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

United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Charles.
St. Charles Drainage District No.
Suh-Drainage District No.
Five Per Cent. Public Improvement
Bond.
NO.. $4,000
Know All Men BY These Presents.
that st. Charles Drainage District No
as the Governing authority of Sub.
District No. of st. Charles Drainage
District No. 2, Parish of st. Charles.
state or Louisiana, does hereby ac-
knowledge itself to owe, and for value
received hereby promises to pay to
bearer the sum of Five Hundred Dol
lars ($5OO.00) on September End, 10. :.
with interest thereon at the rate of
80 per annum from date, payable
semi-annually on the second day of
March and the second day of Septem-
Der Of each year as evidenced by the
coupons hereto annexed, until the
principal thereof is paid. The princi-
pal. sum and interest Of this bond are
payable in gold coin of the United
States, of the present standard coin
age at the Whitney Central Trust and
Savings Bank of the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, upon presen-
tation and surrender of this bond and
coupons hereto attached as they res
pectively mature.
This bond is one of a series of One
Hundred and Eighty-ei 1881 bonds
OF the denomination of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) each, and numbered
from One ~ to One Hundred and
Eighty eight 1SS) inclusive, aggregat-
ing Ninety-four Thousand Dollars
$94,000.00), issued for the account of
the st. Charles Drainage District No.
2 as the governing authority of Sub
District No. / thereof, and represent
ing the cost estimated by the Board
of State Engineers to drain and re-
claim all of the lands situated within
the limits of Sub-Drainage District l
of the St. Charles Drainage District
No. 2. by leveeing and pumping the
same, and the said bond is issued in
accordance with Article 2S1 of the
Constitution of Louisiana and Act 317
nf 1Q1n ne tho ut pf ha r o%rr
of the State of Louisiana, as amended.
The debt represented by One Hun.
dred and lightweight 18S) bonds was
authorized to be issued and the bonds
were issued in accordance with the
authority conferred by the Constitu
ton and laws above referred to, and
on petition of more than Two-thirds
(2/3) of the acreage of the land own
ers embraced within the boundaries
of Sub-District No. / requesting thai
an acreage tax or forced contribution
be levied each year to pay the princi
pal and interest on the said bond
and to provide for the maintenance o
the drainage in said Sub-District
And it is certified that all of tn
Acts, and conditions and things necess
airy to be done precedent to the issu
ance of this bond, and the other bond
of this series in order to make then
legal, binding and valid obligations o
said Drainage District, have been don
and performed in due form as requires
by law, and that the Indebtedness O
this Drainage District as to Sub-Drain
age District No. 1 including the issu
ance of bonds, does not exceed tn
constitutional or statutory limitation
of Indebtedness.
In Witness Whereof, the Board o
Commissioners for the st. Charlie
Drainage District No. 2 has causes
this bond to be issued and the sigma
lures of the officers and the corporat
seal of the said Drainage Distric
affixed thereto by its President an,
Secretary, for and on behalf of sal
Sub-Drainage District No. l on tn
first day of September, 1918.
ST. CHARLES DRAINAGE DISTRIC1
NO. 2.
fFoSIOeHl
...........,.. Secretary