St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-12
yoFFICIAL)
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE.
Repeating an ordinance of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry adopted September 18th,
1916, authorizing the mourning Of
debt and issuing Bonds to the
amount of Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars 1926, 100000 by the
First Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward Of the Parish
of ST. Landry.
Be it resolved, by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, that
the ordinance of the body adopted
September 7th, 1915, authorizing The
governing authority of the First
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of St.
Landry to incur debt and issue Lee
gotiable bonds to the amount of
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars to
run for a period Of Thirty-TWo
years bearing interest at the rate Of
5 per cent per annunl, thu funds
thus derived to be used in build
ing, repairing and maintaining the
bridges and public roads in the said
First Road District of the said Pc
lice Jury Ward, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Adopted July 8, 1916.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest: J. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, a special election was
held in the First Road District OF
the Fourth Police Jury Ward OF
the Parish Of ST Landry, on the
30th day of June, 1915, in accord
ance with an ordinance Of the po-
lice Jury of said Parish Of st
Landry, adopted on the Bird day Of
May, 1915, and notice of same pub
lished according to law; and,
Whereas, the question submitted
at the said election was to deter.
mine the proposition:
First. To authorize the First Roat
District of the Fourth Police Jur.
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry
through its governing authority tt
incur debt and issue bonds to tn
amount of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars, ($25, 10000. to run for
period of 80 years, bearing interes
at the rate of five per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually; tn.
funds thus derived to be used 70
the purpose of constructing, main
tanning and repairing the publ,
roads and bridges in said FRS
Road District of the said Fourtl
Police Jury Ward;
Second. Whereas, a special tax G
not more than 10 mills on the dol
lar per annum in addition to tn
Vehicle and Per Capita Tax levie
under existing ordinances, shall b
annually levied on all taxable proI
erty in the First Road District {
the Fourth Police Jury Ward of th
Parish of st. Landry, to an amour
sufficient to extinguish such deb
as the governing body of said Ros
District may incur and to pay sue
bonds in principal and interest
1T may issue under the authors
herein proposed to be granted
The balance of said tax after Il
payment of said bonds in princip
and interest, to be used by the go,
erning authority of said Road Di
trict in construction, maintainiI
and repairing the roads and bridg
of said First Road District of Il
said Fourth Police Jury Ward.
il Which said propositions we
lawfully carried at said election.
/ shown by the process verbal of Il
! Police Jury of the Parish of {
Landry on the Fifth day of Jul
i, A. D, 1915. Of the canvass of r
I, turns: and,
Whereas, the result of said ele
ton has been duly promulgated
S, the Sixth day Of July, A. d. 1915.
n. required by law. and no conte
has been filed within sixty da
from said date; and,
Whereas. the Police Jury OF sd
Parish is recognized and made
"a law the governing body Of said 70
district. through whom such bo
Of issue shall be proceeded with a
;sa said authorized tax levied; now,