The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-18
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
Bayou Biiou Drainage District OF the
Parishes OF Ascension and iberviiie.

Hohen Solms P. O., La, Oct. Is, ISL.
j. L. GU4TON, President OF The
l. Bayou Bijou Drainage District OF tne
parishes OF ascension and IDerVlile, stttee
OF Louisiana, by virtue OF the authoA 80
vested in me, and in obedience TO al
ordinance OF the board OF com1nlsSioh-
ers OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage lis.
triet of the parishes OF Ascension anu
adopted at d nleetins Of the board OF
commissioners on the I5tn day OF &C.
tober, 1911, hereby give notice Lliat Z.
special tax election will be held IN sald
drainage district on the 2otn DAY u
November, 1911, between the hours OF {
d. M. and 8 p. m. for the purpose OF
submitting to the property @taAps1Sela,
qualified ana entitled TO vote under the
constitution and laws OF the state, the
following propositions, to-Wit
/. To vote to authorize the board OF
commissioners OF the bayou BlJou Drain
age District To levy and assess an al
nual contilbutlon OF acIease Tax VI ~ -
Iy (50) cents per acre on every acre OF
land Wituin the limits OF sad baGou
BlJou Drainage District, which levy siiall
pegln Wlln the year l9ll, and continue
.or a total period of twenty-five years
consecutiN ely, pelng the years l9lI 70
1885, both inclusive; for the purpose OF
providing anu maintaining an adeiuate
drainage system lor SAD district u
accordance with the provisions CT Afti-
| cIs Isl OF the constitution and laws OF
| the state OF Louisiana.
| q TO authorize the board of commls-
Sioners OF the Bayou Bijou Drainage Dls-
| CrIcu TO incur al Indebtedness OF So $40
lulstrict OF sixty thousand dollars l2bo'-
JOu.UU) to be evidenced by one hundred
and twenty lzo) negotiable ponds OF
| the district OF live hundred dolafsl9aVo)
| each, IN conformity with The pfoVlSiohS
of Article Isl of the constitution and
| Jaws OF The STATE VI Louisiana. Tue
| said BONDS TO be secured BY ana paSabis
| OUT OF the annual Contribution OK acre
! r.E TiF N oar
10 be levied as above provided Tor III
/ proposition No. l. said ponds TO matute
WITHIN twenty-five years from then
| date; to contain such provisions Tor then
/ prior redemption at such times ana IN
| such. amounts as the board OF coI!lllllS-
sioners OF the Bayou Bljou Drainage
/ District may determine; to bear i've per
4 cent interest per annun from then
date, payable semi-annually after the
4 LIST day OF January and july .of eacl
year, and the proceeds. of tne sale 81
which bonds in accordance with law
/ shall be devoted to the Accomplishment
/ of the drainage work Of said district
1 do further give notice that the said
election shall tahe place at the poAlns
places in said drainage district in tue
parishes of Ascension and lbervllle The
4 polling places shall be at Claiborne
store in the parish of Iberville; and at
Emile Dominique S store in the pttrlSf
of Ascension, in accordance with tne
resolution of this board.
| do hereby name and appoint tht
following persons to serve as commits
soners and clerks of election at tht
said polling places: Atessrs. w. 2. Ro.
. chelle and jackson Landry, commissions
ers, and Mr.. Emile Dominique, clerk
to serve at Emile Dominiques store
parish of Ascension. Messrs. J. p
Danos and Attain Danos, commissioners
and MI. Frank Larose, clerk, to sefV'
at Claiborne store, parish of lherville
Thus done and signed, by virtue Of tn
| tI1,.ft Nv. Tod IN mo md n
ance with the resolutions adopted b,
the board of commissioners OF the Ba
, you Bijou Drainage District on the 19tl
day OF October, 1911, at Hohen Solln
p. O., La.
J. II. GUYTON, President.
4 D. ELLIS. Secretary.