The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-12

a. d. SU.UU
Robert T. Mowbray 49,. 5000
Roy Shafer ............. 1898
Mrs. Agnes Thrasher. -. 1898
Total. 1854 80 acres"
And Whereas, the Board of Commits.
sioners of the St. Charles Drainage
District No. 2 deem it proper that such
work of reclamation be undertaken
and that the 26S5.71 acres of lands
embraced within the limits of Sub
District No. / of st. Charles Drainage
District No. 2 should be reclaimed in
the manner reported by the Board of
State Engineers, and that the funds
therefor should be provided by incurr-
ing debt and issuing negotiable bonds
therefor in an aggregate amount Of
100000, or about $500 per acre for
said 26S5.71 acres of land; and
Whereas, under the constitution and
laws Of this State 1t is provided that
the Board of Commissioners of Drain
age Districts when authorized by own
ers owning more than two-thirds (2/3)
in acres of the lands affected may levy
against said lands thus specially bene-
flied an acreage tax or forced contri-
button:
Therefore, be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners for the St.
Charles Drainage District No. 2, that
It. at once proceed to drain and re-
claim in accordance with said report
and plans advised by the Board OF
State Engineers all Of the land includ-
ed within b-Drainage District No. 1
of st. Charles Drainage District No. 2,
containing Twenty-six Hundred and
Eighty-fiye and 71I10O (26S5.71) acres,
which said lands form the entire acre
age within the boundaries of said Sub
District No. 1, as shown on the map of
said Sub-District on file with the
Board of State Engineers.
Be it further ordained, etc., That in
order to provide funds for the drain
age and reclamation of said land as
above described the Board of Commits
sioners for the st. Charles Drainage
District No. 2, for and on behalf of
said Sub-District No. does hereby
incur debt to the amount of Thirty
five Dollars t$35.0O) per acre against
each and every acre of land situated
in said Sub-District to be reclaimed,
or an aggregate of Ninety-four Thou
sand Dollars ($94 ,000.00) against the
whole Twenty-six Hundred and Eighty
five and 71<1o0 (26s571) acres Of land
included within the limits of said Sub Z
District to be reclaimed and drained
by leveeing and pumping the same,
the whole of which said debt is incurr-
ed for each acre of land, and for all of
the land. as above set forth, in ac-
cordance with the terms of this ordi-
nance.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That to
evidence the debt in the amount of
Ninety-four Thousand Dollars 1884,
'000.00) hereinabove incurred in this
District for account of Sub-District
No. l, the Board of Commissioners for
the st. Charles Drainage District No.
2 for account of Sub-District No. 1,
does hereby order and authorize the is
suance of negotiable bonds numbered
from One "a to One Hundred and
Lightweight 1881, inclusive, to run
for period of from four (4) to forty
(40) years from their date, unless
sooner redeemed, and to bear interest
at the rate Of five per cent. .(5es) per
annum, payable semi-annually on the
second days of March and September
of each and every year said interest
to be represented by coupons attached
to said bonds showing the amount of
interest due on each bond at its ma
turity, and said bonds being In de-
nomination of Five Hundred Dollars
t$5O0.O0) each. and being according to
the following form: