St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-28

Attest:
J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown,
Be it resolved, that in accordance
with the report of committee on
budget the foregoing be adopted as
an estimate exhibiting the various
items of expenditure necessary for
the year 1917, and that said esti-
mate and budget be published for
the full term of thirty 800 days in
the official Journal of the parish;
and further, that the budget COM
mittee be discharged. Motion car
ried.
Mr.. w. F. Brown offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded,
to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, a special election was
held in the Second Road District of
the Fourth Police Jury Ward Of
the Parish of st. Landry, or the
S5th day of July, 1916, in accord
ance with an ordinance of the Po-
lice Jury of said Parish of St.
Landry, adopted on the 9th day of
June, 1916, and notice Of same pub
lished according to law; and,
Whereas, the question submitted
at the said election was to deter
mine the proposition:
First: To authorize the Second
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of St.
Landry, through its governing au-
thority to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of Seventy
Five Thousand Dollars. (S75,000.0Ol,
TO run for a period of % years.
bearing interest at the rate OF five
e cent per annum, payable semi
annually: the funds thus derived
to be used for the purpose OF con-
structing, maintaining and repair
ing the public roads and bridges ~
said Second Road District OF the
said Fourth Police Jury Ward;
Second: Whereas, a special tax
of not more than 10 mills on the
dollar per annum 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 the Parish Of st.
Landry, to an amount sufficient to
extinguish such debts as the gov
ernine body of said Road District
NAV incur and to pay suca bonds
in principal and interest as 1t may
isslle under the authority herein
nrnnosed TO be granted it. The ball
anee of said tax after the payment
of said bonds in principal and inter
est. 70 be used by the governing
authority of said Road District IN
constructing, maintaining and re.
pairing the roads and bridges q
said Second Road District OF tae
said Fourth Police Jury WARD.
Which said propositions were
lawfully carried at said election,
as shown by the process verbal o.
tsle Police Jury Of the Parish OF 81.
Landry. on the Seventh day OF
August. Al. D., 1916, of the canvass
of returns; and,
Whereas, the result Of said cleo
ton has been duly promulgated On
the Seventh day of August, a. y,
1916. as required by 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 by
law the governing body OF said
road district, through whom such
bond issue shall he proceeded with
and said authorized tax LEVIED;
now,
Therefore.
Section 1. Be ii ordained by the
Police 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 Fourth Police jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
acting for and in the name OF the
governing authority of said Road
District, the Police Jury. and are
directed to incur debt to the
amount of Seveuty-Fiye Thou
sand Dollars. ST5.0000N, and t6
make and sign negotiable bonds
therefor. numbered consecutively
from One ~ to Seventy-Five {75f
the first four of which shall be-
come dna within four ~ wears and
the last three which shall mature
n the wear 1899: and which shall
draw interest at the rate of 5 pei