St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-26
AN ORDINANCE

AAS
Fourth Police Jury Ward Of 81.
Landry Parish. Louisiana. On Tnes-
day, July25th, 1916. at which there
was submitted to the pr ,Eerty lax
payers Of said road disLIi-f q propo-
sition to incur debt and issue bonds,
and u proposition to levy a special
tax, for the purpose of construct
ing, maintaining and repairing the
public roads and bridges Of said dis
trict; to declare both of sail prc.po-
sitions carried. and to direct and
authorize the mourning OF debt. is
suance and sale Of bonds, and levy
ing of a specil tax, all in accordance
with and as authorized at said cleo
ton.
Whereas, on tae 25th day of July,
Al. D., 1916, a special election was
held throughout the Second Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
Louisiana, to submit to the property
taxpayers of said Road District
qualified to vote at such an election,
two certain propositions herein
after set out III Section OF this
ordinance; and
Whereas, said election was duly
held, and the returns thereof can
vassed by the Police Jury Of the
Parish of st. Landry on the 7th day
of August, 1916, at the time and
place previously appointed in a
notice published for thirty full days
as provided by law; and
Whereas, the results Of said cleo
ton was determined and declared
tobe that a majority both in number
OF vote and in valuation of proper
ty Of the taxpayers who voted at
said election. voted in favor of both
of the two propositions
submitted at said election, and
hereinafter set out, and that said
election was therefore favorable to
both of said propositions and both
Of them were carried;
Now Therefore,
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish Of st. Landry in
regular session convened:
Section 4. That the following
propositions which were submitted
to and voted upon by the property
taxpayers of the Second Road Dis
trict of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
at the special election regularly
called and held on July 18th, 1916,
be and they are hereby declared to
have both been favorably voted on
and unanimously carried at said
election, to-wit:
Proposition tst, for the Issuance of
Bonds:
proposition to authorize the
sSecond 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 SEVENTY
five Thousand Dollars (S75, 100000,
to run for a period Of Twenty-three
(23l years, bearing interest at the
rate of Five per cent. f51 per
anDum, payable annually; the funds
thus derived to be used for the
purpose Of constructing, maintain
ing and repairing the public roads
and bridges in said Second Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of ST. Landry Parish:
Proposition End. for the Lew of
a Special Tax of Not More Than
10 Mills.
Proposition as to whether a
special tax of NOT mare than ten
{t0l mills on the dollar per anIium,
in addition to the vehicle and per
capita tax levied under existing
ordinances. shall be annually leyled
on all taxable property in the
Second Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward Of
parish Of st. Landry. to
an amount sufficient to extinguish
such debts and interest as the gev-
erning body of said Road District
incur, and to paw such bonds IN
principal and interest as II. may
issue under the authority herein
proposed to be granted it. Tle
balance of said tax after the pay
ment Of said bonds in principal and
interest to be used by the govern
ing authority Of said Road District
IN constructing, maintaining and re-
pairing the public roads and bridges
of said Second Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of st.
Landry Parish;
Section 2. That the President and
Clerk of this body be and they are
hereby authorize d a n d
directed to have pre-