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PROCLAMATION or ELECTION.
Bayou Rljou Drainage District Of the
Parishes of Ascension and lbervilIe.

Hohen Solms P. O., La, Oct. Is, 1911.
I j., T. GUYT0N. President of the
N Bayoue BiJou Drainage district OF the
parishes of Ascension and lbefville, state
OF Louisiana, by virtue of the authority
vested in me, and in obedience to an
ordinance OF the board of commission
els of the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dis
triet of the parishes of Ascension and
Iperville, state OF Louisiana, regularly
adopted at a meeting of the board OF
commissioners on the 18th day Of Oc-
tober,. 1911, hereby give notice that q
special tax election will be held in said
drainage district on the 18th day OF
November, 1911, between the hours of
a. m. and 5 P. m. for the purpose OF
qualified and entitled to vote under the
constitution and laws of the state, the
following propositions. to-Wit;
l. To vote to authorize the. board of
commissioners OF the Bayou Bljou Drain
age District to levy and assess an an
nuai contribution or acreage tax of fif-
ty t50) cents per acre on every acre of
land within the limits of said bayou
Bijou Drainage District, which levy snail
begin with the year 1911, and continue
for total period of Twenty-Five years
consecutively, being the years 1911 to
| 1895, both inclusive; for the purpose of
drainage system for said district, in
accordance with the provisions of Arti-
Gle PSI of the constitution and laws of
the state of Louisiana.
2. To authorize the board of commits
sioners OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dis
trict to incur an Indebtedness OF said
district OF sixty thousand collars $780,
0G0.0G) to be evidenced by one hundred
| the district of tive hundred dollars $4,000
each, in conformity with the provisions
Of Article 2&1 of the constitution and
laws OF the state of Louisiana. The
out OF the annual contribution or acre
/ age tax of fifty $50 cents per acre,
TO be levied as above provided for in
! proposition No /. Said bonds to mature
date; to contain such provisions for their
prior redemption at SUCH times and in
such amounts as the bsard OF commits
sioners OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage
District may determine; to bear five per
| cent interest per annum from their
date, payable semi annually after the
lst day Of January and July OF each
year, and the proceeds of the sale of
which bonds in accordance with law
shall be devoted to the accomplishment
OF. the drainage work Of said district.
I do further give notice that the said
election shall take place at the polling
places in said drainage district in the
parishes OF Ascension and Iberviile. The
/ polling places shall be at Claiborne
store in the parish OF Iberviile; and at
Emile Dominique store in-,the parish
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. A, +. Ro-
| chelle and Jackson Landry. commission
| ers, and Mr.. Emile Dominique clerk,
Ito serve at Emile Dominiuues store,
parish of Ascension. Messrs, J. ID.
/ Danos and Attain Danos, commissioners,
and Mr.. Frank Larose, clerk, to serve
at Claiborne store parish of Iherville. i
4 Thus done and signed, by virtue of the
/ authority vested in me, and In accord
ance with the resolutions adopted by
the board of commissioners Of the Ba-
you Bijou Drainage District on the 10th
day of October, 1911, at Hohen Solms
| P. o., La.
Z. GUYTQN. President.
A. D. ELLIS, Secretary.