St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-31
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in the First Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of st
Landry Parish, Louisiana. on
Wednesday,. June 80, 1915, al
which time there was submitted
to the property taxpayers OF sald
road district a proposition to IN
cur debt and issue bonds, and 9
proposition to levy a s1ecial tax
for the purpose Of construc
maintaining and repairing the
public roads and bridges of said
District; to declare both of said
propositions carried. and to di-
rect and authorize the incurrine
of debt, issuance and sale Oh
bonds, and levying Of q special
tax, all in accordance with and
as authorized at said election.
Whereas, on the Both day of June,
A. D., 1915, a special election was
held throughout the First Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
| Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
Louisiana, to submit to the prop
erty taxpayers of said Road Dis
trict qualified to vote at such an
| election, two certain propositions
hereinafter set out in Section 4 of
| this ordinance; and
Whereas, said election was duly
held, and the returns thereof can
vassed by the Police Jury of the
| Parish of St. Landry on the 9TH day
Of July, 1915, at the time and place
previously appointed in a notice
published for thirty full days as
provided by law: and
Whereas, the result of said cleo
ton was determined and declared
to be that a majority both in num-
Der of votes and in valuation Of
property of the taxpayers who
voted at said election, voted ii
favor of both of the two PROPOSE
tons at said election and herein
after set out, and that said cleo
ton was therefore favorable to
both of said propositions and both
of them were unanimously carried:
Now therefore. Be it ordained by
the Police Jury Of the Parish Of
st. Landry in regular session con-
vened;
Section 4. That the following
propositions which were submit
ted to and voted upon by the prop
5erty taxpayers of the First Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
at a special election regularly cali
ed and held on June 30th, 1915, be
and they are hereby declared to
have been favorably voted on and
unanimously carried at said cleo
ton, to-wit:
PROPOSITION ist. FOR THE IS
SUANCE OF BONDS:
Proposition to authorize the
First Road District Of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of st. Landry. through its govern
ing authority, to incur debt and is
sue bonds to the amount of Twenty
five Thousand Dollars ($25, 100000
to run for a period of Thirty-tWo
1922 years, bearing interest at the
rate of Five per cent. (5 per cent?
per annum, payable annually: the
funds thus derived to be used for
the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the pub
lie roads and bridges in said First
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of st. Landryparish."
PROPOSITION 2nd. FOR THE
LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX OF
~ 1S11 MSA19 l4kAIS III fH tLlxG. L
Proposition as to whether a
special tax of not more than ten
lf0) mills on the dollar per annum,
in addition to the vehicle and per
capita tax levied under existing or
shall be annually levied
on all taxable property in the First
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish OF st.
Landry, to an amount sufficient to
such debts and inter-
ests as the governing body of said
Road District may incur, and to
pay such bonds in principal and
interest as it may issue under the
authority herein proposed to be
granted it. The balance of said
after the payment Of said bonds
m principal and interest to be used
Dy the governing authority Of said
Road District in constructing,
maintaining and repairing the pub
ic roads and bridges of said First
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of st. Landry Parish
Section 2. That the President
Ind Clerk OF this body be and they
ire hereby authorized and directed
@ have prepared and in due course
o execute under the seal of this
)ody and their signatures, the SCI
les of bonds the issuance of which
vas authorized at said election, and
he President is herby authorized
nd directed to advertise and offer
aid bonds for sale, to dispose Of
anne for not less than par and ac-
;0rdlng to law, to have drafted
md to present to this body for
an approved form of bond
ordinance, and in general to do all
Kings and acts necessary to for
ward the prompt execution of the
propositions authorized at said
lection.
Section 1. That the result Of
aid election shall be promulgated
Y the President and Clerk
+ this body by publication
n one issue of the official journal.
Adopted July 6, 1915.
FRANK DIMMIGK.
President.
!. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk. !.
AN ORDINANCE ]
'roviding for the issuance of bonds /
Of the Parish of st. Landry, Lou /
lsiana, the sum of Sf2, 10000, for [
the purpose of constructing and (
maintaining highways in and for ]
said Parish, and annropriating
and dedicating the ayails Of the
residue of the ten-
mill tax for the year 1924,
authorized by Article 232 of the
Constitution Of I.nl1iriann for fhn 4