St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
PRONUNCIATION OF Returns OfEIeCtlOD.
Sunset, Louisiana. May 18th, 1913.

Sunset, Louisiana, May 9Th, 1913.
Pursuant to provisions of section four
of the ordinance adopted by the Mayor
and Board oil Aldermen of the Village
of Sunset, calling a special election
herein after specially referred to, the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen met this
day III 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 fhe official returns OF the
special election held in the Village Of
Sunset on the thirtieth day Of April,
1919, wherein was submitted to the
qualified voters a proposition to levy a
special tax Of three and n half mills
on the dollar per anrlum 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 i'm
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 cor 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, 1913, and had drawn up
a compiled statement and proclaimed
the election to have resulted in favor
of the proposition submitted, and had
filed a copy of the returns and procla-
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 dayNof 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 Mr.. Frank Miller, and
unanimously adopted upon a poll of the
council.
Be it 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
Traction and Power Com
pany, its successors or assigns, that
they do now proceed to inspect the
tally sheets, compiled statements and
list of voters as returned by the COM
missioners and clerk presiding at said
election held on the thirtieth day of
April, A. D., 1919, for the purpose as
above set forth, as well as the proela-
of the Board of Supervisors
showingithe complied statement made
BY them, and that what the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen shall do in this
matter shall be evidenced by a process
verbal 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
parish of st. Landry during the period
Of thirty clear days, and there being
no newspaper published in said VII
lage, by posting during said period at
three or more public places within the
corporate limits, and shall be consider
ed the official PRONUNCIATION by the
and Board of Aldermen of the
result of the said election.
~Thereupon the Secretary under the
Instructions from the Mayor and Board
Aldermen in open session, opened
he sealed envelope containing the
sheets, list of voters and COM
,iied statement OF the returns of cleo
ion by the commissioners and clerk of
and also the sealed envelope
containing the process verbal of the
soard of Supervisors declaring the re-
ult of said election.
Thereupon the Mayor and council
lid proceed to comply with said reso-
ltion and embody their acts in the fol-
oWing process verbal: /
Be it known and remembered that I
re, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen {
( the Village of Sunset, acting under
nd by virtue of an ordinance of the
and Board of Aldermen of the
illage of Sunset, this day met in spe- t
session for the purpose of examin- q
g the worn returns of the special
held on the thirtieth (30) day f
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