Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-18
AN ORDINANCE.

ton Of incurring debt and of ISSUING
negotiable bonds therefor to the amour
of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
for the purpose Of providing and Great
ing a system Of drainage for said Drain
age District and the maintenance ano
improvement thereof; and also the
question Of levying and assessing al
annual contribution or acreage tax OF
fifteen cents an acre on all lands stu
ated within the limits Of said Drainagt
District, for a period Of Twenty-threC
(E3) years, beginning with the year
1917 and ending with the year 1910
both inclusive.
Section l. BE it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners Of the South
Bayou TIgrc Drainage District of the
Parish Of Vermilion, La, in regular ses
sion convened, that,
WHEREAS, to carry out the pur
poses for which il was created and il
order to provide and create a system.
of drainage for said Drainage District
and to effectively drain the lands stu
atcd within the limits thereof, il vii
be necessary TO open natural drains il
said drainage district and to perform.
all necessary work connected Herewith,
TO make the opening of said natura'
drains effective and to cut such canal
as are necessary to properly drain the
land situated within the limits Of said
drainage district it will be necessary
that the Board Of Commissioners of the
South Bayou Tigre Drainage District
of the Parish of Vermilion, La, be au-
thorized to incur debt, to issue negoti-
, able honda -theyAfa-- Tho -as.se..~t "a
FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00)
DOLLARS in the denominations and
bearing interest as hereinafter SCI
forth.
And, Whereas, in order to provide
for the payment of said bonds in prin
cipal and interest it will be necessary
to levy and assess an annual contribu
tion or acreage tax of Fifteen Us
cents an acre on all lands within the
limits of said South Bayou Tigre Drain
age District of Vermilion Parish, La.
subject to taxation, for a period Of
Twenty-three (23) years.
Sec. 2. Therefore, be IL ordained
etc, that special election be and the
same is hereby ordered to be held il
the said South Bayou TigreDrainageDis
trict Of the Parish of Vermilion, La.
on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th
1917, between the hours Of clock {
m. and clock p. M, under the gen
eral election laws of this State as IA
as applicable, at which said election
shall be submitted to the property ta'
payers Of said South Bayou Tigre Drain
age District of Fermilion Parish, La
entitled to vote at such election undo
the constitution and laws Of the Stat,
Of Louisiana, the following PROPOSE
tions, to-wit:
FfRST-Whether or not the Boar
of Commissioners Of the South Bayou
Tigre Drainage District of the Parish
of Vermilion. La. shall be authorized
TO incur debt and 10 issue negotiahl,
bonds therefor TO the amount of FIT
TEEN THOUSAND (st5, 000.00) DOL
LARS, in denominations Of FIVE
HUNDRED (s50000) DOLLARS, each
said bonds TO be dated the 18th dav Of
October JOY, bearing five o. per cen
interest from date, said interest paya
bic semiannually on the 10Th dav O.
April and Of October Of each wear, an
said bonds TO mature as follows, to.wit
One of said bonds 20 mature il
two years after date;
One Of said bonds TO mature il
three years after date;
One Of said bonds TO mature II
four years after date;
One Of said bonds TO mature i.
FIVE years after date:
One Of said bonds TO mature i;
six years after date;
One Of said bonds 10 mature j.
seven years after date;
One of said bonds 70 mature /.
eight years after date;
One of said bonds to mature il
nine years after date;
Two of said bonds to mature j!
ten years after date;
One Of said bonds TO mature i,
eleven years after date;
One Of said bonds 20 mature II
twelve years after datey
Two Of said bonds 10 mature IL
thirteen years after date.
One OF said bond. 10 mature II
fourteen years after date,
Two Of said bonds 10 mature +
fifteen years after date,
One OF said bonds 10 mature
sixteen years after date,
Two of said bonds to mature in
seventeen years after date!
Two or said bonds 20 Mature In
eighteen years after date,
Two Of said boud. 10 mature in
nineteen years after date,
Two of said bonds 10 mature in
twenty years after date:
One of said bonds TO mature in
iwehty'ohe years after date;
Two Of said bonds 60 mature In
twenty-five years after date;
One of said bonds TO mature In
twenty.three years after date;
For the purpose of providing and ere
ating a system Of drainage FOR said
South Bayou Tigre Drainage Distric.
Of the Parish Of Vermilion, La, aud
for the maintenance and improvement
thereof!