The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08
THE ISLE OF TERROR,

the Parish of St. Landry, a tax OF
five (5) mills on the dollar is hereby
levied for the purpose of paying the
bonds and interest of said road DIS
trict, as same natures.
In the Eighth Road District of the
Parish of st. Landry, tax of two 20
mills on the dollar is hereby levied
for the purpose of paying the bonds
and interest of said road district, as
same natures.
In the First Road District of the
Third Police Jury Ward of the Per
/ sh of st. Landry, tax of four e ,
mills on the dollar is hereby. levied
for the purpose of paying bonds and
interest of said road district, as same
natures.
In the Third Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward OF the Par
ish of St. Landry, a tax of two ~
mills on the dollar is hereby levied
for the purp15e of paying the bonds
and intereSTof said road district, as
same mabGres.
Be il further ordained, etc, that
the assessor of the Parish, of st. Lam
dry be notified of the foregoing tax
levy to the end that he may carry
fsaid tax on his assessment roll for
the year 1920.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered and majority
Of the members-elect being present,
voted as follows, to-wit:
For-Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
Pitre. Mills, Cummings, Pavy, Greig,
Catlett, Rushing, Martin, Sylvestre,
Dejean, Mccoy.
Against-None.
Adopted May 8, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
ATTEST
j. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Motion by Mr.. Catlett-
Resolved, that the resignation of
Mr.. S. W. Dunbar as member of
the Board of Supervisors of the
Thirteenth Road District, Fourth
%gard, be accepted.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Mccoy
Tha. warrant be issued to Alexis
Fruge fer the sum of $2.75, against
the sixth ward road funds, as re-
fund on his per capita and vehicle
tax paid enormously for year 1919.
Motion by Mr. Dejean-
Resolved, that dipping vat be
built in the Pot Cove neighborhood,
as per petition requesting same, said
vat to be constructed ander the SUI
pervision of DR.. Chas. Webster,
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Martin\
The Police Jury adjournedA until
tomorrow morning at 10 O'clockA
May A, 1920.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present-Dr. F. o. Pavy, presi-
dent, presiding; Messrs. Larcade,
Pitre, Mills, Catlett, Rushing, Mar
tin, Dejean, Sylvestre, Mccoy, st.
Cyr.
Motion by Mr.. Catlett-
Resolved, that the bid and certi-
fled check of w. L. Slayton & Co.,
of Toledo, Ohio, on the $39, 200 bond
issue of the Thirteenth Road District
Fourth Ward, be returned to said
company, as per their request.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. w. M. Rushing
Whereas, the purchasers of the
$85 100000 road bonds of the First
Road District, Third Ward of the
Parish of St. Landry, La, dated
July /, 1919, has designated the Ma
tional Park Bank, in the City of New
York, State of New York, as the
place of payment of principal and in
terest of said bond issue as same be-
comes due, this body now designates
said National Park Bank of New
York, as the place of payment of
and interest of said bond is
sue as same becomes due, and hereby
orders and empowers the president
and treasurer of the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry to have said
bonds printed and prepared for de-
livery and under the terms of the or
dinance passed by this body on De-
cember /, 1919, the said bonds shall
have the place of payment designat-
ed printed in the body of said bonds,
in the space left blank for said pur-
pose in the said ordinance authoriz-
ing the issuance of said bonds.
Motion carried.
Mr.. R. L. Mills offered the follow
ing ordinance, duly seconded, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, an election was held in
the First Sub-Road District of the
Second Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, on Tuesday, the 18th |
lay of March, 1919, in pursuance to
an ordinance of the Police Jury
adopted on the 4th day of February,
1919, for the purpose of taking the |
sense of the property taxpayers of |
said district on the proposition:
ITO levy special yearly tax of |
)ne % mill on the dollar on all tax
able property within said road dis
riot for five 80 years, beginning |
With the year 1919, for the purpose |
# aiding the Police Jury of the Par
sh of st. Landry in its legal duty of |
the public roads and |
bridges of said road district" and,
Whereas, said proposition was duly |
,arried at said election, as shown by |
he canvas of the returns; and,
Whereas, the result of said election |
vas duly promulgated on Monday, the |