St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-09

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etc, That for the purpose of his cleo
ton the polling place will be at Ber-
trand's Store, and the following per-
sons, all registered voters. are hereby
appointed to conduct said election:
| Commissioners-Damon Bertrand,
Jules P. Pitre and Amos Reed; clerk
&c. N. Bertrand.
Section Be 1t further ordained,
ETC., That the President of the Board
of Commissioners of said Drainage
District shall issue a proclamation
calling for said election in the man
ner herein set forth, which said pro-
clamation shall contain tho PROPOSE
ton herein submitted to the voters
the time and place of holding said
election, the names of the commits
sioners and clerk appointed to serve
at said election, and a notice that on
Wednesday, January II, 1917, at IL
a. M, in the police jury room o. the
parish of st. Landry the Board OF
commissioners of said Drainage Dis
ltrict shall meet and there in public
session shall open the ballot boxes,
examine and canvass the returns ana
declare the result OF said election ana
promulgate the same.
Section 6.-Be it further ordained,
etc. That this ordinance shall nave
effect from and after it's passage.
Roll call on the above nan
Yeas-Evans, Gosselin, oagnl De
jean and Ledoux.
Nays-None.
ADOPTED December Z, 1916.
A. LEON DUPRE, Secretary.
CHAs. F. BOAGNI. President.
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to an ordinance passed
nv the Board of Commissioners OF
the Bayou MalIet and Plaquemlne
Drainage District of the parish OF 81.
T,andry. at its meeting held Deem
Der z, 1916, /, Chas. F. Boagnl, presl-
dent of said Board, hereby give no
ii e that a special election VIII De
Iheld in the Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District of the parish
of st. Landry on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917,
for the purpose of submitting to the
nronerty owners qualified to vote al
said election the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit:
: FJRsT-Whether or not the Board
, of Commissioners of the Bayou NAL
;, let and Plaguemine Drainage Dlstflc'
: OF the parish of st. Landry snail Dc
authorized to in ur debt and issue
J naootiable bonds therefor to the
: amount of 81, 900 90, said bonds &c
. hear interest at the rate OF 3 pei
: cent per annum. payable seml-an
: nuallv. to be dated April i, 1911, the
first of said bonds to mature enc yeal
: after date and the last forty years
: after date, for the purpose OF retlf1hs
: the outstanding bonded Indebtedness
: of said Drainage District n the spe
, cial assessment of ten cents per acr'
/, for the period of twenty years levlet
= and assessed by this board or feDru
! ary 9. 1907. and in order to proVlae
create and maintain a system o.
:. gravity drainage in said Drainage
! district.
!. s~ECOND-Whether or not thert
. shall be levied an annual contrlout'oi
: or acreage tax of twenty cents pc
= acre for the period of forty years. De
: ginning in 1917 and ending in 1856
:. both inclusive, on all the propert.
!. subject to taxation in said Dra1nag'
district for the purpose of proV1dln;
!, for the payment of said bonds y
principal and interest and for tn
y purpose specified in the p~roposltlol
o herein. ~
:. For the purpose OF said election tn
polling place will be Bertrand Brotn
: ers' store and Damon Bertrand, Juie
: Up. Pitre and Amos Reed have bee
aDpointed commissioners and y. \
: bertrand has been appointed clerk 2
:, serve at said election. The pom
will oper, at Z q. M. and close at
! r.. M. and said election will De cor
Quoted in accordance with the law
of this state applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at !
O'clock a. M, on Wednesday, Januar
lii. 1917. the Board of Commissioner
of the Bayou Mallet and Plaquemln
Drainage District will meet in ID
police jury room Of the parish O >
LANDRY, at Opelousas, La, and !
omen session will proceed to open Tn
ballot boxes, examine and count Tn
ballots in number and amount, exi
mine and canvass the returns and q
clare the result of said election.
This 7th day Of December, 1910.
CHAS. F. BOAGNI.
40 oct President.