The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26

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ORDINANCE No. SEVEN ca.

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AN ORDINANCE of Thornwell
drainage District No. One, pro-
vlding for the levying of an adva-
loren tax on all property within
said District, subject to taxation,
and the creating of a bonded in
debtedneSS of Twenty-four thous-
and (S24, 100000 Dollars, as au-
thorized by Article 281 of the
Constitution of the State of Loui-
Siana, adopted on November 22nd,
1918, for the purpose of prOvid-
ing for and maintaining of said
drainage system on all lands stu
ated in said district, and for the
purpose of holding an election
therefor;
Whereas, it is the opinion of
the Board of Commissioners of
ThOrnwell Drainage District No.
One, that it is necessary that said
Drainage District be authorized
TO create a bonded indebtedness
In the sum of Twenty-four thous-
and dollars, to be represented by
forty-eight bonds of Five humid
red (S5O0.00) Dollars each, to be
issued by said Board of Commits
SlOnerS, to bear interest at the
rate OF five per cent per annum,
payable Semi-annually, maturing
at such dates as may be fixed by
said Board of Commissioners of
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One. at the time of or prior to the
issuance of same, and also in Or
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,
1913, and amendments thereof,
be levied on all property COM
prised within the limits of said
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One, for a period Of twenty-one
years, commencing with the year
1919, and ending with the year
1899, both inclusive.
Section One: Be it 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 a period of twenty
one years, commencing with the
year 1919, and ending with the
year 1889, 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-
Quits 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
Ordained, etc., That the said
Board of Commissioners of
Thornwell Drainage District No.
One do hereby submit to the
qualified voters of said Thornwell
Drainage District No. One for
their approval and ratification,