St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-08
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State of Louisiana,

! PARISH OF 6l. LdHuiys
Pursuant to authority contained
in an ordinance of the Police jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, OF date
the sixth day of June, 1851, F
Octave Pavy, President of said body
hereby give notice that an election
will be held in the Second Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
on Tuesday, July 25th, 1916, as set
forth in the following abstract OF
said ordinance:
section One. Be 1t ordained, by
the Police Jury of the Parish OF st.
Landry, in lawful session convened:
THAT an election shall be and is
hereby called to be held in the Sec
ond Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish OF
st. Landry, on the 25th day OF July,
A. D. i9i6,at which election the
majority of the property taxpay-
ers Of the said Second Road Dis
| trict of said Fourth Police Jury
| Ward Of st. Landry parish, in num-
Der and amount eligible to vote and
voting at said election, shall de-
termine the propositions:
First. To althor..e The Second
Road District vi the Fourth
St. Landry through its governing
authority to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of Seventy
Five Thousand Dollars, este, 100000,
to run for a period of % years,
bearing interest at the rate of five
per 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 in
said Second Road District of the
said Fourth Police Jury Ward;
Second. Whether 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 prop
erty 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 governing body of
said Road District may incur and
to pay such bonds in principal and
interest as it may issue under the
authority herein proposed to be
granted it. The balance of said tax
after the payment of said bonds in
principal and interest, to be used
by the proper authority of said
road district IN constructing,
maintaining and repairing the roads
and bridges of said Second Road
District of the said Fourth Police
Jury Ward"
The said election shall be held
at the following polling places, and
by the officials named, each being a
registered voter:
1st: At Melville: Election Com
missioners: A. Rosenberg, Lud
Darnall and j. B. Cason; Clerk:
Sidney Deloach.
End: At Palmetto: Election Com
m~issioners: Charles Mayer, West
ley Budden and Harry Mayer,
J.. NJ. Carriere.
Notice is hereby further given
that
On Monday. the Seventh day of
1916, the eleventh day fol-
such election, at Ii o'clock,
a. m, the Police Jury will meet at
Opelousas. La, in its rooms and
here in pubic session open the
ballot boxes. examine and canvass
he retuGns and declare the result
said election, and promulgate
he same.
Given on this. the 10th day Of
tune. 1916. at Opelousas. in said
A true copy.
F. OCTAVE PAvY.
President of the Police Jury of the
Parish Of st. Landry, La.
!. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
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