St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
- lcee G. Mouton.
july1l-1y
AN ORDINANCE.

sense of the property taxpayers o
said Road District in said ward, en-
titled to vote under the Constitution
and laws OF the state OF Louisiana, a!
to whether a special tax OF three mill
on the dollar, Der annum, in addition
to the vehicle and per capita tax
levied under existing ordinances,
shall be levied on all taxable proper
ty in said Road District, for a period
of fifteen years, beginning with the
year 1916; and as to whether the gov
erning authority Of said Road District
shall be authorized to incur debt and
issue bonds OF the said First Road
District of the Fourth Police jury
the amount of thirty-two thousand
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 PSI 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 1873 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 OF all taxable proper
ty in 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 ($1, 125, 000) and exist
ing bonded indebtedness incurred I'M
der Article 28l of the Constitution of
1908 and 1919, amounts to no dollars,
which added to the proposed indebted !
ness, does not exceedthe 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
ticle 281 of the Constitution Of 1898 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 I
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, 1915, at which election the 9
majority OF the property taxpayers of :
the said First Road District of said 9
Police Jury Ward of ST. Landry r
parish, in number and amount eligible |
70 vote and voting at said election, shall Q
determine the propositions. 2
LIST. To authorize the First Road Dis i
OF the Fourth Police Jury Ward of I
the parish OF st. Landry, through its !
governing authority to incur debt and u
ssue bonds to the amount Of t~hirty-two g
thousand dollars 1882, 000l to run for a n
)erlod OF fifteen years, bearing interest y
the rate OF five per centum Is oIo) y
,er annum, payable annually; the 6
thus derived to be used for the y y
of constructing, maintaining W
md Tapoftinr tho nf1h1ia ,.aoIe o-I A
in said First Road District of a.
he said Fourth Police Jury Ward; 81
2nd. Whether a special tax of three ie
Hills on the dollar per annum, in addi- De
to the vehicle and per capita tax r.
,vied under existing ordinances, shall Ju
e levied on allitaxable property in the 70
irst Road District of the Fourth Police IN
ury Ward of the parish of st. Landry, Gu
eXtinguish such debt as the govern an
Ig body of said Road District may in au
II and to pay such bonds in principal ca
I'd interests as it may issue under fhe III
ithority herein proposed to be grant an
| it, The balance of said tax, after ms
payment of said bonds in principal col
I'd interest, to be used by the govern ms
G authority of said Road District in Ro
nstfucting, maintaining and repairing Jul
e roads and bridges of said First Road
strict of the said Fourth Police Jury fol
ard. OFF
Section 2. Be it further ordained. Vo'
That the ballot boxes, necessary 1
and other necessary parapher- slol
liza for the holding OF said election ane
all be provided by the Clerk Of the ons
lice Jury, and shall cause to be print 2
ballots for use in said election in mis-
2 following form, to-wit; ana
Gle.
I. FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS 81
Proposition to authorize T sior
First Road District of leig
!. Fourth Police Jury Lab
lrd of the parish of ST. N
ndry, through its govern O
authority to incur debt vrc 1916
| issue bonds to the Ed ton
cunt of thirty-two thous- will
dollars 1882, 00O) to run roor
a period of fifteen years the
ring interest at the rate the
i've per centum Is oIo) said
annum, payable annual ~ SAM
he funds thus derived Gl
e used for the purpose airy,
constructing, maintain
and repairing the pub Pres
Dads and bridges in said 40 ]
t Road District of the M A
tth Police Jury Ward Of !
Parish. Tu
bile valuation - aI
Liver