The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

/, 7. T. Atteberry, President of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by an ordi-
nance adopted by the Board of Drain
age Commissioners of the said Drain
age District on the 14th day of No
vember, A. D. 1919, and the constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Louisi-
ana, do hereby proclaim and give no
tice that special election will be held
in the Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine
Drainage District of the Parish of
st. Landry, State of Louisiana, for
the purpose of voting upon the prop
Osition to incur debt and issue and
sell serial negotiable coupon bonds
of said Drainage District, said bonds
to run for period of from one to
not exceeding forty years from their
date and to bear interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum from their
date, payable semi-annually.
The proceeds from the sale of said
bonds to be used for the purpose of
constructing a system Of gravity
drainage in and for said Drainage
District by cleaning with dredges or
otherwise, the Bayou Plaquemine and
Bayou Mallet and the laterals and
bitches connected Herewith; also,
Ditch No. 2 and the lateral connect
ed Herewith, as named and outlined
in red on the map of said Drainage
| District and as designated in the
proposition submitted to the electors
under the ordinance adopted by the
Board of Drainage Commissioners of
the said Drainage District, this 14th
! day of November, A. D. 1919.
I The proposition to the electors at
said election is substantially as fol-
lows:
A proposition to incur debt and is
sue and sell serial negotiable coupon
bonds of Bayou Mallet and Plaque,
mine Drainage District of the Parish
of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, to
the amount of Ninety-five Thousand
Dollars 1895, 00O.00), to run for a
period of from one % to not exceed
| ing forty (40) years from their date,
bearing interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum from their
date, payable semi-annually for the
purpose of constructing system of
gravity drainage in and for said
Drainage District, by cleaning with
dredges or otherwise, the Bayou
Plaquemine and Bayou Mallet and
the laterals and bitches connected
Herewith, also Ditch No. 2 with the
/ laterals connected Herewith, thereby
| improving the gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District and the in
habitants thereof, the title to which
shall vest in said Drainage District.
All of which bayous, laterals and
bitches are named and outlined in
red on the map of said Drainage Dis
trict, made by r. M. Hollier, civil
engineer of Opelousss, Louisiana.
Said bonds to be of such denomina-
ton and the interest and principal
thereof to be payable at such time
and place as shall be determined by
the said Board of Drainage Commits
sioners and both principal and in
terest of said bonds to be secured and
paid by a sufficient ad valorem tax
levied and collected in each year that
any of said bonds are unpaid and out
standing, to pay the amount of prin-
cipal and interest falling due in such
year in accordance with the provis-
ions in that respect contained in the
constitution and laws of the state of
Louisiana and any and all amend
ments that may hereafter be made
thereto.
The said special election will be
held on the 22nd day of December,
A. D. 1919, between the hours of
a. m. and p. m. The polling place
is hereby designated as follows:
At Bertrand Bros Store, in Prai-
RE Ronde, in said Drainage District. |
The commissioners and the clerk
at the said polling place are as fol-
lows:
C. N. Bertrand, j. S. Lafleur, J. P.
Pitre, commissioners; George Vid-
rine, clerk.
The Board of Drainage Commits
siOners of said Bayou Mallet and |
Plaquemine Drainage District of the |
Parish of st. Landry, State of Louis
lana, will meet in open session to be |
held at 10 o'clock a. m, on the 23rd |
dav of December, A. d. 1919, at the /
office Of said Board, in the City Of /
Opelousas, in said Parish of st. Lam
dry, State Of Louisiana, and then and /
there proceed to open the ballot box,
examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare the !
result of the election and make, file, I
publish and record process verbal |.
Of their proceedings.
Dated ct 0pelOusas, State Of Louis