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

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have set our hands to this proce.
verbal on this, the 18th day Of
April, A. D., ninteen hundred
and thirteen.
E. L. Loeb, Mayor.
]. A. Shaw,
L. L. Daniel,
D. P. Blacksher,
G. P. Dunbar.
Councilmen.
Thereupon the following ordi.
nance was presented by Mr.. L.
l.. Daniel, and read, and it was
moved by Daniel seconded by
Blacksher, and carried by the
following yea and nay vote that
the same be adopted:
Yeas: Blacksher, Daniel, Dun
bar, Shaw.
Nays: None.
AN ORDINANCE
No. z of 1918.
An ordinance promu1gating the re-
turns of the special election held
on the Twenty-Second day of April.
A. D., Nineteen Hundred and Thir-
teen, to take the n of the prop
erty tax payers of the said City of
Opelousas, entitled to vote under
the laws of the State of Louisiana,
on a proposition to levy a special
tax Of two and n half mills on
the dollar per annunl, to be I'M
posed, 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 fom-
pany, Its successors or assigns said
tax to be imposed, levied and col
lected for a period of ten years, be-
ginning with the year 1914 and *
tending to and including the year
1923, oruntil the sun of forty one
Thousand dollars shall have been
collected and turned over to the
Louisiana Traction ana Power
company, Its successors or assigns.
Whereas, there was held in the City
of O~pelousas, Parish of st. Landry,
on the tWenty-second day of April, A.
d., 1913, an election to take the sense
of h property tax payers of the city
of Opelousas, on a proposition to levy
a special tax OF two q n half mills
on the dollar per annum, to be imposed,
levied and collected in aid of a rail-
way enterprise, and in favor of, for
the benefit of and in aid Of the Louis
lana Traction and Power Company, it's
successors and assigns, said tax to be
imposed, levied and collected for a
period Of ten years, beginning with the
Guiding the year 1923, so as to realize
the sum OF forty n thousand dollars
be collected and turned over to the
SAID Company before the expiration of
the ten years, thai the SAID tax shall
cease as soon this sum Is collected and
urn over to the said Louisiana Frac-
ton and Power Company, its success
ors or assigns; and
whereas, this Board of Aldermen
mas on this date examined and can
yassed the returns made by the COM
missioners and clerk of election and
the proclamation of the Board of Super
vlsors, and formally declared the re-
sun OF tne election to be in favor of the
ploposlelon submitted, as is shown by
t n ptoces verbal adopted by the said
DoaIuloI aldermen duly promuigating
Inc result OF the election; and
Wheeeas. under the Constitution and
avs VI the State of Louisiana, it is
laaue lne duty of the Mayor and Board
- Aiuermen when the majority of the
pIoperty AK payers in number and
amount have voted in favor Of lie
proposition submitted, and said cleo
eion mas Resulted in favor of the propo-
siILon. oy ordinance adopted for aud on
penalI Ct the City of OpeIousas 10 levy
TAX for the period provided for,
the years same shall be col
leGted, and toicollect same annually;
Therefore,
Section |. BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City OF Opelousas, Louisiana, in spe-
cial session convened, that the special
held in the City of Opelousas,
parish Of st. Landry, State of louis
lana, on the twenty-second day of
April, 1913, be and the same is hereby
declared to have resulted in favor Of
the proposition submitted, and the
said Board of Aldermen does hereby
formally promulgate the result OF said
in accordance Herewith.
section 2. Be 1t further ordained,
That i'll accordance with the result
said election, a tax Of two and one
half mills on the dollar per annum up
property situated in the City of Opelou-
sas, or 5 o much of said two and one
half mills as may be necessary, is |
levied on all of the a~ssessabIe
property, situated in the City of Ope-
lousas, for a period of ten years, to-wit:|
for the years 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918. |
1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1928, the said |
and one half mills thus levied for
sen years to be collected annually, in
to all other taxes until the
of forty-one thousand dollars has
been realized, the sad tax to be i'm
posed, levied and collected in aid OF a
'aliway enterprise, and in favor of, for
benefit of and in aid of the Louis
ana Traction and Power Company, its
or assigns under the condi-
ions disclosed and reeited in an ordi-
ance of the Mayor and Board of Alder
nen, adopted on the sixth day of
darch, a. -, 1913, calling said election,
nd the petiIionof the property tax paw.
RS presented to said Board of Alder
men at its meeting held on the said
1Ath day of March, 1913, praying that
aid election be held.
Section 3. Be itfurther ordained
to-, That theminutes of this meeting
that this ordnance be inserted and
in the offiiaI journal of the
lily OF Opelousas, parish of st. Landry.
a period of (30J days, In order that
otIce may be drought to all the tax
ayers OF the eitySof Opelousas of the
romulgation OF said election and the
'vy1ng OF said tax upon all of the as
,ssable and taxable property, situated !
the city OF Opelousas, for a period Of
q years bnginning with the year 1914 /;
ad extending to and including the
ear 1923, as above set forth, and con-
rmably to the result of said election {
Thus Done, Read, Adopted and Sign /
and Seal Affixed in Open Session at
pelousas, in the Parish Of St. Landry. !
the OF State of Louisiana, this 18th J
April, A.. D.. 1913. J
e.. Il. LOEB, {
Mayor of Upelousas, La. !
test J.B.A. Stage, City CLERK. I
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