St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-26
AN ORDINANCE

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Ordering a special election in the
village OF Sunset, parish of ST Lam
dry. State OF Louisiana, upon the pc
tition of than one-third OF the
property tax payers OF the said VII
Mge of Sunset, entitled TO vote under
the constitution and laws OF the State
Of Louisiana, requiring the same for
the purpose Of taking the sense OF
the property tax payers OF the VII
lage oil Sunset entitled to vote under
the constitution and laws Of the State
of Louisiana, on the proposition OF
granting to the LOUISIANA TRAC-
TON AND POWER COMPANY, its
successors or assigns. q special tax
Of three and one half mills on the dol
lar per annum, on the ~assessable
property situated in the said Village
Of Sunset, for a maximum period OF
ten years BEGINNING with the year
1918 and extending to and including
the year 1922, provided that the total
amount to be levied and realized from
said tax by the LOUISIANA TRAC-
TON AND POWER COMPANY shall
not exceed the sum of tWenty-eight
hundred dollars ($2, 100000. The said
three and one-half mill tax shall a
and terminate whenever the said
amount Of twenty-eight hundred dol
lars shall have been realized and turn
ed over to the Louisiana Traction and
Power Company, its successors or as
signs, under the terms and subject TO
the limitations placed in the petition
for the said election.
Whereas, a petition has been re-
ceived from the property taxpayers
residing in the Village of Sunset, en-
titled to vote under the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana. at
q special election called according to
law, to levy a special tax in aid OF
railway enterprises, as is provided Dy
article 270 of the constitution OF the
State of Louisiana adopted in 1893
and act No. 202 of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1898 and acts amendatory
thereof, especially act No. % of the
General Assembly OF the State or
Louisiana for the year 1904. n act
no. As of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana, for the year 1910,
and the said petition having been
signed by a number of property tax
payers residing in the said Village Of
Sunset, and under the constitution
and laws of the State OF Louisiana,
quaiified to participate in said eiec-
ton, In excess of one-third of the mum
Der as was ascertained by an examl-
nation of said petition and the assess
Inent rolls of said Village OF Sunset
Ior the year 1872. and the reg1stra-
Tion books showing the registered
voters OF the Village of Sunset, and
? certified list furnished by the sher-
10 and tax collector giving the names
or the persons in said village who
mad paid their poll taxes for the
Years 1911 and 1912, the words and
terms of this petition. as well as the
SIGNATURES thereto annexed, being as
follows, to-wit:
10 the Honorable the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the vii
lage Of Sunset. Parish of st. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana.
we, the undersigned property tax
PAYERS of the Village OF Sunset, par
isn OF st. Landry, State of Louisiana.
ana entitled to vote therein on the
proposition hereinafter mentioned,
respectfully petition and memorial
a1e your Honorable Body to order al
special election. according to law, Of
me s property tax payers of the said
shlage OF Sunset, parish of st. Lam
~. entitled to vote under the con-
stitution and laws Of the state Of Lou