The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-14
ORDINANCE No, 9.
CULLEN B. JOHNSON,
Secretary.

| ORDINANCE No, ..
AN ORDINANCE OF LACASINE DRAIN.
AGE DISTRICT NO. l, PROVIDING FOR
THE LEVY OF AN ACREAGE TAX OF pa
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 BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
OF FORTY THOUSAND $40, OOO.Oo) DOL
LARS, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE PSI
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF LOUISIANA, AS AMENDED BY ACT NO.
122 OF 1906, ACT No. 300 OF 1908, AND
ACT No. 1877 OF 1910, DULY ADOPTED BY
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF LOUISE
ANA UPON REFERENDUM, AND ACT No.
219 OF 1912, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRO-
VIDING 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 bonded indebtness in
the sum of Forty Thousand $4,000 OO)
Dollars, to be represented by Eighty Bonds of
Five Hundred ts500.00) Dollars each. to be
issued by said Board of Commissioners, to
bear 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 SAID Lacasine Drainage
District No. !, at the time of or prior to the
issuance Of the same tthe proceeds thereof to
be used in effecting the drainage of
the land comprised in subdivision "a"
OF said drainage district) and also
that, IN order to secure the payment of such
bonds, together with the interest thereon,
and additional funds wijh which to enable
the said Lacasine Drainage District No. to
procure rights of way and 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, it is necessary that an annual acreage
tax OF % Genus per acre as authorized by
article 2Sl OF the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana as amended by Act No. 122 of 1906
Act No. 800 of 1908 and Act No. 1877 OF 1910,
duly adopted by the people of Louisiana
under referendum, and Act No, 219 of 1912,
be levied upon all property comprised within
the limits OF subdivision "a" of said
Lacasine Drainage DistrictNo. l for
period OF twenty-four years, commencing
with the year 1913 and ending with
the wear 1886, both inclusive.
Section l. BE it ordained by the Board of
Commissioners ofLacasne Drainage District
No. l, that special annual acreage tax of 25
cents per acre as authorized by the Constitu-
ton OF Louisiana, as amended by Act No. 1a2
OF 1906, Act No. 800 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 all
land comprised within the limits of
subdivision "A" of said Lacasine Drain |
age District No. l for period of twenty
four years. commencing with the year 1913 |
and ending with the year 1896, both inclusive |
and the funds derived from said tax shall be
used exclusively:
First: To the liquidation and extinguish-
ment of such bonded Indebtedness:
Second; For paying the expenses of organ.
lzatlon and the running and operating ex-
penses OF said Board Of Commissioners of
said drainage district and of operating drain.
age canals bitches or machinery owned,
operated or controlled by subdivision a.
81 the said drainage district. the title to which
shall be vested in subdivision "a" of
The said drainage district.
Third: TO the providing of such additional
work Of canals. bitches, or drainage conduits
rs IN the Judgment of said Board of Commits.
'loners may be necessary and proper, eco
aomlcaily to drain the property included
within the limits of subdivision "A":
Fourth: For the purpose of paying the in
'ereSt upon said bonded Indebtedness.
Section g BE it further ordained, etc, That
he said Board of Commissioners of said
4acasine Drainage District No. do
hereby submit TO the qualified voters
u subdivision "A" of said Lacasine Drain.
'ge District No. l for their approval and
atitication, the creation and issuance of said
'onded Indebtedness in the sum of Forty
thousand t$40,0000O) Dollars as aforesaid
nd the leyying of an annual acreage tax of
twenty-five cents per acre on all land located
'ithiu the limits of subdivision "A"
( said Lacaslne Drainage District No.
for a period of twenty-four years.
commencing with the year 1913 and ending
18th the year 1895, both inclusive, said cleo
on to be held at T. s. Stegall's residence
subdivision IA of said district on
ne 18th day Of March, 1913, the
oils to be opened at seven O'Clock a. M.
close at FIVE o'clock D. M, at which election ,
iere shall be submitted to the qualified
ectors the above propositions upon ballots
'ntaining the following: