St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-17

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Whereass under the constitution and
laws Vi .ale o.a1e of Louisiana, it is
made the duty of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen when a majority of the
property tax payers in number an6
amount have voted in favor of the
proposition submitted, and said cleo
ton has resulted in favor of the propo.
sition, by ordinance adopted for and on
behalf of the Village of Sunset to levy
said tax for the period provided for,
designate the years same shall be col
lected, and to collect same annually:
Therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
Village of Sunset, in the Parish Of St.
Landry, Louisiana, in special session
convened, that the special election held
in the Village of Sunset, Parish of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, ON the
thirtieth day of April, 1918, be and the
same is hereby declared to have re-
suited in favor of the proposition sub
mitted, and the said Board of Alder.
men does hereby formally promuIgate
the result of said election in accordance
Herewith.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That in accordance with the re-
suit of the said election, a tax of three
and one half mills on the dollar per an
mum upon all Of the assessable and tax
able property situated in the Village of
Sunset, or so much of said three and
one half mills as may be necessary, is
hereby levied on all of the assessable
and taxable property, situated in the
Village of Sunset, for a period of ten
years, to-wit: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916,
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, and 1922,
the said three and one half mills thus
levied for ten years to be collected an
nually, in addition to all other taxes,
until the sum of Twenty Eight Hun
dred Dollars has been realized, the said
tax to be imposed, levied and collected
In aid OF a railway enterprise, and in
favor OF, for the benefit Of and in aid
OF the Louisiana Traction and Power
Company, its successors or assigns,
under the conditions disclosed and re-
cited in an ordinance of the Mayor the
Board of Aldermen, adopted on the
eighth day of March, A. b., 1913. as
amended by ordinance adopted on the
fifteenth day of March, 1918, calling
SAID election, and the petition of the
property tax PAYERS presented to the
said Board OF Aldermen at its meeting
heId ON the said eighth day of March,
A. D., 1913, praying that said election
be held.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the minutes of this meeting
and that this ordinance shall be pub
lished in the official journal of the par
lsh OF st. Landry during the period of
thirty clear days, and there being no
newspaper published in said Village,
by posting during said period at three
or Q public places within the cor
porate limits, In order that notice may
be brought to all the tax payers of the
Village OF Sunset of the PRONUNCIATION
OF said election and the levying Of said
tax upon all of the assessable and tax
able property, situated in the Village
OF Sunset, for a period of ten years be-
ginning with the year 1918 and extend
ing to and including the year 1922, as
above set forth, and conformably to
the result of the said election.
Thus Done, Read, Adopted and
Signed and Seal Affixed in Open SEES
sion at Sunset, in the Parish OF ST.
Landry, in the State of Louisiana, on
this 9th day of May, A. D., 1918.
FRANK CLAY,
Mayor of Sunset, Louisiana.
q. HoRAlST, Secretary.
/ Said ordinance as hereinabove en-
titled and reproduced was then pre-
scented to the Mayor for examination
land after examination was approved
and signed in open session.
There being no further business, on
motion duly seconded and carried the