St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
PROCEEDINGS or THE
POLICE JURY.
Opelousas. La. Nav

Or. PaVy, president, presiding;
Messrs. Larcade, Evans, Mills, Dali
ley, Beaugh, Catlett. Rushing, Mar
tin, Dejean, W. F. Brown, sylvestre
T@Coy, Lanclos, st. Cyr.
On motion of Mr.. Daley
The Police Jury adjourned until
2 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: Mr.. J.. T. St. Cyr, presi
dent pro tenn, presiding; Messrs
Larcade, Evans, Mills, Daley, Ian
clos, Catlett,, w. F. Brown, Rush.
ing, Martin, Dejean, Beaugh, DR..
Pavy, Sylvestre.
Motion of Mr.. X. 7. Catlett-
Whereas, the taxpayers of the Sec,
ond Road District of the Fourth Pc
lice Jury Ward of the Parish OF st.
Landry, La, have paid into the par
ish treasury, for the account OF said
road district, the sum Of Eleven
Thousand, Five Hundred and Seven
ty-four and 15-1O0 ($~11,574.15) Dol
lars to date, which said sum constr
tutes the avails of a special tax OF
not more than ten mills on the dollar,
voted by the taxpayers of said road
district for road construction, repair
and maintenance in said road dis
trict, and collected for the years
1916 and 1917; and,
Whereas, the taxpayers of said
road district have likewise voted a
bond issue, ~aggregating the sum OF
SIS, 900, consisting of S~eventy-fiVe
{751 bonds Of the denomination Of
One Thousand (10001 Dollars each,
the first four of said bonds maturing
and payable on the first day of jan
uary, A.. D. 1921, and the last OF
said series of bonds maturing n
payable on January /, 1889; and,
Whereas, the preliminary work
connected with road construction n
the said Second Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward Of the Par
ish Of st. Landry, La, can now pc
prosecuted owing to favorable wealth
err conditions, and will permit of the
saving Of much time and the com
pietion of a considerable amount of
work pending the conclusion OF ne
gotiaticns for the sale Of the entire
bond issue aforesaid; and,
Whereas, the taxpayers Of said
road district are anxious that work
On the proposed roads in said dis
trict be commenced with the least
possible delay to the end that they
may, as early as possible, derive
some actual benefit from the taxes
already paid by them, and yet to be
paid for said road construction work
in said road district; and,
Whereas, by retiring a number Of
bonds equivalent, or nearly equivalent
in value to the sum OF money already
collected in taxes heretofore voted
for said bond issue, a sufficient
amount of money will be available
for the immediate commencement of
road construction work in said road
district, the acquisition Of rights-of-
al etc; and,
Whereas. the money already col
lected, as the avails of the said spe-
cial tax heretofore voted, as afore-
said, for the years 1916 and 1917. is
ufficient 70 retire the first ten no.
of said series of bonds. each bond
being for the sum of $1,000 and ag-
gregating the sum of ten thousand
f$10,00G) dollars, and maturing
1921, 1922 and 1923, respectively; and,
Whereas, the aforesaid sum of$10,-
900, by reason of the retirement of
the first ten bonds Of the aforesaid
series, will Immediately become avail
able for the ommencement of
road construction work in said dis
trlet and for the acquisition of rights
0f-Way, etc, therein; therefore, be it
Resolved, that this Police Jury. in
It's capacity as the governing author
ity OF said Second Road District Of
the Fourth Police Jury Ward OF the
Parish Of st. Landry, La, does here
BY declare and order that the first
ten f10) bonds of the aforesaid Sc
ries OF seventy-five f75l bonds Of
said road district, each Of said bonds
being OF a denomination of n thou
sand f$1000l dollars and a~ggregating
The sum of Ten Thousand ($10,00O) |
Dullars. and maturing on January
4, of the years 1921. 1922 and 1923,
be and the same are hereby retired.
withdrawn from sale and cancelled
and annulled. Be it further
Resolved, that the parish treasurer
be and IS hereby ordered and au-
thorized to transfer to the credit of
the aforesaid Second Road District
of the Fourth Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of st. Landry. La, the
aforesaid sum Of Ten Thousand ($10,-
101l Dollars, together with the ac-
crued interest on said bonds to date,
and that the said parish treasurer
charge the said road district with the
amount aforesaid. and credit him
self Herewith. Be it further
Resolved, that the aforesaid sum Of
$40, 900, and accrued interest, de-
from the retirement of the
sonds aforesaid, be made immediate
availab1e for road construction
work, acquisition of rights-of-way,
it,. In said road district, and said
'lnds to be expended solely for the
purpose fer which said road tax has
voted, and under the direction
II the Board of Supervisors of said
Dad district and this Police jury,
in the manner provided by
aw.
Yeas-Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade,
Evans. Mills, Daley, Beaugh. Pavy,
,anclos. Cat1ett, W. F. Brown, Rush
de-. Martin. s~ylvestre. Dejean. c
Nays-None. '
Motion carried. G
Motion by Mr.. Catlett.
Whereas, 1t is absolutely and urg 7
ntly necessary for work to be start a