St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10

mature Feb. l, 1913, 345OO.0O.
Bonds Nos. LAG to l54 inclusive.
mature Feb /, 1s49. $45O0.OO.
Bonds Nos. 1855 to 1874 inclusive.
mature Feb. l, 1850, 100000.
Bonds Nos. 1875 to TIA inclusive,
mature Feb. L, 1881, 100000.
Bonds Nos. ITS to 1876 inclusive,
mature Feb. Il, 1852, $55OO.OO.
Bonds Nos. 1856 to 1876 inclusive,
mature Feb. l, 1853, $500 90.
Bonds Nos 1877 to 2O8 inclusive,
mature Feb. l, 1854, 100000.
Bonds Nos. 209 to 220 inclusive.
mature Feb. l, 1855, 100000.
Bonds Nos. 221 to 234 inclusive,
mature Feb. l, 1856, $6600.OO.
Be it further resolved, That when
said bonds are issued as herein pro-
vided, same shall be sold by the pres
dent for not less than 80 per cent of
par, and the proceeds realized from
the sale of said bonds shall consti-
tute a trust fund to be used ex-
clusively for the draining and re-
claiming of the unreclaimed lands as
hereabove described and situated in
Sub drainage District No. of the
st Tammany Drainage District No.
/, and to pay for the work of draiu-
age and reclamation OF said lands,
the construction of the necessary
pumping plants thereon with all OF
the incidental expenses attached
thereto and as estimated in the re-
port of the Board of State Engineers.
Be it further resolved, That for
the purpose of paying the annual in
terest due on said bonds on the first
day of February, 1917, the Board 0f
Drainage District No. i, does hereby
in accordance with the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana.
levy and order assessed for the year
1917 upon each and every acre Of
land included in Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. l, as above described, an
acreage tax or forced contribution
of two and 5000 dollars ($2.16)
per acre to meet the interest as
above set forth which said two AMI
16-1OO dollars ($2.16) is hereby
levied and ordered to be levied for
the year 1917 upon each and every
acre of land included in said Sub
Drainage District No. l as above set
forth and described, and there Is
also levied for the year 1917 q tax
9Nthirty-eight cents $3.50 per acre
On each and every acre of land in
Guided in Sub-Drainage District No.
/, for the purpose of retiring that
fractional portion of the principal
due on February l, 1918, making
total tax of two and $4,000 dollars
($2.54) which is hereby levied and
ordered to be levied for the year
1917 upon each and every acre Of
land included in Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. above set forth and de-
scribed. r
Be it further resolved, That copy
Of this resolution shall be forwarded
to the Assessor of the parish of st.
Tammany who shall assess and list
on the assessment rolls for the year
1917 the acreage tax or forced con-
tribution of two and 54-100 dollars
($2.54) per acre levied in the man
ner directed by Act 317 Of the Cen
eral Assembly for the year 1910 and
the acts amendatory thereto and that
he file said rolls with the proper Of
ficials as required by law.
Be it further resolved. That the
original of this resolution rs signed
in duplicate by the president and Sec
rotary Of this board be recorded in
the mortgage records Of the parish OF
st Tammany and be published in the
official journal Of the parish of st.
Tammany, which Is hereby designat-
ed as the official journal Of this
board, and that q certified copy Of
said resolution be forwarded to the
Secretary of State to be registered
in his office, and 1t shall be the duty
of the president Of the Board of
Commissioners to cause such record
alton, registry and publication to be
made.
This resolution having beenesuh-
Emitted to vote, the followingteom-
missioners voted in the Affirmative:
Yeas: Geo. Koepp, Jr., Edw. A.
Koepp, Jas. Koepp, Geo. H. Kospp,
E. j. Frederick.
Nays: None.
And the resolution was declared
carried.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned
Signed:
GEO. KoDPP, JR.,
President.
f. j. FREDERICK, ~
80 Secretary.
I, the undersigned secretary of the
Board of Commissioners of the st.
,Tammany Drainage District No. Of
the parish of st. Tammany, State Of
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is true and
correct copy of minutes of special
meeting of the said Board of Com
missioners of the St. Tammany
Drainage District held at the domi-
Gle of said board ON the 29th day
Of January, 1917.
Covington. La. Jan. 20, 1917. =
E. ]. FREDERICK,
Secretary.