St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-01-10

OF LHlS Dtdle anu Shall HdVc pI1ItC0
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 Sec
ond Road District of the Sixth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Landry
for the purpose of constructing, main
tanning and repairing the public roads
and bridges in said ward and road dis
trict in addition to the vehicle and per
capita tax now levied under existing
ordinances.
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
Second Road District of the Sixth Po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish of st. Lam
dry for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said ward and
road district in addition to the vehicle
and per capita tax now levied undere X-
listing 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 A. 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 bal
lots, tally sheets, lists of voters and
compiled statements, which shall be
delivered to the Sheriff to be transmit
ted with the ballot boxes to the COM
missioners of election.
Section 5. That each voter voting at
said election shall endorse on his bal
lot over his signature the aggregate
amount of property assessed to him in
said road district.
Section g.. That the commissioners
of election at each poll shall receive the
ballots of all property tax payers of
said road district entitled to vote at
their respective polls under the Con-
stitution and general election laws of
this State, and when the polls shall
have ceen closed shall count said bal
lots and make returns of the votes cast
at said election both in number and
amount of assessed value OF property
of those who voted for said tax, and Of
those who voted against the same.
Said returns shall be made induplicate,
one set shall be sent to the President of
the Police Jury and the other to the
| Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
of Election, and both addressed to Ope-
~1ousas, La.
Section Z. This ordinance shall be
published in the st. Landry Clarion,
the official journal of this parish, for
the full period of thirty days previous
to the date fixed for holding said cleo
ton, and.t 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, Foster and
Gournay voting yes. Ordinance adopt
ed.
Motion by DR.. Pavy-
That committee ofthree be appointed
from this body, to act with the supervisor
of public roads, whose duty it shall be tt
select and determine the most suitable
roads to build in a permanent way, witt
the funds obtained from the recent bono
issue for said purpose; it shall also be
the duty of this committee to collect al
data relative to the probable cost OF
building permanent roads per mile anC
to gather any and all other information
on the subject matter and to report bach
to this body at its next regular meeting
Motion carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. Pavy, st. Cyr
and Daley.
On motion Of Mr.. Daley
The Police Jury adjourned until to
morrow morning at 9o'clock.
Jan. 9th, 1914
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad
iournment.
Present Mr.. F. Dimmmiek, Presi
dent, presiding; Messrs. St. Cyr, Durio
Daley, Iseringhausen, Pavy, Fisette
Brown, BealI, McCaffery, Dunbar, Gour
nay, Guillory, Walters, Foster.
Ope1onsas, La. Jan. 6, 1914.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen: We the undersigned com
mitteee appointed to examine the state
ment Of the st. Landry State Bank, fis
cal agent, beg leave to report that We
have examined said statement anc
found same correct and recommend
that a warrant for the sum of three
hundred and thirty-five and 69-100 dol
lars. 1886 69-10O be issued to said fis
cal agent for salary interest month O.
December, 1918; interest deducted or
deposits as per contract.
j. E. DALEY,
JOS. T. ST. CYR.
Committee
On motion of Mr.. McCaffery-
The above report was accepted anC
warrant ordered issued to said fisca
agent as per committee report, agains
any available funds. Motion carried.
Motion by DR.. Pavy-
Be it resolved by the Police jury o
the parish of st. Landry, in regular ses
sion convened, that the President O
this body be and he is hereby authoriz
ed to purchase from some responsible
company, one car load, or more, Of as
sorted culverts, to be shipped to w. B
Roberts, road supervisor; the same t
be kept in his charge and by him dis
tributed to the different members a:
they call for same: be it further resolV
ed that he shall make a monthly repor
to the Clerk of this body OF the amour
of culverts taken by members of thi'
body and the cost of same. Motion car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Gournay-