The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-08
be deemed necessary and proper,

be deemed necessary and proper
economically, to drain the property
included within the limits thereof.
To 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 period OF forty years,
beginning with the year 1911, for
the following purposes, to-Wit: (a)
For the payment in principal and in
terest of the series OF bonds Of the
amount of One Hundred and Five
Thousand (s105,O00.00l Dollars, afore-
mentioned; (b) of paying the expen-
ses of organization, and the run
ming and operating expenses Of the
said Board of Commissioners Of the 4
New River Drainage District OF the
Parish of Ascension; lc) of operat-
ing drainage canals, bitches, or ma
chinery, owned and operated or con-
trolled by said drainage district; Cd 4
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 and proper, economically
to drain the property included with
in the limits thereof; (el of spec
tally p1edging 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
($105, 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 H.
G. Lanoux's shop; the polling booth
at Prairieville to be at J. n De-
laune's store; the polling booth ait ].
st. Amant to be at P.,S. Berteau's
warehouse; the polling place at Belle
Helene to be at c. D. Gondran's
warehouse, and Messrs. Adam Braud,
Jr., Bazile Berteau, and Robert
Jones have been appointed commits
sioners and Vincent A. Gautreau as
clerk Of election to serve at Con
zales;; 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 Az.
Acy, M. G. 'Seyario and p. s.. Ber-
teau have been appointed commission
ers and A. M Marchand as clerk DC
election to serve at st. Amant..#
Messrs. ]. G. Klos. John r. Many
and Louis Geismar have been an
pointed commissioners and r.
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. M. on Fri
Gay, August 4, 1911, the said Board
OF commissioners of the New River
Drainage District of the Parish OF AZ.
censlon, will meet at Gonzales. Is
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana De-
and IN open session proceed to omen
the ballot boxes, examine and cnl,n4
the ballots in number and amn,.r4
examine and canvass the ret,sr,,s
and declare the result Of sais, sna 80
IA a. election, which result they shan
thereafter pfomulgate by publication
n one issue OF the official journal
Done and signed, at Gonzales II
the parish of Ascension, state Z ~
10 ll. on this 18th day Of June
IN the year Of Our Lord, 1911
eslgned) LEON PICARn
PRESIDENT OF the Board of Com ~ ; "a
sioners OF the New River Drain
cension. - - ~
Attest: G. C. WEBER.
Secretary Treasurer.