St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-19
NOTICE OF NJ
Sunset, Louisiana. March 3 III

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
pursuant to the authority vested in
US BY the General Election laws 81
the State Of Louisiana, and also at
the request of the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen OF the Village 81 sunset.
La, We, the members Of the Board
Of Supervisors of the parish of St.
Landry. State of Louisiana. hereby
give notice that a special election of
the property tax payers residing III
the corporate limits of the Village of
Sunset, qualified to vote under the
constitution and laws OF the state Of
Louisiana, will be held on the Thrift
eth day Of ApriI, a. D., 1913, to vote
Tor or against a proposition to impose,
levy and collect a special tax OF three
and one-half mills on the dollar, per
anaula. on all of the assessaDIe prop
erty situated within said Village Of
Sunset. in aid of a railway enterprise.
and ia favor, for the benefit and In
aid of the LOUISIANA TRACTION
md POWER COMPANY, its sue
cessors or assigns, said tax to be lev
led and collected beginning with the
year 1913 and extending to and in
Gliding the year 1922, and to rea-
lie the aggregate amount of TWEEN
TY EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS.
provided that in case the sum Of
tWentyeight hundred dollars be- col
lected and turned over to said com
panE before The expiration of ten
years, that the said tax shall cease
and terminate es soon as this sum
is collected and turned over to the
Louisiana Traction and Power Com
pamY, It's Successors or assigns: all
Of Whiah viii be more readily aseer-
tanned by reference to the ordinance
Of tie Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
adopted ON the Sth day Of March, a.
D., nineteen hundred and thirteen,
and amended by ordinance adopted
on the 18TH day OF March, 1913.
Said election shall be held in ac-
coFdanee with the ordinance of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
day of March, A. D., nineteen hundred
and thirteen, and amended on the 18th
day Of March, 1918, and in the man
ner provided by the general election
laws OF the State of Louisiana.
Said tax to be voted, levied, inlpos-
ed and collected in accordance with
the terms and conditions set forth
ia the petition Of mere than oue-thfrd
Of the property tax payers dtgalifed
to vote under Gle constitution and
laws OF the State Of Louisiana. fled
with the Mayor and Board of Alder
men on the Sth day of March, "A. L,
1913, and the ordinance Of the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen of the NfI
Iage of Sn1sat calling the said cleo
ton, adopted on the 9th day Of March.
1915 and amended on the 18th day OF
March, 1913.
Said election shall be held through
out the Village of Sunset, the polling
place of said election being Sibi1le
Hal, 10 said village, parish Of Sc.
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 (6y As.
NJ, to seven a. p. NJ.
The following is the form Of Ballot
TO be used at said election:
FOR a special tax of three and one
half mills on the dollar per annu1n,
~ I'LL. VI GoGEGLGoIg LSR1Et1 y 81
aated in the Village Of Sunset, to DE
imposed, levied and collected In aid
Of a railway enterprise and in favor
OF. for the benefit and in aid OF tbs
LOUISIANA TRACTION AND pow
Err COMPANY, its successors or as
signs, said tax to be imposed. leviee
and collected, beginning with the yea
1913, and extending to and including
the year 1922, SO as to realize thi
sum of twenty-eight hundred dollar
(s2, 800 00l, provided that in case TIL
sum of twenty-eight hundred dollar
lS2, 500. 0D) be collected and turned owe
to said Company before the expiTa
ton of the ten years, that the sal
tax shall cease as soon as this sur
is collected and turned over to tn
Louisiana Traction and Power Con
pany, its successors or assigns.
AGAINST a special tax of three an
one half mills on the dollar per al
mum, on all Of the ~assessable propel