St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-17
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Landry Parish. Louisiana. O
Wednesday, June SO. 1915. q
which time there was submitte
to the property taxpayers of sal
road district a proposition to in
cur debt and issue bonds. and
proposition to levy a special taa
for the purpose of c~onstructrs
maintaining and repairing TIL
public roads and bridges of sal,
District; to declare both of sal,
propositions carried, and to di
rect and authorize the incurrin,
OF debt, issuance and sale o
bonds, and levying of a specia
tax, all in accordance with ant
as authorized at said election.
Whereas, on the 30th day of June
a. ID, 1915, a special election wa.
held throughout the First Roat
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 ar
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, 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
tim woo dnS npnaS naJ onJ Je.a~-.j
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-
yened;
Section 4. 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, 1916, be
and they are 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
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
i've Thousand Dollars 1925, 100000.
run for a period of Thirty-twc
la2l years, bearing interest. at the
OF Five per cent. Is per cent?
per annum. payable annually: the
funds thus derived to be used for
purpose of constructing,
MAINTAINING and repairing the pub
&c roads and bridges III said First
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of st. LandryParish;n
PROPOSITION 2nd, FOR THE
LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX OF
NOT MORE THAN 10 MILLS.
Proposition as to whether a
special tax of not more than fen
f0l mills on the dollar per annum.
n addition to the vehicle and Der
tax levied under existing or
finances, shall be annually levied
q all taxable property in the First |
toad District of the Fourth Police
ury Ward of the Parish OF ST.
landry, to an amount sufficient TO
such debts and inter-
SIS as the governing body OF said
load District may incur. and to
ay such bonds in principal and
interest as it may issue under the
minority herein proposed to be
ranted 1t. The balance of said
TX after the payment of said bonds
principal and interest to be used
Y the governing authority OF said
Dad District in constructing.
maintaining and repairing the pub
c roads and bridges of said First
Dad District of the Fourth Police
Try Ward of st. Landry PARISH"
Section 2. That the President
nd Clerk of this body be and they
hereby authorized and directed
have prepared and in due course
execute under the seal of this
ody and their signatures. the se-
es Of bonds the issuance of which
as authorized at said election. and
e president Is herby authorized
10 directed TO advertise and offer
10 bonds for sale. to dispose of
for not less than par and ac-
riding to law, to have drafted
ld to present to this body for
,tlon an approved form of bond
'dlnance, and in general to do all
lngs and acts necessary to for
ard the prompt execution of the
'oposltlons authorized at said |
ection. /;
Section 4. That the result of |
ID election shall be promulgated /
the President and Clerk /
this body by publication ]
one issue Of the official journal. 1
Adopted July 6, 1915. 4
FRANK DTMMICK. 1
80. President. $
j. HEALEY, 1
Clerk. i
AN ORDINANCE /
ovldIng for the issuance of bonds e
the Parish of st. Landry. Lou S
slana, the sum of Si2,O 100000, for 9
ne purpose of constructing and g
maintaining highways in and for A
aid Parish, and anDroDriating
ind dedicating the avails Of the
esIdue of the tenI-
nil tax for the year 1924.
!u.horized by Article 23s of the
constitution of Louisiana. for the N