St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14
Thursday, Dec. Is, 1912,


Thursday, Dec. rs, 1912,
a special election shall be held and il
hereby called in the Groiee Street AID.
dition to the First Sewerage District OF
The City OF O~pelousas, LouIs1ana., as
created by and bounded ana described
in Ordinance No. 10 of the City of Ope.
Iopsas for the year 1919, adopted Novem.
per Sth, l9l2,to submit TO the property
taxpayers OF said Addiaioa quail.
he'd to vote thereon under the Gonsti-
tuition and laws Of this State, the fol
lowing proposition, to-wit:
A proposition to levy and assess q
special tax Of two and oncL1lf mills on
the dollar for q period of forty veal
commencing with aud including the
year 1911, and o special tax Of one mill
on the dollar for q period Of Twenty-sig
years commencing with and including
the year 1913, to be levied annually on
the assessed Valuation nf aI the nFon-
erty subject to State taxation in the
Ufoaee Street Addition to Ins EIrsESew-
erage District of the CITY of OpeIousas.
Lag as created, bounded and described
IN Ordinance No. 10 of said City, adopted
November Sth, 1919, fer thu puzpos Of
contracting for, acquiring, Installing.
completing and maintaining a sewer
sge plant and appusteaances thereto
Tor said sewerage District, the title to
which shall vest In said District.
mat said election snail be conducted
under the supervision OF this Board.
and shall be held on Thursday Deem
Der 18th, 1912. The polling place at
which, the votes III sai1 eaecLaon shalt be
cast is hereby fixed and established at
ther residence of Lorenzo Mo%rnhinyeg
IN 800 addition, ant safa election poll
shall open on said day at the hour of
ven O'clock a.. NJ. and remain open
until lye O'Clock p. Ia.
That the following registered and
qualified voters Of said edition
be and they are hereby appointed
20 serve as election officers for said cleo
ton TT said DESIGNATED n9lI and shall
be paid at the rate of three dollars per
DAY, town.: Commissioners: Lorenzo
M~ornhinveg, Eraste Durio, and p. r.
sandoz; Clerk, Chas. B. Ghachere.
That all property taxpayers OF said
Addition qnaflhed as electors
the Constitution an1 laws OF this
State shall be entitled to vota at said
election: provided that resident women
taxpayers shall have the right to
vote atsafd election. without -egistra-
ion, in person or bv their agents au-
therlzed in writing, winch written au-
shall be attached to such
$500 = @AIS+ EPGCslSa1l
That said election shall be conducted
4 returns Thereon made In The
or and manner provided for
in Act No. $50 of 1910, and in All
aspects not provided for ID
said Act or this ordinance. said
election shall be conducted in conform.
Ity to the General Election Laws Of this
state now in force In SO far as same /
may be applicable thereto.
Thaton the evening of said election.
on Thursday, the 18th day 81
I9l2, at the hour OF SIX
P. NJ, the said Board of Sewer
age Commissioner shall repair to the
polling place hersinaboVe es-
q b | Is b ed and shall fhereI
n public session proceed to open the ]
ballot box asgsoon as the same is turned |
by the election officers, and exam
ne and count the ballots in number
amount, examine and canvas the /
returns, d declare the result OF said
which result they shall there
lfter pfonulgate BY publication In one
Esue OF the official journal of said CITY.
This Board shall keep in tripifcata a pro-
,es verbal Of the manner in which the
1allot box has been opened. the returng
:anvassed and the result of the election
lscertained and shall file and record
the manner provided by law.
e. B. DUBulssON,
resident Board OF Sewerage Commits
sioners Of the First Sewerage Dis
trict Of the City of 0pelousas, La.
AN ORDINANCE.
If the Board of Sewerage COM mission
ers Of the First Sewerage District OF
the City Of Opelousas. louisiana
calling u special 1l held |
in fhn fArnfon ANrnak@&A 81 4
said District. at which to submit to
the property holders of said Addf-
ton o proposition To levy sps-
ciaI taxes equal to those heretofore
voted In the original First Sew
District, for the purpose of contract
ing for acquiring. installing, COM
plotting, and maintaining a sewer
age plant and appnrtenancas there
to for said District, the title to
which shall vest In said Sewerage
District.
Whereas, the Mayor and Board of
ldernnen Of the City Of Opelonsas, on
lovember 8th, 1872 did create Al addi-
on TO the First Sewerage District of
lid City, to be temporarily known as
Grolee Street Addition thereto and
lily described and bounded In It's ordl-
adopted sale dav. eaing Ordf-
ance Nnmter Ten of the City Of Ope-
'usas for the year 1912; and
Whereas. under the terms Of said CITY Il
rd1nance the permanent merger Of
i'd Addition with said First SEWERAGE
Istrlctfs made conditional upon the
taxpayers of said Additi IN \
sting special taxes In the same
and for the same purpose Is
lose heretofore voted Id the orIglnafI.
swerage District created March 9TH. !,
Ii . and
Whereas, the property taxpayers of /
i'd original Sewerage District on An- /
lst 9th, 1911, voted IN favor of the ]
vying of . special tax of two and one /
If mills per annum for q period Of /
rty years commencing with the year I
Ii, and on October Both, 1912, voted in
of levyfng q special tax of one
K years commencing with the year :
Ii; now therefore !
Be 1t ordained by she board of Sew :
age Commissioners Of the First Sew !
age District of the CITY OF OpeIousas, !
called meeting convened: !
Section /. That . special election /
all be held and is hereby called in .
e GrpIee Street. Addition 70 the First ?
tWerage District Of the City of @pe- :
asas. louisiana, 40 cIeatsd by =
ID bounded and described In Ordf- :
NS. 10 Of the City Of OpeIousas 5
r the Year 1912, adopted November 4
i, 1917, s1to submit TO the property tax I
yers oeesaid Addition qualified TO vote y
ereon' under the Constitution and g
OF this State. the following propo- .
ion, tcrwit: 2
a
4 proposition to Ievv and assess q
tax Of two and one-haR mills
the dollar for q period Of Forty =
airs commencing with and including !.
e year 1911, and 3 special tax OF one i
III on the dollar for 8 period OF Twen- y
sir years commencing with and IN 3