St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-08
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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 Slate of Louisiana,
as TO whether a special tax of five
mills on the dollar per annum, in
addition to the Vehicle and Per
Capita tax levied under existing
ordinances, shall be levied on all
taxable property in said Road Dis
triet, for a period of % years, be-
ginning with the year 1916; and as
to whether the governing author
ity of said Road District shall be
authorized to incur debt, and is
sue bonds Of the said Second Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Ian
dry, to the amount of Seventy
five thousand and no-f00 collars
(S75,00000), to run for a period Of
% years, bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent per annumg
payable semi-annually, for tie
purpose of constructing, main
tanning and repairing the public
roads and bridges in said Road
District;
Whereas, it is the voluntary will
of this body to call the election
hereinafter provided for, and
Whereas, Article 28i of the Con-
stitution Of 1913, and Act No. 256 of
the Acts of the Legislature adopted
in the year 1910, as amended by Act
2f8 OF 1912, Act 1873 of the Acts of
the Legislature adopted in 1914, de-
clare the Police Jury of the Parish
OF st. Landry to be the governing
authority through which the said
Second Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of said parish
may levy a special tax on all tax
able property in said Road District.
and may incur debt and issue me-
gotiable bonds for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and re-
pairing the public roads and bridges
in said Road District, and
Whereas, the assessed valuation
in said Road District amounts to
Eight hundred and twelve thousand
dollars, 1872, 10000, and existing
bonded Indebtedness incurred IN
der Article 28f of tae Constitution
OF 1908, and 1913, amounts to no
dollars which added to the proposed
Indebtedness does not exceed the
Constitutional limit which said
Road District is authorized to incur
and
Whereas, in order to extinguish
Indebtedness herein provided
Tor, and to pay off in principal and
interest and bonds, authority to is
which is herein proposed. and
keep the roads and bridges in
said Road District in good repair
and to maintain the same, after the
payment Of said bonds in principal
and interest, it will be necessary to
annually levy a special tax of not
more than 10 mills on the dollar. on
property in said Road District,
which said tax when added to the
existing special taxes annually
under Article 28f of the Con-
stitution Of 1898, and 1913, will not
exceed the Constitutional limit of
10 mills per annum on the dollar Of
assessed valuation of the prop
arty of the said Second Road Dis
trlct of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of ST. Landry:
now, therefore.
Section I. Be it ordained, by the
'ollce Jury of the Parish of ST.
Landry, In lawful session convened:
That an election shall be and is
hereby called to be held in the Sec
md Road District of the Fourth po-
Ice Jury Ward Of the Parish of st.
4andry, on the 25th day of July, A.
D, 1916, at which election the ma
.ority Of the property taxpayers of
he said Second Road District of
'ald Fourth Police Jury Ward, of
st. Landry Parish, in number and
amount eligible to vote and voting
It said election, shall determine the
propositions:
First. To authorize the Second
toad District of the Fourth Police
.ury Ward of the Parish of st. Lam
Try through its governing author
ty to incur debt and issue bonds to
he amount of Seventy-five thou
and dollars, ISIS, 100000, to run for
period of % years, bearing inter-
st at the rate of five per cent per
mum, payable semi-annually; the
unds thus derived to be used for
ne purpose Of constructing, main
aiming and repairing the public
Dads and bridges in said Second
toad District of the said Fourth
'olice Jury Ward;
Second. Whether a special tax
{ not more than 10 mills on the