St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-19
AN ORDINANCE

III uCCtGt anu piol11d 49,
result of the special election hc.d iii
the Secoud Road District OF TIE
Fourth Police Jury Ward of st.
Landry Parish. Louisiana. an Tues
day, July25th, 1916. at wlich there
was submitted to the pr Eerty tax
payers Of said road distIl.i q propo-
sition to incur debt and issue bonds,
and a proposition to levy a spesial
tax, for the purpose of construct
ing, maintaining and repairing the
public roads and bridges of said dis
triet; to declare both Of sail prcpo-
sitions carried. and to direct and
authorize the mourning OF debt. is
suance and sale of bonds, and levy
ing Of a specil tax, all IN acccrda nee
with and as authorized at said cleo
fion.
Whereas, ON tae 25th day of July,
A. D., 1916, a special election was
held throughout the Second Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
Louisiana, TO submit to the property
taxpayers of said Road District
qualified to vote at such an election,
two certain propositions herein
after set out III Section | OF this
ordinance; and
Whereas, said election was duly
held, and the returns thereof cali
vassed by the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry IN the 7th day
Of August, 1916, at the time and
place previously appointed in a
notice published for thirty full days
as provided by law: and
Whereas, the results of said cleo
ton vas determined and declared
tohe that a majority both in number
OF vote and in valuation of proper
ty Of the taxpayers who voted at
said election, voted in favor Of both
OF the two propositions
submitted at said election, and
hereinafter set out, and that said
election was therefore favorable to
both Of said propositions and both
Of them were carried;
Now Therefore,
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish Of st. Landry in
regular session convened;
Section 4. That the following
propositions which were submitted
To and voted upon by the property
taxpayers of the Second Road Dis
triet of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
at the special election regularly
called and held on July 25th, 1916,
be and they are hereby declared To
have both been favorably voted on
and unanimously carried at said
election, to-wit:
Proposition ist, for the Issuance of
Bonds:
proposition to authorize the
Second Road District Of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward OF the Parish Of
st. Landry, through its governing
authority, to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of Seventy
five Thousand Dollars 1915. 100000,
TO run for a period of Twenty-three
f231 years, bearing interest at the
rate of Five per cent. {5l per
anDum. payable annually; the funds
I.thus derived to be used for the
purpose of constructing, maintain
ing and repairing the public roads
and bridges in said Second Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward Of st. Landry Parish;
Proposition 2nd, for the Lew OF
a Special Tax of Not More Than
10 Mills.
Proposition as to whether a
special tax of not mare than ten
no. mills on the dollar per anrum,
in addition to the vehicle and per
capita tax levied under existing
ordinances. shall be annually levied
on all taxable property in the
Second Road District of the Fourth
police Jury Ward of
parish of st. Landry, to
an amount sufficient to extinguish
such debts and interest as the gov
erning body of said Road District
may incur, and to paw such bonds in
principal and interest as it may
issue under the authority herein
proposed to be granted it. Tie
balance Of said tax after the pay
ment of said bonds in principal and
interest to be used by the govern
ing authority of said Road District
in constructing, maintaining and re-
pairing the public roads and bridges
of said Second 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 authorize and
directed to have pre-