The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-31

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gated by publication in one issue OF
the official journal of the Parishes OF
Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis and Gamer
on, authorizing a copy of this Ordin-
ance and process verbal to be filed by
the clerk of court of each of the said
parishes, to be by him recorded in the
mortgage records of each of said par
ishes respectively, and authorizing the
filing of a copy of this ordinance with
the process verbal of the promulga-
ton of said election, with the Secre.
tary of State, of the State of Louisi-
ana.
Whereas, on Tuesday, the 18th day
Of January, 1920, an election was du-
) ly and legally held in said Bell City
Drainage District No. /, by authority
Of Ordinaces number one o. and two
t2), adopted by the Board of Commits,
si0ners thereof, on December 3rd
1919; and
Whereas, on this, the 14th day of
January, 1920, at ten QO) o'clock A.
NJ, on said day, the Board of Com.
missioners met in accordance with
said ordinances number one O and
two (2), and did proceed in public
session to open the ballots, examine
and count the ballots in number and
amount, and canvass the returns, and
did find that same were in legal form
and that seventeen Q7) votes were
cast at said election by persons own
ing thirty-One hundred sixty (3160)
acres of land in said Bell City Drain
age District No. l, of the assessed
valuation of, Fifty-three Thousand
Nine Hundred Seventy 1858, $4,000
Dollars, of which Fifteen 15) votes
in number were cast by persons own
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land in said Drainage District of the
assessed valuation of Fifty-one Thous.
and Eight Hundred twenty ($51, 800,
600 Dollars, in favor of the PROPOSE
| ton submitted by said election to
authorize the creation of bonded in.
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five Thousand ($135, 100000 Dollars
and the levying of a special annual
acreage tax of sixteen Q6) cents per
acre per annum for a period of thirty
! 800 years, commencing with the year
1920, and ending with the year 1949,
both inclusive, on all acreage proper,
ty situated in Bell City Drainage Dist
riot No. 1, subject to State taxation,
and Two (2) votes by persons owning
One Hundred Sixty Q60) acres of land
assessed at Two Thousand one Humid
red fifty ($2,150.O0) Dollars, were cast
against the creation of said indebted
ness, and the levying of said special
tax, making amajority in favor of
said proposition Of Thirteen Q3)
votes in number, Twenty-eight humid
red forty (2,S4O) in acres of land, and
Forty-nine Thousand six Hundred
Seventy ($49,67OOO) in Dollars of as
sessed valuation.
We find that Seventeen (17) votes
were cast at said election by persons
owning property assessed at Fifty.
three Thousand Nine Hundred seven
ty (S53,97O.0O) Dollars, situated in said
Bell City Drainage District No. 1,up-
on the proposition submitted at said
election to authorize the creation of a
bonded Indebtedness of Ninety-thous-
and ($90, O00.00) Dollars, and the levy
ing of special advalorem tax sui.
ficient to meet and retire the same,
not exceeding ten (10) mills upon each
dollar of valuation for any one year,
for period of twenty-five (25) years,
commencing with the year 1920, and
ending with the year 1914, both in
elusive, of which fifteen (15) votes
were cast by persons owning property
assessed at Fifty-one thousand Eight
Hundred twenty ($51, S2O.OO) Dollars,
were cast for said proposition, and
two C2) votes were cast by persons
owning proerty assessed at Twenty.
one Hundred fifty ($2,15OOO) Dollars,
against said proposition making a
majority of Thirteen 13) votes cast
by persons owning property assessed
at a valuation of Forty-nine Thous-
and Six Hundred Seventy ($49, 67O.OO)
Dollars, in favor of the creation of
said bonded Indebtedness, and the
leVying of the advalorem tax.
Be it Further Ordained, ETC., First
that said election be, and it is here
by declared to have resulted in favor
OF each of said two propositions as
aforesaid.
Second, that the result of said cleo.
ton be promulgated by the publica-
ton of copy of said ordinance in
one issue of the official journal of each
OF the parishes, to.wit: Calcasieu, JEFF
ferson Davis and Cameron.
Third, that copy of this ordinance
and process verbal of the promulga
ton of said election be delivered to
the Clerk of Court in each of said
parishes, to be by them recorded in