The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-27

sessed valuation of property within
the boundaries of said Drainage Dis
trict, as shown by the assessment rolls
last made of the said Drainage Dis
trict; said bonds to be of such demon
nation and the interest and princi-
pal thereof to be payable at such
time and place as shall be determined
by the Board of Drainage Commits
sioners and both principal and inter
est 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
laws of the State of Louisiana, and
any and all amendments that may
now exist or that may hereafter be
made thereto.
SECTION Nv.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
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.Lan-
dry, State of Louisiana, newspaper
of general circulation therein. The
notice of election to embrace sub
stantially all things set forth therein
and to further state that the Board of
Drainage Commissioners of said
Drainage District will meet in open
session to be held at 10 o'clock a. m.
on the 5th day of February, A. D.
1920, at the office of said Board, in
the City of Opelousas, in the said par
| ish of St. Landry, State of Louisi-
ana, and then and there proceed to
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result of the
election, and make, file, publish and
record a process verbal of their pro-
ceedings.
SECTION v.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
the proposition to be submitted at
such special election shall be as fol-
lows, and the ballots to be used shall
be in the following form:
BALLOT.
For the Issuing of Bonds.
A proposition to incur debt -
and issue and sell serial
negotiable coupon bonds
of the Bellevue and COulee
| Croche Drainage District of
the Parish of St. Landry,
State of Louisiana, to the
amount of seventy thousand
| (7O,000.0O) dollars, to run
| fy-Oyoo ono +n
not exceeding thirty years
from their date, and bear
ing interest at the rate of
five 6 per cent? sper cent
per annum from their date,
payable semi-annually, at
such time and place as shall
be determined by the Board YES
of Drainage Commission
ers under the constitution
and laws of the State of
Louisiana, relating there
to, for the purpose of con-
structing a system of grav-
ity drainage in and for
said Drainage District, by
cleaning with dredges or 9th
erwise the Coulee Croche
lateral, Lavergne lateral,
Mills lateral, Bourque
lateral, Wilson lateral, Cook
lateral, Burleigh lateral,
; and the Bayou Bourbeux -
sufficient distance to give
proper outlet to the wa
ter of said laterals. Leger
and Meche lateral, Nc
Bride lateral and Bayou
Wykoff to the connection
with the Bayou Plaque
mine and Wykoff Drain
age District in the Parish
of Acadia, State of Louisi-
ana; also to clean with
dredges or otherwise the
Pine Grove gulley, the Joe
Miller gulley and the Rubbitt
: and Cormier gulley a suffi-
cient distance to give prop NO
er outlet for the waters of
said gulleys. And thereby
improve the gravity drain
age in and for said Drain
, age District and the inhabit-
! ants thereof, the title of
: which shall vest in said
: Drainage District. All of
which bayous, laterals and
gulleys are named and out
lined in red on the map of
; said District, made by F.
s. Roberts, civil engineer,
, Opelousas, La, bearing date
, of December 10, 1919.
Taxable valuation, $......,..'.