The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-20
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Whereas, it is the opinion of the
Board of Commissioners OF said Bell
City Drainage District No. One that 1t
lis necessary that the said Drainage
District be authorized to create a
bonded Indebtedness of One hundred
and thirty-fve thousand ($lS5, 100000
Dollars, to be represented by two
hundred and seventy (270) bonds of
Five hundred ($5O0.OO) Dollars each,1
to be issued by the said Board of Com
missioners of Bell City Drainage Dist,
riot No. One, to bear interest at the
rate of five (5) per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, maturing at
such dates as may be fixed by the
Board of Commissioners of said Drain
age District, at the time OF or prior TO
the issuance of the same, and also
that in order to secure the payment OF
such bonds, together with the interest
thereon, and additional funds with
which to enable said Bell City Drain
age District No. One to procure the
necessary dredging machinery, rights
of way canals and improvements and
| TO properly and sufficiently drain the
land comprised within said District,
that it is necessary that a special an
nual tax of sixteen cents pei" acre as
authorized by Article 281 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
adopted November 22nd, 1913, as
amended, by levying upon the acreage
property comprised within the limits
Of said Bell City Drainage District No.
One, for a period of thirty years, COM
mencing with the year 1920, and end
ing with the year 1S49, both inclusive;
i Section One, Be it Ordained by the
Board of Commissioners Of Bell City
damage District No. One, that spec
! ial annual tax of sixteen Q6c} cents
per acre, AS authorized by the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana, ap
proved November 22nd, 1913, as amend
ed, be levied on all property comprised
within the limits of said Bell City
Drainage District No One for a period
of thirty years, commencing with thu
wear 1920 and ending with the veal
| 1949, both inclusive, and the funds de
rived from said tax shall be used eX
clusively: =. r..
First: To the liquidation and ex
9 tinction of such bonded Indebtedness
2 Second: For paying the expenses o
y organizing and running and operating
S expenses of the Board of Commission
y ers of said Drainage District, and tn
!, operation of drainage canals, ditche
and machinery, owned and controlle
by the said Drainage District, the TIL
: to which shall be vested in the sal
Il Drainage District:
J, Third: To provide for sucE addition
: al work of extension of canals, ditche
e or drainage conduits as in the 1ude
S ment of said Board Of Commissioner
l. NAV be necessary and proper ec'
S nomically to drain the property inclu'
l. ed within the limits thereof;
l. Fourth To paying the interest "
y ON said bonded Indebtedness.
$ Section Two. Be it Further U
S dained. ETC.. That said Board Of Con
- missioners of Bell City Drainage Dis
"a riot No. One, do hereby submit to I'll
q qualified voters of Bell City Drainae
District No. One, for their APPROVAL an
a ratification, the creation of bonde
g Indebtedness and issuance of bonds
= the sun, Of One hundred and thirt
d five thousand (s135,000.00) D)llars
9 aforesaid. and the levying Of speci
E annual tax of sixteen ceEts per ac1
3 H;.on all f ..e 2,rF &c proper 'u"s
g ed within the limits of said Bell Gil
b Drainage District No. One, for a perit
g of thirty years, commencing with Il
e year 1920, and ending with the ye'
Ia 1949, both inclusive, said election
g be held at the Office of the Nor
n American Land and Timber Compan
q Limited, at Bell City, Louisiana, 4
g Tuesday, January 18th, 1920, the pol
y to be opened at seven o'clock a. n
B and to close at five o'clock p. m,
8 which election there shall be subm
b ted to the qualified electors the abo
g proposition In the following words, I
81 wit:
b FOR THE LEvYiNG or AN AcR
81 AGE TAX: