St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-10

TO De LndI d I1dJoIlly Dotti
Der of votes and in valuation 81
property of the taxpayers VINO
voted at said election, voted -
favor of both of the two proposl-
tions at said election n nefell-
after set out, and that sald elec-
ton was therefore favorable TO
both of said propositions and Dotn
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; u
propositions which were submit
ted to and voted upon by the prop,
erty taxpayers of the First Road
District of the Fourth Police jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
at a special election regularly call
ed and held on June Goth. 1915. be
and they are hereby declared TO
have been favorably voted on and
unanimously carried at said cleo
ton, to-wit: re-
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 2 5,000.OO),
to run for a period of Thirty-tWc
1927 years, bearing interest at the
| rate of Five per cent. Is 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. LandryParlsh:.
PROPOSITION End. FOR The
LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX OF
NOT MORE THAN 10 MILLS.
Proposition as to whether a
| special tax of not more than ten
/ (iO) mills on the dollar per annum,
in addition to the vehicle and per
| capita tax levied under existing or
dinances, 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
extinguish such debts and inter-
ests as the governing body of said
| Road District may incur, anG 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
| tax after the payment of said bonds
| in principal and interest to be used
by the governing authority of said
Road District in constructing.
maintaining and repairing the pub
lie roads and bridges of said First
Road District of the Fourth Police
| Jury Ward of St. Landry Parish
Section 2. That the President
and Clerk of this body be and they
| are hereby authorized and directed
to have prepared and in due course
to execute under the seal of this
body and their signatures. the Sc
ries of bonds the issuance OF which
was authorized at said election. and
the President is herby authorized
and directed to advertise and offer
said bonds for sale. to dispose OF
same for not less than par and ac-
cording to law, to have drafted
and to present to this body for
action an approved form Of bond
ordinance, and in general to do all
things and acts necessary to for
ward the prompt execution OF the
propositions authorized at said
election.
Section 4. That the result of
said election shall be promulgated
by the President and Clerk
of this body by publication
in one issue of the official journal.
Adopted July 6, 1915.
FRANK DIMMICK.
President.
j. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Members voting yes: Messrs.
Guillory, Daley, Iseringhausen,
st. Cyr, Fisette, Dunbar, w. T.
Brown, Catlett, Walters. Beall, Nc
Gallery, Foster, Gournay and Dim
mick. Ia yeas.
Against: None. Absent: Messrs.
Evans and Payy.
Adopted unanimously.
Motion by Mr.. w. f. Brown.
Be it resolved, that the Clerk and
President of this body be and they
are hereby authorized to issue a
warrant for the sum of one thou
sand, five hundred and seventy-six
Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
Co., Of LeayenWorth, Kansas. in
payment of certificate of indebt-
edness due said company. July IL,
1915, on the Bayou Rouge steel
bridge, as per appropriation in the
budget of 1916. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daley,
Whereas, it is against the law,
to ship cattle from infected par
ishes into, or through, other par
iShes that are not infected, on &C
count of not being lawfully dipped
to eradicate the tick, and owing to
the vast valuation Of cattle that our
parish is raising for sale:
Be it resolved, that 100000 be
borrowed from any bank or banker
at 6 per cent. interest for a period
of three years, to construct three
watts in each ward to be decided on
by the members of the Police Jury
from each ward.
Be it further resolved, that
Messrs. w. f. Brown, J. T. st. Cyr
and J. J. Healey, Clerk of this body,
be appointed with full power and
authority to negotiate for said
loan as stated above.
Voting for: Messrs. st. Cyr, |
Guillory, Evans, Iseringhausen,
Pavy, W f. Brown, Dunbar, Cat
lett, Walters, Beall. MeCaffery,
Gournay and Dimmick.
Against: None. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. X. Z. Catlett,
Whereas, a petition of a num-
per of citizens presented to a legis-
body, is not subject to argu-
ment or discussion. except when
jailed by resolution and duly Sec
and