St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-01

Proposition to authorize
the Second Road District of
the Fourth Police Jury
Ward Of the Parish of st.
Landry. through its govern
ing authority to incur debt YES
and issue bonds to the
amount of Seventy-five
thousand dollars ISIS, 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 usel for the
purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing NO
the public roads and
bridges in said Second Road
District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of st. Landry
Parish
Taxable Valuation ...........-
Signature of Voter ..............
2nd. FOR THE LEVY OF A spE-
CIAL TAX OF NOT MORE
THAN TEN MILLS.
Proposition as to wheth-
er 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 YES
ordinances shall be annu-
ally 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 ex--
tinguish such debts and
interest as the governing
body OF said Road District
may incur and to pay such
bonds in principal and in
terest as it may issue I'M NO
der the authority herein
proposed to be granted it.
The balance of said tax af-
ter the payment of said
bonds in principal and in
terest to be used by the
governing authority of said
Road District in constructor
maintaining and repairing
theroads and bridges of said
Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of st.
Landry parish.
Taxable Valuation =. ST.
Signature of Voter
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor Of the two propositions sub
mltted upon this ballot place a cross
~ mark in the square after the
word Yes. To vote against it place
a similar mark after the word NO.,
"A voter may vote for one PROPOSE
ton and against the other, OF
against one and for the other.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc, that the compensation of the
election commissioners q. said cleo
tion, shall be Three Dollars D
day, and for Deputy Sheriff, if one
be appointed Three Dollars per
day, and said election shall be held
at the following places and by the
officials here named, each being a
registered voter.
1st. At Melville: Election Com
missioners: A. Rosenberg, Lud OAR
nall and ]. B. Cason; Clerk, Sidney
Deloach.
End. At Palmetto: Charles Mayer,
Wesley Budden, Harry Mayer; Clerk
j. M. Garriere.
Section Four. Be it further or
dained, ETC., that notice of this cleo
ton containing the proposition here
in submitted to the voters, shall be
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prepared and signed by the Presi-
dent and Clerk Of the Police Jur,
and shall be published by the Clerk
in the official journal by four week
ly insertions, the date of the first
insertion to be not less than thirty
days before the date of the election.
That said notice shall further re-
cite that on the 7th day of August
A. D., 1916, at II o'clock A. NJ, the
Police Jury will meet at Opelousas,
La, in its rooms and there in pub.
lie session open the ballot boxes,
examine and canvass the returns
and declare the results Of said
election and promulgate the same.
Section Five. Be it further or.
dained, etc, That this ordinance
take effect from and after It's pass
age.
Adopted June s, 1916
J. ]. Healey, Clerk.