St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-02


Brown be appointed a COMMITTEES
of one to consult Mr. &. Lee Gar.
land and ascertain if the law viii
permit this body to employ an
assistant secretary.
Mr.. Brown introduced the fol.
ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
a special election
Throughout the limits of the
third road district of the
fourth police jury 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 state Of Louis
lana, as to whether a special
tax of five mills on the dollar
per annum, In addition to the
vehicle and per capita tax lev
led under existing ordinances,
shall be levied on all taxable
property in said road district,
for a period of % years, begin
ming with the year 1916; and as
to whether the governing auth
ority of said road district shall
be authorized to incur debt,
and issue bonds Of the said
third road district of the
fourth police jury ward of the
parish of st. Landry, to the
amount of seventy-fve thous-
and and no-100 dollars ($75,-
100000, to run for a period
of % years, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per
annum payable semi-annually,
for the purpose of construct
ing, maintaing and repairing
the public roads and bridges
in said road district;
Whereas, it is the voluntary
will of this body to call the cleo
ton hereinafter provided for,
and
Whereas, Article 281 Of the
constitution of 1913, and Act No.
256 Of the Acts of the legislature
adopted in the year 1910, as
amended by Act 218 of 1912, Act
1873 of the Acts of the legislature
adopted in 1914, declare the
board of supervisors of the road
districts or sub-road districts IN
the fourth police jury ward OF
the parish Of st. Landry to be
The governing authority through
which the said third road district
Of the fourth police jury ward OF
said parish may levy a special
tax on all taxable property IN
said road district, and may incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds
for the purpose of constructing,
and repairing the
roads and bridges in said
road district, and
Whereas, the assessed valua-
ton in said road district amounts
to and existing bonded indebted
ness incurred under Article Isl
Of the constitution of 1908, and
1913, amounts to no dollars which
added to the proposed indebted
ness does not exceed the constltu-
limit which said road dis
trict is authorized to incur; and
Whereas, in order to extin-
guish the Indebtedness herein
for, and to pay off IN
principal and interest and bonds,
authority to issue which is herein
proposed. and to 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 inter.
est, ii will he necessary to an.
mually levy a special tax of not
more than 10 mills on the dollar
on all property in said road dis
trict, which said tax when added
to TIC existing special taxes an
nually levied under Article 281 o.
the constitution Of 1898, ane
1913, will not exceed the constr
tutional limit Of 10 mills per an
nun on the dollar Of the assessed
valuation Of improperly OF thu
said second road district Of tn.
fourth police jury ward OF tn
parish of st. Landry row, there
fore,
Section 1. Be it ordained, by
tie police jury of the parish 0.
st. Landry, in lawful session con
vened: That an election shall b.
and is hereby called to be hele
in the third road district Of tn,
fourth police jury ward of thu
parish Of st. Landry, on the 19tt
day Of December, A. D., 1916, a
which election the majority o:
the property taxpayers of thu
said third road district of sale
fourth police jury ward, of St
Landry parish, in number ant
amount eligible to vote and vot
ing at said election, shall deter