The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
signature of Voter,
Attorney in Fact

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pisi's observation-disclosures, R. A,
! Gordon, Morgan Gordon, Ira Nc
Adams; clerk-Holmes Berger.
At Melville-At City Hall-Com-
missioners-S. ]. Deloach, F. B. Ca
son, C. A. Goudchaux; Clerk-P. w.
Lafleur.
The compensation of said election
officers shall be the same as that pro-
; vided by law for holding state cleo
tons.
Section 5-That notice of the cleo
; ton containing the proposition herein
submitted to the property taxpayers
of said road district shall be prepared
and signed by the president of this
body, who shall cause the same to be
published in the official journal of
the Parish of st. Lnadry, by four
weekly insertions, the first of which
shall appear not less than thirty (3O)
days before the date of said election.
Said notice shall beside recite that
on Monday, the End day of February,
1920, at 2 o'clock D. M, the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Landry
shall meet at the Police Jury room in
the City of Opelousas, La, and shall
then and there in public session pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes exam
inc and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns of said election, declare the
result thereof, and provide for the
PRONUNCIATION of the same in accord
ance with law.
Adopted and signed at Opelousas,
La, this 1st day of December, A. D..
1919.
F. OCTAVE PAvY,
President.
Attest
j. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
Yeas-Messrs. ]. T. St.Cyr, H. D.
Larcade, R. L. Mills, F. o. Pavy, K.
T. Catlett, w. NJ Rushing, F. P. Mar
tin, Alex Sylvestre, w. C. Dejean,
Allen Mccoy.
| Nays-None..
Absent-Messrs ]. P. Pitre, J. E.
Daley, E. A. Cummings, Geo. Greig,
w. F. Brown, Theo Doucet.
Ordinance adopted by a majority
vote of the members elect present
and voting.
On motion of Mr.. Martin
The Police Jury adjourned until 2
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present-Dr. F. O. Pavy, president,
presiding; Messrs. Larcade, Mills,
Daley, Cummings, Greig, Catlett,
Rushing, Doucet, Martin, Dejean,
Sylvestre.
Motion by Mr.. Martin
Be it resolved, that the president of
this body be and he is hereby author
lied to readvertise for sale the road
bonds of the Eighth Road District of
the Parish of st. Landry.
Motion carried
Mr.. G. Greig offered the following
ordinance, duly seconded, toSwit:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, an election was held in
the First Road District, Third Police
Jury Ward of st. Landry Parish,
State of Louisiana, on the 9th day
of May, 1919, in pursuance to an or
dinance adopted by the Police Jury
on the 9th day of April, 1919, notice
Of which was published according to
law; and,
Whereas, the question submitted at
said election was to determine the
proposition:
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to issue serial |
negotiable coupon bonds of said First |
Road District, Third Police Jury
Ward, Parish of st. Landry, La, to |
the amount of eighty-five thousand |
dollars 1885, 000.00), to run for pc
riods of from one (1) to forty (40) I
years from the first day of July, A.
D. 1919, and to bear interest at the
rate of five 90 per cent per annum
from said date until paidj interest on i
all said bonds to be paid semi-annual-
ly and said bonds or funds derived
from the sale thereof to be used and
expended under the direction and
control of the Police Jury of the Par
ISL of st. Landry, La, as the govern
ing authority of said First Road Dis
trict, Third Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, for the ex-
elusive purpose of contracting for, ac-
quiring laying out and constructing
a system of modern public roads with
in the limits of said road district, the
title to which shall vest in the parish
and public. A sufficient tax shall be
levied each year to meet the payment
Of the bonds and interest.
Whereas, said proposition was law
fully carried at said election as shown
by the process verbal of the Police
Jury canvassing the returns of said
election on the End day of June,
1919; and,
Whereas, the result of said election
was duly promulgated on the End day ;
Of June, 1919, as required by law, !
and no contest has been filed not !
more than sixty days I
nave lapsed since the date of said
and, {
Whereas, the Police Jury of the ]
Parish of st. Landry is recognized by {
he constitution and laws of this state S
o be the governing authority of said ]
Dad district; now, therefore, {
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
# the Parish of st. Landry, La, in !
ocular and lawful session convened:
Section That the president and
Jerk of this Police Jury shall be and +
re hereby authorized for and on be-
lalf Of the First Road District, Third
'olice Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
4andry, State of Louisiana, to incur :
lebt to the amount Of eighty-five il
thousand dollars 1886, 000.0O), and 0
0 make and sign serial negotiable
oupon bonds Of said road district
herefor, numbered consecutively
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