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Mr. Simon Stelly offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, more than one-fourth (1-4) of
the qualified property taxpayers of the
city of Opelousas. La., have petitioned this
board to call an election to submit to the
qualified property taxpayers of said city
the proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of said city in the sum of Two Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand ($250,000) Dollars
for the purpose of (1i improving and ex
tending the Waterworks and Electric Light
Systems of said city, and (2) improving
and draining the streets of said city: and
Whereas, this board deems it advisable,
expedient and necessary that said works of
public improvement should be made, and
that bonds for the payment thereof should
be issued in conformity with the petition
hereinabove referred to; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the mayor and board of
aldermen, of the city of Opelousas, La., in
special session convened, that a special
election be and the same is hereby called
and ordered to be held in the city of Ope
ouias. -La, on -ire 'to day-of the month of
June, A. D., 1920, between the hours of
7 o'clock a. m., and 5 o'clock, p. m. Be it
further
Resolved, that at said special election
there shall be submitted to the taxpaying
electors, qualified to vote under the Con
,atitution and laws of the state of Loutsi
ana, the following proposition, viz:
To incur debt and issue and sell negoti
able, semi-annually interest bearing, cou
pon bonds of the city of Opelousas, La.,
evidencing the said indebtedness: the
amount of said bonds being less than ten per
cent (10) of the assessed valuation of the
property within the corporate limits of
said city of Opelousas, La., as shown by
the assessment rolls of said city last com
pleted, the said bonds to bear interest at
the rate of five per cent (5) per annum,
payable semi-annually, and to run for a.
period not exceeding thirty-five (35) years
from the date of the bonds, the principal and
interest of said bonds to be payable at such
place as this board may determine, and
both principal and interest to be secured
and paid by a sufficient tax levied and col
lected in each year that said bonus are out
standing in accordance with the provisions
of Article 281 of the Constitution, and laws
of the state of Louisiana. Be it turther
Resolved, that a noti:e of said special
election be issued by the mayor of this
municipality and duly .dvertis'ed for thirty
(30, days prior to tido date of said elec
tion in accordance with the law, in the St.
Landry Clarion, the official journal of the
city of Opelousas, La., and having a gen
eral circulation therein; the noti:e of said
special election to embrace substantially all
things set forth herein a.nd to further state
th:.t the board of adermr.n of the city of
Opeklusas. La., will meat in open ses icn
at 4 o'clock p. m.. on the 9th day of June
A. D.. 920, and then an'l there proceed to
opeen the ballot boxes, examine and count
the returns, and declare the result of such
election, and make a proces verbal of its
proceedings. Be it further .
Resolved, that the proposition to be sub
anitted at said special election, shall be the
following, and the ballot to be used there
at shall be in the form, to-wit:
For Issuance of Bonds.
Proposition to incur debt and is
ape negotiable bonds of the city of
Opelousas, La., to the amount of
"Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
($250.000) Dollars, to run not to
exceed Thirty-five (85) years, pay
able serially, and at such times as
shall be prescribed by the mayor
and board of aldermen of the city YES
of Opelousas, La., and in conform
ity with the Constitution and laws
of the state of Louisiana, bearing
Interest at the rate of five per
cent (6) per annum, payable semi
:annually, for the purpose of (1)
improving and extending the Wat
reworks and Electric Light Sys
tems of said city, and (2) improv
ing and draining the streets of
asid city, to be used in the propor
tion of One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ($1560000) Dollars for
improving and ettending the Wat- NO
erworks and Electric Light Sys
tems of said city and One Hundred
'Thousand ($100,000) Dollars for
improving and draining the streets
.; isaid city, the title to all of
ch improvements shall vest in
*aid municipality.
Taxable valuation-----_ -$
Signature of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in favor
of the pronosition submitted upon this bal
iot place a cross mark in the square after
the word "YES": to vote against the pro
position place a similar mark after the word
'NO."
Be it further
Resolved, that the mayor of the city of
Opelousas, La., be and he is hereby auth
orized and directed to have the necessary
ballots printed for the said election in ac
cordance with the law and the provisions of
this resolution: he shall also provide bal
lot boxes and the necessary blanks and tally
sheets. and other paraphanalia for the hold
ing of said elect:on. Be it further
Resolved. that the clerk of court and ex
officio registrar of voters of the parish of
St. Landry, La., shall furnish the election
officers hereinafter named with a list of
taxpayers entitled to vote in person or by
proxy at said election, together with the
Svaluation of each of the taxpayers property,
as shown by the assessment rolls last made
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INSUIRAgINCE AGENCY_
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and filed prior to said election. Be it
further
Resolved, that said election shall be held
at the legally designated polling precinct of
each of the four (4) .city wards of said
city of Opelousas, La., and the following
persons are hereby appointed and empow
ered to act at said election, viz:
First Ward: at Dr. B. A. Littell's office:
J. B. Carson, Lee Danel and L. H. Morn
hinveg, commissioners, with Robert E.
Budd, as clerk.
Second Ward: at St. Landry Lumber
Co.'s office: J. G. Lawler, Edward Morn
hinveg and B. L. Sanders, commissioners;
with Sidney Garland, as clerk.
Third Ward: at Court House: Oscar J. Mis
tric, W. T. Stewart and H. F. Richard, com
missioners; with A. J. Bercier, Jr., as
clerk.
Fourth Ward: at J. A. Haas' Office:
J. L. Comeau, E. K. Eastham and Henry
Chachere, commissioners; with Allen De
zauche, as clerk.
The o;ficers of election above named
h€all hold said election to anfor" it- the
provisions of Act 256 of the General As
semby of Louisiana of the year 1910, and
the laws amendatory thereof, and shall
make due returns of said election to the
mayor and board of aldermen of the city of
Opelousas, on the 9th day of June, A. D.,
1920, and said officers of election shall be
compensated in accordance with the law.
Be it further
Resolved, that the Board of Aldermen
of the city of Opelousas, La., shall, if the
majority of the property taxpayers in num
ber and amount voting at said special elec
tion vote in favor of the propostion herein
submitted, anpually levy and collect, be
ginning with the year, 1920, while any or
all of said bonds are outstanding and un
paid, in excess of all other taxes, a tax suf
ficient to pay the semi-annual interest and
the principal of said bonds, at maturity.
Tie. foregong resolution, after having
beenyduly read and considered by the board
of aldermen of the city of Opelousas, La.,
at this special meeting, held on this 26th
day of April, A. D., 1920, was adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Danel and Stelly.
Nays: None.
Absent: C. P. Dunbar.
Adopted April 26th, 1920.
M. HALPHEN,
Mayor.
Attest:-J.. J. PERRODIN,
City Clerk.
There being no further business, on mo
tion of Mr. Fields, duly seconded and car
ried, the meeting was adjourned.
M. HALPHEN,
Mayor.
Attest:-J. J. PERRODIMJ,
City Clerk.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
I, Michael Halphen, Mayor of the City of
Opelousas, La., in accordance with the auth
ority vested in me by a resolution adopted
by the board of aldermen of the city of Ope
lousas, La., at a special meeting held Mon
day, April 26, 1920, and the laws of the
state of Louisiana, do hereby proclaim and
give notice that a special election will be
held in the city of Opelousas, La., for the
purpose of voting upon the following pro
postion: To incur debt and issue negoti
able coupon bonds of said city, said bonds
to run not to exceed thirty-five (35) years
and to bear interest at the rate of five per
cent (5) per annum, payable semi-annually,
the proceeds of said bonds to be used ex
clusively for the purpose of improving and
extending the Waterworks and Electric
Light Systems of said city and improving
and draining the streets of said city, as
designated in the proposition to be submit
ted to said property taxpayers of said city
rit said special election, said propositon be
ing as follows:
FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS
Proposition to incur debt and issue nego
tiable bonds of the city of Opelousas, La.,
to the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ($250,000) Dollars, to run not to
exceed thirty-five (35) years, payable seri
ally, and at such times as shall be pre
scribed by the mayor and board of aldermen
of the city of Opelousas, La., and in con
formity with the Constitution and laws of
the state of Louisiana, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent (5) per annum,
payable semi-annually, for the purpose of
(1) improving and extending the Water
works and Electric Light Systems of said
city, and (2) improving and draining the
streets of said city, to be used in the pro
portion of One Hundred and Fifty Thous
and ($150,000) Dollars for the improving
and extending the Waterworks and Electric
Light Systems of said City, and One Hun
dred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars for im
proving and draining the streets of said city
the title to all of which improvements shall
vest in said municipality.
The special election shall be held at the
legally designated polling precinct of each
of the four wards of the city of Opeousas,
La., on
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1920,
between the hours of 7 o'clock a. .m., and
5 o'clock p. m., on said day, with the fol
lowing persons as officers of election, in
the respective voting precincts of said city,
viz:
First Ward: at Dr. B. A. Littell's office:
J. B. Carson, Lee Danel and L. H. Mornhin
veg, commissioners; with Robert E Budd,
as clerk.
Second Ward: at St. Landry Lumber
Co.'s office: J. G. Lawler, Edward Morn
hinveg, and B. L. Sanders, commissioners;
with Sidney Garland, as clerk.
Third Ward: at Court House: Oscar J. Mis
tric , W. T. Stewart and H. F. Richard,
commissioners; with A. J. Bercier, Jr., as
clerk
Fourth Ward: at Dr. J. A. Haas' office:
J. L. Comeau, E. K. Eastham and Henry
Chachere, commissioners; with Allen De
zauche, as clerk
The board of aldermen of the city of
Opelousas, La., will meet at the city hall,
in said city, on Wednesday, June 9, 1920,
at the hour, of 4 o'clock p. m., of said day,
where they will in open session, then and
there proceed to open the ballot baxes used
at said election, and count the votes cast
thereat, and examine and canvass the re
turns of said election, and make, file and
record a procee verbal thereof.
Dated at the city of Opelousas, La., on
this 27th day of the month of April, A. D.,
1920.
M. HALPHEN.
Mayor of City of Opelousas, La.
Attest:-J. J. PERRODIN,
Clerk. Board of Aldermen,
City of Opelousas, La.
Notice to Purchasers of Timber
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to a resolution of the School Board of
the parish of St. Landry Superinten
dent W. B. Prescott, Opelousas, La.,
will receive sealed bids up to 10
o'clock a. m. on July 6th for all mer
chantible timber on the following de
scribed property: One 16th Section,
Township 4, South of Range 6 East
containing 642.72 acres. 'Said bids
to be opened at a meeting of the
School Board on July 6th, 1920, at the
office of the said School Board in the
City of Opelousas, La. Bidders to
accompany their bids with certified
check of two per cent of amount bid.
Terms of sale to be cash or on terms
to be approved by the Board and bid
ders should state the time required
for the removal of this timber. The
privilege is hereby reserved to reject
any and all bids.
W. B. PRESCOTT,
june 5 5t Superintendent.
Notce to Justice of the Peace
Parish of St. Landry.
In accordance with article 126 of the
constitution and act 155 of the Gener
al Assembly of Louisiana for 1898,
amended by act 39 of 1904, you are
hereby directed to report to the office
of the superintendent of public educa
tion in the city of Opelousas on Wed
nesday morning, June 9th at 10 o'clock
a. m., for the purpose of qqualifying
under the educational requirements
for said office. Article 126 of the con
stitution of 1913 states that "Justices
of the Peace shall be free holders and
qualified electors and possess such
other qualifications as may be pres
cribed by Law."
Act 155 of 1898 says that "In addi
tion to the qualifications pprescribed
by article 126 of the constitution, Jus
tice of the Peace shall be able to read
and write the English language cor
rectly, etc." and "that nt, commission
shall hereafter be issued to any person
as justice of the peace until he shall
have filed in the office of the governor
or secretary of state, a certificate
signed by the board of school examin
ers showing that he posseses all of the
qualiications required of him by law."
Act 39 of 1904 requires that this
certificate be filed within sixty days
from the date of election.
Repectfully,
W. B. PRESCOTT,
may 29 Superintendent.
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iARKET COMMITTEE
IN 3 DAY SESSION
The special co-operative marketing
committee of the American Cotton
Association held a three day meeting
in Memphis last week and developed
what they consider a practicable plan
to inaugurate co-operative marketing
f the Southern cotton crop. This com
mittee composed of five members at
large and one from each cotton state.
is headed by D. S. Murph, head of
the marketing division of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, with Cap
tain Charles H. Teal of Grant parish
as Louisiana's member.
The plan which the committee fin
ally agreed on comprises the county
unit system, with warehousing, class
ing and handling of cotton, local stan
dardization of production and co-oper
ative selling through county market
ing organizations to be organised un
der the auspices of the American Cot
ton Association. A sub-committee to
perfect details and submit the com
pleted than to the board of directors
July 15th was named as follows:
D. S. Murph, A. F. Lever, Dr. Clar
ence Poe, Harvie Jordan and Dr. J.
F. Duggar, with S. G. Rubinow as sec
retary.
It is hoped to be able to start the
plan working in a large number of
counties in time for this year's crop.
The national executive committee
and the national finance committee
will hold a meeting in Atlanta on
June 1st. A tentative report, on the
marketing plan will be considered by
these committees.
The Louisiana Division has been ac
tive, in the preparation of the legisla
tion which was agreed upon at the re
cent meeting of the state committee.
Three measures have been drawn and
submitted to the attorney of the divi
sion, W. O. Hart, and after the ap
proval of the governor, will be intro
duced in the legislature by members
of the American Cotton Association
who are members of the general as
sembly.
Pending the issuance of the nation
al Cotton Journal and having discon
continued the publication of the bulle
tin "Unity" all members of the Louisi
ana Division are now receiving "Mod
ern Farming," which contains a cot
ton column conducted by the Louisi
ana Division. Ten thousand subscrip
tion have been taken out by the di
vision for its members and the readers
of the "Unity," who are now getting
besides the usual cotton news, much
other valuable farm news.
On receipt of news of distress in
Catahoula, Concordia and Avoyelles
parishes, due to the backing up of
flood waters, Chairman W. B. Thomp
son, of tl~e Louisiana Division started
the circulation of a petition among
the local cotton men and -$2,000 was
raised and sent to the Red Cross fi
nance committee in Marksville.
R. D. HUDSPETH
Dental Surgeon
Opelousas, La.
Office in Landau Building.
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a small grocery store.
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Tombstones
Monuments, Headstenes, Etc.,
Lettered and Cleaned in the
Cemeteries.
Opelousas, - Louisiana.
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No Smoking Alowed
"Did you tell her that smoking isn't
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"Yes."
"Did you point out the, notice?"
"Yes."
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LOST OR MISLAND
Notice is hereby given that Savings
Passbook No. 79 issued to Mrs. R. L.
Schuler and Savings Passbook No.
116 issued to Hurley Lee Campbell of
Barbreck have been lost or mislaid
and that duplicates have been applied
for.
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The following ordinance was read
and carried.
An Ordinance No. 31
To require all able bodied male in
habitants between certain ages to
work the streets of the town under
supervision of the street commission
er, whenever summons by him so to
do; to provide for a street tax in lieu
of such compulsory street duty and
to provide penalties for the violation
of this ordinance.
Section ,1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and board of aldermen of the
town of Melville, La., that all able
bodied male inhabitants of the Town
of Melville, La., between the ages of
eighteen and fifty-five years of age
be required to work the streets of the
town under supervision of the street
commissioner whenever summoned by
him so to do, not exceeding five days
in any one year provided that any per
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son may relieve himself of
pulsory street duty by paying
tax of $3.00 per year in lie
payable as herein after
Sction 2. Be it further
etc., that any person des
himself the privilege of
street tax in lieu of wo
streets, as provided for in se
of this ordinance shall mak&
payment to the town tax-co
later than June 1st of each
year.
Section 3. Be it further
etc., that all funds collected
inhabitants of the town
ordinance shall be expen
sively upon the streets of
and the improvements and
same.
Section 4. Be it further
etc., that any one violating
nance shall be punished by
not less than five nor more t
ty dollars or imprisoned not
one nor more than eight days
at the discretion of the
Section 5. Be it further 0
etc., tht any and all ordinS
parts of ordinance in con
with be and they are hereby
Section 6. Be it further
etc., that this ordinance for
sufficient reason take effect
after its adoption. I
Thus done and passed in
session convened on this eleVi
of May, A. D., 1920.
Moved by Mr. White and,
by Mr. Jones that the above o
be passed as read. Carried.
PAUL W. LAFLEU, I
Attest:-E. J. LeBLANC,
Clerk.