St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

IhereupOn the following Ofdl-
nance was presented by Mr.. L.
L. Daniel, and read, and it was
moved by Daniel seconded by
Blacksher, and carried by the
following yea and nay vote that
the same be adopted:
Yeas: Blacksher, Daniel, Dun
bar, Shaw.
Nays: None.
AN ORDINANCE
No. 7 of 1918.
An ordinance promulgating the re-
turns of the special election held
in the City of O~pelousas, Louisiana,
on the Twenty-Second day of April,
A. D., Nineteen Hundred and Thir-
teen, to take the sense of the prop
erty tax payers OF the said City OF
O~pelousas, entitled to vote under
the laws of the State of Louisiana,
on a proposition to levy a special
tax of two and n half mills on
the dollar per annum, to be I'M
posed, levied and collected in aid Of
q railway enterprise, and in favor
of, for the benefit of and in aid of the
Louisiana Traction and Power Com
pany, its successors or assigns, said
tax to be imposed, levied and col
lected for a period of ten years, be-
ginning with the year 1914 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1923, or until the sum of forty one
thousand dollars shall have been
collected and turned over to the
Louisiana Traction ana Power
Company. its successors or assigns.
Whereas, there was held in the City
OF Opelousas, Parish of st. Landry,
on ID twenty-second day of April, A.
d. 1918, an election to take the sense
of the property tax payers of the city
of O~pelousas, on a proposition to levy
a special tax of two and one half mills
on the dollar per annum, to be imposed,
levied and collected in aid of a rail-
way enterprise, and in favor of, for
the benefit of and in aid Of the Louis
lana Traction and Power Company, it's
successors and assigns, said tax to be
imposed, levied and collected for a
period of ten years, beginning with the
year 1914. and extending to and in
GLIDING the year 1928, so as to realize
the u OF forty one thousand 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 this sum is collected and
turned over to the said Louisiana Trac-
ton q PoWer Company, Its success
ors or.assigns; and
Whereas, this Board of Aldermen
has on this date examined and can
vassed the returns made by the COM
m1ssloners and clerk of election and
the proclamation of the Board of super
ylsofs, q formally declared the re-
suit OF election to be in favor of the
proposltlon submitted, as is shown by
tne process verbal adopted by the said
Board I Aldermen duly .promulgating
the result OF the election; and
whereas. under the Constitution and
laws OF the State of Louisiana, 1T IL
made the duty of the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen when the majority of tbs
property tax payers in number ant
amount have voted in favor of the
proposition submitted, and said cleo
tioh mas Resulted in favor of the prop0
sltien, py ordinance adopted for aud on
pehalf CT the City of Opelousas to levy
sala Tax for the period provided for
designate the years same shall be col
iec.ed, and ~toscollect Same annually;
Therefore,
Section i. BE it ordained by th.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of thu
City Of Opelonsas, Louisiana, in spe
l CEdt SCS5toa SohfShO0, bldt bu0 SDGCId
election held in the City of O~pelousas
parish of st. Landry, State Of Louis
lana, on the twenty-second day O
April, 1918, be and the same is hereby
declared to have resulted in favor o
the proposition submitted, and thu
said Board of Aldermen does hereby
formally promulgate the result of salt
election in accordance Herewith.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc, That in accordance with the result
of said election, q tax of two and one
half mills on thedollar per annum up
OF all of the a~ssessable and taxable
property situated in the City of Opelou
sas, or so much of said two and one
half mills as may be necessary, ii
hereby levied on all of the assessablt
property, situated in the City of Ope
lousas, for a period of ten years, to-wit
for the years 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1928, the sale
two and one half mills thus levied fol
ten years to be collected annually, il
addition to all other taxes until the
sum Of forty-one thousand dollars has
been realized, the SAID tax to be i'm
posed, levied and collected in aid or
railway enterprise, and In favor of, fol-
the benefit of and in aid Of the Louis
lana Traction and Power Company, its
successors or assigns under the condi
tions disclosed and .recited in an ordi
nance of the Mayor and Board OF Alder.
men, adopted on the sixth day O.
March, A. D., l913, calling said election
and the petiJionof the property taxi pay
ers presented to said Board of Alder.
men at Its meeting held on the said
sixth day of Mach, 1918, praying thai
SAID election be held.
Section 8. Be itfurther ordained
etc, That theminutes of this meeting
and that this ordnance be inserted ano
published in the offiial journal of the
city OF Opelousas, parish of st. Landry
for a period of (30) days, in order thai
notice may be drought to all the taz
payers OF the city of Opelousas of the
PRONUNCIATION of said election and the
leyying of said tax upon all of the as.
sessable and taxable property, situated
in the city Of Upelousas, for q period Of
ten years ~bnginning with the year 1871
and extending to and including the
year 1928, as above set forth, and con
firmably to the result of said election
Thus Done, Read, Adopted and Sign.
ed and Seal Affixed in Open Session at