The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-10

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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 2S1 of the
CONSTITUTION of the State of Lou
lisiaHa, adopted November 22nd,
1913, and amendments thereof,
be levied on all property COM
|prised within the limits of said
Thorpwell Drainage District No.
lone, for a period of twenty7pne
years, commencing with the year
1919, and ending with the year
1889, both inclusive.
| Section One: Be it Ordained
by the Board of Commissioners
of Thornwell Drainage District
mo. 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 2S1 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 Distric'
IlNo. One, for a period of twenty
| one years, commencing with thu
| year 1919, and ending with thu
| year 1899, both inclusive, and thu
funds derived from said advalo
| rem tax shall be used exclusivel.
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.
II Third: For the payment
II 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
90. led by said drainage district,
the title to which shall be
vested in said drainage dist
If riot.
N Fourth: To providing all
y such work of extending said
d canals, bitches or drain con-
a duits as in the judgment of.
!" said Board of Commissioners
err may be necessary and proper
id economically to drain the
I'll property included within the
es limits thereof.
$ Section Two: Be it Furth
as Ordained, ETC., That the Sa
N Board of Commissioners
id ThornweIl Drainage District \
e. One do hereby submit to t
nd qualified voters of said Thornw
&C. Drainage District No. One
RS their approval and ratificatlt
ON the creation of bonded indebtt
of ness and issuance of bonds in t
on sum of Twenty-four thousa
,h. (S24,O0O.00) Dollars, as aforesa
~ and the levying of special {
to valorem tax as aforesaid, in ST.
ON amount as may be necessary fr'
nrs year to year, not to exceed
.ict mills ON the dollar, on all pr
eet erty subject to state taxation
q Gated within the limits of Tho
l1g. well Drainage District No. o
|lot for period of twenty-one ye'
ass commencing with the year |.
uIt and ending with the year Il
ate both inclusive, said election to
to held at residence of Joseph Gl
his ry in said district, on Tuese
No. the 9th day Of May, 1919.
; of poll to be opened at seven o'cl
ISL a. m, and closed at five o'cioc
H., at which election there 5
of be submitted to the qualified 4
No, tors the above proposition U