St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-25

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Brown be appointed q committee
Of one to consult MI. r. Lee Gar
land and ascertain if the law viii
permit this body to employ an
secretary.
Mr.. Brown introduced the fol.
lowing ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election
Throughout the limits of the
third road district of the
fourth police jury ward of the
parish of st. Landry, to take
the sense of the property tax
payers of the said road dis
trict of the said ward, entitled
to vote under the constitution
and laws Of the state of Louis
lana, as to whether a special
tax Of five mills on the dollar
per annum, In addition to the
vehicle and per capita tax lev
led under existing ordinances,
shall be levied on all taxable
property in said road district,
for a period of % years, begin
ming with the year 1916; and as
to whether the governing auth
ority Of said road district shall
be authorized to incur debt,
and issue bonds of the said
third road district of the
fourth police jury ward Of the
parish Of St. Landry, to the
amount of seventy-fve thous-
and and no-100 dollars ($75,-
0O0.00), to run for a period
of % years, bearing interest at
the rate Of five per cent per
annum payable semi-annually,
for the purpose Of construct
ing, maintaing and repairing
the public roads and bridges
in said road district; /
Whereas, it is the voluntary
viii of this body to call the elec-
ion hereinafter provided for,
nd
Whereas, Article 2s1 of the
constitution Of 1913, and Act No.
'56 of the Acts of the legislature
.dopted in the year 1910, as
by Act 218 of 1912, Act
SO Of the Acts Of the legislature
dopted in 1914, declare the
,oard Of supervisors of the road
districts or sub-road districts in
he fourth police jury ward of
he parish of ST. Landry to be
he governing authority through
which the said third road district
{ the fourth police jury ward OF
aid parish may levy a special
Ak on all taxable property in
aid road district, and may incur
.ebt and issue negotiable bonds
or the purpose of constructing;
maintaining and repairing the
roads and bridges in said
DAD district, and
Whereas, the assessed Valua-
ion in said road district amounts
. and existing bonded indebted
ess incurred under Article Isl
{ the constitution of 1908, and
913, amounts to no dollars which
to the proposed indebted
ess does not exceed the constitu-
limit which said road dis
rict is authorized to incur; and
Whereas, in order to extin,
,u,ish the indebtedness herein
for, and to pay off in
rincipal and interest and bonds,
uthority to issue which is herein
proposed. and to keep the roads
nd bridges in said road district
good repair and to maintain
he same. after the payment OF
aid bonds in principal and inter-
st, il will be necessary to an
ually levy a special tax of not
1ore than 10 mills on the dollar,
n all property in said road dis
riot, which said tax when added
G tic existing special taxes an
ually levied under Article 281 OF
he constitution Of 1898, and
913, will not exceed the constl-
ntional limit of 10 mills per an
UNI on the dollar Of the assessed
aluation of improperly of the
aid second road district of the
.urth police jury ward of the
arish of st. Landry row, there
ore,
Section 1. Be it ordained, by
re police jury of the parish OF
t. Landry, in lawful session con-
That an election shall be
nd is hereby called to be held
i the third road district of the
Durth police jury ward Of the
arish of St. Landry, On the 10Th
Of December, A. D., 1916, at
-hich election the majority Of
he property taxpayers Of the
aid third road district Of said
Durth police jury ward, of st.
parish, in number and
mount eligible to vote and yot-
1g at said election, shall deter