St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
Notice and Proclamation
of Election.

Office of the Board of Sewerage Com.
missioners of the First Sewerage
District of the City ofOpelousas, La.
Opelousas, La, September 24th, 1912.
TAX. NOTICE, that we, the under
signeu Board of Sewerage Commission
ers of sthe First Sewerage District o.
the City of Opelousas, 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 J
law and pursuant to an ordinance regu-
larry adopted by said Board on this
day, do hereby direct and give public
notice and proclaim that on
Wednesday,, Oct. 80. 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-
tuition and laws of this State, the fol
lowing propositions, to-Wit:s
LIST. A proposition to levy and as
sess a special tax of n mill on the dol
lar to be levied annually on the assess
ed valuation of all the property subject
to State taxation in the First Sewerage
District of the Cityo of 0pelousas, Louis
ana, for a period of twenty-six (26) years
commencing with aud including the
year 1913, for the purpose of providin g
additional funds oven and above thu
special IA and bond issue previously
voted in said District, to complete, in
stall and maintain q sewerage plant
and appurtenances thereto for said Dis
trict, the little to which shall vest in
said District.
End. A proposition to incur debt on
behalf OF said First Sewerage District
Of the City OF Opelousas, Louisiana..and
issue therefor serial negotiable bonds
~aggregatlng in principal the sun of
Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.). to
run for d period not exceeding Twenty
six (26) years, and to bear interest at
the rate of i've per cent. per annum
from date until paid. interest on all
bonds to be paid annually, and q / 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 tmain-
tain Q sewerage plant and appurte-
nances thereto for said District, title
to which shall vest In said District.
Said BONDS to be secured in principal
and interest by, and payable out OF, the
first moneys TO De collected out OF the
special tax voted upon under PROPOSE
rlon number a at thisselection.
Take further notice: That said special
election shall be conducted under the
supervision of said Board Of Sewerage
Commissioners, ::and the polling place
at which the votes in said election shall
be cast is hereby fixed and established
at the northern entrance of the Court
House of st. Landry Parish in said Dis
trict, and said election poll shall open
on said day at the hour uf seven O'clock
A. M, land remain open until five
o'clock r. M.
That the following registered and
qualified voters of said Sewerage Dis
trfct be and they are hereby appointed
to serve az. election officers for said cleo
ton at said designated poll, and shall
be paid at the rate OF three dollars per
day, to-wit: Commissioners: John h.
L. A. Sandoz and w. A.
Robertson; Clerk, III. Healey.
That the ballots to be used in said
election shall be of such form as ito
able the voters to vote in favor of or
against either OF the propositions sub
separately, said ballots to be in
the following form, and to have printed
the following matter, to-Wlt: