The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
ORDINANCE No, 2.
CULLEN B. JOHNSON,
Secretary.

AN ORDINANCE OF LACASINE DRAIN,
AGE DISTRICT NO. l, PROVIDING FOR
THE LEVY OF AN ACREAGE TAX OF 2j
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,O0O.OO) DOL
LARS, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 2sl
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF LOUISIANA, as AMENDED BY ACT NO.
l22 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.
PIG 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. 1 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 100000 00)
Dollars. to be represented by Eighty Bonds Of
Five Hundred ($5OO.00) 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 said Lacasine Drainage
District No. 1, 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 distric t. and also
that, in order to secure the payment of such
bonds, together with the interest thereon,
and additional funds with 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
created, it is necessary that an annual acreage
tax Of 25 cents 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 a
period Of twenty-four years, commencing
with the year 1913 and ending with
the year 1896, both inclusive.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Board of
Commissioners Of Lacasine Drainage District
No. l, that special annual acreage tax of %
cents per acre as authorized by the Constitu-
ton of Louisiana, as amended by Act No. 122
of 1910, duly adopted by the people uf 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 a period OF twenty
and ending with the year 1886, 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
ization 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 IA
OF the said drainage district, the title to which
shall be vested in subdivision "Au of
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.
nomically to drain the property included
within the limits of subdivision "a;
Fourth: For the purpose of paying the in
terest upon said bonded indebtedness.
Section ?. BE it further ordained, ETC., That
the said Board of Commissioners of said
Lacasine Drainage District No. do
hereby submit TO the qualified voters
of subdivision "A' of said Lacasine Drain.
age District No. for their approval and
ratification, the creation and issuance of said
bonded indebtedness in the sum of Forty
Thousand ts40,0O0.O0) Dollars as aforesaid
and the levying of an annual acreage tax OF
TWENTY-FIVE cents per acre on all land located
within the limits Of subdivision "a
OF said Lscaslne Drainage District No
for period of twenty-four years
commencing with the year 1918 and ending
with the year 1896, both inclusive, said cleo.
ton to be held at I. 6. Stegall's residence
in subdivision "a" of said district or
the 18th day of March, 1913, the
polls to'be opened at seven O'Clock a. m.
to eiose at FIVE O'CLOCK n. M, at Which election
there shall lie submitted to the qualified
electors the Above propositions upon ballot:
containing the following: