The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04
PROCLAMATION or ELECTION.
5ayou BIjou Drainage District Of the
Parishes OF Ascension and IberviIIe.


Hohen solms p. o., La, Oct. 10. 1911.
]. 7. GUYTON, President of the
z Bayou Bijou Drainage district of the
u Louisiana, by virtue of the authority
.ested in me, and In Obedience to an
ordnance OF the board OF commissions
rs OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage LIS
riot of the parishes Of Ascension and
taefyllie, state OF Louisiana, regularly
tdopted at meeting OF the board o.
commissioners on the 18TH day of Oc-
ODER, lSlls hereby give notice that a
special tax election will be held in said
.ia1nage district on the 2stn day OF
november, ISL, between the hours of i
Z ~. and 5 p. N. fol=.the purpose Of
iuDmlttlng to tile property taxpayers,
qualified and entitled to vote under the
constitution and laws of the state, tie
oloWing propositions, to-Wit:
/. 10 vote to authorize the board of
commissioners OF the bayou si5iiou Drain
1Se district TO levy ana assess an an
tltiaI contribution Or acreage tax OF tlf-
- toO5 cents per acre on every acre of
ana within the limits Of said Bayou
oiJou drainage District, Which levy SHALL
oesln with the year 1911, and continue
Or !. total period OF Twenty-Five years
9nseeuttye is, being the years 1911 to
1892, both inclusive; for the purpose of
providing and maintaining All adequate
irainase system LOT said district in
3Ccofdance with the provisions OF Arti-:
sia 2ol OF tie constitution and laws of
s!le SldLe OIL #I4OlISIatla.
2. To authorize the board of commits
sioners OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dis
net TO incur al Indebtedness Or SAID
astrict OF sixty thousand dollars $50, :.
55o.eV) TO be evidenced by one hundred
nd twenty tl2O) nesotiaaIe bonds of
ne district OF five hundred dollars $500
7aeh, IN conformity with the PROVISIONS
Of Article 23l of the constitution and
eHs CT The state Of Louisiana. The
tal1 Bonds to be secured by and paya,ip
,f,ifo
+Se tax OF fifty t50l cents per acre,
% be levied as above provided for in
proposition No. !. Said bonds to mature
sithin twenty-five years from their
late; to contain such provisions for Their
5iior redemption at such times and in
3lich amounts as the board OF commits
slonefs OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage
district may determine; to bear five per
ent interest per annum from their
tate, payable semi annually after the
st day OF January and July OF each
rear, and the proceeds Of the sale OF
sSaieh bonds in accordance with lew
snail be devoted to the Accomplishments
u the drainage work OF said district
do further give notice that the said
section shall take place at the polling
places in said drainage district in the
poiling places shall be at Claiborne
store in the parish OF Ibeiville; ana ii
Emile E Don1lrlque.s store in the parish
q ascension, IA accordance with the
resolution Of this board
do hereby name and appoint the
following persons to serve as commits
sioners and clerks Of election at the
said polling places: Messrs. W. p. Ro-
ers, and Mr. Emile Dominique. clerk.
to serve at Emile Doiiainiaue's store
parish of Ascension. Messrs. j D,
9anos and Allain Danes. commissioners
ana e, MI Frank Larose, clerk, TO serve
at =, Claiborne store parish OF Ibei.ville.
Thus done and signed, BY virtue ST the
authority vested in me, and in accord
a s,l with the resolutions adopted b.
you Bijou Drainage District on the 1Al1
Day Of October. 1911, at Holen solms
r. o.. La.
"A. ID. EI4LIS. Secretary.