Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-04
AN ORDINANCE.

.bo South Bayou Tigre District OF
vormiIion Parish, Louisiana, the ques-
finn Of mourning debt and Of issuing
noootiable bonds therefor to the amount
of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
for the purpose of providing and Great
inc = system Of drainage for said Dram
AGE District and the maintenance ana
improvement thereof; and also the
question of lcvying and assessing an
annual contribution or acreage tax OF
ffteon cents an acre on all lands stu
ated within the limits of said Drainage
District. for a period Of Twenty-three
(23) years, beginning with the year
1917 and ending with the year I9io'
both inclusive.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
BOARD of Commissioners Of the South
Bayou Tigre Drainage District Of the
Parish of Vermilion, La, in regular ses-
sion convened, that,
WHEREAS, to carry out the pur-
poses for which it was created and III
order to provide and create system
of drainage for said Drainage District
and to effectively drain the lands stu
ated within the limits thereof, II will
be necessary to open natural drains IN
said drainage district and TO perform
all necessary work connected Herewith,
TO make the opening Of said natural
drains effective and to cut such canals
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 Vcrmilion, La, be au-
thorized 60 incur debt, to issue negoti
able bonds therefor to the amount Of
FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($l5,0000O)
DOLLARS in the denominations and
bearing interest as hereinafter set
forth,
And, Whereas, in order TO provide
for the payment Of said bonds III prIn-
cipal and interest it will be necessary
to levy and assess an annual cOntrlDu-
tiOn or acreage tax of Fifteen (l5)
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 it ordained,
etc, that a special election be and the
same is hereby ordered to be held in
the said South Bayou TigreDrainageDis
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on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th,
1917, between the hours Of O'Clock a
m. and 5 o'clock p. m, under the gen
eral election laws of this State as far
as applicable, at which said election
shall be submitted to the property tax
PAYERS of said South Bayou Tigre Drain |
age District of Vermilion Parish, La,
entitled to vote at such election under
Of Louisiana, the following PROPOSE
tions, to-wit:
FIRST-Whether or not the Board
of Commissioners of the South Bayou
Tigre Drainage District of the Parish
to incur debt and to issue negotiable
bonds therefor TO the amount Of FIJI
RSEi(sFllo0ezND tSfs ,o66:665 DOL
AAH6, IN ACCOMMODATIONS Va -
HUNDRED (s5O000) DOLLARS, each,
said bonds to be dated the 18th day of
October ,19l7, bearing five (5) per cent
interest from date, said interest paya-
BILE mi-annually on the 18th day of
April and of October Of each year, and
said bonds to mature as follows, to-wit:
One of said bonds to mature in
two years after date;
One of said bonds to mature in
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 i'll
ten years after date;
One of said bonds TO mature i'll
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 in
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
eighteen years after date;
Two Of said bonds to mature in
nineteen years after date;
Two of said bonds to mature in
twenty years after date;
One of said bonds to mature in
twenty.one years after date;
Two of said bonds to 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, an
for the maintenance and improvement.
thereof.
Pure, Clean and Wholesome