The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-06
signature of Voter,
Attnrner.in Faet.

At Palmetto-At Ganson's Store
Commissioners-Chas. Meyer, M. L
Clark, VIM. Fitzmaurice; clerk
Isaacson.
At Bayou Current-At Nat Cam
pisi's Commissioners, r. A
Gordon, Morgan Gordon, Ira Nc
Adams; cferk-H Holmes Berger.
i At Melville-At City Hall-Com.
missioners-S. j. 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
tions.
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 (30)
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 p. 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.
j. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.
Yeas-Messrs. ]. T. St.Cyr, H. D.
Larcade, R. L. Mills, F. o. Pavy, K.
7. Catlett, w. M. Rushing, F. P. Mar
tin, Alex Sylvestre, w. C. Dejean,
Allen Mccoy.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. ]. P. Pitre, ]. 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
Present 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 |
duly seconded, to-wit:
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
To incur debt and to issue serial
negotiable coupon bonds of said First
DaIs |
Ward, Parish of st. Landry, La, to
he amount of eighty-five thousand
dollars 1885, 000.00), to run for pc
'iods of from one ~ to forty (40)
Years from the first day of July, A.
D. 1919, and to bear interest at the
ate of five (5) per cent per annum
rom said date until paid; interest on !;
III said bonds to be paid semi-annual-
V and said bonds or funds derived
rom the sale thereof to be. used and
expended under the direction and
.ontrol of the Police Jury of the Par
sh of st. Landry, La, as the govern
ng authority of said First Road Dis
riot, Third Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, for the eX- j
lusive purpose of contracting for, ac-
luiring laying out and constructing
system of modern public roads with
n the limits of said road district, the
tile to which shall vest in the parish
nd public. A sufficient tax shall be
evied each year to meet the payment
f the bonds and interest.
Whereas, said proposition was law
ully carried at said election as shown
" the process verbal of the Police
ury canvassing the returns Of said
lection on the End day of June,
919; and,
Whereas, the result of said election
7as duly promulgated on the End day /;
+ June, 1919, as required by law,
nd no contest has been filed not
more than sixty days
ave lapsed since the date of said
and, {
Whereas, the Police Jury Of the
'arish Of st. Landry is recognized by {
he constitution and laws of this state {
D be the governing authority Of said '
pad district; now, therefore, Ii
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-
alf of the First Road District, Third
olice Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
andry, State of Louisiana, to incur :
ebt to the amount of eighty-five i
dollars 1885, OO0.OO), and c
, make and sign serial negotiable ]
0upon bonds of said road district s
lerefor, numbered consecutively {
rom one (1) to eighty-five 1851, Y
9th inclusive, the first of which q