Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-09-08
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

ELECTION PRCCbAMATlON.
I, Eli Dugas, President Of the BoarG
Of Commissioners of the South Bayou
Tigre Drainage District Of the Parish
of Nermilion. La, by virtue of the
power vested in me and in obedience
to and conformablv with an ordinance
Of the Board Of Commissioners of the
South Bayou Tigre Drainage District
IF the Parish Of Nermiiion, La, adopted
IN the Ist day Of August, 1917, do
hereby proclaim and give public notice
that an election will be held in the said
Drainage District on Tuesday, the 18th
day of September. 1917. between the
hours of o'clock a. m. and 5 O'Clock
p m. at which election shall be sub
aid - 1sssr1es, snsssfss q voss
at such election under the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana, the
following proposition, to-wit;
FIRST-Whether or not the Board
# Commissioners CT said Drainage Dis
trict shall be authorized TO incur debt
and TO issue negotiable bonds therefor
to the amount Of Fifteen Thousand
($15, 0000O) Dollars in denominations
of Five Hundred $4,000 Dollars each
October, 1917, bearing FIVE per cent pc,
annum interest from date, said iHtcres;
payable semi annually on the 18th day
of April and October, of each year, and
said bonds TO mature as follows, to-wit:
One Of said bonds to mature III
two years after date;
One Of said bonds to mature il
three years after date;
One Of said bonds to mature in
four years after date;
One of said bonds to mature in
five years after date;
One of said bonds to mature in
six years after date;
One of said bonds 10 mature in
seven years after date;
One of said bonds TO mature In
eight years after date;
One of said bonds to mature IN
nine years after date;
Two Of said bonds to mature in
ten years after date;
One of said bonds to mature il
eleven years after date;
One Of said bonds to mature in
twelve years after date;
Two Of said bonds to mature in
thirteen years after date;
One of said bonds TO mature il
fourteen years after date;
Two Of said bonds TO mature in
fifteen years after date;
One of said bonds TO mature in
sixteen years after date;
Two Of said bonds to mature in
seventeen years after date;
Two Of said bonds TO mature IN
piUbtpcu Years after date.
Two If said bonds to mature in
nineteen years after date;
Two Of said bonds 10 mature in
twenty years after date;
Two Of said bonds 10 mature in
twenty-one years after date;
Two Of said bonds to mature in
twenty-five years after date;
Onc Of said bonds "a mature in
twentv-three years after date.
For the purpose Of providing and
creating a system of drainage for said
Drainage District and for the mainte-
nance and improvement thereof.
SECOND. Whether or not the Board
of Commissioners Of said Drainage Dis
triet shall he authorized 20 levy and
assess an annual contribution or acreage
tax of Fifteen (lj) cents an acre on all
lGuNN NltAdNti Hiliih tiiN lAuiiLS o. sam
Drainage District, subject 10 taxation,
for a period Of Twenty-three t23) years,
beginning with the year 1917 and end.
Ing with the year 1910. both inclusive.
In order TO meet the payment Of the
principal and interest Of said bonds
or such thereof a. NAV be issued, and
for the maintenance and improvement
of said drainage system.
And, do further proclaim and give
public notice that said special election
shall take place at the residence Of
Nicholas Landry in SAID Drainage Dis
triet, and that Msssrs. Henry Thibo-
deaux, Aliface J. Brcussard and Am.
brose Dubois are hereby appointed
commissioners for said election ana
Mr.. kraste Thibo1caux ~ Clerk.
And, / 10 further proclaim and give
public notice that the Board Of Com
ni~sioners Of the South BAYOU Tigre
Drainage District Of the Parish Of Yer
million, La, shall meet at the residence
OF Nicholas Landry in SAID Drainage
District al The hour Of 10 o'clocs a. m
on Wednesday, the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1917. and shall. in public SEES
sion, pressed to open tbs ballot boxss,