St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
AN ORDINANCE

Ordering a special election at which
shall be submitted to the property
taxpayers, qualified under the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State of Louis
#iaa, of the Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District of the Parish
of st. Landry. the question of incur
ring debt and issuing negotiable
bonds therefor to the amount of thirty
thousand dollars (S30,000) for the
purpose of providing and creating a
system of drainage for the said dis
trict by dredging Bayou PIaquemine
and Bayou Mallet and their tributa-
ries, completing the canals known as
numbers / and 2 and their accesso-
ries, and for the cutting Of such other
canals and the opening of such other
natural drains as may be necessary
to effectively drain said district, and
for the maintenance and Improvement
thereof; and also the question OF levy
ing and assessing an annual contri-
button or acreage tax of ten cents an
acre on all lands situated within the
limits of said drainage district, sub
ject to taxation, for the period of forty
years beginning with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1855, both inc1u-
sive.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the Bayou
Mallet and Plaquemine Drainage Dis
trfct of the Parish of st. Landry In
regular session convened, that. where
as to carry out the purposes for which
it was created and in order to provide
and create a system of drainage for
said district and to effectively drain
the lands situated within the limits
thereof, it will be necessary to dredge
Bayous Plaquemine and Mal1et and
their tributaries, complete the canals
known as numbers l and 2 and their
accessories, cut such other canals
said district as may be necessary to
said district as mey be necessary to
properly drain the lands situated
within the limits of the said district,
to perform all other work necessary
to make the said drainage system eff
fect1ve, and to maintain and improve
the same, it will be necessary that
the Board of Commissioners of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish Of st. Lam
dry be authorized to incur debt and
to issue negotiable bonds therefor, to
the amount of thirty thousand dollars
GS30,0g01 in the denominations and
bearing interest as hereinafter set
forth.
Section 2. And whereas, In order
to provide for the payment of the said
bonds In principal and interest, it will
be necessary to levy and assess an
annual contribution or acreage tax of
ten cents per acre on all lands situ-
ated within the limits Of said drain
age district, subject to taxation, for a
period OF forty years. be it ordained,
that a special election be. and
the same is hereby ordered to be held
In the said Bayou MaIIet and Plaque
mine Drainage District OF the Parish
OF ST. Landry, on Wednesday, Septem-
Der LIST, 1915, at ". ". Ledoux's. be-
tween the hours of z a. m. and 5 D.
under the general election laws
the states, as far as applicable, at
which said election shall be submit
ted to the property taxpayers OF said
1rainage district entitled to vote at
election under the Constitution
md laws of the State of Louisiana,
he following propositions, to-Wit.
FIrst-Whether or not the Board OF
Commissioners of the Bayou MalletI
md PIaquemine Drainage District Of
he Parish of ST. Landry shall be au-
horned to incur debt and issue
Negotiable bonds therefor to tie
mount Of thirty thousand dollars.
aid bonds to be dated October Ist.
e15. bearing Ave per cent per annum
interest from July 1.1e15, said inter-
81 payable annually un5uly Of each
1ar and xaf6 fnu1n III mature 80