The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-14
ORDINANCE No, ..

| ORDINANCE NO, y.
AN ORDINANCE OF LACASINE DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT NO. l, PROVIDING Fol
THE LEVY OF AN ACREAGE TAX OF 9;
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 $40, 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. 300 OF 1908, AND
ACT No. 1917 OF 1910 DULY ADOPTED BY
| THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF LOUISA
ANA UPON REFERENDUM, AND ACT No.
PIG OF 1912, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRO
V1DING 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 27, 1913.
Whereas, it is the opinion OF the Board of
Commissioners of said Drainage District
that 1t Is necessary that subdivision IA
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 ts5OO.0O) Dollars EACH to be
issued by said Board of Commissioners, TO
lear interest ct 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 district) 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
for which this drainage district was
created, 1t is necessary that an annual acreage
tax OF 30 cents per acre as authorized by
article 28I 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 al property comprised within
tie limits Of subdivisions" of said
Lacasine Drainage DiStrictNo. for
period of twenty-four years, commencing
with the year 1913 and ending with
the wear 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 9o6, Act No. 300 of 1908 and Act No. 1877
OF 1910, duly adopted by the people of the
State OF Louisiana upon referendum, and Act
No. 2l9 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
.B,
and ending with the year 1886, both inclusive
and the funds derived from said tax shall be
used exclusively:
FIRST; 10 the liquidation and extinguish-
ment OF such bonded Indebtedness:
Second; For paying the expenses of organ
lzation 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
Oh the said drainage district the title to which
shall be vested in subdivision IA" of
the said drainage district
Third: To the providing of such additional
work OF canals, bitches, or drainage condnits
rs in the Judgment of said Board of Commits.
'iohers may be necessary and proper Geo.
lomoaly to drain the property included
within the limits of subdivision "a:
Fourth: For the purpose of paying the in
crest UPON said bonded indebtedness,
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc, That
ne said Board of Commissioners of said
Iacasine Drainage District No. l do
hereby submit TO the qualified yoters
u subdivision "a" of said Lacasine Drain.
.ge District No. for their approval and
atitiestion. the creation and issuance of said
'onded indebtedness in the sum of Forty
thousand ts4o,ooo.0o) Dollars as aforesaid,
nd the levying of an annual acreage tax of
twenty-five cents per acre on all land located
'lthln the limits OF subdivision IA"
said Lacaslne Drainage District No.
for period of swenty-four years,
commencing with the year 1913 and ending
nth the year 1885, both inclusive, said cleo
on to be held at I. s. Stegall's residence
subdivision "a" OF said district on
le 18th day of March, 1913, the
Oils to be opened at seven O'Clock a. M,
close at i've O'Clock D. NJ, at which election
lere shall he submitted to the qualified !
ectoFs the sbove propositions upon ballots
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