Lower coast gazette., 1913-02-08

q and that the lands embracing 26,200 acres
I comprising ali the lands in said Drainag
0 District. should be drained and reclaimed i
(; the manner suggested in the report OF in
Board of State Engineers; and,
9 WHEREAS, to provide funds with which
7 to drain such lands, it is necessary tina
J. 4 dcDt should be incurred and negotiable
! lntcrest-bearing coupon bonds be ISSUED
{ therefor against each acre OF land situated
. in said Drainage District In the amount O
I fourteen dollars ($14) per acre, or an aggre
! gate amount Of three hundred tifty-eieh
! thousand five hundred dollars 1855. 500
against the whole OF the 26,20D acres 81
' land situated in said Drainage District
and.
WHEREAS. under the Constitution anf
Laws of the State OF Louisiana, in order
) to provide for the payment of such bond,
and maintenance of the drainage Of the
J iandS when reclaimed. the Board Of Com
mlsSioners of the Jefferson and P%lagucmines
Drainage District may. when authorized by
the land owners. owning two-thirds in acres
of land situated in said Drainage district
levy against the lands situated in said
Drainage District. an annual acreage tax,
or forced contribution, sufficient to pay the
interest Oh such bonds. the principal at
maturity. and to maintain the drainage OF
said District !; and,
WHEREAS, the petition above set forth
confers on the said Board Of Commissioners
OF fhc Jefferson and plaGuemineS Drainage
District the authority to levy such annual
acreage tax, or forced contribution /: there
fore:
SECTION !. BE II resH'rcd bv the Rodfa
Of Commissioners nj The JeGerson ana Pic.
qReMiRcs Drainage District. tn regular scs-
sion coareatd. That the Jefferson and pla.
1Hemines Drainage District do, at once. pro
coed TO drain and reclaim. in the manner
advised by the BOARD Of State Engineers. all
of the lands situated In said Drainage Dis
trict. containing 26.200 acres. which land
is more specifically described MS follows:
The lands composing all Of those portions
OF the Parishes of Jefferson and Plaque
mines included within the following bounda-
r:cs, to.wit:
beginning where the lower line of Har-
running along said lower line of Harvey
Ianai to the bayou Barataria thence along
Bayou Rarataria to where ii intersrc,s
I'ayou I.ai'arrirr: thence from said Haycu
i.ai'arrtcr along Il straight line to the in
tersectinn Of the rear and lower lines of
Cedar Grove Plantation thence along The
lower line OF said Cedar Grave Plantation
TO its intersection with the Mississippi
River: thence along the Mississippi River
to thu point of beginning, to-wit Harvey
Canal.
For u more accurate and definite desert,
fiol of said la!d. particular reference Is
made to the map OF said Drainage ~i)iStric,
herein created. filed with the report. of
the Board Of State Engineers. With is al
iaclel lpre'o by reference for description.
SEC. =. re it Further Ecxo!red. Etr..
That to provide funds FOR HE purpose vi
described, the Board OF Commissioners of
rhe jefferson and IIanupmincs Drainage his |
trict. for ard TN behalf Of said Drainage
District. DO hereby incur IL drbi in the snm
Of fourteen dollars tS14) against each
acre of land situaled IN said Drainage Ills
Irili p sNs r. an u Uu..nuafn Nu,,,tu nf tl,unnI
hundred fifty eight thousand ti"e hundred
dollars i$ioS.'OD}. against tip whole Of !
TIE .G.:bl hrcs of land in said Drainage
District to ne drained and reclaimed thr
whole of which debt for each acre OF land
and The total tlebr for all Of said lands as
i.lioyr sat forth. the Board of Commission
ers If the Jefferson and plaluemines Drain
agr District, do hereby incur.
SEC. !. be it Farther Rcsolrc1, Efc.,
That to evidence the debt in the amount
OF three hundred tfty-eisht thousand ti,g
hundred dollars ~!$S's.3&o): .lereiaalWt
Drainage District. tl.rousa It's governing
authority. the Board Of Commissioners of
the Jefferson ard lIa%duamines Drainage
District. does hereby order and authorize
the issuance of seven hundred seventeen
!7lT NEGOTIABLE bonds. for five hundred
% to seven hundred seventeen {717), In
elusive. to run for a period of from four
az years. six tj) months TO tlirty.nine
tag} years. six To- months from their daic,
and bear !ntcrcs; at the rate of : per cent
per , aai:ut'; paya1le seu'l;anuuaiiy, on the
August Of each and every year. said interest
ta he cvidc:..rd by coupons attached to said
bonds showing the amount of interest due
on each o until its maturity. Tile form
said bond shaft te substantially as fol-
'OWS:
$500. $500.
uF ~JEFFERSaS AND PL.AuuEMiNEs.
(Statc Emhlem.)
(Number.)
iGND OF JEFfEi:SON AND PLAQUE
MINES DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
KNOW ALL MEN R THESE PRESENTS. That
he Jefferson and Plalucmines Drainage z
DISTRICT. situated in the Parishes of lief. +
erson and Plaqucmines. State of Louisiana. !.
In the Town Of Grctna. in The I
'a'ish of Jefferson. for value received, here '
y promises TO pay to bearer on August /,
ST. one thousand nine hundred and 1850. !
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS q
awful money Of the United States OF =
Imrrica, with interest at the rate of FIVE =
or centnm 800 per annum. from FebIu- t
~ l, 1918. payable scmi-annaally IN Feb :.
first and August first Of each and '
very year upon the presentation and sur
lhASt - " . wy a.
ime shall mature; the said principal and
iterest On this bond being payable at
This bond is one of II series of seven
1udred seventeen t717} bonds of the de- :;
of five hundred dollars t$5t0j %
seventeen t71I). inclusive. issued e.
. tho Jefferson and T1%aquemines Drainage ~
State Of Louisiana, rs represent :,
6 the cost estimated by the Board Of pl
ate Engineers to drain and reclaim the II
nds situated in the Jefferson and Tia =,
'emincs I!rainage District. which 1t is *
to leyee and pump and canal in It
to adequately and completely drain
ID reclaim, issued in accordance with the
DIVISIONS of Article 2S1 OF, the C0nstitu-
IN Of the State Of Louisiana. adopted in
and as amended, and Acts Nos. 317
d 25G Of the General Assembly Of the
ate Of Louisiana for the year 1910. h,
The debt represented by the said seven " =.
seventeen tho bonds s7as in OF
rred. and the said bonds were Issued IN
der authority conferred by the Article -,
tile Constitution and acts above referred !
and the petition of the owners OF more oy
two-thirds in ocres Of all the land en- -
lccd in said Drainage District, petition oV
. that an acreage tax. or forced c0ntri or
ton. be levied to pay the principal and 20
crest Of said bonds. 10
In testimony whereof, thr Board Of Con- Du
of The Jefferson and P!aquenlines
ainage District. being the governing au-
'rity of The Jefferson and P%iaquemincs
ainage District. has caused this bond t.
issued and signed and the corporate seal (,
the Jefferson and plaaHemines Drainage
affixed by its President and Secre- wi
y on behalf Of the Jefferson and Plaque
ees Drainage District on :lis first day of Sc!
,rtiary, one thousand, nine hundred and BIO,
stfcn. =:
fEtFERSOE AND P~LAQUEHINES ins
DRAINAGE DISTRICT. Joi
By HEo. A.. Hero, FRI
of the Board OF Commissioners ~
f the Jefferson and %ilaguemincs Drain inc
sc District. ove
e. pUMEsrRn, -
of the Eoard IF Commits g
sioners of the Jefferson and PA
cncmines drainage District.
INTEREST COUPON.
n the first day OF S
t thson par,sl ! saq nf ,Ieessrs s.'s. and r r,ao,e. stu
rs. Louisiana. domieilcd In tifctna. IN sOn