St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-14

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 nov levied under x-
isting ordinances.
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 We d 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.
Section 8. 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 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 6. 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 in duplicate,
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-
lousas, 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 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, Payy, Fisette,
Dunbar, Brown, Beall, Foster and
G~ournay voting yes. Ordinance adopt
ed.
Mr.. Frank Dimmick offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, seconded by DR..
Pavy, and upon being duly read was
adopted unanimously, to-Wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the issuance of bonds of
the Parish of st. Landry, Louisa
ma, in the sum of $100,000.W for
the purpose of constructing high
WAYS in and for said Parish, and
appropriating and ~dedicating the
avails of the residue of the ten
mill tax for the years 1914 to 1928
inclusive, authorized by Article 232
of the Constitution of Louisiana,
for the payment thereof.
WHEREAS it's by the Police Jury
of st. Landry Parish, Louisiana, deem
ed necessary and expedientto construct
certain highways in an, fsr said Par
ish; and
WHEREAS for the purpose Of con-
| structing such highways it will require
the sum of 800, 10000; and
WHEREAS provision has been made
for the payment of all Statutory and or
binary charges and all outstanding OBJ
legations of said Parish for the years
1914 to 1923 inclusive; and
WHEREAS after making provision
for the payment of all Statutory and or
binary charges and outstanding obliga-
tons of said Parish there is a residue of
the ten mill tax authorized by Article
232 of the Constitution of Louisiana, OF
the following amounts:
For the year 1914 the sum OF 49,
10000 (Budgeted as the Internal I'm
provement Fund, and constituting the
road and bridge fund of said PARISH,
for the year 1915 the sum of 100000,
for the year 1916, and each subsequent
year to and including 1923, the sum of
81, 10000:
Now Therefore:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
st. Landry Parish, State of Louisiana:
Section /. That for the purpose of
constructing highways in and for said
Parish there be funded into bonds the
avails of the residue of the ten mill tax
for the years 1914 to 1928 inclusive, au-
thorized by Article 232 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, and for
that purpose there be issued the bonds
of said Parish in the sum of 800, 10000
as authorized by paragraph A, Article
281 Of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 2. Said issue shall consist
of 100 bonds of the denomination of
81, 10000 each, numbered consecutive
ly from / to 100 inclusive, dated Feb
ruary /, 1914, and due and payable as
follows; $10,000.M on February /,
1917, 81, 10000 on February j, 1918,
s12,000.W on February /, 1919, $4,000
90 on February [, 1920, $13, 10000 on
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