The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-08-02
NLfTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

Notice is hereby given to all whom il
may concern that the Board of Commits
sioners of the ST. Charles Parish Gravity
Drainage District No. /, act as the gov
| erning authority of said drainage district
has called and ordered a special election
to be be held in said drainage district on
the 18th day of August, 1919, between
! the houss A. NJ. and 5 p. NJ
That at said special election there shall
be submitted to the property tax paying
electors Of said drainage district quail
| fed to vote undc- the Constitution and
Laws of the State o. Louisiana, the prof. :
ostion to determine whether or not it is
the sense Of tie said electors to author
ize the Board of Commissioners of said
! drainage district to incur an indebted
ness of One Hundred Sixty Thousand
Dollars $3.50, 900. 00), and to issue and
F, sell negotiable, seniannual interest bear
ing, coupon bonds to evidence the said
| indebtedness, which indebtedness is less
thar the limit fixed by tie Constitution,
and the said bonds to bear interest at
the rate of five percent per aunum papa
Bile selniannually, principal and iilterert
to be payable in such amounts and in
such places as the governing authority
/, may determine the whole issue however
to be paid within the space of thirty
500 wears from the date of the bonds &
both the principal and the interest to be
secured and paid by forced contribu-
ton or acreage tax Of Fifty cents (0.50)
per acre per year, to be imposed on each
and every acre of land within the said
drainage district, all of said lands being
susceptible of gravity drainage, said tax
es to be imposed for the full term of
Thirty (30) years, all in accordance with
the provisions of Article PSI of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana and
Acts of the Legislature relative hereto
The above Indebtedness and the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the said bonds are to
be used for the purpose of digging, con-
structing and maintaining such canals &
other works, and to pay all the costs &
expenses incident to the drainage of all
lands within the limit of the St. Charles
Parish Gravity Drainage District No,
The polling place for the conduction
of said special election shall be at the
District Court House at Hahnville, La,
III the Parish of ST. Charles, within the
limit of the said drainage district, and
the following named parties are hereby
appointed and authorized to act as Elec-
ton Officers for the holding and conduct
ing of said special election to-wit:-
w. A. Brady, ST., Paul J, Lorio, A. L,
Mongrue as Commissioners and 1, 7.
Baudouiu, Clerk
The aforesaid Officers of Election shall
make due RETURNS of the result of said
special election to the Board of Commits
sioners of the said Drainage District at a
special meeting to be held at the doini
Gle of the Board at the District Court
House at Hahnvil1e, La. on the 10th
day of August 1919, at IL O'Clock noon
Notice is hereby specially given that
said Board of Commissioners will meet
IN open session at II O'Clock Noon on
the goth day of August 1919. at its do
1nicile as above stated and will then and
there proceed to open the ballot box re-
turned by the Officers of Election exam
I
result of fine said special election.
Paul I. MONTE,
Preident
Thee. p Keller,
Secretary Treasurer