St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-10-26

OF the Board of Sewerage Comm mission
ers of the First Sewerage District of
the City of Opelousas, Louisiana.
calling Q special election to be held
in said First Sewerage District, to
submit to the property taxpayers
thereof a proposition to levy a spe-
eial tax and to incur debt and issue
bonds to provide additional funds
over and above the special tax and
the bond issue previously voted in
pleting, installing and maintaining
y sewerage plant and appurtenances
thereto for said District.
Whereas, this Board has found that it
will take approximately $4,000 owe
and above the $4,000 bond issue hereto
fore voted and disposed of to pay the
entire cost Of installing and maintain
ing complete sewerage plant mi APP
purtenances thereto for this District of
the character and extent recommended
by its supervising engineer, and it will
therefore be necessary either to issue
and dispose Of additional bonds to the
amount of $4,000, supported by a spe-
cial tax sufficient to retire the same, or
to cut out n omit certain portions of
Its proposed sewerage plant and par
tIcnIarly certain portions of its
disposal plant and Of its sewerage
mains considered by said engineer and
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system complete aud efficient to serve
the entire District; and
Whereas, the special tax OF 81 mills
heretofore voted for 9 period OF Myears,
Will in 80 years from the commence
ment Of the tax period retire the en-
tire series Of bonds amounting to $4U,-
Geo already voted, leaving y az mill tax
for 10 years not funded into bonds ..and
Whereas. q one ~ mill tax for 4
period of 20 years commencing with
{ p year 1913, will provide sufficient
funds TO reGire in principal and interest
the proposed new series of bonds to the
amount OF $4,000 needed 10 complete
said system, and will make ii possible
to pay for the complete system within
30 years instead of the 40 years origi-
naIlY contemplated, and on a far more
economical financial basis than If said
unfunded ~ mill tax for the last 10
years OF the original period were used;
and
Whereas, the Board considers it
proper economy to install its system
complete in all details as recommended
by its engineer while it's contractors
are on the ground, and will complete
1t under the original contract, instead
OF leaving certain portions OF the dis
posa1 plant and some of the sewerage
mains to be installed In the future AZ
greater paratiye ex-
pense anu with additional i~nconyetII-
ence to theD District;
Therefore,
Be 1t ordained by the Board OF Sewer
age commissioners Of the First Sew
erage District of the City of Opelousas,
Louisiana, in called meeting convened
Section /. That a special election
shall be held in the First Sewerage
District OF the City of Opelousas, La,
TO suomi TO the property taxpayers
OF said District qualified to- vote there
on under the Constitution and laws Of
this State, the following propositions,
to wit:
lst. A propositi IN to levy and assess
. special tax of or. mill on the dollar
valuation Of all tn property subject Go
State taxation Iii HE First Sewerage
District OF the Git Of O~pelonsas, Louis
lima, for q periust OF twenty-sig (2BAi
years comm encins with and including
the tax levy OF tl.r year 1918, for the
purpose of provid { additional funds
over and above IS special tax and
bond issue previously voted in said Dis
trlct, TO complete. install and maintain
2 sewerage PLAN aud .appurtenances
thereto for said district, the title to |
which hall vest ii said District.
IND. a propositft,n IL incur debt on
behalf of said Fist sewerage District
OF the City of OPEL 4~sls, Lonisiana, and |
issue therefor ser IA. negotiable coupon
q aggregatlI- In principal the
sum OF Sixteen / ,lsand D~ollarsl
!$l6,0O0l, TO run foi ,,erisd not exceed
TWenty-six (26 ears, and to bear
interest at the rat ST five per cent. per
from date antii paid, interest
on al bonds to be paid annually, and
SAID bonds or the ] ads obtained from
the sale thereof to ~ used and expeEd-
ea LOT the purpose II providing addl-
Ilonal q over Btlt above the special
tax and bon issue previously voted in
SAID District, to cu.aplete, install and
. seWerag,. plant and appur-
tenances thereto for SAID District. She
lltle TO which shall vest liz said District.
Said bonds to be secured in principal
nd interest by, and payable out OF, the
ilfst moneys TO be collected out of the
special tax voted upon under ~proposi
hon number u AZ this election
Section 2. That said special election
snail be conducted III the super
vision of said Board OF Sewerage Con-.
Inissioners, n shall be held Oh We'd
nesday, October 3Uth, 1912. The polling
aG which the votes in said cleo
ION snail be cast i hereby fixed and
established at the northern entrance ar
S SAA AoIo9#9 y \ sdB0EY EhTIER M /
SAID District, and said election poll shall
open OH said day ut the hour of seven
o'cIock a. M. hi remain open until
r. al.
Section 3. That the following regis
Tered and qualified of said Sewerage
be and they are hereby APP
pointed TO serve as election officers for
laid election at said designated poll.
shall be paid at the rate of Three
dollars per day, to-wit: Commission
RS john Ill. Harmalson, t, A. Sandoz
nd w. n. Robertson; Clerk, j. j.
1ealey.
Section A. That the necessary ballot :
ballots, stationery .aud blanks for
duplicate tally sheets, lists of voters, {
OF property, and duplicate I
statements of lie votes IN {
lumber aud amount shall be furiIt<hed
nd delivered To said election officers
{ said polling place on the day aud at {
he hour fixed for holding aid election
nd opening said poll, by this Board.
Section 5. That the clerk of Court
nc tx-oifieio Registrar of Voters IF /
lie Parish of st. Landry shall in ae-
ordanee with See. q of Act 256 OF 1910,
and deliver to said commission
rs of election aE or before the time ap-
for the opening OF the poll, a
Iat OF The taxpayers entitled o .fn
efson or BY proxy HI said election, to-
ether with the valuation of each tax
aver. property ~ shown bS the as
roll last made and filed prior
, the date hxed for said election,
Section s. That the ballots to be
sed III said aIacffntl shall bo nf sYIch| A