St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-15

the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, requiring the
same forgtbe purpose OF taking Sne
sense Of the property ia X PAYERS o1
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
Company, its successors or assigns,
a snaciai tax of two and one half
mills on the dollar per annum, on
the assessable property u IN
the said City of Opelousas, Tor a
maximum period of ten years: De-
ginning with the year 1914 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1923, provided that the total O
to be levied and realized from SAID
tax by the Louisiana Iractlon anu
Power Company shall not exceed
the sum of forty one thousand dol
lars ,S4l. 00OO0). The said two and
one half mill tax snail cease and
terminate whenever the sale
amount of forty one thousand DOL,
lars shall have been realized q
turned over to the Louisiana Irac-
ton and Power Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, under the terms
placed in the petition for the sald
election.
Whereas, a petition has been re-
ceiyed from the property tax payers
residing in the City of Opelousas, en-
titled TO vote under the constitution
and laws of the state of Louisian a, at a
special election called according to
law, to leyy a special tax in aid OF rail-
way enterprises, as is provided by
article 270 of the constitution of the
State of Louisiana adopted in 1895 u
act No. 202 of the General Assembly or
the state of Louisiana for the year 1898
and acts amendatory thereof, especial
ly act No. % of the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana for the year
1904, and act No. 43 of the General AS
sembly Of the State of Louisiana for
the wear 1910, and the said petition hay-
ing been signed by a number OF prop
erty tax payers residing in the SAID
city of Opelousas, and under the con-
stitution and laws Of the state OF Lou
isiana, qualified to participate in SAID
election, in excess of one third of the
number, as was ascertained by an ex-
animation of said petition and the as
sessment rolls of said City of Opelou-
sas for the year 1912, and the registra-
ton books showing the registered
voters of the City of Opelousas, and a
certified list furnished by the sherlff
and tax collector giving the names OF
Ene persons LII Edlu SjbS VIM nav paw
their poll taxes for the years 1911 and
1912, the words and terms of this petit
ton, as well as the signatures thereto
annexed, being as follows, o wit:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City Of Opelousas,
Parish of st. Landry, State Of Lou
isiana.
We, the undersigned property tax
PAYERS of the City of Opelousas, Par
ish of st. Landry, State OF Louisiana,
and entitled to vote therein on the
proposition hereinafter mentioned,
respectfully petition and memorialize
YOUR Honorable Body to order a spe-
cial election according to law, of the
property tax puyers of the said City of
O~pelousas, parish of St. Landry, en-
titled to vote under the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana; the
object and purpose of such election be-
ing for the purpose Of leyylng a tax to
realize the sum of forty-one thousand
dollars ($4l 100000; said a N Q Il n t of
forty-one thousand dollars ($4l 900. OO)
to be realized by the imposition of d
special tax of two and one-half mills
on the dollar per annum on all the as
sessable property of the City of Opelou-
sas, parish Of st. Landry, for a period
of ten years, beginning with the year
1914, and extending to and including
the year 1923 in aid of a railway enter
prise; and all in favor OF the Louisiana
Traction and Power Company, a cor
poration organized under the laws of
this state and domiclled in the city OF
Lafayette Louisiana, its successors or
assigns, provided hat the total amount
to be levied and realized by the Louis
lana Traction and Power Company
shall not exceed the sum of forty-one
thousand dollars, {S4l, 1000. 00), and the
said two and one-half mill tax shall
cease and terminate whenever the said
amount of fofty-one thousand dollars
{$4l, G00.00) shall have been realized and
turned over TO the said Louisiana Trac-
ton and Power Company, its success
sors or assigns; said tax CT two and one-
half mills TO be thus levied and col
in aid of a railway enterprise
and for the benefit and in favor OF said
Louisiana Traction and Power Com
pany, it's SUCCESSORS or assigns, as a
consideration and inducement for and
to aid said company in doing and per
forming all of the following to-wit:
LIST. The said Louisiana Traction
and Power Company" shall construct
and operate au Electric l~nterurban
Railway line from the Village OF Sun
set and Grand Coteau, parish of st.
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City of 0pelousas, parish of st. Landry,
state of Louisiana.
End. The said Electric Interurban
Railway line shall be constructed be-
tween the points hereinabove recitcd
eighteen months from the time
result of the special election herein
prayed for is promulgated; provided,
any delays not aused by the fault
negligence of said "Louisiana and
Company" in the nature OF
strikes, panics, failure Of manufactur-
srs to deliver materials, or sub-contrac-
tors to complete work, on contract
5ime- litigation of any characGe. re-
the construction of said rail-
way, OF any unforeseen circumstance
the control of said company,
hen there shall be added to the period
stated, a further delay
,qual to the time during which con
,truction or operation of said railway
vas thus retarded or delayed.
Sd. The sale "Louisiana Traction
md Power Company" shall operate
nd maintain from and after the COM
of said road, m electric inter
Urban railway for the carriage of pas
engers, freight, mail, packages and ex-
'ress matter between the points here
naDove ma med
4th. The tax to be levied and col
ected and the annual amount shall
.ot be paid to the said "Louisiana Trac-
ion and Power Company" until the
Electric Interurban line shall
ave been built and in operation and
he other conditions hereinaboye set
Orth shall have been complied with.
9Th. 1t is understood, however, that
ny extension of the Electric Interur-
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eaching the points herein a b , e
AIMED, shall IN no wise effect the tax.
erein provided forl it being simply
ne to predicate the imposi-