The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-15

1919, for the purpose OF taking the
sense of the property taxpayers of
said district on the proposition:
ITO levy special yearly tax of
one % mill on the dollar on all tax
able property within said road dis
trict for five 90 years, beginning
with the year 1919, for the purpose
of aiding the Police Jury of the Par
ish of st. Landry in it's legal duty of
maintaing the public roads and
bridges of said road district" and,
Whereas, said proposition was duly
the canvas of the returns; and,
Whereas, the result of said election
was duly promulgated on Monday, the
7th day of April, 1919;
Now, therefore, be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, in regular session convened:
Section THAT a yearly tax of
one mill on the dollar on all the prop
erty in the First Sub-Road District of
the Second Ward of the Parish of St.
Landry subject to taxation be and the
same hereby is levied for the period
of five 90 years, beginning with the
year 1919, and ending with the year
1928, for the purpose of aiding the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Lam
dry in its legal duty of maintaining
the public roads and bridges of said
road district.
Section 2-That said tax shall be
extended annually on the assessment
rolls of said parish by the assessor
and collected by the tax-collector
in the same manner as the other taxes
are extended and collected
said tax when collected shall be de-
Section 3-That the proceeds of
posted in the treasury of the Parish
of St. Landry of St. Landry for ac-
count of said road district, and shall
there be and remain a trust fund to
be used only for the purpose for
which it was levied and collected,
namely, to aid the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry in its legal duty
of maintaining the public roads and
bridges of said road district.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered and a majority
of the members-elect being present,
voted as follows:
For-Messrs. Larcade, Pitre, Mills,
Pavy, Catlett, Rushing, Martin, Syl-
vestre, Dejean, McCoy-10 yeas.
Against-None.
Absent-Messrs. St. Cyr, Cum
mings, Greig, Brown, Doucet-5.
Adopted May A. 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
ATTEST
J. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
Mr.. F. P. Martin offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, to-
wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas. an election was held in
Road District No Eleven of the Par
ish of St. Landry, La, on Tuesday,
the 18th day of June, 1919, in pur-
suance to an ordinance of the Police
Jury adopted on the 9Th day of May,
1919, for the purpose of taking the
sense of the property taxpayers OF
said district on the proposition:
''To levy a special yearly tax of
one % mill on the dollars on all tax
able property within said road district
for five 81 years, beginning with the
year 1920, for the purpose of aiding
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry in its legal duty of maintain
ing the public roads and bridges OF
said road district; and,
Whereas, said proposition was duly
carried at said election, as shown by
| the canvass of the returns; and,
Whereas, the result of said election
was duly promulgated on Monday,
the 7th day of July, 1919;
Now, therefore, be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, in regular session convened:
Section THAT a yearly tax Of
one mill on the dollar on all the prop
erty in Road District No. Eleven of
the Parish of st. Landry subject to
taxation be and the same hereby IS
levied for the period of five t5) years
beginning with the year 1920, and
ending with the year 1924, for the
purpose of aiding the Police Jury OF
the Parish of st. Landry in its legal
duty of maintaining the public roads
| and bridges of said road district.
Section 2-That said tax shall be
extended on the assessment rolls OF
said parish by the assessor and col
leeted by the itax-collector IN the
same manner as the other taxes are
extended and collected.
Section 3-That the proceeds OF
said tax when collected shall be de-
posted in the treasury of the Parish
of st. Landry for account OF said
road district, and shall there be and
remain a trust fund to be used only
for the purpose for which it was lev
led and collected, namely, to aid the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Lam
dry in it's legal duty of maintaining
the public roads and bridges of said
road district.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered, and majority
of the members-elect being present,
voted as follows:
For-Messrs. Larcade, Pitre, Mills,
Pavy, Catlett, Rushing, Martin, Syi-
vestre, Dejean, McCoy-10 yeas.
Against-None.
Absent-Messrs, St. Cyr, Cum
mings, Greig, Brown, Doucet-5.
Adopted May 4, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.