St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-06
ORDINANCE
No. 6 of 1914

ORDINANCE
No. 6 of 1914
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
NUMBER FIVE.
To levy a special assessment on the
property abutting Market street from
from Landry street to Bellevue street
of the City of Opelousas, La, for the
purpose of defraying the cost of con.
J struction of Creosoted Wood Block
Pavement on said street, under con
tract by the Mayor of the City of Ope.
lousas, Louisiana, with H. T. Clark,
Contractor, of date May IL, 1914, and to
prorate the cost of construction of ssid
Creosoted Wood Block Pavement be-
tween the AUDITING property owners in
the proportion owned by them, and to
provide the name of enforcing pay
ment of said special assessment, and
authorizing the Mayor of the said City
OF Opelousas, Louisiana, to issue GER
t~ificates of indebtedness covering the
deferred payments due by the respec-
construction of said pavements.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, Louisiana, in spe-
cial session convened, that a special as
sessment be and the same is hereby
levied upon the following described
property in a manner SET forth after
the description of each separate piece
of property, for the purpose of defray-
ing the cost of construction of Greco
soted Wood Block Pavements abutting
said property under Contract entered
into by the Mayor Of the City of Ope-
lousas, Louisiana, with H. T. Clark,
Contractor, on the 18th day of May.
1914. to-wit:
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY-342.2
feet front on the east side of Market
street and bounded as follows: North
by Bellevue street, south by Landry
street, east by Court street, west by
Market street, the sum of one thousand
and forty-two and ten hundredth
(s1042. 10Y dollars.
AARON JACOBS-171.1 feet front on
the west side of Market street and
bounded as follows: North by Bellevue
street, south by Estilette, east by Mar
ket street. west by Bayou lesson, the
sum of five hundred and twenty-one
and five ~hundredths 1881 .05) dollars.
E. D. ESTILETTE-52.6 feet front on
the west side of Market street and
bounded as follows: North by Jacobs,
south by Risemen, east by Market
west by Bayou lesson, the sum
Of one hundred and sixty and eighteen
hundredths ($16G. 49, dollars.
BEN RISEMAN-118.5 feet front on
the west side of Market street and
bounded as follows: North by Estilette,
south by Landry street, east by Market
west by Landau, the sum of
three hundred and sixty and eighty
seven hundredths t$360.87 dollars.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, That twenty 10 percent percent
3f the amount herein above assessed
each property owner as above
set forth shall be paid in cash within
ten (10) days from this date, and the
balance shall be payable in five (5)
equal annual installments, bearing in
crest at the rate Of eight Is percent
percent, per annum, interest payable
annually, from the date of acceptance
said work, together with ten no per
,ent) percent additional, on amount of
principal, matured, and interest un-
paid, if sued upon; provided, however,
hat any property owner desiring to
BAY the entire assessment in cash, or
my portion thereof before maturity,
shall have the privilege of SO doing.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That in default Of payment on the
part of the said property n or
,Wner Of the assessment herein levied !,
against them, or any part thereof, the .
City Attorney shall Immediately pro-
ICED by suit, in the name of this NUM-
to enforce payment in the man
provided by section four a. of Act :
Number 241 of the General Assembly
# the State of Louisiana for the year
.912.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
,tc., That the Clerk of the Board of AL
lermen of the Cityof Opelousas, Louis
ana, be and he is directed to cause the ].
lbove assessment and this Ordinance
'ecorded in the Mortgage records of
he recorder of the Parish of st. Ian
Try.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, |
,te,, That the Mayor of this City be and
lie is hereby authorized to issue in the
lame of the City of Opelousas, Louis
ana, Five ~ certificates of indebted
less, covering the deferred payments
IN each of the above assessments, due
m account of said Creosoted Wood
Block Pavement construction, such GER
ificates to be in the sum of sixteen
Is percent percent of the total assess
nent againt the respective property
,Wners ~hereinabove set forth, bearing
interest at the rate of eight Is percent
percent per annum from date until
,aid, said interest being payable annu-
lily, dated on the day this ordinance is
and payment of the same Sc
,ured by special assessment herein
the funds from which shall be
valuable solely for the purpose of
Meeting said certificates at maturity, in
principal and for mother purpose.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
That the Certificates of Indebted
less herein authorized and provided
or shall have annexed to them, cou-
IONS for interest, in the usual form,
md these Coupons shall be redeemed
paid upon presentation to the
reasurer of the City of Opelousas, Lou
siana, on or after the date they respee
lively become due.
The form of the Certificates Of Indebt
.dness herein provided for, and author
zed shall be substantially as folloWs,t to-
Wit.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
CITY OF OPELOUSAS.
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