Lower coast gazette., 1913-06-14
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Doth, 1918, of all the lands included
within the limits Of said Venice Drain
age District and has prepared a report
with proper maps and profiles at
tached thereto, which said report
maps and profiles have been filed
with the Board of Commissioners fol
the Venice Drainage District, and
Your petitioners further represent
that the Board Of State Engineers
have reported the lands described in
said report and embraced in said Ven
ice Drainage District are susceptible
Of reclamation, and can be reclaimed,
by ~leyeeing and pumping the same at
a cost of not exceeding $4,000 per
acre Or an aggregate of not exceeding
$50, 10000 to reclaim 1,469.5e acres OF
land comprised within the limits of
said Venice Drainage District.
Your petitioners further represent
that as property owners and owning
more than a majority in acres of the
property in the Venice Drainage Dis
trict they are DESTROYS of having your
Honorable Board of Commissioners un-
dertake the work of retaining the
said lands described In said report and
shown upon said maps, and that for
that purpose 1t will be necessary to in
cur a debt of not exceeding $4,000 per
acre against said lands, or an aggre-
gate of not exceeding $59,5O0.00
against 1,469.56 acres OF land situated
within said Venice Drainage District;
and that to represent said debt 1t Is
necessary to issue negotiable bonds
with interest-bearing coupons attached
thereto and inasmuch as the Consti-
tuition and laws of this State vest full
power in your honorable body, when
petitioned by a majority in acres Of
the lands affected, to levy a forced
contribution or acreage tax on the
lands specially benefited by said drain
age and reclamation, we, the under
signed property owners, representing
more than a majority in acres of the
lands situated in the Venice Drainage
District, petition your honorable body
to undertake the drainage and recla-
nation of the lands in the manner
advised by the Board of State Engi-
neers, which lands are fully described
as follows:
Bounded on the north by the
lower line of the Fort Jackson Re-
seryation, bounded on the east by
the Mississippi River, on the south
by the north bank of Spanish Pass
and the Jump and bounded on the
west by a line seven to eight ar
penis In depth from the MISSISSIPPI
pi River and generally parallel
thereto and to be fixed by the
line on which the Protection
Levee shall be built and all Of
that area in the Parish of Plaque
mines on the west bank of the
Mississippi River, within the said
boundary, shall constitute the
area of the Venice Drainage Dis
trict, as the same shall appear
from the map of the said district,
founded on a survey of said local
ity made by. the State Board of
Engineers.
And In order to provide funds to
accomplish the drainage and reclama-
lion of said lands, your petitioners
petition your honorable body
10 incur debt to the extent Of not ex-
ceeding $4,000 per acre or an aggre-
Of not exceeding $59,500.00
1,469.56 acres Of land and to
ssue negotiable bonds representing
laid debt with 5 per cent semi-annual
nterest-bearing coupons attached
hereto and to run not longer than
CITY years in accordance with law;
Ind
Your petitioners further respectfully
and request your honorable
,ody that after said bonds are issued
Ind provided for, your honorable body
evy each year such acreage tax as
nay be necessary against said lands
o pay the interest and principal of
laid debt and to maintain the drain
lge and operating expenses Of said
Drainage District, wherein said
ands are located, and petitioners fur.
her pray that the whole be done in
accordance with the Constitution and
avs of the State Of Louisiana, said
ak not to exceed Three and 50-100
Dollars ($3.50) per acre, per annum
Respectfully submitted, this 18th day
Il April, 1913.
Acres. Frontage.
IL Leo Buras. .,.,.., .Arpents, ~
IL Aug. A. Buras ...... III
7 Mrs. Angelina Buras /
Fl Theodore Buras.... 3
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