The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-06-07

/ W luCAP OCOoS duu ISSUE cSOGldO fc
bonds for the sum of two thousand
and five hundred dollars, based upon
said tax-and to be paid by the same.
Said bonds to be in amounts as
follows:
l. One bond for four hundred dol
lars due March 2, 1913.
2. One bond for four hundred dol
lars due March l, 1914.
;. One bond for four hundred dol
lars due March 4, 1915.
4. One bond for four hundred dol
lars due March l, 1916.
S. One bond for Jour hundred dol
lars due March l, 1917.
6. One bond for five hundred dol
lars due March /, 1913.
Said bonds to bear five per cent per
annum interest, and the interest on
entire amount to be paid annually, on
March /, beginning March l, 1913,
and said acreage tax of twenty-five
cents per acre shall be pledged for
| the payment of said bond, in p%rinci-
| pal and interest and it shall be I'M
lawful to use the same for any other
purpose.
Said election to be held ia all re-
sDects according to Act No 256 Of the
Acts of the Legislature of the year
1910 and Art. 2Sl of the Constitution
| of this State, and amendments thereto.
tSigned)
OCTAVE BERTRAND,
FIRMIN LAGNEAUX,
LEOPOLD PIERRET,
LEON LAGNEAUX,
CAMILLE ARNAULD,
DESIRE BROUSSARD,
JACK BREAUX,
PIERRE BREAUX,
AUG. ARNAULD.
Be it further ordained that said
election be and the same is hereby
q, 1912, to take the sense of the pr p
erty taxpayers of said Drainage Dis
trict on the propositions set out in
said petition, which is embodied in
this ordinance and made part of the
same, and which propositions are:
l. To impose and collect an acre
age tax of twenty-five cents per acre
upon every acre OF land in SAID
Drainage District annually for the
term of six years, beginning with the
year 1912 and extending to and In
GLIDING the year 1917.
2. To incur debt and issue six ne
gotiable bonds based upon SAID tax
and to be paid by the same, payable
respectively on March l, 1913, and
annually thereafter. being five bonds
for four hundred dollars, and the
last for five hundred dollars: same to
bear five per cent per annum interest
from date, and the interest on all
shall be payable March l, of each
year-beginning March l, 1913.
Be it further ordained that in the
event a majority in number and
amount of assessment voting at said
election, shall vote in favor of the
propositions set out in said petition,
then that said acreage tax shall be
pledged to the payment of said bonds
in principal and interest, and that
the proceeds of said bonds shall be
used for the purpose of digging drain
age canals and bitches in said district
and under the supervision and control
of this board.
Be it further ordained, that said
election shall be held at the store of
Auguste Arnauld in said Drainage
District on the date aforesaid, June
q. 1912, and the same shall be held
and conducted by the following named
registered voter of said district,
to-wit: Leopold Pierret, Leon Lag
neaux, Camille Arnauld Commission
ers and Octave Bertrand, Clerk.
That said election shall be opened at
I O'Clock a. m. and remain open not
later than five O'Clock p. m. and that
the voter shall have the right to vote
on said propositions separately.
That said election shall be held and
conducted in all respects according
to Act 256 of the Legislature of this
State of the year 1910, and article
PSI of the Constitution and amend
ments thereto.
Be it further ordained, that this
Board will in open session at the
store of said Auguste Arnauld a
six O'Clock p. m. on June q, 1912,
proceed to open the ballot box, ex-
anime and count the ballots in num-
Der and amount, examine and cavass
the returns and dcclare the result of
said election.
Be it further ordained that this Or
dinance shall be %publicshed in the
official journal of Lafayette Parish,
and copies thereof posted in said
District, for thirty days, as notice
of said election, required by Sec. 3
of Act No. 256of the acts of the Legis-
lature of 1910.
Be it further ordained, that the
ballots to be used at said election
shall conform to the requirements of
Section 8 of Act 256 of the Acts of
the Legislature of 1910.
Be further ordained, that this or
dinsnce take effect At once. Adopted
yeas 4. Nays O.
There being no further business the
Board then adjourned.
AUG. ARNAULD,
President.
OCTAVE BERTRAND,
Secretary.
l hereby certify the foregoing to be
q true copy of the original.
Lafayette. La, May I. 1912.
OCTAVE u