The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-24
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
opelousas, La, Nov. Is, 1920.

The police jury met in regular and
lawful session this fifteenth day Of No
vember, 1920 pursuant to adjournment
for the purpose of canvassing the re
turns and promulgating the result O.
the special election held in the Bro
Road District, 4th police jury ward, o.
st. Landry parish on Thursday, Nov
ember 18th, 1920; notice OF which was
duly published.
The following members were present
at roll call.
DR.. F. o. Pavy, president, presiding
Messrs. st. Cyr, Mills, Dupre, Guidroz
Phillips, Clopton, McCaffery, SylVes
tire, Cummings.
Absent: Messrs. D. P. Moreau, W. f
Brown, M. J. Godeau, Arthur Desho
tells. w. C.. Dejean and Eloi Guillory.
Motion by Mr. McCaffery,
That a committee of two be appoint
ed with the clerk of this body 10 can,
yass the returns of the election heId
in the Third Road District, 4th police
Jury ward of st. Landry parish, La
on Thursday, the 18th day Of Novem-
her. 1920 Motion carried. Chair ap-
pointed Messrs. ]. T. st. Cyr and
Thos. McCaffery.
The committee composed of Messrs.
J. T. st. Cyr and Thos. McCaffery, as.
sisted by the clerk of this body, and
duly appointed to canvass the returns
of the election held in the third (3rd)
road district, 4th police jury ward, par
ish of st. Landry La, on Thursday, No
vember 18th, 1920, in open and regular
session of the police jury, did canvass
the returns of said election and re
ported the results thereof, as follows
to-Wit:
Morrow Precinct:
No. of property taxpayers voting
in favor of issuing bonds ...... 2t
No. of property taxpayers voting
against Issuing bonds ......
Majority for:.. ................2A
Total valuation of property
voted In favor of issuing
bonds ..........$ 11o,IfV.U'
Total valuation OF property
voted against issuing
bonds. =. .......,...... 4o,otV'u'
Majority in favor :. .$l02,6OOOC
BIG Cane Precinct:
No. property taxpayers voting IN
favor of issuing bonds ....... Ii
No. of property taxpayers voting
against issuing bonds .......... ]
Majority for .................. 10
Total valuation of property
voted in favor of issuing
bonds $40, %V'VV
Total valuation Of property
voted against issuing
bonds 5,6lO.OU
Majority in favor ........ S68, 1000
Upon motion of Mr.. r. L. Mills, the
report of committee on the canvass
Of the returns Of said road bond cleo
ton held in the third (3rd) road dis
trict 4th police jury ward, st. Landry
parish La, on November IL, 1920, was
received and accepted and an ordi-
nance ordered drafted in accordance
Herewith, and the PRONUNCIATION of
said election be published according
to law.
mOLlOu CdTTl6u.
Mr.. Alyex Sylvestre offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, seconded by Mr..
Thos. McCaffery, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas on Thursday, the 18th day OF
November, 1920, an election was
held in the Third (3rd) Road Dis
trict, Fourth Police Jury Ward of
the parish of st. Landry, La, to
determine the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
Proposition to incur debt and issue
serial negotiable bonds of Road Dis
trict Number Three 90 of the Fourth
(4th) Police Jury Ward of st. Landry
parish, State of Louisiana, in addition
to the debt previously incurred and
bonds previously issued for said dis
trict said additional debt to be incur.
red and bonds to be issued to the
amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars
$3.50, 00O.00), and said bonds to be seri-
al bonds running from one to twenty
years, bearing interest at the rate OF