The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-20

Landry, State of Louisiana, on the
22nd day of December, A. D. 1919,
between the hours of a. m. and 5
p. m.
Be it further ordained, etc., that at
said special election there will be sub
mitted to the taxpaying electors quail
flied to vote under the Constitution
and laws of the state of Louisiana, q
proposition to incur debt, issue and
sell serial negotiable coupon bonds of
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, to the amount
of Ninety-five Thousand Dollars
1895, 100000, to run for period Of
from one ID to not exceeding forty
| (4O) years from their date, bearing
| interest at the rate of five per CEN
tum per annum from their date, pay
able semi-annually, for the purpose of
constructing a system of gravity
drainage in and for said Drainage
District by cleaning with dredges or
otherwise the bayous, laterals and
bitches as follows:
Bayou Plaquemine and Bayou NAL
| let and the laterals and bitches con-
nected Herewith, also Ditch No. 2
with the latcrals connected Herewith,
and thereby improving the gravity
drainage in and for said Drainage
District and the inhabitants thereof,
the title to which shall vest in said
Drainage District; all of which ba-
yous, laterals and bitches are named
and outlined in red on the map of
the district, made by r. NJ. Hollier,
civil engineer, Opelousas, La. The
amount of said bonds being less than
ten per cent 10 per cent? of the
assessed valuation of property within
the boundaries of said Drainage Dis
trict, as shown by the assessment
rolls last made Of the said Drainage
District; said bonds to be of such de-
nomination and the interest and prin-
cipal thereof to be payable at such
time and place as shall be determined
by the said Board of Drainage Com
missioners and both principal and in
terest of said bonds to be secured and
paid by a sufficient ad valorem tax
levied and collected in each year that
any of said bonds are unpaid and out
standing, in accordance with the pro-
visions in that respect contained in
Article 281 of the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana and
any and all amendments that may
now exist or that may hereafter be
made thereto.
SECTION w
Be it further ordained, etc., that
notice of said special election be duly
published for thirty days prior to the
date fixed for holding said election,
in accordance with the law of this
state, in the Progress, the Off
cial journal of the parish of st. Lam
dry state of Louisiana, a newspaper
of general circulation therein. The
notice of election to embrace SUBJ
stantially all things set forth therein
and to further state that the Board of
Drainage Commissioners of said
Drainage District will met in open
session to be held at 10 o'clock a. m,
on the 23rd day of December, A. d.
1919, at the office of said board in
the city of Opelousas, in the said par
ish of st. Landry, state. of Louisiana,
and then and there proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
| the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns and
] declare the result Of the election and
make, file and publish and record a
process verbal of their proceedings.
SECTION "
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
the proposition to be submitted at
such special election shall be as fol
lows, and the ballots to be used shall
be in the following form:
BALLOT
For the Issuing of Bonds
A proposition to incur debt --I
issue and sell serial negOti-
able coupon bonds of the
Bayou Plaquemine and Nal i
let Drainage District of the
Parish of St. Landry, State
4 Of Louisiana, to the amount
of Ninety-five thousand Dol
lars 1896, 000.0O)k TO run
for a period of from one
to not exceeding forty (40)
years from their date, and YES |
bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent 6 per cent?
per annum from their date,
payable semi-annually at
such time and place as shall
be determined by the Board
of Drainage Commissioners
under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louis
lana relating thereto. -
For the purpose of con- -
structing a system of grav
ity drainage in and for said
+ Drainage District by clean
ing with dredges or other
wise, the Bayou Plapemine
and Bayou Mallet and the
laterals and bitches con-
nected Herewith, also Ditch
No. 2 with the laterals
connected Herewith and
thereby improving the gray
ity drainage in and for NO
said drainage district and
the inhabitants thereof, the
title to which shall vest in
said drainage district, all of
which bayous, laterals
and bitches are named and
outlined in red on the map
of the district made by R.
NJ. Hollier, civil engineer,
of Opelousas. -
Taxable valuation $.....
signature of Voter.
To vote for the proposition sub
mitted upon this ballot, place cross