St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-07

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lowing resolution, to-wlt:
Be it resolved, that this body mere
by pledges itself to fund into bonds
the avails of the residue OF the
40 mills tax for the years 1925 and
1926. as is authorized by Article
232 of the Constitution of Louis
lana, for the purpose OF contlnu-
ing the gravel road from LaWteH TO
Eunice, and also for the mantle
nance of the gravel roads already
constructed.
Mr.. Daley moved as a substitute
that the residue of the 10 mills tax
for the years 1925 and 1926 be fund
ed into bonds and that said amount
when bonded shall be divided pro
rata to the credit of each ward OF
the parish in proportion to the
taxes paid by each ward.
Voting for substitute: Messrs.
Daley, Beaugh, Lanclos. Doucet,
Martin, Sylvestre, 6 yeas.
Against: Messrs. st. 'Cyr, Lar
cade. Evans, Mills, pavy. Gatlett,
w. F. Brown, Darlington. Deiean,
Mccoy, 10 nays. Substitute lost.
The vote stood on the original
motion as follows, to-wit:
For: Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
Evans, Mills, Pavy, Catlett, w. F.
Brown, Darlington, Dejean, Mccoy,
40 yeas.
Against: Messrs. Daley, Beaugh,
Lanclos. Doucet, Martin, Sylvestre,
6 nays. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Daley,
The Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
October 3rd, 1916.
The Police Jury met pursuant TO
adjournment.
DR.. Pavy, President, presiding;
Messrs. ST. Cyr, Larcade, Evans,
Mills. DALEY, Beaugh, Lanclos. W..
p. Brown. Darlington, Doucet, Mar
tin, Dejean, Catlett, S~ylyestre, NC
Received through Mr.. sam'I
Evans the sum of five dollars as a
contribution from Andre 2. Az.
/ guste TO the dipping vat fund, ISL
ward.
Motion by Mr.. Doucet,
Be it resolved. that the President
and CLERK of this body be and they
are hereby authorized to issue
warrants in favor of Kossuth Dou--
ref. Janitor. against the Court
Square Maintenance Fund. in pay
manf of his salary now due and to
become due. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Deiean,
That a warrant be issued Ill
,,or re Charlie Fontanof for the
snm Of Sc. 90. against the 9th ward
road fund. as a refund on the per
capita and vehicle tax. MOTION
carried.
Mr.. Gatlett offered the following
ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE.
To Create a Road District III the
For1rfa Police Jury Ward Of the
Parish of ST. Landry; to fix the
limits and boundaries OF SAID Roaa
District and to designate the namt
nv which such district shall DC
known.
Sec. 4. Be it ordained by the Po-
:. lice Jury Of the Parish of st. Lam
!, dry. III regular session convened
That pursuant to the AUTHORITY
vested in this body by law, Roae
District Three ofathe Fourth Ponce
! Jury Ward of the Parish OF d
Landry be and the same is hefeb.
. created and its boundaries are mere
: bv fixed as follows, to-Wit:
!, DESCRIPTION OF ROAD Dig
TRIGT NO. THREE 90 OF IHE
: FOURTH POLICE JURY WARD
OF THE PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY, LA.
!, Beginning at a point where Bay
? M Waxia intersects the line pc
tween the parishes Of st Landr
and Avoyelles, thence folioWln
: said Rayou Waxia in a southeast
: erly direction about is miles to
], noint where said Bayou Waxla N
~tersects the line between oeetlon
4 81 and SO Of Z. 4. s Il u. tnenc
: east about 5 Ia miles to the Y
, east, corner of Section A, i ; !
: ( p. thence north 3 miles to tn
u northeast corner Of Section 2,
- s. r. 5 E, thence east 1 mile TO tn
. southeast corner of Section 30,
. : s r 5 E. thence north along tn
: Range line between Range 5 anu
E IA miles to a point Wnefe SD
Is Range line intersects the \ %
% tween the Parishes Of St. Landl
n ba n d A oyelle $, IN e 9
n W e S t a long SAID Pall
q ish line about Is miles to u
j Doint of beginning. Said dlstri
containing in these boundaries OF
!, hundred 400 square miles. {
y ~sixfy-four thousand (64,000) acre
= Sec. 3. That all ordinances
&c conflict with the provisions OF tn
+ ordinance, be and the same a
,e hereby repealed, and that tlls 9
nr dinance take effect from ana an
its PRONUNCIATION.
Adopted October 3rd. 1916.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
- President.
ay Attest:
nj j. j. HEALE1.
Clerk.
: Yeas: Messrs. st. Cyr, Lareae
II Evans. Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Pay
Lanclos, Catlett, W. Z BfoN
Darlington, Doucel Martin. SSlVe
ire, Dejean.
Nays. None.
Ordinance adopted.
Opelousas, La, Oct. J, ~
RI the Honorable President a
as Members of the Police Jury.
al Gentlemen: We the undefslg
ng ed committee appointed 10 a !
as the statement OF the 81; Lailo
State Bank, fiscal agent, pes a5a