The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-22

Which ordinance is in words and
figures as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering and calling a special cleo /
ton in the Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. l of the Bayou Mallet
and Plaquemine Drainage Dis
trict of the Parish of St. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, for the
purpose of submitting to the
qualified property taxpayers of
said sub-drainage district, the
proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds in said sub-drainage
district to the amount of Eighty
five Thousand 1855, 100000 Dol
lars, for the purpose of paying
and retiring the outstanding
bonds in said sub-drainage dis
trict, aggregating in all eight
thousand $8,000.00) dollars; to
retire the acreage tax of 10
cents per acre and construct a
system of gravity drainage in
and for said sub-drainage dis
trict.
Section BE it ordained by the
Board of Drainage Commissioners of
Sub-Drainage District No. / of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, that it is adj
visable and expedient to incur IN
debtedness in said SUB-DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE mo. -
of st. Landry Parish, Louisiana, to
the amount and for the purpose here
matter mentioned, and appearing in
the propositions hereinafter set forth.
Section BE it further ordained
and set forth, that a special election
be and the same is hereby called and
ordered to be held in said SUB
DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE (1)
of said Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District of the Parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, on
: the First day of December, A. D..
1919, between the hours of a. m.
and p. m.
Section Be it further ordained,
ETC., that, at said special election
there will be submitted to the tax
paying electors, qualified to vote UNI
der the constitution and laws of the
/ State of Louisiana, proposition to
incur debt, issue and sell serial eou-
non bonds of said sub-drainage dis
/ trict No. of Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District of St.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, to the
amount of Eighty-five Thousand
1885, 100000 Dollars, to run for a
period of from one Il to not exceea-
ing forty (4O) years from their date,
bearing interest at the rate of five
| per centum per annuni from their
date, payable semi-annually, the pro-
! ceeds from the sale of said bonds to
be used for the following purposes:
First-To pay and retire the prih-
cipal and such interest as may be due
thereon Of eight bonds of the denom-
ination of One Thousand Isl, 000.00)
Dollars each, dated 1st day of Sep
TENDER, 1907, due and payable April
/, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1925, and 1927, respectively.
! And retire the special assessment
of the acreage tax of ten cents per
acre. per annum for period of twens
ty year, levied and assessed by the
previous Board of Drainage Commits
! sioners on the 9th day of February,
A. D. 1907, By and under the author
ity of the special election which was
held on the 7th of February, 1907,
to secure and pay said bonds.
Second-To construct system of
gravity drainage in and for said
drainage district by cleaning with
dredges or otherwise, the bayous, lat
erals and bitches outlined in red on
the map Of the Subj Drainage District
thereby improving the gravity drain
age in and for said drainage district
and the inhabitants thereof, the title
to which shall vest in said drainage
district.
Section 4-Ee it further ordained,
ETC., that notice of said psecial cleo
ton 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-Prog-
ress, the official journal of the parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
newspaper of general circulation
therein. The notice of election to en-
brace substant ally all things set
forth therein ard to further state
that the Board of Drainage Commits
sioners of the said Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. of the Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Ora mage District of the
Parish of st. Lar dry, State of Louis
lana, will meet IN open session to be
held at 10 o'c OK a. m, on the End
day of December. 1919, at the office
of said Board in the City of 0pelou-
sas, in said parish, proceed to open
the ballot boxes. examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and ca yass the returns and
declare the re-.,lt of the election, and
make, file, publish and record pro-
ces verbal of their proceedings.
Section 5--e Il further ordained,
etc, that the nrc positions to be sub
mitted at such sYecial election shall
be as follows, ard the ballots to be
used shall be in he following form:
BAELOT.
For the Issuing Of Bonds.
A proposition to incur -
debt, issue and sell serial
coupon bonds of SAB
Drainage District No. ! of
the Rayou MaIlet and