The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-25
Which ordinance is in words and
figures as follows:

figures as IOuOWSs
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering and calling a special cleo
ton in the Sub-Drainage Dis
trict No. of the Bayou Mallet
and PIaquemine Drainage Dis
trict of the Parish of st. Ian
dry. State of Louisiana, for the
purpose of submitting to the
qualified property taxpayers OF
said sub-drainage district, the
proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds in said sub-drainage
district to the amount of Eighty
five Thousand (S85,000.00) Dol
lars, for the purpose of paying
and retiring the outstanding
bonds in said sub-drainage dis
trict, aggregating in all eight
thousand (S8,00O.O0) dollars; to
retire the acreage tax of 10
cents per acre and construct a
system of gravity drainage IN
and for said sub-drainage DIS
trict.
Section BE it ordained by the
Board of Drainage Commissioners OF
Sub-Drainage District No. / of the
BAYOU Mallet and iPlaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Lam
drv. State of Louisiana, that it is adj
visable and expedient to- incur IN
debtedness in said SUB-DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE mo. u
of st. Landry Parish, Louisiana, to
the amount and for the purpose here
matter mentioned, and appearing IN
the propositions hereinafter set forth.
Section BE it. further ordained
and set forth, that a special election
be and the same is hereby called and
ordered to be held in said Sub
DPAINAGE DISTRICT OF DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE III
of said Bayou Mallet and Plaque
mine Drainage District of the Parish
of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, on
the First day of December, A. d.
l.1919, between the hours OF z a. m.
and p. m.
Section BE it further ordained,
etc, that, at said special election
there will be submitted to the tax
paving electors, qualified to vote I'M
| der the constitution and laws OF the
State of Louisiana, proposition to
incur debt, issue and sell serial cou-
pcn bonds of said sub-drainage dis
trict No. of Bayou Mallet and
Pladuemine Drainage District Of st.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, to the
amount of Eighty-five Thousand
1885, 100000 Dollars, to run for a
neriod of from one III to not exceed
| ing forty (40) years from their date,
bearing interest at the rate OF i've
per centum per annum from thelr
ldate, payable semi-annually, the pro-
ceeds from the sale Of said bonds to
be used for the following purposes:
First-To pay and retire the prin-
cipal and such interest as may be due
thereon Of eight bonds of the demon.
ination of One Thousand Isl, 100000
Dollars each, dated 1st day eff Sep
TENDER, 1907, due and payable Apri
II. 1920. 1921, 1922, 1928, 1924
| 1925, 1925, and 1927, respectively.
And retire the special assessment
of the acreage tax of ten cents pei
acre per annum for a period of TWEEN
\ ty year, levied and assessed by the
previous Board of Drainage Commits
sioners on the 9th day of February
4 A. D. 1907, by and under the author
itv of the special election which was
held on the 7th of February, 1907
to secure and pay said bonds.
Second-To construct system Of
gravity drainage in and for sai6
drainage district by cleaning witt
dredges or otherwise, the bayous, lat
erals and bitches outlined in red OF
the map of the Sub-Drainage Distric
thereby improving the gravity drain
age in and for said drainage distric
| and the inhabitants thereof, the titl'
to which shall vest in said drainage
! district.
Section BE it further ordained
ETC., that notice of said psecial cleo
ton be duly published for thirty day
prior to the date fixed for holdini
said election, in accordance with thu
law of this State, in the Star-Prog
ress, the official journal of the parisl
: of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, ;
newspaper of general circulation
! therein. The notice of election to EN-
brace substantially all things Sc
forth therein and to further stat,
that the Board of Drainage Commits
sioners of the said SUBJ Drainage Dis
triet No. l of the Bayou Mallet an,
IPlaquemine Drainage District of tn
t Parish of ST. Landry, State of Louis
| lana, will meet in open session to b.
held at 10 o'clock a. M, on the IN,
, day of December, 1919, at the offici
| of said Board in the City of Opelou
I sas, in said parish, proceed to opel
! the ballot boxes, examine and coun
: the ballots in number and amount
! examine and canvass the returns AM
: declare the result of the election, an,
make, file, publish and record a pro
ces verbal of their proceedings.
Section Be it further ordained
etc, that the propositions to be sub
{ mitted at such special election shal
be as follows, and the ballots to b
used shall be in the following form
ALLOT.
For the Issuing of Bonds.
: A proposition to incur
debt, issue and sell serial
: coupon bonds of Sub
Drainage District No. / of
the Bayou Mallet and
Pladuemine Drainage Dikk