St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-15

extension above set forth,
further delay equal to the tim,
during which the construction
of said extension was thus TN
avoidably delayed:
: End. That no part ofssaid TAI
shall be collected, nor shall thu
! proceeds thereof be paid over tt
said railroad company or its as.
signs, until the extension of saio
railroad shall be completed be.
tween the points above men.
toned.
Wherefore, petitioners pray
that a special election of the
property tax payers of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry entitled to
vote at such an election, be or
dered to be held in pursuance to
the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, for the OBJ
jects and purposes hereinabove
stated; and as in duty bound your
petitioners will ever pray:
Ira j. Pierce, Fl. B. Taylor, B.
20. Taylor, s. G. Taylor, J. M.
Savant, Mrs. nj. ]. Wire, Z. A.
Morrow, C. E. Girod, w. G.
Ellerbee, L. G.. DuckWorth, G..
E. DuckWorth, Henry Gurnett,
Edgar Dejean, Frank Pastoriecz,
Leon Leblanc, j. O. Leblanc, D.
A. Berwick, M. D., A. J. Cor
mier, J. A. Mahon, Walter F.
Brown, C. B. Fisher, S. Car
riere, G. V. Dejean, w. H. Nor
rogh. J. M. Cailouet, N. Lahaye,
r. Lee Hawkins, E. M. Mon
teith, r. L. Schuler, A. D.
Hanks, @. G. Foster, Mrs. Oc-
tavia Daniel, S. G.. Taylor, E. A,
Robert, J.. f. Phillips, M. L.
Bihm, R. A. Winfele, Mrs. E.
Y. Winfele, A. D. Hawkins,
Mrs. A. D. Hawkins, DR.. r. G.
Hawkins, A. A. Richard, A. E.
Richard, T. Fl. Seyas, Wesley
Budden, Jake Meyer, Chas.
Meyer, A. Sliman, Elice Soil
eaux, F. E. Charles, S. Isaacson,
George Mcdaniel, j. B. Lindsey,
|Chas. A. Goudchaux, Lyman r.
Lyons, S. J. DeLoach, Thomas
|Capps, Jno. Mangiaracina, Jr.,
C. c. Johnson, Ira L. West
brook, F. NJ. Able, Lud DarnaIl,
Paul Artall, r. E. Walling, j. A.
Wyble, A. Meyer, Mrs. II. lMey-
er, Frank Charles, Ben Wyble,
B. D.. Duplechain. A. j. Toliyer,
VIM. ToliYer, J. NJ. Jackson, w.
G. Jackson, J. ". Jackson, j. e.
Hicks, Abe GoudehauX, L. L.
Gonson, Alma Jackson, w. Z.
Sanders, @. G. Foster, James wv.
Keller. G. E. Pickett, G. E. Fos-
ter, j. E. Garter, Luther Bald
ridge, L. Goudchaux, L. e.
Goudchaux, Sylvan Goudchaux,
v. Vannoy, Jesse Vannoy. e.
Fisher, r. Al. Pickett, Al.
Fogleman, FL. w. LoWrey, Chas.
Mixer, NJ. J.. Richard, A.. J.
Mrs. S. Hawkins, Mrs.
Mary Reynaud, Ira Pierce, Mrs.
Ira Pierce, Ira E. Hawkins, j. S.
Chas. O. Dejean, %. A.
Reed, Ashton Dejean, Z. III.
Andrus, F. r. Andrus, John
Beard, Mrs. j. j. Beard. Effie
NJ. Hawkins. Chester f. Hawkins,
Mary Lewis, John r. Cohsman, E 30.
Fl. v. Hudspeth, X. Gafletts
]. l.. Catlett per *. Z. Gatlett, Mrs. p. Il.
Hndspeth per e.. V. Hudspeth, II. G.
Foote, Mrs. Nellie Foote Per Il. q.
HI. Landry, A. II. Mouille, I
Burleigh, L. Garuthers, Geo. Rey-
nolds, &c. Gormtief, o. B. Thonps0n,
bar. Jry VIC. EIIerbee, ! -. Nszat,
Dunbar, j. w. Hilliard j.. 81. Hill
lizard, b. G.. Taylor, ID, h. Rutiedge, w.
G.. Hudspeth, Dan Kimbell, Axiom
johnson, Aleide (x his MARK Ledonx,
q. Nj. TDitger, X. y. Nezat, Eugene
Leger, Maget Metoyer, LA. Hazard.
MIR. MeCaffery offered the following
ordinance, duly seconded, and upon
being duly read was adopted unaiI
mousIy, Go-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering a special election To be held
throughout the limits Of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward Of the PARISH OF
st. Landry, State OF Louis1afsa, TO
take the sense OF the property tax
payers OF said ward emitted To vote
at such an election uHde2 the Com
stitution and laws of this State, Oh
d proposition to deteTaniue whether
or not a special tax ri fonr l4} mills
on the dollar or as4nuch thereof NJ
may DO necessary, should be iegied
annually OF tie assessed valuation
OF all the taxable property In said
ward, for u period OF Tea (101 years
beginning with the rear 1918 ana
ending with the Year 1924, 10th I'M
elusive, to raise the sum o fSeyenty-
fiyeHundred Doliars1$7 500 for each
Of said years, that is To say the sum
OF Seyenty-ive Thousand Dollars
($75,000) for the whole of said period,
or as much OF said yearly and total
amount as SAID -four mill tax Will
SIe4fi. ~ AID III The M0f1an,s L3uIs
Iaisa ana Texas itaiifGaI aud SGeala-
ship Company, or its assigns, 70 be
paIa as bouHs TO said haI!foaa
Company to aid in ;ttii 10 eGeour-
aye aua procure the construction
Or an extension in said ward OF It's
Port parre Branch railroad, In az
cordanee with, aud On the TERMS,
eondi1Iofts a42 lln1tt4ti tits settttfttt
III the petition of rlore tileLn une-
third OF the tax payers Of said ward
qualified to vote aG such an election,
and fully incorporated IN this ordt-
nance.
Be il ordained by the Police Jury Of
Louisiana, in special session convened:
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