The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-27

some MEMBER OF CIllS COuIulCLSS Oh VI
before twelve o'clock, noon, on Mon
day, January 5, 1920 at which time
they will be opened and the fiscal
agent designated and the amount of
its bond fixed by this body.
Adopted December l 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
J. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Chair appointed Messrs. St.Cyr,
Larcade and Mills.
Mr.. w. c. Dejean offered the fol
lowing license ordinance, duly sec
''loe' LICENSE ORDINANCE
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting of Parish Licenses for
the year 1920.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
Of the Parish Of ST. Landry, in reg
5lar session convened:
Section THAT the license laws
Of the State Of Louisiana now in force
shall, in so far as applicable, be the
license laws of the Parish of st. Lam
dry fer the year 1920, except as here
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 tcl-c effect OF and after Janu-
4gy /, 1920.
Adopted December 1, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest-
J. 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 a
budget of one hundred and thirty
five thousand four hundred dollars
($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 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 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 "A TAX
of five (5) mills on the dollar be and
is hereby levied onall 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 1, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest
J. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
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 5, 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 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 1, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest
J. 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 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
of the Fourth Ward of st. Landry
Parish, Louisiana, with full author
ity to act with the State Highway De-
partment of Louisiana in the letting
of contracts and construction of said
road:
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