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

eho9S bistftct No,
Sub-Drainaae District No. 1
Five Per Cent. Public Improvement
Bond.
$4,000
Know All Men BY These Presents
ehat st. Charles Drainage District Nc
z as the Governing authority Of Sui
district No. of st. Charles Drainag
District No. 2, Parish of st. Charles
State of Louisiana, does herebv az
knowledge itself to owe, and for yalu,
received hereby promises to nav +,
bearer the sum of Five Hundred Dol
lars ($50000) on September End. 19.
with interest thereon at the rate O.
90 per annum from date, payable
seml-annually on the second day o.
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 series of One
Hundred and Eighty-eig (1S8) bonds
OF the denomination of Five Hundred
Dollars ($5O0.OO) each, and numbered
from One (1) to One Hundred and
lightweight (1SS) inclusive, aggregat.
ing Ninety-four Thousand Dollars
lSs4,OOO.OO), issued for the account of
the st. Charles Drainage District No
2 as the governing authority Of Sinh.
District No. l 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 /
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
OF 1910 Of the Acts of the Legislature
of the State of Louisiana, as amended.
The debt represented by One Hun
dred and lightweight (1ss) 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
t2/3) of the acreage of the land own
ers embraced within the boundaries
OF Sub-District No. / requesting that
an acreage tax or forced contribution
be levied each year to pay the princi-
pal and interest on the said bonds
and to provide for the maintenance of
the drainage in said Sub-District.
And 1t is certified that all of the
Acts, and conditions and things necess.
airy to be done precedent to the issu-
ance of this bond, and the other bonds
of this series In order to make them
legal, binding and valid obligations OF
said Drainage District, have been done
and performed in due form as required
by law, and that the Indebtedness of
this Drainage District as to SUBJ Drain
age District No. including the issu
ance Of bonds, does not exceed the
constitutional or statutory limitations
of Indebtedness.
In Witness Whereof, the Board Of
Commissioners for the st. Charles
Drainage District No. 2 has caused
this bond to be issued and the sigma
lures OF the officers and the corporate
seal OF the said Drainage District
affixed thereto by its President and
Secretary. for and on behalf OF said
Sub Drainage District No. on the
first day Of September. 1918.
ST. CHARLES DRAINAGE DISTRICT
NO. 2.
1890 = = SoAuOAss
.............. Secretary.
Interest Coupon
On the End day Of. .19. !,
st. Charles Drainage District No. Q of
st. Charles Parish, Louisiana, on be-
half OF Sub-District No. l thereof, will
pay to bearer Twelve and $1,000 Dol
lars at the Whitney Central Trust and
Savings Bank of New Orleans, Louisi-
ana, being the semi-annual interest
due on its bond No. 80.
............ President.
......... Secretary.
There shall be endorsed on said
bonds the following certificate:
'eThis bond is incontestible and Is
secured by tax. Registered this :.
day Of. 1918.
Secretary OF State OF Louisiana"
BE 1t further ordained, etc, That the
denomination OF the bonds herein au-
thorized to- be issued shall be Five
Hundred Dollars ($500O0) each, and
said bonds shall run for q period OF
from four (4) to forty (4o) years from
the first day Of September, 1918, and
hear interest at the rate of five ner