The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-20


matter modified and changed.
Section 2-That the annual IL
cense for peddlers and hawkers IN
one and two-horse vehicles shall be
$500 and $4,000, respectively.
Section 3-That this ordinance
shall take effect on and after Janu-
airy 1, 1920.
Adopted December 1, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
]. J. HEALEY. Clerk.
Yeas-Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade,
Mills, Pavy, Rushing, Martin, Syl-
vestre, Dejean, Mccoy.
Against-NOne.
Ordinance adopted.
Mr.. F. P. Martin offered the fol
| lowing tax ordinance, duly seconded:
! ANNUAL TAX ORDINANCE
Whereas. by resolution adopted on
October 6, 1919, this body framed
budget of one hundred and thirty
five thousand four hundred dollars
! (S135,4OO.O0), as an estimate eX-
hibiting the various items of expendl-
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 800 days. as the
law directs; and,
Whereas. an ad valorem tax Of five
(5) mills on the dollar of the taxable
properyt of this parish will be requlr-
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 go mills on the dollar be and
is hereby levied on all taxable proper
ty situated within this parish on
which the state levies tax, to meet
said budget of expenditures for the
year 1920.
Adopted December ], 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
]. ]. 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 ORDINANCES
Whereas, by an amendment OF the
constitution of the State Of Louisiana,
adopted at the election held on No
wember S, 1918, it is made the duty
OF this Police Jury to levy an annual
tax of one and one-haR 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-haH 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, Aor the year
1920; said tax to be collected at the
same time and in the same aAanneF as
all other taxes are collected.
Adopted December 1, 1919.
| +. OCIAFE FAN1p
President.
Attest
]. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Yeas-Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcader
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 incon.
venient Of attendance at sessions OF
board Of road supervisors, therefore
Be it resolved, that the following
citizens living within the said district
be appointed as a board Of road su'
pervisors Of the Second Road District
Iof the Fourth Ward of st. Landry
Parish, Louisiana, with full author
lily to act with the State Highway De-
partment Of Louisiana in the letting
Of contracts and construction Of sait
road:
DR.. 81. s. Joseph, L. P. Bridges, Gus
Rosenberg, S. Isaacson, L. L. Ganson
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr.. w. M. Rushing offered the fol
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, TO
wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the Police Jury