St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-21
chasers, being interest due on that
date on this Bond No. -
President Police Jury of the Parish
OF st. Landry, State Of Louisiana.


Secretary.
Each bond shall be signed by the
President of the Police Jury and
the Secretary, and the said officers
are hereby required to have writ
ten, printed or engraved on the re-
verse Of said bonds, the following
certificate:
This bond secured by a tax.
Registered on this the - day Of
49,.
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 attached
thereto the great seal of the State
Of Louisiana. The interest coupons
attached to said bonds shall have
printed er engraved thereon the
fac-simile signature of the presi-
dent of the Police Jury and the
( Secretary thereof.
And when said bonds are thus
issued and signed and registered
by the Secretary of State according
to law. they shall again be taken
into possession by the Secretary of
the-Police Jury. who is hereby au-
i.thorized to hold same until nego-
9tiated.
, Section 4. Be it further or
!. dained. etc, That when said bonds
Z have been signed, issued. register
FED and returned to the Secretary Of
sthe Police jury, they shall be ready
for negotiation and the President of
the Police hurry is hereby author
lied fully for that purpose.
Section 5. Be il further ordain-
ed. etc. That the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry shall an
nually, at the same time other tax
rs are levied. in accordance with
law. in addition TO all other taxes
now authorized by the Constitution
and laws. including any special tax,
levy q tax above all said taxes suf-
ficient to pay the PRINCIPAL and in
terest of the bonds herein directed
to he issued as they may nature.
which tax may be levied. if not al
ready levied. and extended m the
assessment rolls at any time prior
to the final collection of taxes due
for that particular year; and when
collected shall be used: first, for
the purpose of retiring maturing
bonds ard interest coupons each
year and the balance of said tax,
after the payment of said bonds
and principal and interest as the
same natures, is to be used by the
serving authorities of said Road
District in constructing, maintain
ing and repairing the roads and
bridges in said Road District.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc. That the Secretary of the -
! Police Jury - shall cause The
original of this ordinance to be re-
corded 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 tae
General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana for the year 1910, and
amendments.
Section 7. Be it further ordained,
etc. That this ordinance take eff
feet from and after its promulga-
ton.
Adopted Oct. 2. 1916.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
J. ;. HEALEY,
Clerk of Police Jury.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered, and a ma
iority of the members being pres
emit. Upon roll call voted as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Yeas: Messrs. st. Gyr, Larcade,
Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Pavy, Ian
clos. Catlett, w. F. Brown, Doucet,
Martin, Sylvestre, Dejean and NC
Coy.
Nays: None.
Ordinance adopted.
Mr.. w. f. Brown, offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, seconded by MT.
K. Il. Catlett, and upon being duly
read, was adopted unanimously, to-
wit:
AN ORDINANGE
Lowing a special tax of ten
mills on the dollar on all taxable
property situated in the Second
Road District 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 Second Road DIS
/ fricf. of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward OF the Parish Of ST. Landry,
on the 25th day of July, A. p, 1915,
at which election was submitted
the propositions as to whether SAID
Road District, through its proper
governing body. should be author
ized to incur debt and issue nego-
table bonds to the amount OF
Seyenty-Five Thousand Dollars, TO
run for a period Of TWeny-three
r and as to whether the gov
ernine authority Of said Road Dis
frict should be authorized to levy
annually for a period of Twenty
three years, a special tax Of not
more than ten mills on the dollar,
on all property subject to taxation
in said District: and
Whereas, said proposition was
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 lth
day Of August, A. D.. 1916, and
Whereas. the Police Jury OF the
Parish of st. Landry. the govern