St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
AN ORDINANCE

IN the F1fSt hodQ DlSilICG VI tIie
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 said
road district a proposition to in
cur debt and issHe bonds. and q
propositionlt0 Levy a special tax
for the purpose Of eonstrue
maintaining and preparing the
public roads and bridges of sale
District; to declare both of said
propositions carried. and to di-
rect and authorize the mourning
of debt, issuance and sale Oh
bonds, and levying of a special
tax, all in 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 1 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, 1916, 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 i'm 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
tions 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 /. 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 cali
ed and held on June 30th. 1915, be
and they r hereby declared to
have been favorably voted on and
unanimously carried at said cleo
ton, to-wit:
PROPOSITION LIST. 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 1925, 100000,
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. Landryparish:n
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
d01 mills on the dollar per annum,
in addition to the vehicle and per
capita tax levied under existing or
dlnances, shall be annually levied
all taxable property Id the First
toad 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
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
rles OF bonds the issuance of which
was authorized at said election. and
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
an approved form of bond
ordnance, and in general to do all
and acts necessary to for
ward the prompt execution Of the
propositions authorized at said
election.
Section 4. That the result of i
said election shall be promulgated
1y the President and Clerk
# this body by publication
n one issue Of the official journal. |
Adopted July g., 1915.
FRANK DIMMICK.
President.
I l'' ). HEALEY.
AN ORDINANCE
Providing fer the issuance of bonds
OF the Parish Of st. Landry, Lou
lslana, the sum of Si2,0 100000, for
the purpose of constructing and
maintaining highways in and for
said Parish, and annropriating
and dedieating the avaiIs of the
residue Of the ten
mill tax for the year 1921,
authorized by Article 232 of the
Constitution of Louisiana. for the
payment thereof.