The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-15

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figures as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
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. Ian
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 1885, 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
trfct.
Section BE it ordained by the
Board of Drainage Commissioners of
Sub Drainage District No. l 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 (No. II
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 "a
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 z a. m.
and 5 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 I'M
| der the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, proposition to
incur debt, issue and sell serial cou-
pom bonds of said sub-drainage dis
trict No. l of Bayou Mallet and
Plaquemine Drainage District of St
| Landry Parish, Louisiana, to the
amount of Eighty-five Thousand
1886, OOO.OO) Dollars, to run for 3
period of from one e. to not exceed
i ing forty (40) years from their date
hearing interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum from then
date, payable semi-annually, the pro
ceeds from the sale of said bonds Il
be used for the following purposes:
First-To pay and retire the prln
cipal and such interest as may be du'
thereon of eight bonds of the demon
nation of One Thousand Isl, OO0:OO
Dollars each, dated LIST day of Sep
; TENDER, 1907, due and payable Apr
1. 1920, 1921, 1922, 1928, 1924
, 1925, 1926, and 1927, respectively.
. And retire the special assessment
of the acreage tax of ten cents pc
acre per annum for a period of TWEEN
tv year, levied and assessed by tn
previous Board of Drainage Commls
sioners on the 9th day of February
A. D. 1907, by and under the author
ity of the special election which wa
held on the 7th of February, 1907
to secure and pay said bonds.
Second-To construct system Q
gravity drainage in and for sal
drainage district by cleaning wit
dredges or otherwise, the bayous, la'
! erals and bitches outlined IN red o
the map of the ub-Drainage Distr1C
thereby improving the gravity dralr
are in and for said drainage dlstrlC
: and the inhabitants thereof, the It'll
t to which shall vest in said drainag
: district.
: Section BE it further ordaine'
etc. that a notice of said psecial ele'
! ton be duly published for thirty day
prior to the date fixed for holdln
said election, in accordance with tn
; law of this State, in the Star-Proi
ress. the official journal of the paris
: of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
newspaper of general circulatlo
therein. The notice Of election to en-
; brace substantially all things s.
: forth therein and to further sta
that the Board of Drainage Comm
t sioners of the said Sub-Drainage Dl
!, trict No. l of the Bayou Mallet al
+ Pladuemine Drainage District OF q
= Parish of st. Landry, State Of LOU
h lana, will meet in open session to
: held at 10 o'clock a. m, on the Y
> day of December, 1919, at the Off
T. of said Board in the City of Opelo
y sas, in said parish, proceed to OPT
3. the ballot boxes, examine and cou
: the ballots in number and amour
t. examine and canvass the returns al
n declare the result of the election, al
make, file, publish and record a pr
# ces verbal Of their proceedings.
Section 5-Be it further ordaine
etc, that the propositions to be So
mitted at such special election sh'
= be as follows, and the ballots to
ID used shall be in the following for
$. BALLOT.
se For the Issuing of Bonds.
1t A proposition to incur
: debt, issue and sell serial
If coupon bonds Of Sub
2. Drainage District No. l of
4 the Bayou Mallet and