St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-11
Attest.
j. J. HEALEY,

Attest.
J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Motion hy Mr.. w. F. Brown,
BE ii resolved. that in accordance
with fba report of committee or
budget The foregoing be adopted AZ
an estimate exhibiting the various
items Of expenditure necessary for
TIE wear 5oi7. and that said esfi-
mate and budget be published for
the fuII term of thirty (30) DAYS in
ire official journal Of the parish;
and further. that the budget COM
mittee be discharged. Motion car
ried.
Mr.. w. r. Brown offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded
to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas. a sDAcial election was
Z hold in the Second Road District OF
|$&hn Fourth Police Jury Ward OF
no Parish If ST.. Tandrv, on the
Eth dew of July. 1916. in accord
arre with an ordinance Of the Po-
iicr ,Irrv of said Parish of st
T.andrv adontnd m the 9Th dav ri
.IHrn 1915 ard notice Of same pub
liehed according 70 law: and.
Whnreae tha question Submitted
af Tho said election was to deter
miun the nrnnosition.
Tirof. To anthoriza tho Second
Road district of the Fourth Police
Ys-m Mad - A. nnusch @ ~ 3 Cf
Tapdrv. fhrouch ito Governing al1-
fhor;fv to incur debt and issue
honde to the amount Of Saventv-
Five Thousand Dollars fS75 0n0nM.
10 rim for a neriod Of % wears.
hearinp interest AT the rate OF five
Der cont nar anrunn navahln semi
Annually: the funds thus derived
M ha usnd for the PURPOSE Of con-
sfructing. maintaining and repair-
ine the public roads and BRIDGES in
said Second Road District Of the
saiA Fourth police Jury Ward:
Second: Whereas. a snecial tax
az not more than 10 mills on the
dollar nar annum in addition to
fha Vehicle and Per Capita. Tax
levied under existing ordinances.
shall he annually levied on all
tavahIa nropertv in the Second
Road District Of the Fourth Police
.Turv Ward Of the Parish ut st.
Landry. TO an amount sufficient to
e~yfinrl1ish such debts as the gov
erninr body of said Road District
NAV incur and to nav such bonds
in n~rincinal and interest AS it NAV
Issue under the authority herein
proposed to be granted it. The BAL
anee nf said tax after the payment
Of said bonds in PRINCIPAL and inter
est, to he used nv the governing
authority of said Road District in
constructing. maintaining and re-
pairirr the roads and bridges OF
said Second Road District OF the
said Fourth Police jury Ward.
Which said propositions were
lawfully carried at said election.
as shown by the process verbal OF
the Police Jury Of the Parish Of St.
Landry. on the Seventh day OF
AUGUST. A. D., 1916, of the canvass
of returns: and.
Whereas. the result of said cleo
tion has been duly PROMULGATED on
me Seventh dav of AUGUST, A. ID,
1915. as REQUIRED nv law and no
contest has been filed within sixty
DAYS from said date: and.
Whereas, the Police Jury of said
Parish is recognized and made nv
law the governing body of said
road district. through whom such
bond ssle shall he proceeded with
and said authorized tax levied
now,
Therefore.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Jury of the Parish of St.
Landry. in lawful session convened:
that The President and Secretary
OF this Police Jury shall be author
lied on behalf of the Second Road
District of the Fo'1rth Police Jury
Ward Of the Parish of st. Landry,
acting for and in the name of the
governing authority Of said Road
Districts the Police jury. and are
directed tn incur debt to the
amount of Sevpnfv-Fiv Thnn-
sand Dollars. 1875 annnaN. and TO
make and sign negotiable bonds
.harefnr. nAmharnd can~sacntiva'y
RIM Ono al fo Sevantv-Five f75l. !
he first four If which shall hn-
drn WITHIN four ~ wears and
ha last tbrae which shall motnrn
4 fro vaar 1920. anf which ehall
RAW interest at the rate of 5 per