St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-31

Whereas. under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, it is
made the duty of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen when a majority of the
property tax payers in number and
amount have voted in favor of the
proposition submitted, and said cleo
ton has resulted in favor of the propo-
sition, by ordinance adopted for and on
behalf OF the Village of Sunset to levy
said tax for the period provided for,
designate the years same shall be col
lected, and to collect same annually:
Therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen Of the
Village of Sunset, in the Parish of st.
Landry, Louisiana, in special session
convened, that the special election held
in the Village of Sunset, Parish of st.
Landry, State OF Louisiana, on the
thirtieth day of April, 1913, be and the
same is hereby declared to have re-
suited in favor OF the proposition SUBJ
mitted, and the said Board of Alder
men does hereby formally promuleate
the result Of said election in accordance
herewith.
Section D: Be it further ordained,
etc., That III accordance with the re-
suit OF the said election, a tax ct three
and n half mills on the dollar per an-
mum upon all of the assessable and tax=
able property situated in the Village OF
Sunset, or so much of said three and
one half mills as may be necessary, Is
hereby levied on all of the assessable
and taxable property, situated in the
Vf1lor0 nf SpJncnf far. q ranEynI - +ny,
wears, to-wit: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916,
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, and 1922,
the said three and one half mills thus
levied for ten years to be collected an
nually, in addition to all other taxes,
until the sum of Twenty Eight Hum
dred Dollars has been realized, the said
tax to be imposed, levied 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 assigns,
under the conditions disclosed and re-
cited in an ordinance of the Mayor the
Board of Aldermen, adopted on the
eighth day of March, A. D., 1919, as
amended by ordinance adopted on the
fifteenth day of March, 1913, calling
said election, and the petition Of the
property tax payers presented to the
said Board of Aldermen at its meeting
held on the said eighth day of March,
A. D., 1913, praying that said election
be held.
Section 9. Be II further ordained,
ETC., That the minutes OF this meeting
and that this ordinance shall be pub
l1Shed Ia the official journal of the par.
ish Of ST. Landry during the period Of
thirty clear days, and there being no
newspaper published in said Village,
by posting during said period at three
or more public places within the cor
porate limits, in order that notice ms
be brought to all the tax payers of the
Village of Sunset of the promulgation
of said election and the levying Of said
tax upon all of the assessable and tax
able property, situated in the Village
Of Sunset, for a period of ten years be-
ginning with the year 1913 and extend
ing to and including the year 1922, as
above set forth, and comfortably to
the result OF the said election.
Thus Done, Read, Adopted and
Signed and Seal Affixed Ia Open Ses-
sion at Sunset, in the Parish Of ST.
Landry, in the State of Louisiana, on
this 9Th day of May, A. Ds 1913.
FRANK CLAY,
Mayor of Sunset, Louisiana.
G. HoRAIST, Secretary.
Said ordinance as hereinabove en-
titled and reproduced wa then pre-
scented to the Mayor for examination
and after examination was approved
and signed in open session.
There being no further business, on
motion duly seconded and carried the
meeting adjourned.
FRANK CLAY,
Mayor of Sunset.
G. HORAIST, City Clerk.
PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULT
OF THE ELECTION.
Proclamation of the result of the
election held in the Village of Sunset,
Parish of St. Landry, Louisiana, on the
thirtieth day of April, A. D., 1918, to
levy, impose and collect a special tax
in aid of a railway enterprise and all in
favor of the Louisiana Traction and
Power Company, its successors or as
! signs.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Be il known that on this the Sd day
of May, 1918, 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 accordance with an ordi-
nance of the Mayor and Board OF Al
dermen of the Village of Sunset,
adopted on the eighth day of March,
1918, as amended by ordinance adopted
on the fifteenth day of March, 1918, to
take the sense of the property tax pay
ers of the Village of Sunset, entitled to
vote under the constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, on the PROPOSE
ton to impose, levy and collect a special
tax of three and one half mills on the
dollar per annumo on all of the access
able property in the Village of Sunset,
said tax to be imposed and collected in
of, for the benefit of, and in aid of the
pany, its successor or assigns, said tax
to be imposed, levied and collected, for
a period of ten years, beginning with
the year 1918 and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1922, so as to realize
the sum OF Twenty Eight Hundred Dol
lars, provided that in case the sum of
Twenty Eight Hundred Dollars be col
lected and tnrned over to the said COM
pany before the expiration of the 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 Gle
mont Smith u II SIhilla and A L