St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-03

Clerk.
Received the above notice or
the 28rd day of April, 1913, ane
on the same day and date ! no.
tilted all the members of the
Board of Aldermen in person,
except MIR. Sicily who was alb.
sent from home. | left notice
with Mrs. Louis Sicily.
C. L. HAYES,
City Marshal.
Opelousas, La, April %, 1913.
Pursua ant 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 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 ($41, 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, 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 25th day of April, A. D.,
1913, 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
Of Aldermen of the City of
Opelousas, Louisiana, it being
the authority ordering the cleo
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,
70 raise the sum of forty one
dollars, in aid Of the
Traction and Power
its successors or as
that they do now proceed !;
o inspect the tally sheets, COM !
,iled statements and list of vot-
as returned by the Commits {
ions and Clerk presiding at said /
held on the twenty .
econd day of April, A. D., 1913. t
or the purpose as above set g
orth, as well as the PROCLAMATION {
f the Board of Supervisors show t
1g the compiled statement made f
y them, and that what the May- t
+ aid Board of Aldermen shall Q
Q in this matter shall be evidence t
i by a process verbal Of the a
ame. A copy of which process p
erbal shall be published, along il
18th the minutes of this meeting S
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