St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-17

Board of Aldermen In person,
except Mr.. Sicily who was alb
sent from home. | left notice
with Mrs. Louis Sicily.
c. L. HAYES,
City Marshal.
Opelousas, La, April Is, 1913.
Pursuant to a provision Of Sec
ton four Of the ordinance
adopted by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Ope-
lousas, Louisiana, calling a spe-
ciaI election herein after spe-
cially referred to, the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City
of Opelousas, Louisiana, met
this day in special session with
E. L. Loeb, Mayor, presiding,
and Messrs. Shaw, Blacksher,
Daniel and Dunbar, present, and
NH, Sicily, absent,
The Mayor explained the oh.
iect of the meeting to be for the
nurpose of receiving the official
returns Of the special election
held in the said City of Opelou.
sas on the twenty second day OF
April, A. D., 1913, wherein was
submitted to the qualified voters
a proposition to levy a special
tax Of two and one half mills on
the dollar per annum, to be inn
posed, levied and collected in
aid Of a railway enterprise. and
in favor of, for the benefit and
In aid of the louisiana Trac-
ton and Power Company, its
successors or assigns, said tax TO
be imposed, levied and collected
in aid of a railway enterprise
for a period of ten years. Begin
ming with the year 1914 and ex-
tdnding to and including the
year 1923, SO as to realize the
sum Of forty-one thousand dol
lars (S41, OOO), provided that in
case the sum of forty-one thou
sand dollars be collected and
turned over to the said company
before the expiration Of the ten
years, that the said tax shall
cease as soon as this sum is col
lected and turned over to the
Louisiana Traction and Power
Company, it's successors or as
signs. That the sworn returns
of the commissioners and clerk
Of said election have been filed
with the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen, and that the Board
Of Supervisors have met on Fri
day, the 18th day of April, A. D.,
1918, and have drawn up a com.
piled statement and proclaimed
the election to have resulted in
favor of the proposition submit
ted, and have filed a copy of the
returns and proclamation show.
ing such compiled statement
with the council.
That in accordance with the
ordinance of the sixth day Of
March, A.. d, 1918, calling the
election, it was necessary for the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
TO examine the returns and pro
mulgate the result of the cleo.
ton.
Whereupon the following res
olution was introduced by Mr.
Blacksher, seconded by Mr.,
Daniel, and unanimously adopted
upon a poll of the council.
Be itresolved by the Mayor ant
Board of Aldermen of the City Of
Opelousas, Louisiana, it being
the authority ordering the cleo
ton held on the twenty seconG
day of April, A. D., 1913, fol
the purpose of voting for Oh
against the proposition to levy
and collect a two and one hall
mill tax for a period of ten years,
to raise the sum of forty ONT
thousand dollars, in aid of the
Louisiana Traction and Power
Company, its successors or as,
signs, that they do now proceed
to inspect the tally sheets, com,
piled statements and list of vot,
ers as returned by the Commits.
sions and Clerk presiding at sale
election held on the twenty
second day of April, A. D., 1918,
for the purpose as above sci
forth, as wella s the proclamation
of the Board of Supervisors show.
ing the compiled statement made
by them, and that what the May.
or aid Board of Aldermen shall
do in this matter shall be evidenc.
ed by a process verbal of the
same. A copy of which process
verbal shall be published, along
with the minutes of this meeting
for thirty days in the oficiaI
journal of the City of Opelousas,
and shall be considered the off.
cial PRONUNCIATION by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the
result of the election.
Therenpon the city clerk under
instructions from the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, in open ses-