The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-10
ORDNANCE NO. SIX (6).

ORDINANCE NJ. SIX (b).
AN ORDINANCE of Thornwell
Drainage Districe No. One for the
levying of a special tax of nine
cents per acre, and the creation
OF a bonded Indebtedness in the
sum of Twelve Thousand (S12,-
000.00) Dollars as authorized by
Article 281 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana as approx
ed on The 22nd day of November,
1918, and the subsequent amend
mentS thereof, for the purpose OF
providing and maintaining a
drainage system on all lands stu
ated in said district, and for the
holding OF an election therefor.
Whereas, ii is the opinion of
the Board of Commissioners of
said ThornWell Drainage District
No. One, that it is necessary that
said Drainage District be author
lied to create a bonded indebted
ness of Twelve Thousand ($12,-
100000 Dollars, to be represented
by twenty-four bonds of Five
Hundred ($500.00) Dollars each,
| to be issued by the said Board of
| commissioners Of ThOrnWell
Drainage District No. One, to bear
interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable semi-annual-
| ly, maturing at such dates as may
be fixed b Y the Board of Com
misSionerS of said Drainage Dist
rict, at the time of or prior to the
issuance Of the same, and also
that in order to secure the pay
ment Of such bonds, together with
the interest thereon, and addi-
ftionaI funds with which to enable
said ThornwelI Drainage District
mo. One to procure the necessary
dredging machinery, rights OF
way, canals and improvements
and to properly and sufficiently
drain the land comprised within
said district, that it is necessary
that special tax of nine cents
per acre as authorized by Article
281 of the Constitution of thu
State of Louisiana, adopted No
vember 22nd, 1913, as amended
by levying upon the acreage prop
erty comprised within the limit
of said Thornwell Drainage Dist
riot No. One, for period of TWEEN
ty years, commencing with tn
; year 1919, and ending with tn
year 1888, both inclusive.
Section One. Be it Ordained b,
the Board of Commissioners O
ThornwelI Drainage District NJ
One, that a special annual tax Q
nine cents per acre, as authorize
by the Constitution of the Stat
of Louisiana, approved Noven
Der 22nd, 1913, as amended, b
levied on all property comprise
within the limits of said Thor
we'll Drainage District No. On
for a period of twenty years, con
mencing with the year 1919 an
J. ending with the year 1898, bot
inclusive, and the funds derive
W from the said tax shall be use
h exclusively:
= First: 70 the liquidation
IS and extinction of such bond
Ie ed Indebtedness;
J. Second: For paying the
lie expenses of organization and
running and operating expen-
l. ses of the Board of Commits
r sioners of said Drainage Dist
to riot, and the operation OF
lg drainage canals, bitches and
at machinery, owned and con-
r. trolled by the said Drainage
Of District, the title to which
Of shall be vested in said Drain
Id age District;
Y Third: To provide for
such additional work of ex-
IS, tension of canals, bitches or
lr drainage conduits as in the
id judgment of said Board OF
ne Commissioners may be neces
g, sary and proper economical.
ly to drain the property in.