The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29
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large, cut, extend, such canals and
streams situated within the limits OF
said drainage district, and such other
works of drainage as in the Judgment
OF said Board of Commissioners may
be deemed necessary and proper,
economically, to drain the property
included within the limits thereof.
70 levy and collect a special
forced contribution or special acre
age tax of eleven cents per acre
on all the lands situated and lying
within the limits of said drainage
district, for a period of forty years,
beginning with the year 1911. for
the following purposes, to-wit: (a)
For the payment i'm principal and in
terest of the series of bonds of the
amount of One Hundred and Five
Thousand ls1o5. 100000 Dollars, afore-
mentioned; (b) of paying the expen-
SEES of organization, and the run
ming and operating expenses of the
said Board of Commissioners of the
New River Drainage District Of the
Parish of Ascension; 60 of operat-
ing drainage canals, bitches, or ma
chinery, owned and operated or COM
trolled by said drainage district; (d)
to open, enlarge, cut, extend such
canals and streams situated within
the limits of said drainage district,
and such other works Of drainage
as in the judgment Of said Board
of Commi ssioners may be deemed
necessary land proper, economically,
to drain the property included with
in the limits thereof; (e) of spec
tally pledging said special forced
contribution or acreage tax to the
redemption of said Indebtedness, in
principal and interest, of said series
of bonds amounting to the said sum
of One Hundred and Five Thousand
($1O5 100000 Dollars, the aggregate
amount to be raised by said annual
forced contribution during which the
same is levied.
For the purposes of said election,
and in accordance with said resolu-
ton, the polling places are hereby
designated at Gonzales, Prairieville,
st. Amant and Belle Helene, the poll
ing booth at Gonzales to be at Fl.
e. Lanoux's shop; the polling booth
at Prairieville to be at J. N. De
laune's store; the polling booth at
ST. Amant to be at P. S. Berteaus
warehouse; the polling place at Belle
Helene to be at G. D. Gondrans
warehouse, and Messrs. Adam Braud,
5Jr., Bazile Berteau, and Robert
Jones have been appointed commits
sioners and Vincent A. Gautreau as
clerk OF election to serve at Con
.za1es; Messrs. J. A. Leblanc, Leon
Duplesis, we Landry have been ap-
pointed commissioners and j. N. De-
laune as clerk of election to serve
at Prairieville; Messrs. William A.
Acy, M. G. Sevario and p. S. Ber-
teau, have been appointed commission
ers and A. M. Marchand as clerk of
election to serve at st. Amant;
Messrs. J. C. Klos, John T. Many
and Louis Geismar have been APP
pointed commissioners and F. N.
eros as clerk Of election to serve
at Belle Helene And all of said
commissioners and clerks of election
shall serve without compensation.
do further proclaim and give no.
tice that at 2 o'clock p. NJ, on Fri
day, August 4, 1911, the said Board
of Commissioners of the New River
Drainage District of the Parish of AS
cension, will meet at Gonzales, in
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana,
and in open session proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns
and declare the result of said spec
ial election, which result they shall
thereafter promulgate by publication
in one issue of the official journal
of the parish.
Done and signed, at Gonzales, In
the parish of Ascension, state OF
Louisiana, on this 18th day Of June,
in the year of Our Lord, 1911.
(signed) LEON PICARD.
President OF the Board of Commits
sioners of the New River Drain
age District of the Parish Of AS.
cension.
Attest: G. G. WEBER.