The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-02-28
outlined in red on the map 81
the said Drainage District.
SECTION

SECTION
Be it ordained by the Board 81
Drainage Commissioners of the Ba.
YOU Courta bleau and Teche Drainagp
District of the Parish of st. Landry.
State of Louisiana, that it IS advisa-
Bile and expedient to incur indebted
ness in said Drainage District to the
amount and for the purpose herein
after mentioned.
SECTION z
Be it further ordained, That a speA
cial election be and the same IS here
by duly called and ordered to be held
in the Bayou Courtableau and Teche
Drainage District of the Parish Of 81.
Landry, State of Louisiana, on Wed.
nesday, the 31st day of March, a. d.
1920, between the hours of 4. n.
and 5 p. m.
SECTION 3
Be it further ordained, etc, that at
said special election there will be sub
mltted to the taxpaying electors quail
flied to vote under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana
proposition to incur debt, issue and
sell serial negotiable coupon bonds Of
the Bayou Courtableau and Teche
Drainage District Of the Parish Of ST.
Landry, State of Louisiana, to the
amount of One Hundred and Twenty
five Thousand ($125, 100000 Dollars,
to run for q period Of from one a.
to not exceeding forty (40) years
from their date, bearing interet at
the rate of five percentum per an
mum from their date, payable semi
annually, for the purpose of construct.
ing system of gravity drainage ii
and for said Drainage District BIZ
cleaning with dredges or otherwise
the bayous, laterals and gulleys, all
Oh which are outlined in red on the
map of the district, and thereby I'M
proving the gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District and the
inhabitants thereof, the title to which
snail vest In said Drainage District.
The amount Of said bonds being less
than ten per cent (1Ogo) Of the as
sessed valuation of property within
the boundaries of said Drainage Dis
trIct as shown by the assessment rolls
last made of the said Drainage Dis
trict; said bonds to be of such denom-
NATION and the interest and principal
thereof payable at such time and place
as snail. be determined by the Board
OF drainage Commissioners and both
principal and interest of said bonds
to be secured and paid by sufficient
al ,Valorem tax levied and collected
IN each year that any of said bonds
are unpaid and outstanding, in &C.
cordance with the provisions in that
respect contained in Article 281 Of
the constitution and laws of the State
OF Louisiana and any and all amend
ments that may now exist or that may
hereafter be made thereto.
SECTION 4
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 laws of this
state, in the Star 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 substan-
tally al things set forth therein and
TO further state that the Board Of
Drainage Commissioners of said
Drainage District viii meet in open
session to be held at 10 o'clock a. M,
on the first day Of April, A. d. 1920,
at the office Of said Board in the
City of Opelousas, in the said Parish
of st. Landry, State Of Louisiana,
and then and there proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
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