St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-29

morton O advancing tle young
Democracy, which in the las
analysis will have to bear the
heat and burden of the day il
the future battles Of the party,
AN ORDINANCE
No. 6, 1918.
Ordering a special election in the City
of Opelousas, Parish of st. Landry
State Of Lou isiana, upon the petit
ton of more than one-third of the
property tax payers Of the said City
of Opelousas, entitled to vote under
the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, requiring the
same for the purpose of taking the
sense of the property tax payers OF
the City of Opelousas entitled to
vote under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana, on
the proposition of granting to the
Louisiana Traction and 2 o W g r
Company, its successors or assigns.
a special tax of two and n half
mills on the dollar per annum, on
the assessable property situated in
the said City Of Opelousas, for a
maximum period of ten years. be-
ginning with the year 1914 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1923, provided that the total amount
to be levied and realized from said
tax by the Louisiana Traction and
Power Company shall not exceed
the sum of forty one thousand dol
lars l$4l, 100000. The said two and
one half mill tax snail cease and
terminate whenever the a
amount of forty one thousand dol
lars shall have been realized and
turned over to the Louisiana Trac-
ton and Power Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, under the terms
and subject to the limitations
placed in the petition for the said
election.
Whereas, q petition has been re-
ceiyed from the property tax payers
residing in the City of Opelousas, n
titled to vote under the constitution
and laws of the state of Louisiana, at a
election called according to
to levy a special tax in aid of rail-
way enterprises, as is provided by
article 30 of the constitution of the
State of Louisiana adopted in 1898 and
act No. 202 of the General Assembly of
state of Louisiana for the year 1898
and acts amendatory thereof, especial
~ act No. % of the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana for the year
ioV1, dhN dCp Nv 10 VI Vic UeuSFat AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for
year 1910, and the said petition hay
.ng been signed by a number of prop
srty tax payers residing in the said
,ity of Opelousas, and under the con-
and laws of the state of Lou
qualified to participate in said
in excess of one third of the
number, as was ascertained by an ex-
animation of said petition and the as
iessment rolls OF said City of Opelou-
as for the year 1912, and the registra-
ion books showing the registered
'oters of the City of Opelousas, and a
certified list furnished by the sheriff
md tax collector giving the names of
he persons in said City who had paid
heir poll taxes for the years 1911 and
9l2, the words and terms of this petit
as well as the signatures thereto
nnexed, being as follows, to-wit:
% the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of O~pelousas,
Perish OF st. Landry, State Of Lou
isiana.
We, the undersigned property tax
ayers of the City of Opelousas. Par
III of st. Landry, State of Louisiana.
entitled to vote therein on the
roposition hereinafter mentioned,
especially petition and memorabilia
Honorable Body to order a spe-
lal election according to law, OF the
roperty tax puyers of the said City of
pelousas, parish of st. Landry, en-
tied TO vote under the constitution
nd laws Of the State of Louisiana; the
oJect and purpose of such election be-
for the purpose of levying a tax to
pillars (~$4l,QO0.00); said q m O u n t of
'rty-one thousand dollars ($41, 0OO. O0)
be realized by the imposition of a
'ecial tax of two and one-half mills {
: the dollar per annum on all the as :
'ssable property of the City of Opelou- s
parish of st. Landry, for q period {
ten years, beginning with the year G
IA, and extending to and including S
le year 1923 in aid of a railway enter q
Use; and all in favor of the Louisiana r
action and Power Company, q cor C
organized under the laws of t
Is state and domiclled in the city of s
i1ayette Louisiana, its successors or o
provided that the total amount s
De levied and realized by the Louis y
na traction and Power Company a
all not exceed the sum of forty-one p
ousand dollars, ($4I,000.O0h and the I
10 w and one-half mill tax shall p
ase and terminate whenever the said a
lount or forty-one thousand dollars OF
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over to the said Louisiana Trac- CT
n and Power Company, it's success fc
s or assigns; said tax CT two and one II
Ii mills to be thus levied and col D,
ted in aid of a railway enterprise al
l for the benefit and in favor of said v,
Traction and Power Com tt
~. its successors or assigns, as q bt
..sideration and inducement for and L.
I'D said company in doing and per- p,
ming all OF the following to-wit:
It. The said "Louisiana Traction
Power Company" shall construct ct
operate an Electric 1nterurban dc
lway line from the Village of Sun ST
and Grand Coteau, parish of st. an
dry, Louisiana, up to and into the Cc
OF Opelousas, parish of st. Landry, VI
70 of Louisiana. pr
an
d. The said Electric %Interurban ! at
way line shall be constructed be- |
IN the points hereinabove recitcd ha
lin eighteen months from the time ali
result of the special election herein in
ed for is promulgated; provided. iax
any delays not caused by the fault en-
of said Louisiana and of,
er Company" in the nature of tIo
panics. failure of manufactur- snr
D deliver materials, or sub-contrac- lev
to complete work, on contract the
litigation of any character re- cIn
ng the construction of said rail- pro