St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-30
Thursday, Dec. 2e, 1919,

a special election shall be held and is
| hereby called in the Grolee Street Adj
dition to the FirstSewerage District OF
the City of 0~pelousas, Louisiana. as
created by and bounded ana described
in Ordinance No. 10 of the City of Ope-
I~lousas for the year 1872 adopted Eoven-
Der Sth, 1870 submit To the property
taxpayers of said Addition quail
| fed to vote thereon under the Gonati-
| tuition and laws of this State, the fol-
| lowing proposition, to-wit:
A proposition to levy and assess d
| special tax of two and one-half niIlson
the dollar for q period of forty years
commencing with aud including the
year 1911, and a special tax Of one mill
on the dollar for a period OF Twenty-slX
years commencing with and intending
| the wear 1913, TO be levied annually on
the assessed valuation of aIlthe prop
erty subject to state taxation / the
GroIee Street Addition to the FirstSew-
| erage District of the City of 0pelousas,
| La. as created. bounded and described
in Ordinance No. 10 of said City adopted
November Sbh, 1919, for the purpose OF
contracting for, acquiring, Installing.
completing and maintaining a sewer
age plant and a"ppurtenances thereto
for said Sewerage District, the title to
| which shall vest insald District.
That said election shall be conducted
under the supervision of his Board,
| and shall he held on Thursday. Deeem-
Der 18th, 1912. The polling place at
which the votes in saId election shall be
cast is hereby fixed and established at
the residence of Lorenzo Mornhlnyeg
in said Addition, and said election poll
shall open on said day at the hour OF
| seven O'clock A. NJ. aud remain open
until five o'clock 2. NJ.
That the following registered and
qualified voters of said Addition
| be and they are hereby appointed
to serve as 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: Lorenzo
! Mornhinveg. Eraste Durio, and r. r.
Sandoz; Clerk, Chas. B. Chachere.
That all property taxpayers Of said
A edition alih ed as electors
under the Constitution and laws OF thIe
| State shall be entitled to vote at sal
| election; provided that resident Women
taxpayers shall have the right e
vote atsaid election, without reglstra
ton. in person or by their agents an
/ tharized in writing, which written 3u
t~horizations shall be attached TO such
agents ballots respectively.
That said election shall be conducted
and the returns thereof made in the
lform and lame provided fol
IN Act No. 256 of 1910, and in ail
rasnects not provided for II
| said Act or this ordinance, Sale
election shall be conducted in conform
ity to the General Election LaWsof this
State now in force in SO far as sans
may be applicable thereto.
Thaton the evening of said election
to-wit, on Thursday, the 18th day o.
December, 1912, at the hour Of sf1
O'Clock p. M. the said Board of Sewer
age commissioners shall repair TO sIls
polling place hereina bove es
t Is he'd and S b all Their
in public session proceed TO open tns
ballot box as soon as b same Is turned
over by the election officers, n exam
inc ana count the ballots in numbeI
and amount, examine and canvass liz
returns. ana declare the result OF SAIL
election. which result they shall there
after uromuIgate by publication in on
Il issue of the official journal OF SAID LEY
This board shall eepiltrIplieate q pro
ces verbal of the manner tn which tn
ballot box has been opened, the return
!. a nyassed and the result OF the election
aseertalned and shall file and reeort
samefn the manne provided by law.
Il. B.DUBUIssON,
President Board of Sewerage Commits
sieners of the First Sewerage Dis
tFieta tha1lTy OF AIpeloHshst Las
An ORDINANCE.
OF the Board OF Sewerage Commission
ers of the First Sewerage District 9
ths Cits CT 0pelousas, Lauisiant
~ Ing q special eiectlon to be hel
Ia me GroIee street AtttlltloH :
! said District. at which to submit I
fIt property holdeFs Of SAID Aaa
! ten q proposition to levy sp'
| cIaI taxes equal 10 thape heFeStIof
X@ed IN the original First ses
Dfssriet, fer the purpose of eontfac.
ing faF. aealHrsng4 Instattftsgs sst1iI
rIe3A4.and ma{utaIning seFe'
ace 0l4nk aud a~ppurfenaieez lAeF'
sara BIstrEcr, TIE Title T
. - shall rest IL said Sewer
iftstGGEst.
WI seas. he Mayor ana Board {
A4G8 n Of THE City Of 0ne1easass g
NGfe e Y stf, tsIz no eFeate "a 40
:. ffou, s15te E4EsS sEyerage IIskElct
SAID GHy. to be temporarily known
t the 944 a.ea@tEeet Addition hereto ~
+ fuIiS GesGlIled0 ana bounded ia IasgAa
nance apled said day. neEug t1Fa
] uatct Nam Iea III tbe lily oI IL
fousas fga tie year Lelz; aaa
" Bas, uHtseF The terms Ct said 0It
ordinance the permanent merger
said Abolition with said First sewerat
1ID4ss rles aaae conditional upon FL
4 praLlertg tax PAYERS IF said Ada1fIs
voting 4pIafaI taxes In the san