St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-12
read was adopted unanimously, to-
AN ORDINANCE.


AN ORDINANCE
To declare and promui6ate the
result of the special election he'll i'll
the secoud. Road District OF the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of st.
Landry Parish, Louisiana. IN Tues
day, July25th, 1916, at which there
was submitted to the prseerty tax
payers of said road distIl1s' q prapo-
sition to incur debt and issue bonds,
and a proposition to levy a special
tax, for the purpose Of caastru,.t-
ing, maintaining and repairing the
public roads and bridges Of said dis
trict; to declare both Of sail prcpo-
sitions carried. and to direct. and
authorize the ineurring OF jebt. is
suance and sale of bonds, and levy-
ing of a speeil tax, all IN accergs ace
with and as authorized at said elec-
ton.
Whereas, on tae 25th day of July,
A. 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 in 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 elec-
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 proposition $
submitted at said election, and
hereinafter set out, and that said
election was therefore favorable to
both of said propositions and both
of them We're carried;
Now Therefore,
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish Of st. Landry in
regular session convened;
Section 1. 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 25th, 1916,
be and they are hereby declared to
have both been favorably voted on
and unanimously carried at said
election, to-wit::
Proposition 1st, for the Issuance of
Bonds:
proposition to authorize the
Second 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 fs75, 100000,
to run for a period Of Twenty-three
(23) years, bearing interest at the
rate of Five per cent. (5) per
annum, 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 2nd, for the Levy ol
a Special Tax of Not More Than
10 Mills.
Proposition as to whether 9
special tax of not mare than ter
(i0 mills on the dollar per annum
in addition to the vehicle and pei
capita tax levied under existine
ordinances. shall be annually levied
| on all taxable property in tn.
Second Road District of the Fourth
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