St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-04-08
.0nalonsas Ia March 2otb 1916.


I'm molten duly seconded. the fol-
having ORDINANCES was duly adopted.
he proclamation eff fhe presi-
dent ordered to follow. viz:
An Ordnance of the Board Of
commissioners of the Bayou pI8q-
Drainage District ef the
parish Of ST. Landry. Louisiana. 60
carry oft the purposes for which
said drainage district was created:
fo nroyi3e and create a sgPra Of
drainage within the limits IF the
aid District providing fer q spec
faI election Of the -pf0perfv tau
MEYERS within the said district who
are qualified ID vote at said election
,,,,54o,, fba Constitution and laws af
fTa cfa4a IF louisiana allfharg-
in@ fs,a Raard ef commissioners Of
no aid district io incur da3f and
g, Ss,}a naeafiahIa bonds therefor
far ILL., SIM af Fifty Thousand Dol
lars s5a.aa0.aG and authorize the
pe,ara Of Commissioners Of salt dis
friaf Ia Eaz-y and assess an annual
ean Fpi8a344f ar acreage tax Of fWen-
eaF1is nor acre on alI lands sit
KS tea uifftin5 fhe limits at said dis
sf{h5acf m faxafian for a per-
1a5 tSvonfv-safvn wears.
gngrTIf4y4 Re- If ordained hv the
a,s r35 ae commissioners Of tia Bay
653 Ilaf5nqIaiae Drainage District Of
lhe pae{sb az ST. Landry. Louisiana,
f.as.5tJar session convened. that,
baeaae ia order f6 carry ollt the
s,,,a5oass ri. ar4i..a fhis gaxou
p~fadnan9if,p Drainage District was
arasfad. "a nr9vide and create a
srefan, ~ draj9aee in SAID district.
- siaan aftt draa9e ana remoya ali
s ~ fiaq,S from Raven plpa}1e-
49, So /, neinf 81 lie northern
halte ! ~ tha said district Ia a
49, aho,,f / and 10 miles from the
8, fson,l boundary of Said district
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VIII = 81 ~ - commissioners at
= ~ ! d.stnint. and cutting o41l all.
lile sa - a1os aanals ond fba onanino
stse1l 9sli5t 49, na9 drains - nv he
- anr q afraetiy.alv draiI, fha
e.Toal5 - and for tba i,,apasre-
saaa ol9e1 a-iafoaono tbarenf 4
iii = aaaassa - 4h,t tha ram-
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nlfseig r. ~ ao. n;si r,af ~ 4l,a bar
~ - a. Tandr,. S .,.Iharix,.d IL
ina,,r dah4 ana tss11a npeftiable
hnn1ts therat,n :, fIns amount Of
FiftT Tbn,tsand ,,oll1rs s3aGrana
~ 4ba 4a,ominaftnns and E,aapine
az Hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2 And Wrt7eas. IN or
der to provide for t,,Ie payment Of
said bonds in principal sad infer-
est. it will be necessary 10 iess and
assess an annual contribution or
acreage of twenty cents per acre on
all lands situated within tile limits
Of the said drainage district, saD-
ieet to taxation, for a period of
Twenty-seyen wears, be It ordain-
ed that d special election be. and the
same is hereby ordered to be held
in the said Bayou PlaGuemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st.
landry. on Tuesday, Nav Is, 1916.
with the roIling place at Joe Roone's
between The hours Of 7 a. m. and 5
D. m, under the general election
laws of the State. as far as applie-
able. at which said election shall
be submitted to Tho properly fav-
PAYERS Of the said drainage district
entitled to vote at such election IN
der The Constitution and laws Of
The State af Louisiana. the follow
inc proposition to-wit.
First-Whefbpr or not The BOARD
of Commissioners Of the BAYOU
plar11emina Drainage District of fha
Parish Of st. Landry shall be author
ized "a incur debt and to issue ne
gofiahle bonds therefor to the a.
mount of Fifty Thousand Dollars
$50, oaa00l said bonds to he dated
Time list. 1915 bearing interest Il
The rate of five per cent npr ann11m
from .J1ina tsf. 1915 said interest
haiue navahle annuaHv m lime Isl.
of each wear. the said bonds 70 he
of IRE aenarinatian Of Five Hnnd-
rod Dollars fs50nAnl each ard dates
of mafrarifv MS follows fn-wif..
Two l2Y bonds nayahle One vaap
after dafa
Two f21 bonds navahIe Two wears
affnr Fafa.
Two ~ bonds navabla Three vears
ffor data.