St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

our Of1lclal duty, ana In
ance with an ordinance of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City Of Opelousas, adopted
on the sixth day Of March, A.
D., 1913, to take 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 to levy and
collect a special tax of two and
one half e 1-2) mills on the dol
lar per annum on all the assess
able property in the city of Ope-
lousas, said tax to be imposed
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, it's successors or as
signs, said tax to be imposed,
levied and collected, for a period
of ten years, beginning with the
year 1914, and extending to and
including the year 1923, SO as to
realize the sum of Forty One
Thousand Dollars, provided that
in case the sum of Forty One
Thousand Dollars be collected
and turned over to the said
company before the expira-
tion Of the ten years.
that said tax shall cease as soon
as this sum is collected and
turned over to the. Louisiana
Traction and Power Company,
its successors or assigns.
And we did, in the presence
of A. L. Andrus, DR.. Chas. F.
Boagni and E. Lee Gil, three
witnesses possessing the quail
fications required by law, being
taxpayers and qualified electors
under the constitution and laws
of the state Of Louisiana, all res
idents of the parish of st. Lam
dry and as many others as chose
to attend, did examine the sworn
return filed with US by the COM
missioners and clerk of the cleo
ton held on the twenty second
day Of April, 1918. as aforesaid,
and from such sworn return,
have prepared the following
compiled statement, which we
hereby declare and promulgate
as the result of the said election:
Total number Of votes cast in
favor of the proposition sub
mitted, as herein above set
forth, Two Hundred and Thirty
(23o).
Total number of votes cast.
against the proposition SUBJ
mitted, as herein above set
forth, Sixteen (16).
Total amount in value of prop
erty voted in favor of said prop
osition submitted, as herein
above set forth, Six Hundred
Thousand One Hundred and
Eighty-five and 91-10O Dollars.
Total amount in value of prop
erty voted against the PROPOSE
ton submitted, as herein above
set forth, Forty-Six Thousand
One Hundred and Sixty-fve and
28-100 Dollars.
Total number of property tax
payers eligible to voted in said
election, Four Hundred and
Twenty Six (426).
Total value of property eligible
to be voted in salu election,
Seven Hundred and Seventy
Thousand and Ten (770010) Dol
lars.
We further declare and pro-
mitigate that an examination
made by us of the assessment
rolls, the list of registered
voters, the list of persons who
have paid their poll taxes for the
years 1911 and 1912, and the list
of women property holders re-
siding in said city and qualified
to vote, shows that the two hum
dred and thirty votes cast in
favor of said proposition repre-
sent a majority Of all the quail
fed voters who might have par
ticipated in said election under
the constitution and laws of the
state of Louisiana, and that like
wise the Six Hundred Thousand
One Hundred and Eighty-five
and 91-100 Dollars of valuation
of property voted in favor OF
said propositian represent an
amount in excess of one half of
the assessed value of property
that might have been voted at
said election under the constitu-
ton and laws of the state of
Louisiana.
Therefore a majofity Of the
property tax payers in number
entitled to vote at said election
under the provisions of the con-
stitution and laws of the state
of Louisiana. and a majority in
amount of the assessed value of
property entitled to be voted at
said election under the constitu-
tion Ia n d avs Of t h e
state IF nl1;ciana hauira