The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-13

drainage district, the title to when
shall be- vested in said drainage o''V-
riot; ,, ,,.o.r,,
Fourth: To providing all such Work
of extending said canals. dltche' %
drain conduits as in the judgment VI
said Board of Commissioners may %
necessary and proper economically 10
drain the property included within TIE
limits thereof. o.ao;,
Section Two. Be it Further Orda'h-
ed etc. That the said Board OF COM
missioners of Bell City Drainage iIl7L
r;ct No. One do hrebdy submit 10 inc
qualified voters of said Bel City
Drainage District No One for thelf
approval and ratification, the cfedIloll
of bonded Indebtedness and issuance
of bonds in the sum Of Ninety thouS-
and C$O000.00) Dollars, as aloTeSalu
and the levying annually by SalG
BOARD Of Commissioners OF an ahlluai
advaIorem tax, in such amount as may
be necessary from year 10 year ho'
exceeding ten mills on the dollar, on
all property subject to State taxation
located within the limits OF sam Boz
CITY Drainage District No. one loF
period of twenty-five years, c0mh"hG'
ing with the var 1920, and ending win
the var 1914. both inclusive, said elec'
ton to be held at the ONCE OF the
North American Land & Timber Gem
pany. Limited, at Bell City, Louisiana
within said District, on TUESDAY Jan
nary 18th. 1920, the polls TO be opened
at seven o'clock a. m, and closed a
five o'clock p. m, at which election
there shall be submitted TO the guam
fed electors the above pr0posltl.n up
IN ballots containing the following
words. toWit: ,.
FOR LEVYING AN ADVALOREM
...... TAN. ...... ..'.''.
Proposition to levy an ad- -- -
yalOrem tax Of such amount
as may be necessary from
year to year, not to exceed
| ten mills on the dollar per
annum on all property sub
iect to State taxation III
| Bell City Drainage District rs
! No. One, for period OF
twenty-five years, cOmmenc-
| ing with the var 1920, and
ending with the year 1914, -
both inclusive, for the pur-
pose of draining the proper
ty within said District, con-
Quoting the affairs Of said
district, and paying the
bonds amounting to the sum
CT Ninety thousand dollars NJ
with interest thereon, all OF
which will more fully ap-
pear by reference to Ordin-
ance No. Two (2) Of said
District enacted On Deem
Der 3rd, 1919. -
Taxable valuation $ .................
Signature Of voter ..................
NOTICE: To vote in favor Of he
proposition submitted upon this ballot
place a cross TX" mark in the square
after the word YES" to vote against
it, place a similar mark after the word
1"NO."
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
=. BASED UPON AN ADVA-
LOREN TAX.
Proposition to incur in - -
debtedness and issue bonds
Iof Bell City Drainage Dist
|rict No. One to the amount
of Ninety thousand dollars,
to run for twenty-five years,
payable at such times as YES
may be authorized by the
Board of Commissioners Of
said drainage district, ac-
cording to the Constitution
and laws of the State OF
Louisiana, bearing five per - -
cent per annum interest,
payable semi-annually, for
the purpose of raising funds
with which to drain said
district, maintaining t h enc
drainage system, and con
Quoting the affairs of said
district; all of which will
more fully appear by refer
ence to Ordinance No. Two
(2) of said Drainage Dist
riot, enacted December 3rd,
1919. -
Taxable valuation 5 ...........,....
Signature OF voter ..................
NOTICE.: To vote in favor Of the
proposition submitted upon this ballo
place a cross ''X' mark after the wore
YES" to vote against it, place {;
similar mark after the word mo"
Section Three: Be it Further Or
dained, etc, That the Board of Com
missioners of Bell City Drainage Dist
riot No. One does hereby appoint Du
pre- Hebert, Alcide Desermeaux ant
Simeon Derouen as Commissioners 0
said election, and Artamon Fonteno