The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17

der to secure the payment of said
bonds, together with interest
thereon, and an additional fund
with which to enable said Thorn
we'll Drainage District No. One to |
procure the necessary dredging
machinery, rights of way and i'm
provements to properly and suf-
ficiently drain the land comprised
within said drainage district, that
it is necessary that an advalorem
tax of such amount as may be
fixed by the commissioners from
year to year, not exceeding ten
mills on the dollar, per annum,
on all property within said dist
riot, subject to state taxation, as
authorized by Article .281 of the
Constitution Of the State of Lou
iSiana, adopted November 22nd,
1918, and amendments thereof,
be levied on all property COM
prised within the limits of said
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One, for period of twenty-one
years, commencing with the year
1919, and ending with the year
1899, both inclusive.
Section One: BE ii Ordained
by the Board of Commissioners
of Thornwell Drainage District
No. One, that said advalorem tax
of such amount as may be fixed
| by the Board of Commissioners
from year to year, not to exceed
ten mills on the dollar, as author
lied by Article Psi of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana,
adopted on November 22nd, 1913,
as amended, be levied, on all
property subject to state taxation,
comprised within the limits of
said Thornwell Drainage District
No. One, for period of twenty
one years, commencing with the
year 1919, and ending with the
year 1899, both inclusive. and the
funds derived from said advalo-
rem tax shall be used exclusively
as follows:
First. To the liquidation
and extinction of said bond
ed indebtedness;
Second: For the purpose
of paying the interest upon
said bonded indebtedness.
Third: For the payment
of the expenses of organic
alton and the running and
operating expenses of said
Board of Commissioners of
said Drainage District, and
operating the drainage can
ais, bitches or machinery
owned, operated and control
led by said drainage district,
the title to which shall be
vested in said drainage dist
riot.
Fourth: To providing all
| such work of extending said
canals, bitches or drain con-
duits as in the judgment of
| said Board of Commissioners
may be necessary and proper
economically to drain the
property included within the
limits thereof.
Section Two: Be it Further
lOrdained, ETC., That the said
Board of Commissioners of
IThornwell Drainage District No.
One do hereby submit to the
qualified voters of said Thornwell
Drainage District No. One for
their approval and ratification,
the creation of bonded indebted
ness and issuance of bonds in the
sum of Twenty-four thousand
| 1924, 00000) Dollars, as aforesaid,
and the levying of special adj
valorem tax as aforesaid, in such
amount as may be necessary from
year to year, not to exceed ten
mills on the dollar, on all prop
erty subject to state taxation To-
Gated within the limits of Thorn
we'll Drainage District No. One,
for a period of twenty-one years,
commencing with the year 1919,
and ending with the year 1899,
both inclusive, said election to be
held at residence of Joseph Guild.
ry in said district, on Tuesday
the 9th day of May, 1919, tine
poll to be opened at seven O'Clock
a. m, and closed at five o'clock p
M, at which election there shall
T be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors the above proposition upo'