The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-11
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Bayou Bijou Drainage District of the
Parishes OF Ascension and bervile.

Hohen SolIns P. o., La, Oct. 10, 1911.
II j. r. GUYTON, President Of the
IL Bayou Bijou Drainage district of the
=parlsues OF ascension and IperViiIe, state
of Louisiana, by virtue Of the authority
vested in me, and in obedience to an
ers of the Bayou Bijou Drainage lis
triet of the parishes of Ascension and
z1perVille, state or Louisiana, regularly
adopted at a meeting of the board or
commissioners on the 18th day of Oe-
tober, 1911, hereby give notice that a
special tax election will be held in said
drainage district on the 2Sth day OF
November, 1911, between the hours of z
d. M. and 5 p. m. for the purpose of
submitting to the property taxpay ers,
qualified and entitled to- vote under the e.
constitution and laws of the state, tne
following propositions, to-Wit:
1. To vote to authorize the board OF
commissioners OF the Bayou Bijou Drain
age District to levy and assess an an
nual contribution or acreage tax of fir
~ t503 cents per acre on every acre OF
land WITHIN the limits of said bayou
Bljou Drainage District, which levy snail
peSln with the year 1911, and continue
or a total period OF twenty-five years
f2onsecutiYely, being the years 1911 to
providing and maintaining an adequate
draInaSe system tor SAID district in
accordance with the provisions of ArIi-
lie Isl of the constitution and laws OF
the state of Louisiana.
q TO authorize the board of commits
sloners OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dis
trleJ TO incur an Indebtedness or sad
district OF sixty thousand dollars &c.,
3J0.UU) to be evidenced by one hundred
and twenty t12O) negotiable bonds OF
the district OF live hundred dollars 5000.
each, in conformity with the provisions
Of Article Isl of the constitution and
avs u the state OF LoalsiesIla Ine
SAID bonds to De secured by and payable
Jut or the annual contribution or acre
ase tax OF liIty (50) cents per acre,
% pc levied as above provided for in
proposition No 1 Said bonds to mature
Flpilin Twenty-Five wears from tnei1
tate; to contain such provisions Tor IileIi
prior REDEMPTION at sucn times and in
Sucil anaouAts as the Uoaid OF commits
sloneES OF TIE Bayou Iijou DRAINAGE
Disti1cl may aeIerAllne; to beaI Iivs per
cent interest per annuln from ttlGi4
date, payable selal- annually al ter l.ie
lst day o. january and stais OF each
which ponas i'll accordance with law
snail be devoted to the accomplishment
Of the drainage work OF said district
do further give notice that the said
election shall take place at the polling
places in said drainage district in tne
parishes of Ascension and Iberyille. The
polling places shall be at Claiborne
store in the parish of Iberville; and 1T
y E1nlle Donlniques store IN the par5sh
resolution of this board.
do hereby name and appoint the
following persons to serve as commits
sioners and clerks Of election at tie
said polling places: Messrs. w p Ro-
clleIle and Jackson Landry, commission
ars, and Mr.. Emile Dominique, clerk,
20 serve at Emile Dominique's store,
parish of Ascension. MessIs j. u
Danos and Allan Janos, commissioners
and Mr.. Frank Larose, clerk, to serve.
at Claiborne store, parish of Ibervile.
Thus done and signed, by virtue OF the
authority vested in me, and III accord
ahee with the resolutions adopted by
the board of commissioners Of the pa
YOU BlJou Drainage District on the 18th
aay Of October, 1911, at Hohen solms
f O., La
J; 7: tGUYToN. President
A. p. ELLIS, Secretary.