St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-24

C. L. HAYES,
City Marshal.
Opelousas, La, April %, 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-
cial 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
Mr., Sicily, absent,
The Mayor explained the OBJ
iect of the meeting to be for the
purpose 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 i'm
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, it's
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, 000), 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, its 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 25th 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 and
Board Of Aldermen of the City OF
Opelousas, Louisiana, it being
the authority ordering the cleo
ton held on the twenty second
day of April, A. D., 1913, for
the purpose of voting for or
against the proposition to levy
and collect a two and one half
mill tax for a period of ten years,
to raise the sum of forty one
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 said
election held on the twenty
second day of April, A. D., 1913,
for the purpose as above set
forth, as well as the PROCLAMATION
of the Board of Supervisors show
ing the compiled statement made
by them, and that what the May
or ahd 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 official
journal of the City of 0pelousas,
and shall be considered the Off
cial PRONUNCIATION by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the
result of the election.
Thereupon the city clerk under
instructions from the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, in open ses-