The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-10
PROCLAMATION.

Be it Known, That l, II. A. FOntenot,
President of the Board Of Commission
ers of Bell City Drainage DISTRICT No,
One, do hereby issue this my PEocla-
nation, calling an election to be held
in said District on Tuesday, the 18th
day Of January, 1920, for. the purpose
of submitting to the qualified voters
of said district propositions to vote
ia special advalorem tax on all prop
erty within the limits of said Drainage
District, subject to State taxation, for
a period oil, twenty-five years, and TO is
sue bonds based thereon in the sum Of
Ninety Thousand C$90,O00.00) Dollars;
and to vote an annual tax of sixteen
cents per acre on all the acreage prop
erty within the limits of said Drainage
District for period Of thirty years
and to issue bonds based thereon in
the sum Of One Hundred and thirty
five thousand ($135,000.00) Dollars;
said election to be held at the Office Of
the North American Land & Timber
Company, Limited. at Bell City, Loui-
siana, in, said District, In accordance
with law, between the legal hours ,of
seven o'clock a. H., and FIVE O'clock
p. m, on Tuesday, January 18Th 1890
all Vt which, including the names of
tie Commissioners and Clerk appoint
ej for the purpose of presiding at
said election. will more fully appear
by reference to the following Ordin-
ances, No. One ID and No. Two (2)
Of the Board Of Commissioners, OF Bel
City Drainage District No. One, ocall.
ing the same, which Ordinances are
made part of this Proclamation.
Issued by me officially In Bell City
Drainage District Nc. One, on this the
Sfd day Of December, 1si9.
H. A. FONTENOT,
President Of the Board OF Commits.
siOners ofBelT City Drainage Dist
Attest: So" ~ l,'stee $500
THOMAS cox. :. /. ~! !: ~'i' -. Z
= Secretary. 3',el'..'~s'. .4'ItS - s.l
Upon motionsof Commissioned bar
ris;, seconded BY 'Commisslonheer ne
laney, That the, Following Ordinance :
authorizing the issuance 81 a bonded
Indebtedness III the sum of, One hupd.
red and thiftS-fye. thohSand $685.
OOO0O) Dollars, coFdriIg 4 period of
thirty years. Gomlmencing. with the
year 1920, anda terminating with the
year 1919, both flfcIdsfve, secured by.
an annual acreage tax Of sixteen cents
16c) per acre upon all acreage prop
erty located in said District, be adopt
ed, tO-wit:
Ordinance No. One ~.
AN ORDINANCE Of Bell City Drain
age District No. One for the levying of
a special tax ofisixteen cents per acre,
and the creation of a bonded Indebted.
ness of One hundred and thirty-fiye
thousand (S135, 100000 Dollars, as
authorized by Article ISL of the Con.
stitution of the State of Louisiana as
approved on the END day OF Novem.
Der, 1913, and the subsequent amend.
ments thereof, for the purpose of PRO
Tiding and maintaining drainage sys-
TEN on all lands situated In said Dis
trict, and for the holding Of ans cleo
ton therefor. -
Whereas, it is the opinion OF. the
Board of Commissioners OF said Bell
City Drainage District No. One that itI
is necessary that the said Drainage
District be authorized to create a
bonded indebtedness ct One hundred
and thirty-fve thousand ($135,0O0.OO)
Dollars, to be represented by two
hundred and seventy (270l bonds of
Five hundred ,lS500.OO) Dollars each,
10 be issued by the said Board Of Com
Of Bell City Drainage Dist.
rict No. One, to bear interest at. the
rate Of five (5) per cent per anhuli
payable semiannually, maturing ct
such dates as may be fixed by the
Board Of Commissioner Of said Drain.
age District, ct the tine O9 ar pEior to |