St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-23
AN ORDINANCE.
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State of Louisiana,

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Parish Of st. Landry.
Whereas, under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana,
the Police Jury of the Parish Of st.
Landry is made the governing au-
thority through which special tax
es may be levied in any road dis
trict of said parish for such pur-
poses as may be authorized at 9
special election held in said road
district. and
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
body that the public roads and
bridges of the First Road District Of
the Sixth Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of St. Landry need proper
construction and maintenance, and
the funds annually allotted to said
Road District is insufficient, and
that in lieu of the vehicle and per
capita tax now levied in said dis
trict it is deemed advisable to levy
a special tax on all taxable property
situated in said road district for the
purpose Of constructing and main
tanning the public road and bridges
of said district in lieu of the vehi-
Gle and per capita tax now levied
by law, and
Whereas, it is the voluntary will
Of this body to call an election in
said First Road District Of the said
Sixth Police Jury Ward, for the
purpose of submitting to the prop
erty taxpayers Of said road district
eligible to vote at such election, the
proposition as to whether a special
tax of five Isl mills On the dollar
on all taxable property situated in
said road district shall annually,
for a period of ten years be assessed
in lieu of the vehicle and per cap
tia tax now levied by law, to be
used in the constructions and mainte-
nance Of the public roads and
bridges Of said road district, and
Whereas, Article 292 of the Con-
stitution Of 1918 authorizes the
levying and collection of such a
tax on the property of said First
Road District Of the Sixth Police
Jury Ward of st. Landry Parish,
when authorized at an election
held for the purpose; and whereas.
Act 256 Of 1910, and amendments
provides the method of holding said
election, now, therefore,
Section 4. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish Of st. Lam
dry, in lawful session convened,
that an election shall be, and is
hereby called to be, held in the
First Road District of the Sixth po-
lice Jruy Ward of said Parish OF
st. Landry.
On Saturday, the 2ist day Of Oc-
tober, 1916, at which election a ma
jority Of the property taxpayers OF
the First Road District of the Sixth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish oil
st. Landry, in number and amount
eligible to vote, and voting, shall de-
termine the
Proposition ist: To levy a five
90 mill tax on all property in the
First Road District Of the Sixth po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish of st
Landry for the period of ten 40
years beginning with the year 1916
and ending with the year 1926, in
lieu of the vehicle and per capita
tax now levied by law, for the pur-
pose Of constructing and maintain
ing the public roads and bridges ii
said First Road District.
Section Q. Be it further ordained
etc, That the Secretary of the Pc
lice Jury is instructed to prepare
for use at said election, a sufficient
number OF ballots on each of which
shall be printed substantially the
provisions mentioned in section 1 Of
this ordinance, arranged in the fol
lowing form. to-Wit:
FOR THE LEVYTNG OF "A TAX.