The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-10
Signature of Voter

Notice to Voters-To vote in fav-
or of the proposition submitted upon
this ballot, place a cross (X) mark
in the square after the word eyes"
and to vote against it, place a SINH
lar mark after the word mo"
Section 6-Be it further ordained,
etc, that the president of the Board
of Drainage Commissioners of the
said drainage district Of st. Landry
parish, State of Louisiana, be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to
have the necessary ballots printed
for the said election in accordance
with law and the provisions Of this
ordinance; he shall also provide the
ballot boxes and the necessary
blanks and tellers' sheets and other
paraphernaha for the holding Of said
election.
Section BE it further ordained,
ETC., that the clerk OF court and ex-
officio registrar of voters for said
parish shall furnish the election of
ficers herein mentioned with list Of
the taxpayers entitled to vote in per-
son or by written proxy at said spe-
cial election, together with the assess
ed valuation Of each Of the said tax
payers property as shown by the as
sessment rolls last made and filed
prior to said election.
Section 8--Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the election shall be held at
Whiteville, La, at ]. P. Savant's
store; Beggs, La, at Jack Cason's
store; Rosa, La, at E. v. Hudspeth's
store, in said drainage district, and
the following persons are hereby ap-
pointed and empowered to act as COM
missioners and clerks at said election.
Rosa, at e. v. Hudspeth's store
Commissioners: r. G. Andrus, w. B.
Baker, Arthur Fogleman; clerk, E. v.
Hudspeth
Whiteville, at ]. P. Sayant's store
Commissioners: James Milburn,
j. H. Baldridge, Adam Stage; clerk:
E. E. Singleton.
Beggs, at Jack Cason's store
Commissioners: j. G. Whitley, Claude
Stevenson, Joe Reeves; clerk w. A.
Peckham.
The officers of election above
named shall mold said election to con-
form with Act No. 256 Of 1910 and
all acts amendatory and supplement
tary thereto, and shall make due re-
turns of said election to the Board Of
Commissioners Of said drainage dis
trict at the said meeting to be held
at the said office of the said board in
the City of 0pelousas, Parish Of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, on the
18th day of January, 1920, and the
said officers of election shall be COM
pensated in accordance with law.
Section Be it further ordained
ETC., that the Board of Drainage Com
missioners of the said drainage dis
trict shall if the majority of the tax
payers in numbers and amount Of as
sessed valuation voting at said spe-
cial election vote in favor Of the prop
ositions herein submitted, annually
levy and collect, beginning with the
year 1920, while any or all Of the
said bonds are unpaid and outstand-
ing in excess Of all other taxeJ, suf-
ficient ad valorem tax and the acre~
age tax or forced contribution Of six
teen (16 cts) cents per acre per an
mum as hereinabove mentioned to pay
the semi-annual interest and the prin-
cipal of said bonds at their respective
maturities.
The foregoing ordinance after be-
ing duly seconded by Mr.. Savant, was
read to the board and adopted by the
following votes:
For the Ordinance. P. Savant.
]. E. BealI, A. J. Richard, G. E.Duck-
worth, Allotes Thistlethwaite.
Against the Ordinance-None.
Adopted December A. 1919
ALLOTES THLSTLETHWAITE.
President Board Of Drainage Com.
missioners Bayou Boeuf and
Waxia Drainage District.
L. A. ANDREPONT,
Secretary.