The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-06-12
June stb. 1920

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The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: DIR. F. o. Pavy, President,
presiding; Messrs. st. Cyr, Mills,
Phillips, Dupre, Cummings, Guidroz
Moreau, Clopton, Godeau, McCaffery
Deshotels, Sylvestre, Deiean. GULL
DRY, w. F. Brown.
Motion by Mr. .Slyvestre,
Be it resolved that the President
and Clerk of this body be and they
are hereby authorized and fully en-
owered to negotiate contract for an
additional loan with the fiscal agent
to the amount of Twelve Thousand
Dollars (S12,000) said amount to be
placed to the credit of the contingent
expense fund of 1920, for payment
of all claims approved against said
fund Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery,
Be it resolved, that the sum of One
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150)
be approved against the contingent
expense fund of 1920, to meet the ex
penses of Miss Ruby Kerr, benefici-
airy scholar to the S. L. 1. l. summer
session of 1920, and warrant ordered
issued to Miss Olive Caillouett, Sec
rotary Treasurer.
Yeas: Messrs. st. Cyr, Mills, Phil
lips, Dupre, Cummings, Guidroz, Pa
Wy, Moreau, w. F. Brown, Clopton,
Godeau, McCaffery, Deshotels, Syl-
vestre, Dejean, Guillory.
Nays: None. Motion carried
Mr.. NJ. j. Godeau offered the fol
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, to.
wit:
:" AN ORDINANCE"
WHEREAS, and election was held
in the Fourth Road District Fourth
Police Jury Ward of St. Landry Par
ish, State of Louisiana, on. the 22nt
day of January, 1920 in pursuance tC
an ordinance adopted by the Police
Jury on the 1st of December, 1919
notice of which was published accord
ing to law; and,
WHEREAS, the question submit
ed at said election was to determine
the proposition:
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to issue seria
negotiable coupon bonds of saiC
Fourth Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of St. Ian
dry, La, to the amount of Seventy
Five Thousand Dollars (S75, 100000
to run for periods Of from One (1
to Thirty 800 years, and to bear in
Iterest at the rate of Five per cen
(5@o) per annum until paid, interes
on all bonds to be paid semi-annuall.
and said bonds or funds derived from
the sale thereof to be used and e:
pended under the direction and con
troll of the Police Jury of the Paris
of st. Landry, La, as the governing
authority of said Fourth Road Dis
trict Fourth Police Jury Ward, o
the Parish of st. Landry, La, for tn
exclusive purpose of contracting fOl
acquiring, laying out and construct
ling a system of modern public road
within the limits of said Road Dis
: trict, the title to which shall vest i
the Parish and Public. A sufficien
: tax shall be levied each year to NEE
the payment of the bonds and interes
as same natures.
WHEREAS, said proposition wa
lawfully carried at said election, a
shown by the process verbal OF tn
Police Jury canvassing the return
of said election on the End day O
February, 1920 and
WHEREAS, the result of said eleC
ton was duly promulgated on the In
: day of February, 1920 as require
: by law, and no contest has been file
notwithstanding more than sixty day
: have elapsed since the date of pre-
mitigation, and,
] WHEREAS, the Police Jury of 5
Landry, as recognized by the Const
!. tuition and Laws Of this State to
the governing authority OF said Roa
District; now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the Police JuI
of the Parish of St. Landry, La,
regular lawful session convened:
: SECTION /. That the Presidel
L and Clerk of this Palice Jury sha
be and are hereby authorized for ar
4 on behalf of the Fourth Road Dl
e trict. Fourth Police Jury Ward I
the Parish of st. Landry, La, to i
y cur debt to the amount of Sevent,
Five Thousand Dollars ($75, 100000
. and to make and sign serial negot
5 able coupon bonds Of said Road ID
trict therefor, numbered consecu
: lively from One I'D to Seventy-fi7
(75) both inclusive, the first of whiC
q shall become due on the First Day
l. July 1923, and the last shall matul
s on the First day of July, 1850, ar
3 which shall bear interest at the ra
of Five per cent (5qe) per annur
y PAYABLE semi-annually from dat
with interest coupons attached
t. each bond; and said bonds shall n
l. be sold for less than par.
SECTION 2. That the proceeds
said bond issue when negotiate
j shall be deposited with the Treasu
: err of said Parish land there shall
and remain as a trust fund to be US,
only for the purpose for which T
l. same were raised as set forth IN &
preamble hereof.
SECTION 8. That said bonds shi
: be of date the First of July, A. l
1920, and shall begin to mature
{, the First day of July A d. 1928, al
5. shall become due and payable ea
=. year thereafter until and includl
t. the First day Of July A. D. 1850, al
p shall be in numbers and amounts
follows:
Seventy-five bonds of the denomin
ton of 100000 each and dates
y maturity as follows, to-wit:
E. July 1, 1928, Bonds $4,000.
- rnoA . Rnudc 60 000