St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
Melville Ordinances.
ORDINANCE AZ.

repeating ordnance n lQlTIy.
Five ofthe Town of Melville, Louisiana,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the Town of Mel
vile, Louisiana, that ordinance number
IS 1851 being an ordinance declaring
the results of the special election held
in the Town of Melville, Louisiana on
the 18th day of May, 1914, providing
for the issuance and sale of Electric
Light bonds of the said town in the sum
of Fifteen Thousand ($15, 100000 Dol
lars and levying a special tax
for the year 1914, for the
purpose of paying principal and inter-
est of said bonds maturing during the
year 1915, to 1884 inclusive, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed in regular ses-
sion convened on this the 9Th day of
January, A. D., 1915.
H. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
Attest: LYMAN H. LYONS, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE 46.
Declaring the results of the special cleo
ton held in the Town Of Melville,
Louisiana, on the Twelfth Day of
May, Nineteen Hundred and Four
teen, providing for the issuance of
Electric Light Bonds of the saidTown
in the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars, and levying a special tax for the
purpose of paying principal and int
crest of said bonds.
Whereas, the Mayor and Board on
Aldermen of the Town of Melville, Lou
isiana, have in open session opened the
ballot box, examined and counted the
ballots, in number and amount, exam
ined and canvassed the returns of the
special election held in the said Town
of Melville, ON the twelfth day of May,
1914, in conformity to an ordinance of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
said Town ordering said election and
notice thereof by the Mayor, duly pub
lished according to law, and have
found the results in accord with the
herein after set forth ordinance; there
fore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the Town of Mel
vile, Louisiana, That the results of the
election held in the Town Of
Melville on May 18th, 1914, at which
was submitted the following PROPOSE
lion, to-wlt:
To incur debt and issue bonds in the
sum of Fifteen Thousand ($15, 000. 0O)
Dollars to run twenty years from date,
md to bear interest at five per cent, !
annum, payable annually or semi
annually, for the purpose Of. purchas-
ng aad constructing an electric light
system for the Town of Melville, title
o which shall vest in the Town of Mel
lille, are declared to be as follows:
In favor of said proposition, Thirteen
49, votes with a taxable assessed val
lation of Twelve Thousand Seven Hun
red ($12, 10000 Dollars for the year
913, and
Against said proposition, Six (6)
'otes with a taxable assessed valuation
I Four Thousand Seven Hundred and
ga, 10000 Dollars for the year
913, and in favor Of said proposition a
1ajority OF Seven ~ votes with a tax
bic assessed valuation of Seven Thou
and Nine Hundred and Thirty ST.
5000 Dollars for the year 1918; and
aid election. is declared to be favor
Bile to said proposition. Il
Section 2. Be it further Ordained, etc.
hat there is hereby authorized and di-
ected to be executed and delivered to
ne purchaser thereof Sixty (60) bonds
f the Town of Melville, State of Louis
ma, payable to bearer in the aggre-
ate amount of Fifteen Thousand Dol s
.rs ($15, 0o0.0 all in the denomination /
/ Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars $3.50. t
, dated July.15, 1914, maturing July Is, I
.34, said bonds being numbered from I
ne to sixty, (1-60l inclusive, bearing /
lterest at the rate of five per centum /
5oIol per annum payable semi-annually i
the first day of April and October Of 4
ach year, commencing with April 1, il
rs, as evidenced by and upon presen- Q
ton and surrender of the interest c
upon attached thereto. Provided, 0
owever, that the Town of Melville t
lall have the option Of paying said Fl
'nds before their maturity on or after ii
e respective dates hereinafter. set i
nth, and by each bond at par, if the r,
oney shall be there available for the fl
lyment thereof and all interest eou- fl
ms falling due thereafter shall there IL
,on be annulled and cancelled. 0
The numbers of said bonds and the IL
ties upon which thereafter they may, I'll
spectively, be paid prior to the desig-
ted maturity, at the option of the T
Wn OF Melville, shall be as follows:-re
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