St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-23
A1cee G.. MOutOn.
july11-1y
AN ORDINANCE.

said Road District in said ward, en-
titled to vote under the Constitution
and laws OF the state of Louisiana, a
to whether q special tax Of three mill
on the dollar, per annum, in addition
to the vehicle and per capita tai
levied under existing ordinances
shall be levied on all taxable proper
ty in said Road District, for a perioe
OF fifteen years, beginning with the
year 1915; and as to whether the gov
erning authority of said Road Distric'
shall be authorized to incur debt and
issue bonds of the said First Roao
District OF the Fourth Police jury
Ward of the parish of st. Landry, tt
the amount of t~hirty-two thousand
dollars, to run for a period of fifteen
years, bearing interest at the rate OF
5 per cent per annum, payable an
nually, for the purpose of construct.
ing, maintaining and repairing the
public roads and bridges in said Road
District;
Whereas, it is the voluntary will of
this body to call the election hereinafter
provided for, and
Whereas, Article 281 Of the Constitu.
ton of 1913, and ActNo. 256 of the Acts
of the Legislature adopted in the year
1910, as amended by Act 21S of 1912,
and Act 1893 of the Acts of the Legisla-
ture adopted in 1914, declare the Police
Jury of the parish of ST. Landry to be
the governing authority through which
the said First road district of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of said parish may
levy a special tax on all taxable proper
ty ii said Road District, and may incnr
debt and issue negotiable bonds for the
purpose of constructing, maintaining
and repairing the public roads and
bridges in said Road District, and
Whereas, the assessed valuation of
the said Road District amounts to one
million one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars Isl, 125, 000) and exist
ing bonded indebtedness incurred I'M
der Article PSI of the Constitution OF
1908 and 1918, amounts to no dollars,
which added to the proposed indebted
ness, does not exceed the Constitutional
limit which said road District is autho-
rized to incur, and
Whereas, In order to %extinguish
the indebtedness herein provided for,
and to pay off in principal and interest,
the bonds, authority to issue which is
herein proposed, and to keep the roads
and bridges in said Road District in
good repair and to maintain the. same,
after the payment of said bonds in
principal and Interest, it will be neces-
sary to annually levy a special tax Of
three mills on the dollar, on all taxable
property in said Road District, which
said tax when added to the existing
special taxes annually levied under Ar
tfcle 281 of the Constitution of 1893 and
1913, will not exceed the Constitutional
limit OF ten mills per annum on the dol
lar. of the assessed valuation of the
property Of said First Road District of
the Fourth Police Jury Ward of the
parish of st. Landry; now therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained, by the
Police Jury Of the parish Of st. Landry,
in lawful session convened: that an
election shall be and Is hereby called to
be held In the First Road District Of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of the parish
of ST. Landry, on the 23rd day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1916, at which election the
majority of the property taxpayers of
the said First Road District of said
Fourth Police Jury Ward of st. Landry
parish, in number and amount eligible
to vote and voting at said election, shall
determine the propositions.
1st. To authorize the First Road Dis
trict OF the Fourth Police Jury Ward of
the parish of st. Landry, through its
governing authority to incur debt and
issue bonds to the amount of thirty-two
thousand dollars 1882, 0O0) to run for a
period OF fifteen years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per centum Is oIo)
per annum, payable annually; the
funds thus derived to be used for the
purpose OF constructing, maintaining
and repairing the public roads and
bridges in said First Road District of
the said Fourth Police Jury Ward;
End. Whether a special tax of three
mills on the dollar per annum, in addi-
ton to the vehicle and per capita tax
levied under existing ordinances, shall
be levied on all taxable property in the
First Road District Of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the parish of st. Landry,
to ~extinguish such debt as the govern
ing body of said Road District may in
cur and to pay such bonds in principal
and interest as it may issue under the
authority herein proposed to be grant
ed 1t. The balance of said tax, after
the payment of said bonds in principal
and interest, to be used by the govern
ing authority of said Road District in
constructing, maintaining and repairing
the roads and bridges of said First Road
District OF the said Fourth Police Jury
Ward.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the ballot boxes, necessary
blanks and other necessary parapher-
nalia for the holding of said election
shall be provided by the Clerk of the :
Police Jury, and shall cause to be print !
ed ballots for use in said election in {
he following form, to-wit:
lst. FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS q
Proposition to authorize i" {
he First Road District of
he Fourth Police Jury $
Ward of the parish of ST. !
landry, through its govern l
ng authority to incur debt yEc
md issue bonds to the fEo
mount of thirty-two thous- |
nd dollars ($32, OO0) to run t
or a period of fifteen years Y
interest at the rate r
/ five per centum Is oTo( Z
er annum, payable annual - Il
the funds thus derived s.
, be used for the purpose s.
constructing, maintain
lg and repairing the pub a
e roads and bridges in said +
irst Road District of the No 2
ourrh Police Jury Ward OF
!. Landry Parish.
axable valuation $