St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12
ESPECIAL ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE.
Ordinance Number 2, 1914.

property AUDITING the East side OF Ash
Street between Church street and First
street; south side of Ollie street from
Gum street to Vine street; north side OF
First street from Dodge street to a
point 100 #. east; north side of Church
Street from Landrum street to a point
Is #. east; of the town of Melville, La,
for the purpose. of defraying cost of COIL
structing sidewalks and appurtenances
on said streets, under contract By the
mayor of the town OF Melville, La,
with DeJersey & Naff, Contractors,
of date Nov. 18th, 1914, and to
prorate the cost of construction OF said
sidewalk, and appurtenances
between the abutting property owners,
and to provide the manner of enforc-
ing the payment of said special assess
ment and authorizing the Mayor of said
Town of Melville, La, to issue Certlfi-
Gates of Indebtedness covering the de-
ferred payments due by the respective
property owners on account OF the con-
struction of the said sidewalks
and appurtenances,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Melville, La, in special ses-
sion convened that the Special Assess
ment be and the same is hereby levied
upon the following described property
in the name set forth after the de-
scription of each separate piece OF prop
erty, for the purpose OF ~defraylng the
cost of construction of the sidewalks
and appurtenanees, abuttlng
said B property under contract en-
tered into by the Mayor of the Town of
Melville, La, with DeJersey & Naff,
on Nov. 7th, 1914, to-wit:
MISS F. M. LONG,:
One hundred and six and five tenths
feet front on First street and running
northerly between parallel lines 100 feet.
Bounded north by Able, south by First
street, east by self and west by Dodge
street, the sum of fifty-nine and thirty
three hundredths (s59,3331 dollars,
PETER CHASER.
Lots / and 2, Block 10, of Melville,
the sum of fifty-six and fifty-eight hun.
dredths ($56.58) dollars.
ESTATE OF JOHN LUCAS:
Lots 3 and 4, Block1 10, of Melville, the
sum of %fifty-seven and seventy.eight
hundredths (s57.78l dollars.
A F. BARNS:
Lot Z, Block 2, of Melville, the sum
of s~eventy-two and Y h%undredth
| ($72. 72) dollars.
A. ROSENBERG:
Eighty-one and five tenths feet front
on Church street running n%ortherly be.
tween parallel lines 100 feet. Bounded
north by self, south by Church street,
east by Hazard and west by Landrum
street, the sum of forty-five and thirty
eighthundredths (S45.3 3d. dollars.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That twenty (20) per cent OF the
amount herein assessed against each
property owner as above set forth,
shall be paid in cash, and the balance
shall be payable infive equal annual in.
stallments, bearing interest at the rate
of six (6) per cent per annum, Interest
PAYABLE annually, from the date OF &C.
ceptance of said work; provided, how
ever, that any person or property own
er desiring to pay the entire assess
ment in cash, or any portion thereof
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lege of SO doing.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
etc, That in default of payment on the
part of said property owner, or own
ers of the assessments herein leVlee
against them, or any part thereof, thu
city attorney shall Immediately pro
coed by suit, in the name OF this mum
cipality, to enforce payment IN tht
manner provided by Section Four "A
of Act lat of the General Assembly 0
Louisiana, for the year 1902, a
amended by Act 149 of 1912.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
etc, That the Clerk of the Board 0
Aldermen of this City, be and he
hereby directed to cause the above as
sessment and this ordinance recorded
in the Mortgage Records OF the Re
corder of the Parish of St. Landry.
Section S. Be it further ordained
ETC., Thatthe Mayor of this City be an
he is hereby authorized to issue in tn
name of the Town of Melville, La.
five Certificates of Indebtedness, GOV
ering the deferred payments on eacI
of the above assessments, due on &C
count of the said sidewalk
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certificates to be in the sum of sixteel
(16) per cent of the total assessment
against the respective property owner
hereinabove set forth, bearing interes
at the rate of six (6) per cent per ar
mum, from date until paid, said intel
est being payable annually, dated O
the date this ordinance is adopted an
payment of the same secured by spe
cial assessment herein levied, tn
funds from which shall be availabl
solely for the purpose of meeting. sal
certificates at maturity in principal an
!, for no other purpose.
Section 6. Beitfurther ordained, Ell
That the Certificates of indebtedness
herein authorized and provided TO
shall have annexed to them, coupon
for the interest payment, in the usu'
! form, and these coupons shall be r.
deemed and paid upon presentation
the Mayor Of the Town of Melville, La
on or after the date they respectlvel
t become due. The form OF the Certlf
' Gates of Indebtedness herein autho
lied and provided for, shall be sui
stantially as follows, to-wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
! STATE OF LOUISIANA
CITY OF MELVILLE