St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-22
Registered on this the - day of
Secretary Of State.

Secretary of State.
Which certificate, after the de-
lays provided by law have ex-
pired, and in accordance with Sec
ton 81 of Act 256 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1910, shall be signed
by the Secretary of State of the
State of Louisiana, and have at
tached thereto the great seal of the
State of Louisiana. The interest
coupons attached to said bonds
shall have printed or engraved
thereon the fac-simile signature OF
the President of the Police Jury and
the Secretary thereof.
And when said bonds are thus
issued and signed and registered
by the Secretary of State accord
ing to law, they shall again be
taken into possession by the secre-
tary Of the Police Jury, who is
hereby authorized to hold same I'M
til negotiated.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
etc, That when said bonds have
been signed, issued. registered and
returned to the Secretary of the
Police Jury, they shall be ready for
negotiation and the President OF
the Police Jury is hereby authorized
fully for that purpose.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of st. Landry shall annually,
at the same time other taxes are
levied, in accordance with law, in
addition to all other taxes now au-
thorized by the Constitution and
laws, including any special tax, levy
a tax above all said taxes sufficient
to pay the principal and interest of
the bonds herein directed to be is
sued as they may mature; which
tax may be levied, if not already
levied and extended on the assess
ment rolls at any time prior to the
final collection of taxes due for
that particular year; and when col
lected shall be used: first, for the
purpose of retiring maturing bonds
and interest coupons each year and
the balance of said tax, after the
payment of said bonds and princi-
pal and interest as the same ma
lures, is to be used by the serving
authorities Of said Road District in
constructing, maintaining and re-
pairing the roads and bridges in
said Road District.
Section 6. Pc it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the Secretary of the
- Police Jury - shall cause
the original Of this ordinance to be
recorded in the mortgage records
of the Parish of st. Landry, and
also published in the st. Landry
Clarion, the official journal of the
Parish Of st. Landry, La, according
to law and Act No. 256 of the Acts
of the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1910,
and amendments.
Section Z. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That this ordinance take
effect from and after its promul-
CATION.
Adopted July 8, 1916.
F. sOCTAVE PAVY,
President.
J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk Of Police Jury.
AN ORDINANCE.
Levying a special tax of ten mills
on the dollar on all taxable prop
erty situated in the First Road Dis
trict of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
for the year 1916.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, in reg
ular session convened; that,
Whereas, a special election was
duly held in the First Road District
of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of
the Parish Of st. Landry, on The
30th day Of June, A. d, 1915, at
which election was submitted the
proposition as to whether said Road
District, through its proper govern
ing body, should be authorized TO
incur debts and issue negotiable
bonds TO the amount of Twenty
five thousand dollars, to run for a
period Of thirty-two years; and as
to whether the governing authori-
ties of said Road District should be
authorized to levy annually for a
period of thirty-two years, a spe-
cial tax of not more than ten mills
on the dollar, on all property sub
ject to taxation in said District:
and,
Whereas. said propositions were
duly carried and the result of said
election duly canvassed and pro-
mulgated by the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry, on the 18th
and 9Th days of July, A. D, 1915;
and,
Whereas, the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry, the governing
body of said Road District, has au-
thorized the President and Score