The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-03
LIc's BIRTH SEES BERLIN

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 q 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 /, 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Attest
]. ]. 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 a
board Of road supervisors, therefore,
Be it resolved, that the following
citizens living within the said district
be appointed as a board of road SUI
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:
DR.. H. 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
of the Parish Of st. Landry, in reg
ular session convened:
Section THAT a special election
be and is hereby ordered and called
to be held in the Fourth Road Dis
trict, Fourth Police Jury Ward of
the Parish of st. Landry, La, on
Thursday, January %, 1920, between
the hours of z o'clock a. m. and 5
o'clock D. m, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the vote of the property
taxpayers of said road district quail
flied to vote at said election under
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to issue serial ne
gotiable coupon bonds of said
Fourth Road District, Fourth Po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry, La, to the amount
Of seventy-five thousand dollars
($75, 000.00), to run for periods
of from one ID to thirty 500
years, and to bear interest at the
rate OF five per cent (5) per an
mum from said date until paid !;
interest on all bonds to be paid
semi-annually and said bonds or
funds derived from the sale
thereof to be used and expended
under the direction and control
of the Police Jury of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, as the govern
ing authority of said Fourth
Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry, La, for the exclusive
purpose of contracting for, ac-
quiring, laying out and construc-
ting a system of modern public
roads within the limits of said
road district, the title to which
shall vest in the parish and pub
lie. A sufficient tax shall be
levied each year to meet the pay
ment of the bonds and interest
as same natures.
Section 2-That on Monday, the
second day of February, 1920, at 2
o'clock p. M, the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry, La, shall meet
at the Police Jury room in the City of
Opelousas, La, and shall then and
there in public session proceed to
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns of said election, declare the
result thereof and provide for the
PRONUNCIATION of same, in accordance
with law.
Section 3-That the ballot boxes,
the necessary blanks for tally sheets,
lists of voters, valuation of proper
ty and compiled statement of the
voters in number and amount and
other necessary election parapher-
MALTA shall be provided for by the
clerk of the Police Jury, and he shall
cause to be printed ballots for use
in said election, in the following form
to-wit:
PROPOSITION
To incur debt and to is -
sue serial negotiable coupon.
bonds Of said Fourth Road
District, Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st.
Landry, La. to the amount
Of seventy-five thousand dol |