The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-08-16

Notice is hereby given to all whon.it
NAV concern that the Board of COmnllS-
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 i'll said drainage district on
| the 10Th day of August. 1919, between
the houss A. NJ. and T. NJ
That at said special election there shall
be submitted to the property tax paving
electors Of said drainage district, quail
| fed to vote under the Constitution and
laws Of the State of Louisiana, the prop
osition to determine whether or not it IS
the sense of the 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, 10000, and to issue and
sell negotiable, senliannual interest bear
ing, coupon bonds to evidence the said
indebtedness, which Indebtedness is less
| than the limit fixed by the Constitution,
and the said bonds to bear interest at
the rate of five percent per annum papa
Bile selniannually, principal and interert
to be payable in such amounts and III
such places as the governing authority
NAV determine, the whole issue however
to be paid within the space of thirty,
(30) 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 70
be used for the purpose of digging, con-
structing and maintaining such canals &
other works, and TO pay AL the costs =
expenses incident to the drainage u all
lands within the limit of the St. Charles
Parish Gravity Drainage District No,
The polling place for the conductlon
of said special election shall be at the
District Court House at Hahnville, La. g..
in 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, Sr., Paul ], I.orio, A. L.
| Mongrue as Commissioners and /. I.
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 dolni-
Gle of the Board at the District Court
House at Hahnville, La, on the 10Th
| day of August 1919, at II O'Clock noon
Notice is hereby specially given that
! said Board of Commissioners will meet
i'll open session at II O'Clock Noon on
the 10th day OF August 1919, at its do
1nicile as above stated aud will then and
there proceed to open the ballot box re-
turned by the officers of Election exam
inc the returns rnd officially declare the
result of file said special election.
Paul T. Montz,
preident
Thee. p. Keller,
/ Secretary Treasurer