The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05

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and that for that purpose it will be
necessary to incur a debt of Thirty
tlVe Dollars ($35.00) per acre against
SAID lands, or an aggregate of not ex
ceedlng Ninety-four Thousand Dollars
94,OOO.OO), against 26S5.71 acres OF
land situated within said Sub-Drainage
District No. of ST. Charles Drainage
District No. 2, and that to represent
SAID debt, it is necessary to issue ne.
gotiable bonds with interest hearing
coupons attached thereto, and mas.
much as the Constitution and Laws
of this State vest full power in your
Honorable Body, when petitioned by
tWo-thirds (2-3) of the acreage of the
lands affected, to levy a forced contri-
button or acreage tax upon the lands
specially benefited by said drainage
and reclamation, we the undersigned
property owners, representing more
than two-thirds (2-3) of all of the
lands situated within Sub-Drainage
District No. l of st. Charles Drainage
District No. 2, do hereby petition your
Honorable Body to undertake the
drainage and reclamation of the lands
above described and included within
the limits of Sub-District No. / of the
st. Charles Drainage District No. 2,
in the manner advised by the Board
OF State Engineers, which lands are
fully described as:
Beginning at the point of inter
section of the East Bank of Grand
Bayou and the North Bank of Black
Prince Bayou, in Section 10, T. Is, S. r.
20 E., Southeastern District of Louisi-
ana, West of the Mississippi River,
thence following the meanderings of
the East Bank of said Grand Bayou
along the following courses:
N290-25 E. 1247.1 it. N2O0-36, E.
Clio it. N90-0T E. 1OSSO #.
N17'59' E. 267.6 it. N24o- 29' E. 1929
it. MI SO E. 1877 it.
N13o44 E. 400 it. N9o-12 E. 1914
it. N00-12' w. $751; it.
N1405O' E. 1878 it. N14o-5V E.
449,5 it. N3S046' E. 199O.S it.
N72oO5 E. 2562.O it. SS9O-42, E.
5271.9 it. Thence leaving the Bayou
and following the south bank of a dug
canal, S63 40, E. 1925 it. Thence
S260 -2O' w. 100000 it. to the north
bank of Black Prince Bayou. Thence
following the meanderings of said
North Bank of Black Prince Bayou to
he place of beginning, containing in
all 26S571 acres.
This Sub-District is bounded on
he West by the St. Charles Municipal
Drainage District Number One.
And in order to provide funds to
accomplish the drainage and reclama- |
ion of said lands, your petitioners
urther petition your Honorable Body |
@ incur debt in the amount not to |
exceed Thirty-five Dollars ($35.OO) per
'cre, or an aggregate of not exceeding
Thousand Dollars 1884,
10000 against 26S5.71 acres of lands.
md to issue negotiable bonds repre-
enting said debt, with five per cent.
so semi-annual interest coupons at
ached thereto, and to run not longer
han forty (4O) years and in accord
nee with law, and
your petitioners further petition
nd request your Honorable Body.
hat after Sid bonds are provided for
nd issued, your Honorable Body
hall levy each year an acreage tax.
hould it be necessary, against said
ands to pay the interest and principal
# said debt, and to maintain the
rainage and operating expenses of
aid st. Charles Drainage District No.
, as appertaining to said Sub-District
10. /, wherein said lands are located.
nd your petitioners further pray that
he whole be done in accordance with
he constitution and laws of the State
f Louisiana, said tax not to exceed