The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
ATTEST
J. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk.

| lowing ordnance 0uly seconded, To-
wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, an election was held
in the 18th, Road District of the
Fourth Police Ward of St. Landry
Parish, State of Louisiana, on the
oath day of June 1919, in pur-
suance to an ordinance adopted by
the Police Jury, on the 9th day of
May, 1919, notice of which was
published according to law and
Whereas the question submitted
at said election was to determine
the proposition:
"To authorize the Police
Jury the governing authority
| of Road District No. 10 in
the Fourth Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry
La, to incur debt and issue
five ~ per cent annual in
terest bearing negotiable bonds
to the amount of Thirty Nine
Thousand Dollars, ($30,000.-
OO), to run for a period of
Forty Years in said District
the denomination, time and
place of payment of said bonds
to be determined and fixed
by the Police Jury of st. Lam
dry, Parish, La, the governing
authority of said Road District
the proceeds derived from the ,
sale of said bonds to be used
in grading and crawling a
public road from the North
side of said Road District in
Southerly direction along the
West side of Bayou Waxia, to
Bayou Sackett, thence along
the West side of Bayou Waxia,
to Bayou Courtableau, thence
along the Bayou Courtableau
on the East side to Road Dis
trict No. 8. Work on said road
to begin where said Road Dis
trict connects with Road Dis
trict No. g and to continue
along the above described route
in a Northely direction through
said Road District; the bal
ance of the funds if any derived
from the sale of said bonds to
be used in constructing roads
and bridges in said Road Dis
trict. A tax each year shall be
levied and collected sufficient
to pay the interest and prin-
cipal of said bonds in said
Road District as the same be-
come due and payable, as auth
orized under the Constitution
and Laws of this State.
Whereas, said proposition was
lawfully carried at said election as
shown by the process verbal Of the
Police Jury canvassing the returns
of said election on the 7th, day of
July, 1919; and
Whereas, the result Of said cleo
ton was duly promulgated on the
7th day Of July, 1919, as required
by law, and no contest has been
fled notwithstanding more than 90
days have elapsed since the date
of said PRONUNCIATION; and
Whereas, the Police Jury Of the
Parish of st. Landry, is recognized
by the Constitution and Laws of
this state to be the governing auth
ority of said Road District; now,
therefore,
y Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry in reg
ular and lawful session convened.
Section THAT the president and
Clerk of this Police Jury shall be
and are hereby authorized for and
on behalf of the 18th Road District
Fourth Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, State of
Louisiana, to incur debt to the
amount of Thirty-nine Thousand
Dollars 1889, 100000, and to make
and sign serial negotiable coupon
bonds of said Road District there
for numbered consecutively from
One to Forty both inclusive, the
first of which shall become due on
the first day of July 1920, and
the last shall mature on the First
day of July, 1859; and which