St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-21
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 (S30,000l for the
purpose of providing and creating a
system of drainage for the said dis.
triet by dredging Bayou Plaquemine
and Bayou Mallet and their tributa-
ries. completing the canals known as
numbers l 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
lacre on all lands situated within the
limits of said drainage district. SUBJ
ject TO taxation, for the period of forty
year 1854, both inclusive, in order to
ending with the year 1855, both inclu-
sive.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the Bayou
Mallet and Plaquemine Drainage Dis
tr1ct of the Parish of st. Landry in
regular session convened, that, where
as to carry out the purposes for which
1t 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 MalIet and
their tributaries, complete the canals
known as numbers / 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
f~ective, 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
$780, 00) 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 II acreage tax of
ten cents per acre IN all lands stu
ated within the limits Of said drain
age district, subject to taxation, for a.
period of forty years, be it ordained, j
that a special election be, and
the same is hereby ordered to be held
in the said Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District of the Parish
st. Landry, on Wednesday, Septem-
Der LIST, 1915, at v. v. Ledoux's, be-
tween the hours of Z a. m. and 5 D.
N, 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
drainage district entitled to vote at
such election under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana,
the following propositions, to-wit:
First-Whether or not the Board OF
Commissioners of the Bayou Mallet
and Plaquemine Drainage District of
the Parish of st. Landry shall be au-
to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds therefor to the
amount of thirty thousand dollars.
said bonds to be dated October LIST,
1915, bearing five per cent per annum
interest from July i. 1915, said inter
est payable annually on July / Of each
year, and said bonds to mature as