St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-12

said tax shall cease and terminate as
SOON as this sum is collected and
turned over to the Louisiana Traction
and Power Company, its successors
or assigns; all OF which will be more
readily ascertained by reference &c
the ordinance of the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen adopted on the fifth day
OF March, A. D., nineteen hundred and
thirteen.
Said election shall be held in &C
cordance with the ordinance OF the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of the
City of OpeIousas, adopted ON the fifth
day of March, A D., nineteen hundred
and thirteen, and in the manner pro.
vided by the general election laws OF
the State of Louisiana.
Said tax to be voted. levied, impos-
ed and collected in accordance with
the terms and conditions set forth in
the petition of more than one-third
f1-3rd) of the property tax payers
qualified to vote under the Constitu.
ton and laws Of the State of Louis
lana, fled with the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen on the fifth day OF
March, A. D., 1928, and the ordinances
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of the City Of Opelousas calling the
said election, adopted on the fifth day
of March, A. D., 1918.
Said election shall be held through
out the City of Opelousas, the polling
place of said election being at the
Court House, in the City of Opelou.
sas, parish of st. Landry, State OF
Louisiana, the place at which the last
preceding general election was held,
and the hours of said election shall be
from six {e) A. M. to even CD ?. M.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FORM
OF BALLOT TO BE USED AT SAID
ELECTION:
FOR a special tax of two and
one-ha1f mills on the dollar per an
mum, on all of the assessable proper
ty situated in the City of Opelousas
to be imposed, levied and collected in
aid of a railway enterprise, and in ia
yor of, for the benefit and in aid Of
the Louisiana Traction and Power
Company, its successors, or assigns
said tax to be imposed, levied and col
I1ected, beginning with the year 1913
and extending to and including the
year 1922, SO as to realize the sum o.
forty-one thousand dollars. provided
that in case the sum Of forty-one
thousand dollars be collected ane
turned over to said company before
the expiration of the ten years, tina
the said tax shall cease as soon al
this sum is collected and turned owe
to the Louisiana Traction and Power
Company, its successors or assigns.
AGAINST a special tax of two ant
one-half mills ON the dollar per an
mum, ON all of the assessable proper
lty situated in the City OF Opelousas
to be imposed, levied and collected i
aid OF a railway enterprise, and in ia
Vor OF, for the benefit and IN aid o
the Louisiana Traction and PoWe
Company, it's successors, or assigns
said tax to be imposed, levied and co
lected, beginning with the year 1913
and extending to and including tn
year 1922, so as to realize the sum o
~forty-one thousand dollars, provide
that in case the sum of forty-on
thousand dollars be collected an
turned over to said company befor
the expiration OF the ten years, tina
the said tax shall cease as % a
this sum is collected and turned owe
to the Louisiana Traction and PoWe
Company, its successors or assigns.
Taxable Valuation S...-.......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. DOLLARS.
1890.