St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-17
FORMULATION OF Returns OfEIection.

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Pursuant to provisions OF sectlon 1our
Of the ordinance adopted by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen OF the Village
of Sunset, calling a special election
herein after specially referred to, the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen met this
day in special session with Mr.. Frank
Clay, Mayor, presiding, and Messrs.
Frank Miller, L. E. Landry and G. Ho-
raist, present; and none absent. :.
The Mayor explained the object OF
the meeting to be for the purpose OF
receiving the official returns OF the
special election held in the Village OF
Sunset on the thirtieth day OF April,
1913. wherein was submitted to the
qualified voters a proposition to levy a
special tax of three and one 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 Louisiana
Traction and Power Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, said tax to be Inn
posed. levied and collected for a period
Of ten years, beginning with the year
1918 and extending to and including
the year 1922, so as to realize the sum
of Twenty Eight Hundred Dollars, pro-
vided that in case the sum OF Twenty
Eight Hundred Dollars be collected and
turned over to the said company be-
fore the expiration OF the ten years,
that the said tax shall cease as soon as
this sum Is collected and turned over
TO the Louisiana Traction and Power
Company, its successors or assigns.
That the sworn returns of the commits
sioners and clerk of said election have
been filed with the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen and that the Board OF
Supervisors had met on Saturday the
Sd day Of May, 1919, and had drawn up
a complied statement and proclaimed
the election to have resulted in favor
of the proposition submitted, and had
filed a copy of the returns n procla-
nation showing such compiled state.
ment with the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen.
That in accordance with the ordi-
nance OF the eighth day OF March, 1913,
as amended by ordinance adopted on
the fifteenth day of March, 1918, it was
necessary for the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen to examine the returns and
promulgate the result OF the election.
Whereupon the following resolution
was introduced by Mr.. l.. E. Landry,
seconded by MIR. Frank Miller, and
unanimously adopted upon a poll ofthe
council.
Be ii resolved by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the Village OF
Sunset, Louisiana, it being the author
ity ordering the election held on the
thirtieth day of April, 1918, for the pur-
pose of voting for or against the prop
osition to levy and collect a three and
one half mill tax for a period OF ten
years, to raise the sum of Twenty
Eight Hundred Dollars, in aid OF the
Louisiana Traction and Power Com
pany, its successors or assigns, that
they do now proceed to inspect the
tally sheets, complied statements and
list of voters as returned by the COM
missioners and clerk presiding at said
election held on the thirtieth day OF
"A. d., 1918, for the purpose as
above set forth, as well as the procla-
OF the Board of Supervisors
showingsthe compiled statement made
By them, and that what the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen shall do in this
matter shall be evidenced by a process
of the same. A copy of which
process verbal shall be published, along
with the minutes of this meeting for
thirty days in the official journal OF the
of st. Landry during the period
ii thirty clear days, and there being
40 newspaper published in said Vii
age, by posting during said period at
or more public places within the
corporate limits, and shall be consider
Ia the official PRONUNCIATION by the
and Board OF Aldermen Of the
result OF the said election.
T~hereupon the Secretary under the
Instructions from the Mayor and Board
1f Aldermen in open session, opened
The sealed envelope containing the
sheets, list ct voters and COM
piled statement OF the returns of cleo
i0rl by the commissioners and clerk of
election; and also the sealed envelope
the process verbal of the
3nard OF Supervisors declaring the re-
'ult of said election.
Thereupon the Mayor and council
lid proceed to comply with said reso-I
ution and embody their acts in the fol-
owing process verbal.
Be it known and remembered that
We, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
t The Village of Sunset, acting under
nd by virtue of an ordinance of the
iayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
filIage of Sunset, this day met in spe-
ial session for the purpose of examin-
10 the sworn returns of the special
lection held on the thirtieth 800 day
I April, 1913, as filed with us by the
commissioners and clerk of election