St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-15
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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
AN

POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
AN ORDINANCE.
an ordinance of the po-
lice Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry adopted September It'll,
1915, authorizing the mourning OF
debt and issuing Bonds to the
amount of Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars ((ss25, 0O0.00l by the
First Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish
of st. Landry.
Be it resolved, by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, that
the ordinance of the body adopted
September It'll, 1915, authorizing The
governing authority of the First
Road District Of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry to incur debt and issue re-
gotiable bonds to the amount of
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars to
run for a period of ThiIty-TWo
years bearing interest at the rate Of
5 per cent per annum, the funds
thus derived to be used in build
ing, repairing and maintaining the
bridges and public roads in the said
First Road District Of the said Pc
lice Jury Ward, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Adopted July 8, 1916.
F. OCTAVE PAyY,
President.
Attest: j. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, a special election was
held in the First Road District of
the Fourth Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of st. Landry, on the
30th day of June, 1915, in accord
ance with an ordinance of the Po-
lice Jury of said Parish of st.
Landry, adopted on the 3rd day of
May. 1915, 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 First Road
District Of the Fourth Police jury
| Ward Of the Parish Of st. Landry
through its governing authority to
incur debt and issue bonds to the
amount Of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars, (s25,O00.O0), to run for
period of 80 years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually; the
| funds thus derived to be used for
the purpose Of constructing, main
tanning and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said First
Road District of the said Fourth
Police Jury Ward;
Second. Whereas, a special tax Of
not more than 10 mills on the dol
lar per annum in addition to the
| Vehicle and Per Capita Tax 1eviee
under existing ordinances, shall be
annually levied on all taxable prop
erty in the First Road District o.
the Fourth Police Jury Ward OF the
Parish of st. Landry, to an amour
sufficient to extinguish such debts
as the governing body of said Roat
District may incur and to pay sucf
bonds in principal and interest a
it may issue under the authorit.
herein proposed to be granted il
The balance Of said tax after tn
payment Of said bonds in principa
and interest, TO be used by the gov
erning authority Of said Road Dis
trict in construction, maintainlni
and repairing the roads and bridge
of said First Road District OF tn
said Fourth Police Jury Ward.
Which said propositions Wer
lawfully carried at said election, a
shown by the process verbal of tn
Police Jury of the Parish OF s
Landry on the Fifth day Of Jul.
A. D., 1915, OF the canvass of re
turns: and,
Whereas, the result of said cleo
ton has been duly promulgated Q
the Sixth day of July, A. D, 1915, {
required by law, and no conte
has been filed within sixty da.
from said date; and,
Whereas, the Police Jury Of sa
Parish is recognized and made !
law the governing body of said TO;
district. through whom such boz
issue shall be proceeded with al
) said authorized tav levied; now,
Therefore,
Section 4. Be it ordained by t
Police Jury of the Parish of (
Landry, in lawful session convene
I that the President and Secretary
this Police Jury shall be authoriz
on behalf Of the First Road Di