The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-06

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Landry, State of Louisiana, on the
! 22nd day of December, A. D. 1919,
between the hours of z a. m. and
p. m. -
Re It further ordained, etc, that at
said special election there will be sub
mitted to the taxpaying electors quail
flied to vote under the Constitution
and laws of the state of Louisiana,
nroposition to incur debt, issue and
sell serial negotiable coupon bonds of
BAYOU Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Ian
dry. State of Louisiana, to the amount
of Ninety-five Thousand Dollars
1895, O00.00), to run for a period of
from one ~ to not exceeding forty
i (4O) years from their date, bearing
Interest at the rate of five per CEN
ltum per annum from their date, pay
able semi-annually, for the purpose of
constructing a system of gravity
drainage in and for said Drainage
District by cleaning with dredges or
otherwise the bayous, laterals and
bitches as follows:
BAYOU Plaquemine and Bayou NAL
let and the laterals and bitches con-
Injected Herewith, also Ditch No. 2
; with the laterals connected Herewith,
and thereby improving the gravity
. drainage in and for said Drainage
District and the inhabitants thereof,
, the title to which shall vest in said
Drainage District; all Of which ba-
yous, laterals and bitches are named
%tn
the district, made by R. M. Holller,
. civil engineer, Opelousas, La. The
. amount of said bonds being less than
ten per cent 10 per cent? of the
assessed valuation of property within
. the boundaries Of said Drainage Dis
trict, IS shown by the assessment
. rolls last made of the said Drainage
District; said bonds to be of such de-
nomination and the interest and prin-
J cipal thereof to be payable at such
time and place as shall be determined
by the said Board of Drainage Com
missioners 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, in accordance with the pro-
] visions in that respect contained in
! Article 281 of the constitution and
Z laws Of the state of Louisiana and
! anv and all amendments that may
. now exist or that may hereafter be
made thereto.
Fl SECTION Nv
Be it further ordained, etc., that a
notice of said special election be duly
published for thirty days prior to the
date fixed for holding said election
in accordance with the law OF this
: state, in the Star-Progress, the off
cial journal of the parish of st. Lam
dry state of Louisiana, a newspaper
: of general circulation therein. The
of election to embrace sub
81 stantially all things set forth therein
q and to further state that the Board OF
81 Drainage Commissioners of sale
81 Drainage District will met in oper
81 session to be held at 10 o'clock a. m.
= on the 23rd day of December, A. d
=l1919, at the office of said board II
=lthe city of Opelousas, in the said par
=Iish Of st. Landry, state of Louisiana
q and then and there proceed to opeI
= the ballot boxes, examine and coun
8 the ballots in number and amount
. examine and canvass the returns ant
= declare the result of the election ant
3 make, file and publish and record ;
verbal of their proceedings
= SECTION
g Be it further ordained, etc., tina
= the proposition to be submitted a
8 such special election shall be as fol
Flows, and the ballots to be used shall
= be in the following form:
3 BALLOT
- For the Issuing of Bonds
A proposition to incur debt --
e issue and sell serial negoti-
= able coupon bonds of the
s. Bayou Plaquemine and NAL
= let Drainage District of the
e Parish of st. Landry, State
of Louisiana, to the amount
= of Ninety-five thousand Dol
3 lars 1896, 0O0.0O)k Ito run
= for a period of from one
q to not exceeding forty (40)
8 years from their date, and YES
. bearing interest at the rate
= of five per cent 6 per cent?
= per annum from their date,
. payable semi-annually at
. such time and place as shall
& be determined by the Board
= of Drainage Commissioners
- under the constitution and
q laws of the state of Louis
. lana relating thereto.
For the purpose of con-
d structing a system of grav-
y ity drainage in and for said
u Drainage District by clean
=iing with dredges or other
81 wise. the Bayou Plapemine
. and Bayou Mallet and the
. laterals and bitches con-
= nected Herewith, also Ditch
. No. 2 with the laterals
. and thereby improving
3 the gravity drainage NO
- in and for said drain
"a age district and inhab
n; itants thereof, the title to
III which shall vest in said
. drainage district, all of
which bayous and laterals
or and bitches are named and
ais outlined in red Jon the map
leo Of the district made by r.
ap M. Hollier, civil engineer,
of Opelodsas.
Taxable valuation $..........,
OF ...... :
3a- signature Of Voter.
.ge To vote for the proposition su
nv, mitted upon this ballot, place Gro
sa- (X) mark in the square after t
ed word "YES," and to vote againI