The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-03

of way, canals ana mp .NF@MShIS dll" |
to properly and sufficiently drain the |
land comprised within said District
that it is necessary that special an !
nual tax of sixteen cents per acre as
authorized by Article PSI Of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana !
adopted November 22nd, 1918, as
amended, by leyying upon the acreage
property comprised within the limits
of said Bell City Drainage District NO.
One, for a period of thirty years, com
mencing with the year 1870, ana END
ing with the year 1949. both inclusive;
Section One. Be it Ordained by the
Board of Commissioners OF Bell CITY
Damage District No. One, that spec
ial annual tex of sixteen llht' cents
per acre, IS authorized by int Con
stitution Of the State Ct Louisiana, ap'
proved November 22nd, 1913, as amend
ed, be levied Oh all property comprised
within the limits of said Bell City
Drainage District No. One for period
of thirty years, commencing with the
wear 1920 and ending with the year
| 1S49, both inclusive, and the funds de-
rived from said tax shall be used eX-
clusiVely:
| First: To the liquidation and ex-
tinction of such bonded Indebtedness;
Second: For paying the expenses OF
organizing and running and operating
expenses of the Board of Commission
ers of said Drainage District, and the
operation of drainage canals, bitches
and machinery, owned and controlled
by the said Drainage District, the tile
to which shall be vested in the said
Drainage District;
Third: To provide for sucl, addition
al work of extension of canals, bitches
or drainage cohduits as in the Judg-
ment of said Board of Commissioners
may be necessary and proper eco
Inomically to drain the property inciud-
ed within the limits thereof;
Fourth: To paying the interest up
on said bonded Indebtedness.
Section Two. Be it Further Or
ldained, etc, That said Board Of Com
missioners of Bell City Drainage Dist
Irict No. One, do hereby submit to the
qualified voiers of Bell City Drainage
District No. One, for their APPROVAL and
ratification, the creation of bonded
Indebtedness and issuance OF bonds III
'4e stunt Of One hundred and thirty
| five thousand ($135, 00000) Dollars as
aforesaid, ard the levying Of a special
annual tax of si<Gnen ceCtS per acFt
i, ~ all f 10 %Irf &c proper IA
ed within the limits of said Bell City
Drainage District No. One, for period
of thirty years, commencing with the
year 1920, and ending with the veal
| 1949, both inclusive. said election tc
{ be held at the office of the NORTH
American Land and Timber Company
Limited, at Bell City, Louisiana, OF
Tuesday, January 18th, 1920, the polls
to be opened at seven o'clock a. m,
and to close at five o'clock p. m, a
which election there shall be submit
tied to the qualified electors the above
proposition in the following words, to
. wit:
! FOR THE LEVYiNG OF AN ACRE
) AGE TAX:
q Proposition to levy an - -
/. lacreage tax of sixteen cents
Q (16c) per acre per annum on
all acreage property subject
to State taxation in Bell City
Drainage District No. One YES
. for period of thirty years,
Z for the purpose of draining
the property within said
District, of conducting the
affairs of said District and - -
- paying the bonds amount
ing to One hundred and thir
. lty- five thousand dollars,
1 with interest, all of which
!, Twill more fully appear byINO
: reference to Ordinance No.
: One ID of Bell City Drain
. age District No. One, enact
:, ed December 3rd, 1919. - -
q Taxable Valuation $,...............
- Signature of Voter .................
NOTICE: To vote in favor of tn
g proposition submitted upon this ballo
!. place a cross "X' mark in the squar
y after the word yes" to vote agains
!, Lit, place a similar mark after the wor
o mo"
= FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
= BASED ON AN ACREAGE TAX
> Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds Of Bell City
4 Drainage District No. One
r. to the amount of One humid
/. Ired and thirty-five thousand
% dollars, to run thirty years,
n payable at such times as YES
u may be authorized by the :.
n Board of Commissioners of
IF said Drainage District, ac-
h. cording to the Constitution
A. and laws of the State of Lou -------
ar isiana, bearing interest at
n the rate of five per cent per
y lannum, payable semi-annual
II lily, for the purpose of rails
II. ling funds with which to
re- drain said district, main NO
tain the drainage system and
tv conduct the affairs of said
10 drainage district, all of
!, which will more fully ap
pear by reference to Or
Is. dinance No. One of said dist
t. riot enacted December Srd,
1919. - -
Taxable valuation $................
Signature of voter ...............
NOTICE: To vote In favor of Il
r. propositions submitted upon this ball
o. place eros: "X' mark in the squa
e after the word YES; to vote again
ed 1t, place similar mark after the wol
ID. NO"
s. Section Three: BE it Further O
of dained, ETC., That said Board Of Col
he missioners Of Bell City Drainage Dis
he riot No. One, does hereby appoint D
by pre- Hebert, Alcide Desarmeaux al
It's simeon Derouen as Commissioner
ID. and Artamon Fontenot, Clerk of sa
pt. election, respectively, which parti
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