payable annually On October 1st OF each
pons, and further providing the date for
maturity Of all Of said forty thousand dol
lars (s40, 000l in amount Of bonds.
Be it ordained b. the Board LOT Sewerage
Commissioners of the First Sewerage Dis
trtet of the city of o~pe1ousas, La, in meet
Ing duly convened:
Section /. That the President and secre-
tary OF the Board of Sewerage Commits
sioners OF the First Sewerage District OF
the City of Opelousas, La, be, n they are
hereby authorized and directed to Ia
prepared and to execute under the seal of
said board. eighty 1907 negotiable bonds to
be known and designated as :tSewerage
Bonds of the First Sewerage District of the
City of OpelousaS, La" and
from one ~ to eighty 800, both Exclusives
ana of the denomination OF i've hundred
first day of October, 1911. and bearing in
terest at the rate Of i've per cent per an
mum, payable annually on the first day OF
October Of each and every y gf until pay
and interest of said bonds to be payable AZ
the office of the Interstate Trust q BANKING
Co., New Orleans, La, and said n to be
numbered and become due and payable as
follows f0.wif.