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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-16

tionS had something to do with the plan for the league oi nations as embodied in the covenant now being discussed in the senate But that is a delusion. Senator Johnson has really been campaigning in favor of set of platitudes and emotions which all good Amer jeans accept and share. He has made some thousands of new friends but he hasn't con tributed anything to the question before the house
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-16
Full Speed Ahead.

They had lost their way in their new and expensive car.
 There's a sign, dear. Are we on the right road?"
 With his 1ashlight he read: gro the poorhOuse!"
 Yes" he answered. We're on the right road and We didn't know it."
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-16

Pa, what is the Stock Exchange?'' The Stock Exchange, my son, is a place where a man is apt to exchange a stock of money for a stock of eX- perience."
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-16

Caller-I would like to secure a place in your moving picture com pany. Manager-Had any experience acting without audiences? Caller Acting without audiences is what prot me here.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-16
E.s

A couple of little boys were discuss ing matters personal to themselves. One of them asked: Do you say your prayers in the morning or at nieht?" "At night of course" said the other. Anybody can take care of himself in the daytime"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-16

Miners and Operators-Th Farm CTS Bank will be pleased to handl. your gold dust
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bank in the city and state of :

option of the holder.
This bond is one of a series of eigh-
ty-five bonds of the denomination of
100000 each, and numbered from
one "a TO eighty-five 1857, issued
by the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, for and on behalf of the
First Road District, Third Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry, La,
as representing an Indebtedness in
CURED for the exclusive purpose of
constructing roads and bridges in said
road district, and issued in accord
ance with the provisions of the con-
stitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, in pursuance to an cleo
ton held in said road district on Tues
day, May 81, 1919, the result of
which was duly canvassed, declared,
promulgated and registered accord
ing to law, of which said election
there was no contest and none can
now be lawfully made.
And it is hereby certified and re-
cited that all acts, conditions and
things required to be done precedent
to and in the issuance of said bonds
have been properly done, have hap
pened and have been performed in
regular form and duly as required by
law, and that said indebtedness does
not exceed any statutory or consti-
tutional limitations.
In testimony whereof, and by the
authority of an ordinance of the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, lawfully adopted
on the first day of December, 1919,
fnG now az tb ref ste ~ - tn9 Un
for the Parish of St. Landry, /, F.
Octave Pavy, president Of the said
along with ]. j. Healey, clerk thereof,
likewise duly authorized by said or
dinance, and sealed the same with the
seal of said Police Jury in accordance
with law, on this
lr.~~ - II 4
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"Secretarv of State. !

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Which certificate after the delays
provided by law have expired and in
accordance with Section 81 of Act
256 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1910,
and the laws amendatory thereof shall
be signed by the Secretary of State
of the State of Louisiana and have at
tached thereto the great seal of the
State of Louisiana. The interest cou-
pons attached to said bonds shall have
printed or engraved thereon the fac
smile signatures of the president and
clerk of the Police Jury.
And when said bonds are thus is
sued and registered by the Secretary
of State according to law, they shall
again be taken into possession by the
clerk of the Police Jury and by him
held until negotiated.
Section 4-That when said bonds
have been signed, issued, registered
and returned to the clerk of the Pc
lice Jury, they shall be ready for me-
gotiating and the president of the Po-
lice Jury is hereby authorized fully
for that purpose.
Section 5-That the Police Jury of
the Parish of st: Landry, La, shall
levy on all taxable property in said
road district in accordance with law,
at the same time as other taxes are
levied, in addition to all other taxes
now authorized by the constitution
and laws including any special tax,
tax above all said taxes sufficient to
pay the interest and principal of the
bonds herein directed to be issued as
the same may mature; which tax may
be levied and extended on the assess
ment rolls at any time prior to the
final collection of taxes due for that
particular year; and when collected,
shall be used for no other purpose
than that of retiring maturing bonds
and coupons.
Section 6-That the clerk Of the
Police Jury shall cause the original Of
this ordnance to be recorded in the
mortgage records of the Parish Of st.
Landry, and also published in the
Star Progress, the official journal of
the Parish Of st. Landry, according
to law.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc., that this ordinance take effect
from and after its promulgation.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered and a majority
of the members elect being present,
voted as follows, to-wit:
For-Messrs. H. D. Larcade, r. L.
Mills, J. E. Daley, E. A. Cummings,
F. o. Pavy, Geo. Greig, K. 7. Catlett,
w. NJ. Rushing, Theo Doucet, F. p.
Martin, Alex Sylvestre.
Against-None.
Absent-Messrs. ]. T. st. Cyr, ]. P.
Pitre, w. F. Brown, w. C. Dejean,
Allen Mccoy.
Adopted December /, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
J. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
Motion by Mr.. Greig-
Be it resolved, that DR.. A. G. Durio
and Messrs. ]. ]. Benoit, Arthur La
haye, P. G. Fisette and Edgar Wood
son be and they are hereby appointed
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on the first day of July, 1859, and
which shall bear interest at the rate
of five per cent (5) per annum, pay
able semi-annually from date, with
interest coupons attached to each
bond; and said bonds shall not be
sold for less than par.
Section 2-That the proceeds of
said bond issue, when negotiated,
shall be deposited in the treasury of
said parish, and there shall be and re-
main as q trust fund to be used only
for the purpose for which the same
were raised as set forth in the pre-
amble hereof.
Section 3-That said bonds shall
be Of date the first day of July, A. D.
1919, and shall begin to mature on
the first day of July, A. D. 1920, and
shall become due and payable each
year thereafter until and including
the first day of July, A. D. 1869, and
shall be in numbers and amounts as
follows: Eighty-five bonds of the de-
nomination of 100000 each, and
dates of Maturity &C fo1Ioxuc to 11yi+
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Motion by Mr.. Greig-
Be it resolved, that DR.. A. G. Durio
and Messrs. J. ]. Benoit, Arthur La
haye, P. G. Fisette and Edgar Wood
son be and they are hereby appointed
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Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of
of st. Landry, La, for the
exclusive purpose of con-
tracing for, acquiring, lay
ing out and constructing
a system of modern
public roads within the
limits of said road district,
the title to which shall vest
in the parish and public. A
sufficient tax shall be lev
led each year to meet the
payment of the bonds and
as same natures.
Taxable valuation S.
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($135, 100000, as an estimate ex
hibiting the various items of expendi
ture that the parish of St. Landry
would require for the year 1920; and
Whereas, said budget has been pub.
lished in the Star-Progress, the off.
cial newspaper of this parish, for the
full term of thirty (30) days. as the
law directs; and,
Whereas, an ad valorem tax of five
90 mills on the dollar of the taxable
properly of this parish viii be requir-
ed in addition to the revenues to be
derived under the license ordinance
adopted to meet said budget; now,
therefore,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, that tax
of five % mills on the dollar be and
is hereby levied on all taxable proper
ty situated within this parish on
which the state levies a tax, to meet
said budget of expenditures for the
year 1920.
Adopted December /, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest
j. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
Yeas-Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade,
Mills, Pavy, Rushing, Martin, Syl-
vestre, Dejean, Mccoy.
Nays-None.
Ordinance adopted.
Mr.. F. P. Martin offered the fol-
lowing tax ordinance, duly seconded :
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, by an amendment of the
constitution of the State of Louisiana,
adopted at the election held on No
vember s, 1918, it is made the duty
of this Police Jury to levy an annual
tax of one and one-half Il 1-2) mill
on the dollar an all the taxable prop
erty situated within this parish for
the support and maintenance of the
public schools thereof; now, there
fore,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, that tax
of one and one-half Il 1-2) mills on
the dollar be, and is hereby, levied
on all taxable property situated with
in this parish on which the State lev
les a tax, for the support and main
tenance of the public schools of the
Parish of st. Landry, for the year
1920; said tax to be collected at the
same time and in the same manner as
all other taxes are collected.
Adopted December /, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
]. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Yeas-Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
Mills, Pavy, Catlett, Rushing, Martin,
Sylvestre, Dejean, Mccoy.
Nays-None.
Ordinance adopted.
Motion by Mr.. K. T. Catlett-
Whereas, bids for the construction
of the road known as the jefferson
Highway, in the Second Road Dis
trict of the Fourth Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of St. Landry, Louis
lana, has been advertised on three
different occasions and that the con-
tract for construction has not been
let, and the Police Jury is composed
of members living apart from this
particular road district, and lncon-
venient of attendance at sessions of a
board of road supervisors, therefore,
Be it resolved, that the following
citizens living within the said district
be appointed as board of road su-
pervfsors of the Second Road District
Of the Fourth Ward of st. Landry
Parish, Louisiana, with full author
ity to act with the State Highway De-
oartment of Louisiana in the letting |
IF contracts and construction of said |
road:
DR.. H. S. Joseph, L. P. Bridges, Gus
s. Isaacson, L. L. Ganson.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr.. w. M. Rushing offered the fol-
owing ordinance, duly seconded, to-
wit:
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE POLICE JURY

0pelousas, La, Dec. 1, 1919.
The Police Jury met in regular ses-
don this first day of December, 1919,
With the following members present i:
D.. +. O. Pavy, president, presid-
lg; Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade, Mills,
Rushing, Martin, Sylvestre, Dejean,
AeCOy, Cattlett, Cummings.
Notion by Mr.. st. Cyr-
Resolved, first, that the president
Of this body be and he is hereby di-
iested and instructed to appoint from
Among the members of this body a
sommittee of three to advertise for
sealed bids from the banks located in
this parish to act as fiscal agent of
ais parish for the two years begin
ang on the first day of February,
1920; and,
Second, that all bidders must make
their bids in conformity with the pro-
visions of Act No. 205 of 1912 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of the
state Of Louisiana, and be required
g state separately and distinctly,
INST, what rate of interest they are
wiling to allow to the parish for such
sums as it may have on deposit during
he existence of the contract; and,
secondly, what rate of interest they
propose to charge the parish for such
oans or advances as may be required
2 meet its annual budget appropri-
atoms in anticipation and in advance
q the collection Of it's annual reve-
nues; and,
Third, that all bids must be adj
dressed to the "Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry" and must have
eglhly written or typewriter on the
outside of the envelope and on the
same side as the address, the words
Fiscal Agency Bid" and that all bids
must be delivered at Opelousas, La,
y the clerk of the Police Jury, or
some member of this committee on or
before twelve O'Clock, noon, on Mon
Day, January S, 1920 at which time
hey will be opened and the fiscal
agent designated and the amount Of
lts bond fixed by this body.
Adopted December / 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
J. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
Chair appointed Messrs. St.Cyr,
laEcade and Mills.
Mr.. w. C. Dejean offered the fol-
lowing license ordinance, duly sec
oaded:
LICENSE ORDINANCE
An ordinance for the levying and col
Letting of Parish Licenses for
the year 1920.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
q the Parish of st. Landry, in reg
ular session convened:
Section THAT the license laws
q the State of Louisiana now in force
,S.aall, in SO far as applicable, be the |
license laws of the Parish of st. Lam
w for the year 1920, except as here
matter modified and changed.
Section 2-That the annual IL
sense for peddlers and hawkers in
ne and two-horse vehicles shall be
1890 and $4,000, respectively.
!, section 3-That this ordinance
mali take effect on and after Janu-
~ |. 1920.
adopted December 1, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
y! President.
]. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
q! n.eas-Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
ANS Payy, Rushing, Martin, Syl-
estre, Dejean, Mccoy.
Against-None.
Ordinance adopted.
Mr. F. P. Martin offered the fol-
'Wlng tax ordinance, duly seconded:
ANNUAL TAX ORDINANCE
Whereas, by resolution adopted on
,esooer s, 1919, this body framed
aoget Of one hundred and thirty
We thousand four hundred dollars
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Board Of Supervisors of the First
Road District Of the Third Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry, in
accordance with Section 4 of Act 80
of the General Assembly of the State
i of Louisiana, year 1917.
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Greig-
The Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
December 2, 1919.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present Messrs. Larcade, Mills,
Daley, Cummings, Catlett, w. F.
Brown, Rushing, Sylvestre, Dejean,
Mccoy, Pavy, Martin.
Mr.. Daley called to the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Mills
The Police Jury resolved itself in
70 3 cO1nnittee Of The whole to exam
inc and approve claims.
Mr.. Mills in the chair.
CONTINGENT EXPENSE CLAIMS
Brenda Bihm, registrar vital
statistics ......$ CTS
Bertha Rosenberg, registrar
vital statistics .... 100
Hattie M. Cook, registrar vi
tai statistics ....... 6.25
B. G. Taylor, registrar vital
statistics $40
DR.. B. A. Littell, registrar
vital statistics ...... $50
Dallas Pitre, registrar vital
staLlsIlcs .............. 11.16
statistics $50
L. 0. Barry, registrar vital
sLaClSLlcS ............ 10
w. M. Culbertson, registrar
vital statistics ......... PTS
Jacobs News Depot Co., sta
tionery and supplies for
November ........ 1885
Henry Lastrapes, days jury
commissioner .. 600
David Meche.2 days and mile
age jury commissioner $50
j. E. Hicks, 2 days and mile
age jury commissioner 1900
J. G. Lawler,2 days jury COM
missioner ....s..... 500
T. C. Quirk, days and mile
age jury commissioner 500
C.Mornhinveg, days witness
to jury commissioners -. 600
Gus E. Dupre, / day witness
to jury commission .... 800
w. w. Gelvin, / day witness
to jury commission $3.50. 800
City of Opelousas, light and
water, November ..... 25.73
Clement Smith, service on
adding machine .... 1000
Mcneil Stationery Co, 2
cash books for tax collec-
for inynien 2cCCp nc m
Mcneil Stationery Co, 1
statement book for tax coll
lector, invoice .31946 -. 1883
McNeel Stationery Co., 2
conveyance record, invoice
.3Zl16-79 ........... 10000
McNeel Stationery Co., 2
mortgage records, invoice
.3ZlO-61 f........ 10000
DR.. Armand Lafleur, service
rendered prisoner Athenas
Simien, by order Of sheriff $500
r. Lee Mills, per diem and
mileage, committee work. 500
J. J. Healey, express paid on
bundle mops .. LA
Albert Clary, 800 bags -. 1.5O
II. Bodemuller, 500 reports
tick eradication .0... 800
Z +. BOdemuller, stationery 800
F. E. David, expense, etc, ar
resting 2. Castillo 1880. 1900
ID. M. Fontenot, expense con-
veying E. Castillo from AL
: e x T 9.O2
ID. ID. Fontenot, conveying Eli
Semien from Beauregard
parish ........ ITO
nesses in AcadAa, Pointe
(continued on Page Four)
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President of the Police Jury Parish of
st. Landry, Louisiana.
CIork

Clerk.
Each bond shall be signed by the
president of the Police Jury and the
clerk thereof, and the said officers are
hereby required to have written, print
ed or engraved on the reverse of said
bonds the following certificate:
"This bond secured by a tax. Reg
istered on the --- day of 49,
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AN ORDINANCE


Be it ordained by the Police jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, in reg
ular session convened:
Section THAT a special election
be and is hereby ordered and called
to be held in the Fourth Road Dis
trict, Fourth Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of st. Landry, La, on
Thursday, January %, 1920, between
the hours of o'clock a. m. and 5
o'clock p. M, for the purpose Of sub
hitting to the vote Of the property
taxpayers of said road district quail
flied to vote at said election under
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to issue serial ne
gOtiable coupon bonds of said
Fourth Road District, Fourth Po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, La, to the amount
of seventy-five thousand dollars
($75, 000.00), to run for periods
of from one ID to thirty 800
years, and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent go per an
mum from said date until paid !;
interest on all bonds to be paid
semi-annually 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 Parish
of st. Landry, La, as the govern
ing authority of said Fourth
Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, for the exclusive
purpose of contracting for, ac-
quiring, laying out and cOnstruc-
ting a system of modern public
roads within the limits of said
road district, the title to which
shall vest in the parish and pub
lie. A sufficient tax shall be
levied each year to meet the pay
ment of the bonds and interest
as same natures.
Section 2-That on Monday, the
second day of February, 1920, at 2
o'clock p. M, the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, shall meet
at the Police Jury room in the City of
Opelousas, La, and shall then and
there in public session proceed to
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and
examine and canvass the re-
turns of said election, declare the
result thereof and provide for the
of same, in accordance
with law.
Section 3-That the ballot boxes,
The necessary blanks for tally sheets,
sz4, IS o&
" and compiled statement of the
voters in number and amount and
Other necessary election parapher-
lalia shall be provided for by the
:lerk of the Police Jury, and he shall
:ause to be printed ballots for use
n said election, in the following form
,o-wit:
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to is -
ue serial negotiable coupon II
ponds of said Fourth Road
District, Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of St.
landry, La, to the amount II
f seventy-fiVe thousand dol
ars ($75, O00.00), to run
or periods of from one ~ II
o thirty 500 years, and to II
year interest ati the rate /
f five per cent (5) per an YES |
lum from said date until
aid; interest on all said II
,onds to be paid semi-an- 4
lually and said bonds or Fl
unds derived from the sale II
hereof to be used and ex- i
ended under the direction |
nd control of the Police -
ury of the Parish of St.Lan- /
ny, La, as the governing /
Of said Fourth
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al a. -.

------, at Inc UpGIOn OF
the holder, being interest due that
date on its road bond dated July 1,
1919, No.
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President of the Police Jury Of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of st.
Landry, Louisiana.
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INTEREST COUPON

On the day Of
10, the Par
ish of st. Landry, Louisiana, for and
on behalf of the First Road District,
Third Police Jury Ward, Parish of
st. Landry, La, lawful political sub
division of the State of Louisiana,
will pay to bearer
at the office Of the treasurer Of said
parish, or at the
bank, in the city and state Of
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AOAAOWSs EiSHGy-1lN6 DOlIOS III Cu0 Qe-
nomination of 100000 each, and
idates Of maturity as follows, to-wit
July 1, 1920, one bond, 81 100000
July I, 1921, one bond, 81, 100000.
July.1, 1922, one bond, 81 100000.
July /, 1928, one bond, 100000.
July /, 1924, one bond, 100000
July l, 1925, one bond, 81 100000.
July /, 1926, one bond, 81 900. 90.
July 1, 1921. one bond, 100000.
July l, 1928, Nne bond, 100000.
July 1, 1929, ollH bond, 100000.
July 1, 1880, one bond, 81 100000.
July 1, 1881, one bond, 100000.
July /, 1882, one bond, 100000.
July /, 1888, two bonds, 100000.
July l, 1884, two bonds, 100000.
July 1, 1885 two bonds, 100000.
July 1, 1885, two bonds, 100000.
July /, 1887, two bonds, 100000.
July 1, 1888, two bonds, 100000.
July l, 1889, two bonds, 100000.
July 1, 1910, two bonds, 100000.
July l, 1941, two bonds, 100000.
July 1, 1912, three bonds, $4,000
90.
July l, 194s, three bonds, $4,000
July l. 1914 three bonds, $4,000
July 1, 1945, three bonds, $4,000
July 1, 1946, three bonds, $4,000
90. -,-,
July 1, 1947, three bonds, $4,000
July 1, 194S, three bonds, $4,000
90.
July 1, 1949, three bonds, $4,000
July 1, 1850, three bonds, $1,000
July 1, 1851, three bonds, $4,000
- July /, 1852, three bonds, $1,000
July l, 1853, three bonds, $4,000
90.
July 1, 1854, three bonds, $4,000
July 1, 1855. three bonds, $4,000
July 1, 1856, three bonds, $4,000
90.
July l, 1867, three bonds, $4,000
90.
July 1, 1858, three bonds, $4,000
90.
July /, 1859, three bonds, $4,000
90.
And the form of said bonds shall
be substantially as follows, save as to
lumber and date of maturity:
b, 100000 100000 !
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
(STATE EMBLEM
-(NUMBER)
Bond of the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, for and on
behalf of the First (1st) Road
District, Third Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry, La.
Know all men by these presents,
hat the Parish of st. Landry, La, for
nd on behalf of the First Road Dis
riot, Third Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of St. Landry, La, political
of the State of Louisiana,
or value received, hereby promises
o pay to bearer on the first day of
uly, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hun
red and ....., $..,
awful money of the United States of
america, with interest thereon at the
ate of five 90 per cent per annum,
'ayable semi-annually on the first
ay of January and July of each and
very year from the first day of July,
919, upon presentation and surren-
er of the coupons hereto attached, as
anne may mature. The said princi-
al and interest on this bond being
ayable at the office of the treasurer
f the Parish of St. Landry, at Ope-
ousas, La, in said parish, or at the