St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
AUGUsrs7, 1915
AN ORDINANCE

70 declare and promulgate the re
suit of the special election he'll
in the First Road District of tn
Fourth Police Jury Ward of ST
Landry Parish, Louisiana. OF
Wednesday, June 80, 1915, a
which time there was submitted
to the property taxpayers of sait
road district a proposition to in.
cur debt and issue bonds. and
proposition to levy a special tax
for the purpose of CONSTRUCT
maintaining and repairing thu
public roads and bridges of sale
District, to declare both of sale
propositions carried. and to di-
rect and authorize the incurrinl
Of debt. issuance and sale OF
bonds, and levying of a special
tax, all in accordance with and
as authorized at said election.
Whereas, on the 30th day of June,
Al. 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
this ordinances; 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, vo:ed 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-
yened;
Section 4. That the following
DIOpUoltIOlIS Which, WGIc ouU1IllL- |
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 O special election regularly CALI
ed and held on June Both, 1915. be
and they are hereby declared to
have been ~fayorabiy voted on and
unanimously carried at said cleo
lion, to-wit:
PROPOSITION fst, FOR THE IS
SUANCE OF BONDS:
Proposition to authorize the
First Road District of the Fourth
Jury Ward of the Parish
If st. Landry, through its govern
ng authority, to incur debt and is
lue bonds to the amount of Twenty
I've Thousand Dollars 1926, 100000,
% run for a period of Thirty-tWo
.32l years, bearing interest at the
ate Of Five per cent. (5 per cent?
Ter annum, payable annually; the
unds thus derived to be used for
he purpose OF constructing.
maintaining and repairing the pub
lc roads and bridges In said First
toad District of the Fourth Police
ury Ward of st. LandryParish;"
PROPOSITION End, FOR THE
LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX OF
NOT MORE THAN 40 MILLS. (,
proposition as to whether a
pecial tax of not more than ten
i01 mills or the dollar per annum,
/ addition to the vehicle and per
apita tax levied under existing or !
finances, shall be annually levied +;
n all taxable property in the First j
Dad District Of the Fourth Police Z
Try Ward of the Parish of st. !
andry, to an amount sufficient to !
xtlnguish such debts and inter- r
SITS as the governing body of said :
Dad District may incur. and to .
ay such bonds in principal and {
Iterest as It may issue under the
lthorlty herein proposed to be
'anted ii. The balance of said a
x after the payment of said bonds
principal and interest to be used /
7 the governing authority of said !
Dad District in constructing, 8
aintaining and repairing the pub =
roads and bridges Of said First +
BAD District of the Fourth Police :
Try Ward of st. Landry Parish" !
Section 2. That the President q
I'd Clerk of this body be and they q
e hereby authorized and directed y
have prepared and in due course =
execute under the seal of this n
'dy and their signatures, the Sc a
OF bonds the issuance Of which :.
authorized at said election. and Il
Q President is herby authorized
d directed to advertise and offer q
ID bonds for sale. to dispose Of y
me for not less than par and ae- /!
riding to law, to have drafted Ii
q TO present to this body for m
lion an approved form Of bond o.
dlnance, and in general to do all ii
lngs and acts necessary to for q,
I'D the prompt execution of the ii
oposltlons authorized at said s.
4. That the result of e. I,
d election shall be promulgated Is
the President and Clerk n,
this body by publication +,
one issue Of the official journal. At
July 6, 1915. Al
FRANK DIMMICK. M
President. st
]. HEALEY, y,
Clerk. r.
AN ORDINANCE I1
'vlding for the issuance of bonds ey
4 the Parish of st. Landry, LOU "a
siana, the sum of $f2000.O0, for of
ne purpose Of constructing and IA
maintaining highways in and for All
aid Parish. and annropriating
nd %dedicating the avails of the
esldue of the tent
tax for the year 1924.
oshorized by Article 232 of the
institution of Louisiana. for the No