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

Observation-Disclosures
S1,5OO.00 on January 1, 1925.
100000 on January 1, 1926.
100000 on January l, 1927.
100000 on January l, 1928.
100000 on January 1, 1929.
100000 on January l, 1880.
S2,5O0.O0 on January l, 1881.
S2,5OO.00 on January l, 1882.
$4,000 on January /, 1888.
$2,50O.00 on January 1, 1884.
$2,5O0.00 on January !, 1885.
100000 on January 1, 1886.
S3,OOO.00 on January l, 1887.
100000 on January /, 1888.
S3,50O.00 on January /, 1889.
S3,5OO.00 on January /, 1940.
$3,5OO.0O on January l, 194l.
100000 on January 1, 1912.
S4,5O0.00 on January l, 1914 ).
S4,5OO.OO on January ], 1914.
S5.OOO.OO on January /, 1915.
S5,OOO.O0 on January l, 1916.
$5,500.0O on January 1, 194I.
S5,50O.00 on January l, 194 ;.
S5,500.00 on January I, 1912.
S6.OO0.00 on January i, 1899.
And bearing interest at the rate OF.
five per centum per annum, payable
senli-annually on the first d9y OF
January and July in each year, the
several installments of interest TO be
evidenced by coupons attached to said
bonds, and both principal and inter
est shall be payable in gold coin OF
the United States of America OF the
present standard of weight and fine
ness at the Chase National Bank IN
the City Of New York, State OF New
York.
Said bonds shall be executed in sub
stantially the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ST, LANDRY PARISH,
BAYOU MALLET AND PLAQUE
MINE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
DRAINAGE BOND
TX KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That the Bayou Mallet
and Plaquemine Drainage District of
st. Landry Parish, Louisiana, for val
ne received is indebted to and hereby
promises to pay the bearer the sum of
Five Hundred Dollars, on the first
day of January 10. with interest
thereon from the date hereof ct the
rate of five per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually on the first
day of January and July in each year,
on presentation and surrender OF the
proper coupons hereto attached, bear
ing a fac-simile of the signature Of
the secretary of the Board of Com
missioners of said Drainage District,
as they severally become due. Both
principal and interest of this bond
are payable in gold coin of the Unit
ed States of America of the present
standard of weight and fineness, at
the Chase National Bank in the City
of New York, State of New York,
and the said Drainage District is
hereby held and firmly bound, and its
faith, credit, revenue and property
are hereby pledged for the payment
of the principal and interest hereof
at maturity.
This bond is one of an issue of one
hundred and ninety bonds of like
date, tenor and effect, except as to
time of maturity, issued by the Board
of Commissioners as the governing
authority of said Drainage District,
for the purpose of dredging Bayou
Plaauemine and Mallet, constructing
drainage bitches and improving the
gravity drainage in and for said
Drainage District and the inhabitants
thereof, the title of which shall vest
in said Drainage District, under au-
thority of Section / of Article 281
of the Constitution, Acts Numbered
256 and BIT of the Acts of 1910, as
amended, and resolution duly and
regularly adopted by the Board OF
| Commissioners of said Drainage Dis
trict, on the sixth day of January,
1920.
1t is hereby certified, recited and
declared that the proposition to issue
said bonds and incur said debt was
voted for by a majority in number
and amount of the property taxpay-
ers, qualified as electors under the
constitution and laws of the State Of
Louisiana, voting at an election duly
and regularly held for that purpose
on the 22d day of December, 1919
that provision has been made for the
levy of an ad valorem tax to pay sale
DOHOS1 bildI oil dCIoJ IOlAAbiOAAo o4AN
things required to be done prece
dent to and in the issuing of bonds
have been properly done, have hap
pened, and have been performed, il
regular and due form, as required b!
law, and that said Indebtedness doe
not exceed any statutory or constl
tutional limitation.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we
. the undersigned, president and secre
tary of the Board of Commissioner
of Bayou Mallet and Plaquemin'
Drainage District of st. Landry par
ish, Louisiana, being duly authorizes
, to execute this obligation on behal
of said Drainage District, have here
unto signed our names officially, an,
: affixed hereto the corporate seal 0
said Drainage District, at Opelousas
) in the Parish of st. Landry, State 0
{ Louisiana, as of the first day of Jan
uary, 1920.