St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-03

we, the undersigned Board OF
Supervisors of Election in and
for the parish of St. Landry, by
virtue of law, in accordance with
our official duty, and in accord
ance with an ordinance of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Opelousas, adopted
on the sixth day of March, A.
D., 1913, to take the sense of
the property tax payers of the
city of Opelousas, entitled to
vote under the constitution and
laws of the state Of Louisiana,
on the proposition to levy and
collect a special tax of two and
one half e 1-2) mills on the dol
lar per annum On all the assess
able property in the city of Ope-
lousas, said tax to be imposed
and collected in aid of a railway
enterprise, and in favor of, for
the benefit of, and in aid of the
Louisiana Traction and Power
Company, its successors or as
signs, said tax to be imposed,
levied and collected, for a period
of ten years, beginning with the
year 1914, and extending to and
including the year 1923, so as to
realize the sum of Forty One
Thousand Dollars, provided that
in case the sum Of Forty One
Thousand Dollars be collected
and turned over to the said
company before the expira-
tion Of h ten years,
that 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.
And we did, in the presence
of A. L. Andrus, DR.. Chas. F.
Boagni and E. Lee Gil, three
witnesses possessing the quail
fcations required by law, being
taxpayers and qualified electors
under the constitution and laws
of the state of Louisiana, all res
idents of the parish of St. Lam
dry and as many others as chose
to attend, did examine the sworn
return filed with us by the COM
missioners and clerk Of the cleo
ton held on the twenty second
day of April, 1913, as aforesaid,
and from such sworn return,
have prepared the following
compiled statement. which we
hereby declare and promulgate
as the result of the said election:
Total number of votes cast in
of the proposition sub
mitted, as herein above set
Two Hundred and Thirty
(230).
Total number of votes cast
against the proposition sub
mitted, as herein above set
Sixteen (16).
Total amount in value of prop
erty voted in favor of said prop
osition submitted, as herein
above set forth, Six Hundred
Thousand One Hundred and
Eighty-fve and 91-1OO Dollars.
Total amount in value of prop
erty voted against the PROPOSE
ton submitted, as herein above
set forth, Forty-Six Thousand
One Hundred and Sixty-fve and
Dollars.
Total number Of property tax
payers eligible to voted in said
election, Four Hundred and
Twenty Six (426).
Total value Of property eligible
to be voted in sall election.
Hundred and Seventy
Thousand and Ten (77O01O) Dol
lars.
We further declare and pro-
that an examination
made by us of the assessment
rolls, the list of registered
voters, the list of persons who
have paid their poll taxes for the
years 1911 and 1912, and the list
Of women property holders re-
in said city and qualified
to vote, shows that the two hun
bred and thirty votes cast in
of said proposition repre-
sent a majority of all the quail
led voters who might have par
in said election under
he consultation and laws of the
tate of Louisiana, and that like
wise the Six Hundred Thousand
)ne Hundred and Eighty-five
md 9l-100 Dollars Of valuation
It property voted in favor of j
aid propositian represent an
mount in excess of one half Of
he assessed value of property
hat might have been voted at
aid election under the constitu- 5
ion and laws of the state of !
louisiana.
Therefore a majofity of the {
property tax payers in number !
ntltled to vote at said election !
nder the provisions of the con {
titution and laws of the state !
f Louisiana, and a majority in T
mount OF the assessed value of !