St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-29

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tween the points above mer
toned.
Wherefore, petitioners pra
that a special election of tn
property tax payers of tn
Fourth Police Jury Ward of tn
Parish Of st. Landry entitled t
vote at such an election, be OF
dered to be held in pursuance t
the constitution and laws of tn
State of Louisiana, for the OF
jects and purposes hereinabov
stated; and as in duty bound you
petitioners will ever pray:
Ira J. Pierce, II. B. Taylor,
C. Taylor, S. C. Taylor, J. M
Savant, Mrs. NJ. J. Wire, L. A
Morrow, C. E. Girod, w. G
Ellerbee, L. G.. Duckworth, C
E. Duckworth, Henry Gurnett
Edgar Dejean, Frank Pastoriecz
Leon Leblanc, J. O. Leblanc, D
A. Berwick, M. D., A. J. Cor
mier, J. A. Mahon, Walter F,
Brown, C. B. Fisher, S. Car.
riere, C.. V. Dejean, w. H. Nor
rogh, J. M. Cailouet, N. Lahaye,
R. Lee Hawkins, E. M. Mon.
teith, R. L. Schiller, A. D.
Hanks, O. @. Foster, Mrs. DC.
tavia Daniel, S. c. Taylor. E. A,
Robert, J. F. Phillips, M. L.
Bihm, R. A. Winfele, Mrs. E.
Y. Winfele, A. D. Hawkins,
Mrs. A. D. Hawkins, DR.. R. G.
Hawkins, A. A. Richard, A. E.
Richard, T. H. Seyas, Wesley
Budden, Jake Meyer, Chas.
Meyer, A. Sliman, Elice Soil.
eaux, F. E. Charles, S. Isaacson,
George Mcdaniel, J. E. Lindsley,
Chas. A. Goudchaux, Lyman H.
Lyons, S. J. DeLoach, Thomas
Capps, Jno. Mangiaracina, Jr.,
C. johnson, Ira L. West
brook, F. M. Able, Lud Darnall,
Paul Artall, R. E.. Walling. J. A.
Wyble, A. Meyer, Mrs. Fl. Mey-
er, Frank Charles, Ben WybIe,
B. D. Duplechain, A. J. Toliver,
VIM. Toliver, J. M. Jackson, w.
C. Jackson, J.. v. Jackson, J. E..
Hicks, Abe Goudchaux, L. L.
Gonson, Alma Jackson, w. T..
O. C.. Foster, James w.
Keller. C. E. Pickett, C. F. Fos-
ter, ]. E. Carter, Luther Bald
L. Goudchaux, L. E..
Goudchaux, Sylvan Goudchaux,
B. ". Vannoy, Jesse Vannoy, E..
D. Fisher, r. A. Pickett, A.
Fogleman, II. W. Lowrey, Chas.
Mixer, M. J. Richard, A. j.
Mrs. S. Hawkins, Mrs.
Mary Reynaud, Ira Pierce, Mrs.
Ira Pierce, Ira E. Hawkins, J. S.
Chas. O. Dejean, o. A.
Ashton Dejean, T. H.
.ndrus, F. R. Andrus, John
Mrs. j. ]. Beard, Fife
VI. Hawkins, Chester p. Hawkins.
Mary Lewis, John P. Cohsman, &c.
E.V. Hudspeth, K CatIett,
T. L. Catlett per K. T. CatIett. Mrs. D. +.
Hndspeth per E. V. Hudspeth, T. c..
Mrs. Nellie Foote per t. g..
H. 1. Landry, A. l.. Mouille, j.
A. Burleigh, z. Caruthers, Geo. Rey-
holds, JIG. Cormier, o. b. Thompson,
Y. Mayer, Ross III. Dunbar, T. A. Dun
oar, Jr., VIC. EIlerbee, is. Nezat' T.
lard, B. C. Taylor, D.. r.. Rutledge, w.
J. Hudspeth, Dan kimbe1l, Axiom
johnson, AIcide * his mark) Ledoux,
T. NJ. Toliver, Y. s. Nezat, Eugene
Maget Metoyer, T.. A. Hazard.
Mr.. McCaffery offered the following
duly seconded, and upon
being duly read was adopted unani
nously, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering q special election to be held
throughout the limits of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, State of Louisiana, to
take the sense of the property al
payers Of said ward entitled to vote
at such an election under the Con-
stitution and laws of this State, on
a proposition to determine whether
or not a special tax of foul a. mills
ON the dollar or as much thereof as
may be necessary, should be levied
annually OF the assessed valuation
Of all the taxable property In said
ward, for q period OF Ten (I0) years
beginning with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1924, both In
elusive, to raise the sum of Seventy
five Hundred Dollars(S7,50 500 for each
of said years, that is to say the sum
of Seventy-fve Thousand Dollars
(S75,OOO1 for the whole Of said period,
or as much of said yearly and total
amount as said four mill tax will
yield, in aid of the Morgan,s Louis
lana and Texas Railroad and Steam
ship Company, or Its assigns, to be
paid as q bonus to said railroad
Company to aid in and to encour
age and procure the construction
Of an extension in said ward of its
Port Barre Branch railroad, in &C
cordance with, and on the terms,
conditions anc limitations set forth
in the petition of more than one
third of the tax payers of said ward
qualified to vote at such an election,
and fully incorporated in this ord1-
nance.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
he Parish of st. Landry, State OF
louisiana, in special session convened:
Section 1. That a special election be
nd is hereby called to be held
throughout the Fourth Police Jury
of the Parish OF st. Landry,
tate of Louisiana, to take the sense of
he property tax payers of said ward
to vote at such an election I'M
er the Constitution and laws OF this
tate, on the following proposition, to-
7it:
A proposition to determ inc whether
r not q special tax of four a. mills on
he dollar or as much thereof as may
,e necessary, should be levied annu-