St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-30
Signature of Voter.

Signature of Voter.
Section BE 1t further ordained,
ETC., That for the purpose of this cleo
ton the polling place will be IT Ber-
trand Bros store, and the following
persons,a all registered voters,are here
by appointed to conduct said election:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 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 fer said election in the man
ner herein SET forth, which said pro-
~clamation shall contain tho PROPOSE
ton herein submitted to tho 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 II
a. M, in the police jury room o the
parish OF st. Landry the Board Of
Commissioners OF said Drainage Dis
trict shall meet and there in public
session shall open the ballot boxes,
examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result OF said election and
promulgate the anne.
Section 6.-Be IL further ordained,
etc, That this ordinance shall have
effect from and after It's passage.
Roll call on the above ordinance:
yeas-Evans, Gosselin, Boagni, De-
jean and Ledoux.
Nays-None.
Adopted December Z, 1916.
A. LEON DuPRE, Secretary.
CHAS. #. BOAGNI. President.
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to an ordinance passed
by the Board of Commissioners of
the Bayou Mallet and PlaQuemine
Drainage District Of the parish OF st.
Landry, at its meeting held Decem-
Der Z, 1915, I, Chas. F. Boagni, presi-
dent OF said Board, hereby give no
ii e that a special election will be
held in the Bayou MAIlst and Plaque
mine Drainage District of the parish
Of st. Landry or
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917,
for the purpose OF submitting to the
property owners qualified to vote at
said election the following PROPOSE
ton, to-wit.
FIRST-Whether or not the Board
OF Commissioners of the Bayou Mall
let and Plaquemine Drainage District
Of the parish OF st. Landry shall be
authorized to In ur debt and issue
negotiable bonds therefor to the
amount Of $1,000 90, said bondg to
bear interest at the rate of S per
cent per anLum. payable seni-an-
nuaIly, to be dated April /, 1917, the
first or said bonds to mature one year
after date and the last forty years
after date, for the purpose OF retiring
the outstanding bonded Indebtedness
OF said Drainage District and the spe-
cial assessment of ten cents per acre
for the period OF twenty years levied
and assessed by this board on Febru-
airy Q, 1907. and In order to provide,
create and maintain q system Of
gravity drainage In said Drainage
!, District.
SECOND-Whether Of not there
snail be levied an annual contribution
or acreage tax Of twenty cents per
acre for the period OF forty years, be-
ginning in 1917 and ending in 1855,
both inclusive, on all the property
subject to taxation In said Drainage
|, District for the purpose of providing
for the payment of said bonds In
/ principal and interest and for the
/ purpose specified in the proposition
herein.
|, For the purpose of said election the
: polling place will be Bertrand Broth
' ers' store and Damon Bertrand. Jules
LIP. Pitre and Amos Reed have been
/ appointed commissioners and g. n.
: Bertrand has been appointed clerk OF
serve at said election. The polls
4 will open at Z q. M, and close at 3
.. M. and said election will be con.
|, Quoted in accordance with the laws
t of this state applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at IL
o'clock a. M, on wednesday, January
II, 1917. the Board Of Commissioners
of the Bayou Mallet and Pladuemine
Il Drainage District will meet In the
! police Jury room Of the parish OF st
LANDRY. at Opelousas, La and II
omen session will proceed to open ths
ballot boxes. examine and count tn
ballots In number and amount, exa
mine and canvass the returns and de
clare the result OF said election.
This 7th day OF December. 1916.
CHAS. f. B0AGNI
dec get President.