St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-19

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 0pelousas, and a
certified list furnished by the sheriff
and tax collector giving the names of
the persons in said City who had paid
their poll taxes for the years 1911 and
1912, the words and terms of this petit
ton, as we'll as the signatures thereto
annexed, being as follows, to-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 memorabilia
your Honorable Body to order a spe-
cial election according to law, of the
property tax puyers of the said City of
Opelousas, parish Of st. Landry, en-
titled to vote under the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana; the
object purpose OF such election be-
ing for the purpose of leyying a tax to
realize the sum of forty-one thousand
dollars ($4l,eOO.0O); said a o t of
forty-one thousand dollars ($41, 10000
to be realized by the imposition of a
special tax of two and one-half mills
on the dollar per annum on all the as
sessable property OF the City ofOpelou-
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 domic1led in the city of
Lafayette Louisiana, it's successors or
assigns, provided that 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, ($4l, 009. 00), III the
said two and one-half mill tax shall
cease and terminate whenever the said
amount of forty-one thousand dollars
($4I ,00000) shall rave been realized and
turned owe to the said Louisiana Trac-
ton and Power Company, it's success
sors or assigns; said tax CT two and one
half mills to be thus leyied and col
'Iected in aid of a railway enterprise
and for the benefit and in favor of said
Louisiana Traction and Power Com
pany, its 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:
1st. The said "Louisiana Traction
and Power Company" shall construct
and operate an Electric Interurban
Railway line from the Village of Sun
set and Grand Coteau, parish of st.
Landry, Louisiana, up to and into the
City of Opelousas, parish of ST. Landry,
State of Louisiana,
End. The said Electric Interurban
Railway line shall be constructed be-
tween the points hereinabove recitcd
within eighteen months from the time
the result of the special election herein
prayed for is promulgated; provided,
that any delays not caused by the fault
or negligence of said Louisiana and
Power COMPANY in the nature of
strikes, panics, failure of manufacture
ers to deliver materials, or sub-contrac-
tors to complete work., on contract
time litigation of any character re-
tarding the construction of said rail-
way, or any unforeseen circumstance
beyond the control of said company,
then there shall be added to the period
equal to the time during which con-
or operation of said railway
was thus retarded or delayed.
Sd. The said aLouisiana Traction
and Power Company" shall operate
anu H1dl1GdIA 1l0In lO COLn~EI
of said road, an electric inter
railway for the carriage of pas
sengers, freight, mail, packages and ex-
press matter between the points here
inaboya uameds
lected and the annual amount shall
be paid to the said Louisiana Trac-
ton and Power Company" until the
aid Electric Interurban line shall
rave been built and in operation and
other conditions he~reinabove set
forth shall have been complied with.
5th. It is understood, however, that
any extension of the Electric Interur-
ban Railway line in question after
named, shall IN NJ wise effect the tax
herein provided for. it being simply
purpose to predicate the imposi-
ton and collection of the tax upon the
interurban line being con-
between the points herein
above named, but which may be con-
tinued to reach other poiut>.
9th. That should sal Louisiana
fraction and Power Company" desire
to avail itself of the right to collect the
of the tax voted in favor of
railway enterprise. 1t shall as evil
of this intention and Its good
faith, deposit within four months from
day that the result of the election
has been duly promulgated and de-
,lared to have resulted in favor of the
proposition submitted, in a bank which
be designated by the City Coun-
Ill of O~pelousas, parish of st. Landry
state of Louisiana, an amount equal to
i've per centum of the total mount of
'orty-one thousand dollars ($41 100000
20 be derived from said tax, which ,
mount shall remain so deposited with j
'aid bank and be held by ii as a forfeit
until the said Louisiana Traction /
Power Company" shall have con- l
'tructed the ~Interurban Railway line
Is In the manner provided by section
,wo of this petition; provided, how
,yer, that in the event the conditions
stipulated in said section (2) are not d
complied with, thenthe amount so de- !
'osited shall be considered as forfeited r
md the bank at which said money is Z
deposited shall be authorized to turn g
City of ~Opelousas, parish of st. Ian /
Try, State of Louisiana, to be appropri- i
ted and used by said Board of Alder d
nen for the public schools of the City q
Opelousas, Louisiana: S
NJ. L. Swords, j.. A. Haas, Jno. w. 0
,ewis, r. Lee Garland, Il. M. Boagni, d
Nor nhinveg, L. Ell. Mornhinveg, s. 5
telly, Chas. F. Boagni, o. L.. Gregory, a
ason's Drug Store Ltd, per NJ. Nc p
ride, M. Winsherg, A. Clary, F. c.. G
hute, Shute's Drug Store, per +. Shute, t.
:. l.. Lacombe, Mrs. Gilbert L.. Dupre, s
er Gilbert H.. Dupre, Irene E. Shute, 0
er &c. s, Felix Chachere, A. Leon s
A. j.. Bereier, A. J.. Perrault, y
lrs. Raymond Breaux, per A. J. Per- a
sult, b. Bennett, Louis l.. Daniel, G. l.. p
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