The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-07
ORDINANCE No. 2.

AN ORDINANCE OF LACASINE DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT NO. /, PROVIDING FOR
THE LEVY OF AN ACREAGE TAX OF %
CENTS PER ACRE PER ANNUM FOR A
PERIOD OF TWENTY -FOUR YEARS UPON
ALL LAND LOCATED IN SUBDIVISION
"a" OF LACASINE DRAINAGE DIST
RIOT NUMBER AND THE CREA-
TION OF A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
OF FORTY THOUSAND (S40,0000o) DOL
LARS, AS AUTHORIZED By ARTICLE 2Sl
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF LOUISIANA, AS AMENDED BY ACT No.
1872 OF 1906, ACT No. 800 OF 1908, AND
ACT No, 1877 OF 1910, DULY ADOPTED BY
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF LOUISE
ANA UPON REFERENDUM, AND ACT No.
2l9'OF 1912. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRO
YIDING AND MAINTAINING DRAINAGE
SYSTEMS ON ALL LANDS SITUATED IN
| SUBDIVISION "a" OF SUCH DISTRICT,
AND FOR THE HOLDINGOF AN ELECTION
THEREFOR; AND REPEATING ORDIN-
ANCE No. l PASSED AND ADOPTED
JANUARY 81, 1913.
Whereas, it is the opinion of the Board of
Commissioners of said Drainage District
that it is necessary that subdivision "A"
Of said drainage district be author
lied to create a bonded indebtneSs in
the sum of Forty Thousand 100000 00)
Dollars, to be represented by Eighty Bonds Of
| Five Hundred (5500.0O) Dollars each, to be
issued by said Board of Commissioners, to
hear interest at the rate of five per centum
per annum, payable annually, maturing at
such dates as may be fixed by said Board of
Commissioners of sand LaCasine Drainage
District No. /, at the time of or prior to the
issuance Of the same (the proceeds thereof to
be used in effecting the drainage of
the land comprised in subdivision "a"
Of said drainage district II and also
that, in order to secure the payment of such
bonds, together with the interest thereon,
and additional funds wi Ii which to enable
the said Lacasine Drainage District No. to
procure rights of way aud improvements, to
properly and sufficiently drain the land
comprised within subdivision "a" of
said district and to effect the objects
for which this drainage district WAS
created ii is necessary that an annual acreage
tax Of % cents per acre as authorized by
article PSI OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana, as amended by Act No. 1872 of 1906
Act No. 800 of 1908 and Act No. 1877 of 1910,
duly adopted 10y the people OF Louisiana
under referendum, and Act No. 219 of 1912,
be levied upon all property comprised within
tue limits of subdivision ga" Of said
Lacasine Drainage DistrictNo. / for a
period OF twenty-four years, commencing
with the year 1913 and ending with
the year 1886, both inclusive.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Board Of
Commissioners of Lacasine Drainage District
No. /, that special annual acreage tax of 25
cents per acre as authorized by the Constitu.
ton OF Louisiana as amended by Act No. 122
of 1906, Act No 500 Of 1908 and Act No. 1877
of 1910, duly adopted by the people of the
State Of Louisiana upon Referendum, and Act
No. 219 Of 1912 be levied on al
land comprised within the limits OF
subdivision ~" of said Lacasine Drain
age District No. l for period OF twenty
four years, commencing with the year 1913
and ending with the year 1886, both inclusive
and the funds derived from said tax shall bt
used exclusively:
First To the liquidation and extinguish
ment of such bonded Indebtedness:
Second; For paying the expenses of organ
ization and the running and operating ex
penses of said Board Of Commissioners o.
, said drainage district and of operating drain
) age canals, bitches or machinery owned
+ operated or controlled by subdivision "A
OF the said drainage district the title to which
shall be vested in subdivision "a" O.
the said drainage district
Third: To the providing of such additional
work of canals, bitches. or drainage cOnduits
: as in the judgment Of said Board of Commits
sioners may be necessary and proper. eco
I nomically to drain the property included
within the limits of subdivision a.;
i, Fourth: For the purpose of paying the in
terest upon said bonded indebtedness.
! Sections. BE it further ordained, etc, Thu
the said Board of Commissioners of sale
Lacasine Drainage District No. l dc
hereby submit to the qualified voter,
OF subdivision 'A' of said Lacasine Drain
age District No. for their approval ant
ratification, the creation and issuance of saic
,, bonded indebtedness in the sum of Forty
Thousand (s40,0O0o0> Dollars as aforesaid
and the leVying of an annual acreage tax O.
twenty-five cents per acre on all land located
within the limits of subdivision IA
: OF said Lscaslne Drainage District No
for period of twcnty-four years
commencing with the year 1913 and endint
with the year 1886, both inclusive, said cleo
ton to be held at T. s. Stegall's residence
in subdivision "A" of said district OF
the 18th day of March, 1913, tn,
polls to be opened at seven O'Clock a. m.
to cinse at five O'Clock p. M, at which election
there shall be submitted to the qualified
electors the above propositions upon ballot,
containing the following: