St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-30
year 1917 and ending with the
year 1856. both inclusive.

D0drd OF commissioners Oh Int DID,
you Maslet al ] PIaquemine Drainage
District Of the parish OF st. La,-dry,
in regular session convened, That, to
carry out the purposes for which it
was created, and in order to retire
the outstanding bonded Indebtedness
of said Drain &c District, which ON
sists of clever bonds of the denomi-
nation of n thousand dollars each,
dated September /, 1907, due April /,
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922,
1928, 1924, 1925, 1926. 1927, rcspee-
lively, together with such Interest as
may be due thereon, and the special
assessment of ten cents per acre for
the period Of twenty years levied and
assessed by Ills Board on February
9, 1907, by authority of a special cleo
ton held in said Drainage District, to
secure said olGs; aid in order TO
provide, create and maintain a sys-
tenn of gravity drainage In said
Drainage District, it Will be necessary
that the board OF commissioner of
tie Bayou Mal,es an, Pladuemine
Drainage District of the parish of st.
Landry be authorized to incIr debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor to
the amount of seventy thousand
f$70, 000. 00) dc liars in the denomina-
lions and bearing interest SIS herein.
after set forth.
Section 2.-ge it further ordained,
etc, That n order to provide for the
payment of said bonds in principal
and i%ntere-t, it will be necessary to
levy and assess an annual conilibu-
ton or acreage tax of twenty cents
per acre On all lands situated within
the limits Of said Drainage District
which are subject to taxation under
the constitution and laws Of the
state Of Louisiana for the period Of
forty years, beginning with the year
1917 and ending with the year 1856,
both inclusive; and whereas, it is ne
cessary that the board Of commits
sioners be authorized by a vote OF
the property taxpayers of said Drain
assess said tax and incur debt and
age District before 1t can Levy and
issue said bonds, a special election is
hereby ordered to be held in the Ba-
you Mallet and Plaquemine Drainage
District of the parish of st. Landry on
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1917, be-
tween the hours of Z a. m. and 5 p.
m, under the general election laws
of the state CT Louisiana, as far as
applicable, at which said election
shall be submitted TO the property
taxpayers of said Drainage District
entitled to vote at such election, the
following propositions, to-wit::
First-Whethcr or not the board OF
commissioners of the Bayou Mallet
and Plaquemine Dr3iIage District OF
the parish Of st. Ian Try shall be
authorized to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds therefor to the
amount OF $40, 900. 90, said bonds to be
of the denomination OF $4,000, to be
dated April l, 1917, to bear interest
at the rate Of s per cent per annum
from date. payable semi-annually on
the first of October and April of eacn
year, and to mature as follows, to-wit:
One (1) bond to mature one year
after date; n Cd bond to mature
two years after date; one "a bond
to mature thres years after date; one
"a bond to mature four years after
date; one (1) bond to mature five
years after date; two 90 bonds to
mature six years after date; one az
bond to mature seyen years after
date; two l2) bonds to mature eight
years after date; ~ bond to ma.
ture nine years after date; two (2)
bonds to mature ten years after date;
two (2) bonds to mature eleven years
after date; two (2) bonds to mature
twelve years after date; two (2)
bonds to mature thirteen years after
date; two (2) bonds to mature four
teen years after date; two (2) bonds
to mature fifteen years after date;
two (2) bonds to mature sixteen years
after date; three (3) bonds to ma
ture seventeen years after date;
three 60 bonds to mature eighteen
years after date; THEE t3) bonds to
mature nineteen years after Date;
three (3) bonds to mature twenty
years after date; three (3) bonds tt
mature twenty-one years after date;
four (4) bonds to mature twenty-five
years after date; threo (3) bonds e
mature t~wenty-three years after date,
four al bonds to mature twenty-foul
years after date; four (4) bonds tt
mature twenty-five years after GATE
four (4) bonds TO mature twenty-sb
years after date; four (4) bondr e
mature twenty-seven years aftel
date; four 90 bond; to mature
twenty-cight years after date; foul
ca bonds to mature tWenty-nint
years after dete; five 81 bonds t.
mature thirty years after date; fIve
(5} bonds to mature thirty-One years
after date; Ave 10 bonds to mature
thrity-two years after date; six GO.
bonds to mature thirty-three year
after date; isx (6) bonds to matur'
thirty-four years after date; six 10
bonds to mature thirty-iye years al
ter date; six (6l bonds to matur
thirty-six year after date; six CO
bonds to mature thirty-seTen year
after date; eight (8) bonds to matur
thirty-eight years after date; eigh
(8l bonds to maur t%hirty-nine Year
after date; eight (8) bonds to matur
forty years after date; for the pul
poses set forth in Section ! Of thi
ordinance.
SecondEWhether or not there sha
be levied and assessed an annus
contribution or acreage tax Of twent
cents per acre on all lands subject :
taxation and situated in said Eraii
age District for a period OF fort
years, beginning with the year 19l
and ending with the year 1855, bot
. inclusive, in order to meet the pa.