St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-08

regular ten mill ad valorem ta1
for the years 1914 to 1922, in.
elusive, to the payment of same,
and to adopt all necessary ordi,
nances in the premises.
2. To ratify aud confirm the
sale Of the bonds to be authoriz
ed at said meeting.
E. L. LOEB,
Mayor.
Attest;
J. B. A. A
City Clerk.
Marshal's Return Showing Ser
vice Of Call.
Received the above notice or
the 10Th. day Of October, A. D..
1918, and on the same day anc
date / served a copy thereof or
each member of the Board o.
Aldermen of the City Of Opel
ousas, La, in person in saidCity,
as fellows, to-Wit:
On d. P. Blacksher at l1:4s
O'Clock a. M.
On Louis L. Daniel at 11:0(
O'Clock a.. m.
On G. P. Dunbar at 11:2E
O'Clock a. m.
On DR.. j. A. Shaw at 11:3E
o'clock a. m.
Simon Sicily at 11:25 o'clock a.
m.
Said parties comprising the en-
tire membership OF said Board.
G.. I. HAYES,
City Marshal.
Special Meeting.
IOpelousas. La. October 29, 1913.
The Board Of Aldermen met
pursuant to the above call.
Present, Hon. E. L. L.eb, May
or, presiding, and the following
Aldermen: D. p. Blacksher,
Louis L. Daniel, C. P. Dunbar,
DR.. j. A. Shaw, and Simon
Sicily. Absent: None.
All members being present,
the Mayor called the meeting to
order.
The following ordinance was
offered by Alderman L. L. Daniel
and its offering duly seconded
by Alderman j. A. Shaw, and
having been previously reduced
to writing, was read and consid-
cred section by section, to-Wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
No. 20 of 1918.
To incur debt and to issue negotiable
coupon gold bonds therefor,
for the purpose of paving
and m p rovlng the streets
and alleys of the City Of Opelousas, in
accordance with paragraph 4 of Article
PSI OF the Constitution OF the State of
as amended by Joint Resolu-
lion of the General Assembly of said
State, being No. 1872 Of the Acts of the
year 1912, approved July 9, 1912, and
duly ratified by a vote of the people on
Tuesday, November 5, 1912.
Whereas, the pavement andimprove-
.ent of certain streets of the CITY Of
Opelousas and the building of good and
bridges thereon are matters
Of the greatest public concern; and
Whereas, the statutory, necessary
and usual charges OF the said City for
current year, 1918, do not exceed
mills on the dollar per annum ON
assessed value of the taxable
property of the City, and will not ex-
,eed that millage during the nine
years ensuing, commencing with the
year 1914 and ending with the year
1922, both inclusive; and
Whereas the City can therefore. after
making provision for the payment OF all
statutory, ordinary and usual charges,
'et aside and fund into bonds running
or q period not exceeding ten years
nd bearing interest at a rate not ex-
:eeding five per cent Is per cent per
lnnum, three mills of the ten mills tax
by Article 232 of the Con-
.ttution Of the State OF Louisiana, for
ne purpose of providing for paving and
otherwise improving the streets and
lleys OF the City Of Opelousas; and
Whereas, the millage available for
unding into bonds Is aforesaid has not
been appropriated or dedi-
ated, except that available out of the
axes for the current year, 1913, which
as been dedicated to the payment of a
issued for power house i'm
and said millage for the re-
nine years commencing with I
year 1914 and ending with the year /
so, both inclusive, will support in {
and interests bond issue of i
hirty-One Thousand Five Hundred |
ollars 1881, 500 0 running for ten {
ears from date on the schedule OF ma
lrities hereinafter set out;
Therefore, Be 1t Ordained by the
and Board OF Aldermen Of the
of Opelousas, louisiana. in called
,ssion convened:
Section /. That a debt of Thirty-one s
thousand Five Hundred Dollars $751;
N) be and the same is hereby incurred
the purpose of providing funds for
le paving and Improvement of the
reefs and alleys of the City of Opel
lsas, said debt to be evidenced by
,nds to be executed and issued as
sreinafter provided.
Section q. That the Mayor and Clerk
the Board Of Aldermen be and they
hereby authorized and directed to \
I'VE prepared and to execute under the
al OF this City, Sixty-three 1851 nego- p
Ible coupon gold bonds to be known s.
d designated as Street Paving and n
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