The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-09

Result of the Special Election Held
in the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dis
trict in the Parishes OF Ascen-
sion and IberviIIe on tuesday,
the 2sth Day of November, 1911.
Hohen Solms, La, Nov. 80, 1911.
pY VIRTUE OF the law, and in
D accordance with the provision of
Act. No. s256 of 1910, and with the
duties devolving and incumbent upon
the Commissioners Of the Bayou BIZ
jou Drainage District of the parishes
of Ascension and Iberville, state of
Louisiana:
We, the said Board of Commission
domicile of said board at twelve
O'Clock M, met and proceeded TO OPP
en- the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots, in number and
amount, examine and canvass the
returns of said special election held
on the 18th day OF November, 1911,
at Emile Dominiques store in the
parish of Ascension and at Claiborne
store in the parish Of IberVille, and.
do hereby declare and prornulgg gate.
the result I Of Sand sah5ecia On
the following question and PROPOSE
ton submitted to the properly quail
flied property taxpayers OF said
drainage district:
/. In favor ofs@#the proposition to
authorize the Board OF Commission
ers of the Bayou :.Bijou Drainage Dis
trict of. the parishes of Ascension
and Ibervi1le to levy and assess an
annual contribution or acreage tax
of fifty (50) cents per acre on every
acre of land within the limits Of the
said Bayou Bijou Drainage District,
which levy shall begin with the year
1911 and continue for a total period
of twenty-five l25) years consec-
utively. being the years 1911 to 1885.
| inclusive, for the purpose OF provid-
| ing and maintaining an adequate
drainage system for said district in
accordance with the provisions of
article 281 Of the constitution and
laws of the state Of Louisiana.
2. In favor of the proposition to
authorize the Board of Commissions
ers of the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dis
! trict to incur an Indebtedness of said
district to- sixty thousand dollars
| (S6o, Oo0), to be evidenced by one
hundred and twenty (1201 negoti-
liable bonds of the district Of five
hundred dollars fs50O) each, in con-
fornity with the provisions Of aTti-
Gle 291 OF the constitution and laws
Of the state Of, Louisiana; the said
bonds to be secured by, and payable
| out of, the annual contribution OF
Iacreage tax of fifty cents (50c.) per
acre to be levied as above provided
/ for in proposition No. 1; said bonds
| to mature within twenty-five (25)
| years from their date, to contain such
provisions for their prior redemp-
ton at such time and In such amount
as the Board of Commissioners Of
the Bayou Biiou Drainage District
may determine, to bear five (5) per
cent interest per annum from their
date, payable semiannually on the
first 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 &C
complishment Of the drainage work
Of said district.
8. Against the proposition to levy
an annual contribution of fifty cents
/ (50c.) per acre on every acre Of land
of the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dis
trict for twenty-five (25) years con
Isecutiyely, as above stated
4. Against the proposition to in
cur an Indebtedness of sixty thousand
dollars (s60,000). and to issue nego-