The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-12-27
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ne Board Of commissioners 81 the y
AGes Parish Gravy drainage lis
Act 40. Cne lAet o. SPECIAL Gail t!a
h. With tne following naembers pres
lnt,
Melsrs. Paul /. Montz, S. Hyn.el, T..
MA and Y. ]. Keller
Absent; MT. George I.ofio.
Report OF Enblneei IranE i. Payne
was received giving geasIai estinaty
OF total approailaa,e cost OF work sHcW
ing d rc,, s3lty 4"r bond Issue
Stob, oUU.JJ wAlciI was approved by til.
board,
Ihe next step in order was to call
for an e.ec,on TO decide whether or no,
tie proJecL wOud meet with tbs appro
Val of the majority Of the qualified vo-
te.s The following resolution was offer
Ill By MI. K. J, Wal seconded by Mr.
IIynlcl and then put to d vote the ree-
nlt being;
YEAS; Paul T. Monh, s. Hymel,
RI Wal ara L. ]. Keller.
Absent Mr.. George Lofo
Resolution
Whereas is is necessary III order to &C
conpilSh tile drainage vi lands within
tile limits Of the 81 Charles Parish GRAY
.ity Drainage District No. |. that sulii-
cient iunus be reaiizeqs. and
Nnefeds, under iie,4Hovisio1 OF the
law it IS necessary tiiat rlis Board Of
Commissioners actlng as The governing
authority ioI sald Drainage District be
specially authorized 10 incur debt ior
III. i'd purpose and iss,e bonds, by
majority III uu.nber and amount or the
sald properly tax pay ers OF the drainage
d.stI c., alld
Whereas Mr. +. I. Payne, special en-
g1nerr appointed by the bOaru OF State
Engineers upon the recommendation Oh
this Board OF Commissioners, has report
ed that it will lie necessary 10 incur debt
TO the ain oGnt OF One Hundred and SIX
ty 1loEsallc Dollars, t9loU ,0uU.U0) (
cover all cost and expenses incident tc
the drainage CT all tire lands within said
drainage district. ana
Be 1t Resolved BY the Board Of Corn
1iussioners of The ST Clar.es Paris'1
Gravity Drainage District MOI II spec
ial meeting assembled that a special
election he and the SAME is hereby call
cd and ordered TO he held within The
limits of the said ST Charles Parish
GRAVITY Drainage District Mol on the
- dav OF August 1919 between the
hours of 700 III and 500 p III
BE it further resolved, etc that at said
special election there be submitted to
the property tax paying electors, quail
ifled to vote under the constitution aud
laws of this State the proposition to DIET
tr line whether or 20 it IS the Sc OF
III said electors to authorize the Board
If O MISS oirers of the said drainage
tl4su. ~ at.Inq as tie governing autllorl-
-, Ira IL I,ir 10
an indebtedness OF One Hundred Sixty
IEcusaild Dollars tSi6o, 000.00) and to
issue and sell negotiable, semi annua,
i1erest bearing coupon bombs to evi
deuce the ssid indie btedness the amour
OF which indebtedness is less than tbs
- limit fixed by the constitution Of tins
State of Louisiana. The said bonds L
beat interest at the rate OF five percen
Ter annum, payable senii-annualiy, am
the iuterest and principal 10 be payabl
i'll such amount and in places as the go
~vsrRtng authority may determine til
whole 3ssue however to be paid within
"a space OF thirty 1907 years from til
dsste of the bonds, and both the pr1nci
pal and tf,S interest to be secured an
paid by forced contribution or acreag
tax of Fifty Cents (.So) per acre pc
per year on each and every acre of laa'
in the said drainage district all of whlci
land is susceptible to gravity drainag
said tax to be imposed for tue full tern
of Thirty 800 years
Be it further resolved etc, that thu
said indebtedness and the proceeds Q
said bonds according to law are to b.
used for the purpose of digging construc
ing aud maintaining all such canals ant
other works the title of which shall b
In the drainage district i'll order to &C
conSpIis,i the draiilagg. of ali lands with
III the d ainage district
BE ii further resolved, 9tc., that no
tice of this special election shall be du
~ advertised fer thirty (3o)days in tn
St Charles Herald the Official Journa
e OF The Parish Of st. Charles and OF chi
s>pJainage Board said notice of election
embrace all the facts and things Sc
f,rh above and further that this Boart
s. oil commissioners will meet III iii opel
session GU the Goth day of August 1919
/ at the District Court House, at Hallnyill'
u Parish of st Charles, the dorlicile Q
Ntliis Bed at 1900 Noon and will thel
md there in open meeting proceed t
Neh. the ballot box, count the ballot
10th in number and in anlount ex
4 Asand canvass the return and de
w n Me result Of the election.
s. pfesurther resolvee etc, that tn
M trns and Secretary Treasurer Q
~ thofM and they are hereby au
nece',,.mpowered to provide tn
fol- inent and paraphanali
4 Il ,asss5Iirt Asat of the within spec
D and lot hr tls A,yed that the cler,
q tIre n ~ IS hero 30 registar of 80,
J sons myers ON of st. Charles b
81 n ,,,s qnaiifiedto Nsted, to furnis
y ~ sne e. assessmenfslist Of ali per
M no nj I further resJlN the amour
l nouns, ,, p'.ce for cordA
i LOG tl,s J, Within special ia that IL,
i i,h.ea At the District E5Ad hold
M ulahi,vi y. La. Parish J,Aall b
- an ,ln, i, tue limits of said sc
h hau the following nap b he.
Is az. appointed and e1,, NM pa ~
= oeiiee T, Of Eletsion t spoTefe'f I
n " a. Brady ST. s, rn,,,,
Paul T. Lorio Soiii,lilss'
"A. /, Na,,s