St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-14
AN ORDINANCE

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suit of the special election heIC
in the First Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of st
Landry Parish, Louisiana. or
Wednesday, June SO. 1915, al
which time there was submitted
to the property taxpayers of said
road district a proposition to in
IN debt and issue bonds, and a
proposition to levy a special tax
for the purpose of cOnstrue ng
maintaining and repairing The
public roads and bridges of SAID
District; to declare both of said
propositions carried, and to d.
rect and authorize the mourning
of debt, issuance and sale OF
bonds, and levying of a special
tax, all III accordance with and
as authorized at said election.
Whereas, on the 30th 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 5th 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 in
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 i. That the following
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 30th. 1915. be
and they are hereby declared to
have been favorably voted on and
unanimously carried at said cleo
ton, to-wit:
PROPOSITION 1st, 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 (S25, 100000.
to run for a period of Thirty-tWc
1922 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. Landryparish.'
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
(10l mills on the dollar per annum.
ii 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, 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
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-
cofding 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
il one issue of the official journal.
Adopted July 6, 1915.
FRANK DIMMICk.
President.
Attest:
u. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the issuance of bonds
of the Parish of st. Landry. Lou
isiana, the sum of Si2.000.00, for
the purpose of constructing anti
maintaining highways in and for
said Parish, and anDropriating
and dedicating the avails of the
residue of the ten
mill. tax for the year 1924.
authorized by Article 232 of the
Constitution Of Louisiana for the