St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-01-10
Police Jury Proceedings.
Continued from page 2.
seconded by Mr.. Mccall

the limits of the First Road District
of the Sixth Police Jury Ward OF
the Parish of st. Landry, to take
the sense of the property tax pay
ers of said road district in said ward
entitled to vote under the Constr
tuition and laws of this state, as to
whether a special tax OF three mills
on the dollar per annum IN addl-
ton to the vehicle and per capita
tax levied under existing ordl-
nanees shall be levied on all tax
able property in said road district
for five years beginning with the
year 1914, for the purpose OF con-
structing, maintaining and repair
ing the public roads and bridges in
said road district.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of st. Landry in regular ses-
sion convened:
Section l.. That a special election be
held throughout the limils of the First
Road District of the Sixth Police Jury
Ward of this parish, on the 18th day CT
February, 1914, at which shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers OF
said road district who are entitled to
vote under the Constitution and laws
of this state, the question OF whether
or not a tax of three mills on the dollar
per annum in addition to the vehicle
and per capita tax now levied under ex-
listing ordinances, shall be levied on all
taxable property in said road district
for five years beginning with the year
1914, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said road district.
Section 2. That said special election
shall be held under the General Elec-
ton laws of this state at the polling
places established by law in said road
district. The ballots to be used at said
election shall be printed in the form
prescribed by the general election laws
of this state and shall have printed
thereon:
FOR a special tax of three mills on
the dollar per annum for five years be-
ginning with the year 1914, to be levied
on all the taxable property in the First
Road District of the Sixth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry for
the purpose of constructing, maintain
ing and repairing the public roads and
bridges in said ward and road district
in addition to the vehicle and per cap
tia tax now levied under existing Or
dinances.
AGAINST a special tax of three mills
on the dollar per annum for five years
beginning with the year 1914, to be
levied on all the taxable property in
the First Road District of the Sixth Pc
] lice Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said ward and road
districtin addition to the vehicle and
per capita tax now levied under exist.
ing ordinances.
Section 3, That the Board of Super.
visors of Elections of this parish be and
they are hereby requested and directed
to take charge of said election and to
appoint three commissioners and a
clerk of election for each polling place
of said road district; to give due notice
OF said appointment and OF the time
and place of holding said election, and
to make returns of said election to the
President of the Police Jury who shall
announce and promulgate the result ac'
cording to law.
Section 4. That said Board of Super
visors of Elections shall have printed
in accordance with the general cleo,
ton laws of this State and with this or
dinance, the requisite number of ballots,
tally sheets, lists Of voters and com.
piled statements, which shall be deliver
ed to the Sheriff to be transmitted with
the ballot boxes to the commissioners
of election.
Section 5. That each voter voting a
said election shall endorse on his ballo'
over his signature the aggregate amount
of the property assessed to him in sale
road district.
Section 6. That the commissioners
of election at each poll shall receive the
ballots of all property tax payers Of sale
road district entitled to vote at then
respective polls under the Constitution
and general election laws of this State
and when the polls shall have beer
closed shall count said ballots and make
returns of the votes cast at said election
both in number and amount of assessed
value Of property of those who votee
for said tax, and those who voted
against the same. Said returns shall be
made in duplicate, one set shall be sen
to the President of the Police Jury ano
the other to the Chairman of the Boare
of Supervisors of Election, and both ad
dressed to Opelousas, La.
Section Z. That this ordinance shall
be published in the St. Landry Clarion
the official journal of this parish, fol-
the full period of thirty days previous
to the date fixed for holding said cleo
ton, and that this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Adopted Jan. 5, 1914.
FRANK DIMMICK, President.
j. j.. HEALEY, Clerk.
Messrs. st. Cyr, Dimmick, Guillory
Daley, Iseringhausen, Pavy, Fisette,
Dunbar, Brown, Beall, McCaffery, Eos
ter and Gournay, voting yea. Ordi
nance adopted,
DR.. P. Foster offered the following
ordinance, duly seconded:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election throughout
the limits of the Second Road Dis
trict of the Sixth Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry, to take
the of the property tax pay
ers OF said road district in said ware
entitled to vote under the Consti
tuition and lawssof this state, as te
whether a special tax of three mills
on the dollar per annum in add
ton to the vehicle and per capita
tax levied under existing ordi
nances, shall be levied on all taxa
Bile property in said road distric'
for five years beginning with the
year 1914, for the purpose of con
structing, maintaining and repair
ING the public roads and bridges il
said road district.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Police Jury
If the Parish of ST. Landry ia regular