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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

1t is hereby certified, recited and
declared that the proposition to issue
said bonds and incur said debt was
voted for unanimously 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 4th day of February, 1920 that
provision has been made for the levy
ing of an ad valorem tax to pay SAID
| bonds; that all acts, conditions and
things required to be done precedent
| to and in the issuing of bonds nave
been properly done, have happened,
and have been performed, in regular
and due form, as required by law, and
that said Indebtedness does not ex-
coed any statutory or constitutional
| limitation.
/ In testimony whereof, we, the un-
dersigned, president and secretary OF
the Board of Commissioners of Belle
vue and Coulee Croche Drainage Dis
trict of st Landry parish Louisiana,
being duly authorized to execute this
obligation on behalf of said Drainage
District, have hereunto signed our
names officially, and affixed hereto
the corporate seal of said Drainage
District, at Opelousas, in the Parish
of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, as
of the 1st day of April, 1920.
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Croche Drainage District of the Par
ish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana,
in the sum Of Seventy Thousand
(S70. 0O0.0O) Dollars for the purpose
Of constructing and maintaining
drainage system in said Drainage Dis
trict, prescribing form Of bond for
said issue, and authorizing the levy
ing of tax to pay said bonds.
Whereas, pursuant to the Act No.
l317 of the Acts of 1910, as amended
by Act 219 of the Acts of 1912, and
Act No. 227 of the Acts of 1914, and
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, called and created the Belle
vue and Coulee Croche Drainage Dis
trict, pursuant to which act of the
Police Jury said Drainage District
has been organized; and,
Whereas, under the authority of
Act 256 of the Acts of 1910, as
amended, the Board of Commission
ers of the said Drainage District, as
the governing authority of said. Dis
trict, called a special election which
was held on the 4th day of February,
A. D. 1920, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the property taxpayers,
who were authorized to vote at said
election, under the constitution and
| laws of the State of Louisiana, a
proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds in said Drainage District to the
amount of Seventy Thousand $780,
100000 Dollars to run for period
not to exceed thirty 800 years, pay
able serially, bearing interest at the
rate of five (5%e) per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of dredging Bayou Bour-
beaux and constructing drainage dit
ches and improving the gravity drain
age in and for said Drainage District,
and the inhabitants thereof, the title
to which shall vest in said Drainage
District; and,
Whereas, at said special election,
said bonds were authorized by the
unanimous vote in number and
amount of the property taxpayers
qualified to vote under the constitu-
ton and laws of this State, who voted
at said election; and,
Whereas, said Drainage District
does not, now, have any outstanding
Indebtedness and the said bonds in the
sum of Seventy Thousand ($7O,OOO.-
OO) Dollars vii not exceed ten (1O9S)
per cent OF the assessed valuation of
the property in said Drainage Dis
triet; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Board of Com
missioners of the Bellevue and Coulea
Croche Drainage District of the Par
ish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
that for the purpose of dredging Ba-
you Bourbeaux and constructing
drainage bitches and improving the
gravity drainage in and for said
Drainage District, and the inhabitants
thereof, there be issued the bonds of
said Drainage District in the sum of
Seventy Thousand ($70,OOO.O0) Dol
lars, under authority of Section / of
Article 281 of the Constitution and
Act No. $50 and Act No. 317 of the
Acts of 1910, as amended. Said is
suing shall consist of One Hundred
and Forty (140) bonds of the de-
nomination of Five Hundred $780,
00) Dollars each, numbering consec-
utively from One to One Hundred and
Forty, inclusive, dated as of the 1st
of April, A. D. 1920, due and paya-
hla.
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Secretary of State

For the purpose of paying the
principal and interest on said bonds
as it accrues there shall be levied and
collected annually an ad valorem tax,
in excess of all other taxes, suffi-
cient to pay such interest semi-an-
nually, and the principal falling due
each year; provided, that such spe-
cial tax shall not in any year exceed
ten mills on the dollars of assessed
valuation of the property in said
Drainage District.
The president and secretary of the
Board of Commissioners are hereby
authorized and empowered and di-
rected to execute said bonds as here
in provided, and to affix thereto the
corporate seal of said Drainage Dis
trict. The secretary of the Board is
hereby authorized and directed to
cause a certified copy of the proceed
ings of the of the Board authorizing
the issuing of said bonds and the
levy of tax to pay the same to be
published and promulgated in two
consecutive issues of the official
journal, and thereafter to cause same
to be recorded in the mortgage rec
ords of the Parish of St. Landry,
State of Louisiana, and to be regis
tered with the Secretary of State,
who shall also be furnished with a
copy of the official journal publish
ing the proceedings.
The resolution after being duly
seconded by Mr.. Daigle, was adopted
by the following vote:
Voting for the resolution-Frank
Dimmick, r. L. Wilson, Oscar Daigle,
Valery Bourque, William Lavergne.
Voting against the resolution
None.
And the resolution was declared
adopted.
The president stated that there be-
ing no further business, motion to
adjourn was in order.
Upon motion by Mr.. Bourque, sec
onded by Mr.. Lavergne, the meeting
adjourned to meet at the call of the
president.
Dated Opelousas, La, this 18th day
of March, 1920.
FRANK DIMMICK,
President.
ATTEST
L. A. ANDREPONT,
Secretary.
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ATTEST-
CERTIFICATE
L. A. ANDREPONT,
Secretary.

I, the undersigned, L. A. Andre
pont, secretary Of the Bellevue and
CouIee Croche Drainage District, do
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing document consisting Of
seven pages of. typewriter matter,
numbering from to z, inclusive, is
"a true and correct copy Of the minutes
of the fifth meeting Of the Board of
Commissioners of said Drainage Dis
trict, held in the City of OpeIousas,
La, on the 18th day of March, 1920,
which meeting includes resolution
authorizing the issuing of bonds.
In witness whereof, hereuntO sub
scribe my name and affix the cOrpor-
ate seal of said Drainage District,
this 18th day of March, 1920.
L. A. ANDREPONT,
Secretary.
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s5OO-0O

Know all men by these presents,
that the Bellevue and CoulEe .Cr0che
Drainage District of ST. Landry Par
ish, Louisiana, for value received Is
indebted tor and hereby pramises to
pay the bearer the sum Of Five Hun
dred Dollars on the 1st day of April
19--, with interest thereon from
the date hereof at the rate of five per
centum per annum, payable Semi-an-
nually on the 1st day of April and
September in each year, on presenta-
ton and surrender Of the proper eOu-
pons hereto attached, bearing a fac
smile of the signature OF the secre-
tary of the Board Of Commissioners
of said Drainage District, as they
severally become due. Both princi-
pal and interest Of this bond are pay
able in gold coin Of the United States
of America of the present standard of
weight and fineness, at the Chase Ma
tional Bank in the City of New York,
State of New York, and the said
Drainage District is hereby held and
firmly bound, and it's faith, credit,
revenue and property are hereby
pledged for the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest hereof at maturity.
This bond is one Of an issue of
140 bonds of like date, tenor and eff
feet, 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 Bourbeaux, con-
structing drainage bitches and i'm
proving the gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District and the in
habitants thereof, the title of which
shall vest in said Drainage District,
under authority of Section l of Ar
ticle PSI of the constitution, Acts
numbered 256 and 81 of the Acts of
1910, as amended, and a resolution
duly and regularly adopted by the
Board of Commissioners of said
Drainage District on the 18th day of
March, 1920,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

The president called the meeting to
order, pursuant to the notice which
had been given each member of the
Board, and requested the secretary to
call the roll Secretary called the
lrOll, and the following members were
present:
Frank Dfmmick, president; r. L.
Wilson, Oscar Daigle, William La
vergne and Valery Bourque.
/. The president stated that all the
members of the Board were present
and that the meeting was duly organ
izde and competent to transact bust
ness. He requested the secretary to
read the minutes of the last meeting,
which minutes We're read and unani-
mously adopted
The president further stated that
he had called the meeting for the pur-
pose of adopting a resolution for the
issuing of Seventy Thousand ($70,-
100000 Dollars of bonds and author
izing the levying and collecting of a
tax with which to pay the principal
and interest of said bonds at their
respective maturities. The author
ity to issue said bonds and the levy
ing and collecting of said tax was
duly vested in the Board of Commits
sioners by majority vote in num-
Der and amount of property taxpay-
ers voting at the special election held
in said Drainage District on the 4th
day Of February, A. d. 1920, and he
would now ask the secretary to read
the resolution which had been pre-
pared. The secretary read the reso-
luton as follows:
Mr.. Wilson offered the following
resolution providing for the issuing
OF bonds of the Bellevue and Coulee
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President.
Secretary.
INTEREST COUPON

On the 1st day of
19-, Bellevue and Coulee Croche
Drainage District of St. Landry Par
ish, Louisiana, will pay the bearer
Twelve and $4,000 Dollars ($12.50) +,
gold coin of the United States of
America, of the present standard OF
weight and fineness, on presentation
and surrender of this coupon at the
Chase National Bank in the City of
New York, State Of New Kork, be-
ing six months interest then due on
its Drainage Bond dated April /,
1920.
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Mr.. Mills offered the following or.
dinanee, duly seconded, to-wlt:
AN ORDTN ANCE

To authorize any one to kill geese in
vading his premises to his preju-
dice and injury without previous
notice to the 0wner.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish Of st. Landry, in reg
ular session convened
Section THAT It shall be lawful
for any one to kill geese invading his
premises to, his prejudice and injury,
without previous notice to the owner
of such geese.
Section 2-That this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its
first publication in the official jour
nal and that all ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance be and hereby are
repealed.
Yeas-Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade,
Pitre, Mills, Cummings, Pavy, Greig,
Dejean, McCoy-9 yeas.
Nays-Messrs. w. F. Brown, Mar
TIM nays.
Ordinance adopted.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
ATTEST
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All Light Car Road
Records Smashed

TOR SALE-one secondhand 1870
/ Steam Tractor, in good condition
one secondhand Continental gin out
fit, in good condition. Apply to Mrs.
A. w. DEJEAN, R. f. D. No. 8,
Church Point, La. mch13-tf
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10
j. ]. HEALEY, Clerk.

I osT-Certificate Of Indebtedness
IL No. Z of opelousas Lodge No.
1O48, B. P. o. E., issued to B. Ben.
nett. The said certificate is for the
sum of $4,000. The public is here
by warned not to negotiate for same
as application has been made for a
new certificate. mch20-6t
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10
MINUTES

Of the Fifth Meeting of the Board
of Commissioners of the Belle
vue and Coulee Croehe Drainage
District, heE3 at OpelOusas, Lou
isiana, az 2 o'clock p. m, this
18th day of March, A. D. 1920,
to adopt a resolution authorizing
the issuing of bonds.
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Secretary.

Secretary.
On the book of each of said bonds
shall be printed the following cer-
tificate: Incontestible. Secured by
tax. Registered this - day of
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

UTANTED-A saleslady, with expe-
wv rience in the dry goods and la
dies ready-to-wear business. Apply
in writing to THE SYMPHONIES,
0pelousas, La. mch20
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10
TAKEN UP-one s0rrel mare mule,

TAKEN UP-One sorrel mare mule,
about fourteen hands high. Has
been in my neighborhood on the Lit,
tie Teche for three years. Branded
with S on right jaw and v on LETT
ehoulder. Owner win please come Tor
ward. prove ownership to property
raw costs and take said animal away.
BFRNARD RAY, Route 4, Opei.ou1.-
sas, La. Meho-O'
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

Rub-My- Tism is a great pain killer.
Ii erlieves pain and soreness caused
by Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains,
etc.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-10

And bearing interest at the rate OF
five (5g6( per cent per annum, pay
able semIamuaIly, on the 1st day of
April end September in each year.
The several instaFTments Of interest
to be evidenced by coupons attached
to said bonds, and both principal and
interest shall be payable IN gold coin
of the United 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, said bonds shah be exeeu-
ted in substantially the following
form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ST. LANDRY PARISH
BELLEVUE & COULEE CR0CHE
DRAINAGE BOND
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17
OIL FRAUDS

INDICTMENT of eleven reputable investment houses and fy-
five individuals connection sale of
oil stocks healthy the cleaning ND of this partcuar to
of initiation.
The has the 1romotion
OF llladvsed and Legitimate oil enterprises is appalling
Every Legitimate oil industry country lending its
vigorous this fight the industry
a whole
The large howl that going up supposed oil people
against the of egitma financing ground that n
and initiative come from peone
who have bona fide speculative propositions.
The OIL promoter who is being Disseminated against
justly is the who makes money well drilled on
his property oil is struck on sucb well
ever Is drilled The principle applies
is stock shares syndicate segregated portions of
the great American desert acreage by these pho
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17
DAYS WHICH REQUIRE WISE ACTION

vxIBE there about
w OF BUSINESS and industry, hold take
great that are avs that keen
all the
future hold for the American people But
people, ;hey resoucefu people, but undertake
to pronounce them patient people We busy chasing
the 1ainbows the end of which believe
that have become inpatient will need to cr
propensit and The
o faith and spirit of OPTIMISM coupled
ton days
Many reforms have long been needed which postwar
bringing and will surely American people
still the greatest and people earth
America the nation of This
is statement which few years in
somewhat Indifferent fashion, though reasonably certain
would challenge apparently
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17

WHEN Governor Cox remarked that it necessary for tie
w country that real dirt
that
mess to attend to that matter he voluntarily
of the administration in that respect made an open
Senator Harding which
COX evidently
fees certain vii be directed against party refers
to few other things that declares will
hXd IN case he is successful at the polls
crnor taking the bull by the horns
his party the feeling of dissatisfaction knows
rega, to the failure of the Democratic party dnring
the past eight His action this respect that OF
his daughter who rushed into print father was
dry Notwithstanding his big brewery
ine OF Cincinnati and Notwithstanding
daughters declaration that PAPA
having hls of beer apparently regardless the
subject evidently the Cox family great deal
OF explaining IN this campaign and that it behoove them
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17
NOTICE TO I. W. W.
ninistration

HE service bureau of the American posted
notices in the wheat sections proclamation
the Legion in the following language
NOTICE TO l. W w.
''Any red card l. w. w. coming belt
red the following farmers who belong NonParsan
league which fraternay affiliated with the W. w. and who
doubtless would gladly employ
CThen follow and addresses Of farmers)
81 W. W.s wanted by anyone else and notice
hereby
wheat belt will furnish quick transportation necessary
The NonPartsan Leader official publication the
League calls law-abdng farmers
Possibly but clearly
millions sabotage performed
by ufians who boast of being members of Whining
Congress Journal
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17
LABOR UNION DISCIPLINE

DRES1DENT w Railroad
hos announced that the 10000 ouaws the
recent railroad strike contrary organz
VIII not he estated IN the union from which they expelled
when they walked out
Bona fide hwabdng labor EMPLOYERS as
we'll will welcome this step strike is the greatest
ace TO he labor organization itself 1t not only divides labor
collects the least inclined tn
that ordinarily settle dispute employer and en-
roye 1t turns loose and spurs worst elements among The
workers. creates I'll feeling that justified wreck
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17
Now we assert it

false would somehow by with it, Now assert
with positive born of real knowledge
possessed until the recent great
beyond doubt The great nation
nation big enough and strong enough and fair enough good
trial conflict things appear
that enough gather
the fabric and the
industries Of the country according to needs
This will a that by
the present administration the of the White House
the whom would have succeed him. We
predict that the country will Harding business adj
mnsraon
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17

e ONE days employing told
~ he recently said his what
wage he paid them for their services
from his customers enough that
make reasonable profit him
must be relation between his production
cost He does not object to workmen
mery
as great product formerly and provided he able
at least twice much he would formerly
product People who crtce the
are altogether too ready forget that the
ed product
years ago that rule than
worst feature fact connection business thar
double of
of
Gay or week than IN the former days of lower
phase OF this high proposition are often inclined
to overlook
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17

COME prominent candidate has recently said that
~ why golf should be
why
the desk the clerk behind the COUNTER
opportunity enjoy the game by ccreatcn
and the freedom of
a himself woin of
him of his him sleep well night and awake
freshed better able problems "a day The
Genwood Club helpful
by furnishing them wholesome
alton at that prohbve the ordinary
cumstances 1t is by aristocrac
organized from the business employees Genwood
eve occasionally dull
the body wholesome
and greater enjoyment In this Genwood occupies
position this being the only the entire slope
supports a golf club.
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17

VA ing note of the conditions that exist farming
ties he convinced that there altogether much dspos
ton for each farmer go it alone depending entirely
Judgment without advice consultation with his oentmes
successful neghbor And this brings
that this county made serious mistake when discontinued
employment county conjunction with
and the state agricultural college Since dsconti
of the making cooperative
against rodents other that threaten
prosperity We doing almost nothing along the line of the
scientific live stock We
ed attention to the dairy interests the best and scientific
methods of making that industry profitable We have organized
community breeding societies. and shipped county
less registered breeding stock than former days. equiva
lent to that backwards instead making
best of opportunities along live stock dairy lines
will yet when will
and then we will demand the return to the plan
- LENW'0D is be
~ visited at this time with high class of visitors and
women who of the highest value the communities
which they live They the people
communities therefor than any other
class OF people BY this time that the
apply to the editors of Colorado who meeting
their annual mid These people
the public pulse who know the community undongs
other the outing fer
la short period OF recreation for the enjoying fellowship
ogeher with another, and while they will
shop to certain extent they usually plan at these
meetings TO cut business shopa
treat themselves good time They have spot
for such and the Post
leave they wall be obliged admit mistake in
selecting clwood meeting
Venons docos druggists dentists merchants clerks preachers
or lawyers important such meenc
of editors of gathering anv
other class Therefore should special pleas
re oil every loyal citizen OF Genwood
Der of and the local extending hearty wei
to this of the Editorial
ton in session within our midst
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17
FOR PRESIDENT
WARREN G.. HARDING,
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
CALVIN COOLIDGE

4 PPARENTIY Genwood is the Cny community having
"A trouble with sliding mountain sinking road soil
diton that looking travel
annoyance expense buildings Not
while
between Rife and Meke Recently Grand Junction has found that
system great danger portion ground
the Hannah country through which the pipe line for their
works system slipping result of the proximity
of ditch and then there the Grand example
this city by which three four valuable residences have already
been greatly damaged beside the which
the road by of eaky line The Glenwoo
has already led the fling of prospect
expensive litigation
The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17

the machinery by which employer and mpoye brought
gethe calm consideration relationship destructive,
constructive.
Workers gained general recognition of rights
and bargain with their employers affecting
and conditions That recognition however, the
Of orderly The employer cannot deal with
chosen representatives
elected by the majority he take labor into partnership
the of his business If individual workers small!
them themselves continually hass him
with demands they have framed themselves without
a by their fellow the employer know where
The labor discipline in their ranks if
they make their word worth nothing
and all negotiations fall
respected labor today their members
their ranks and sterny punished the outlaw skeRoc
Mountain News
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-11-18
LABOREMOS

Haee tempo que vengo estudiando
el problema dc Puerto Rico y su "sta
tus'' politico. y la verdad que no en-
cuentro NADIA que satisfaga mis- deseos.
FL case es que esta Isla pas6 ser do
minada por los Estados Unidos, con la
condici6n de que Sc defniera ell "sta-
tus" de los portorriquehos, pOr 10 cual
Sc llama hoy Isla de Puerto Rico. AL en-
trar esta Isla bajo la soberania de los
Estados Unidos. Slos portorriquefios ten
dram que ser considerados exclusivamen
to como elementos defensores del lugar
donde han nacido7 Creemos que a este
debe interrogarse y recordar ahora con
tanta oporturidad como antes 10 de
''enarcar los labios, desahogar ell pc
enc, poner en- tension todos los muscu.
los vocales y todas las potencias voli
twas para decir: "No, no y no.''
sensato este y examinado 10 otro, ves
mos 10 que sucede despues de transcurri
do Ell periodic eleccionario En- esta lu
cha, combatieron tres Partidos para pre-
dOminar en- Ell pals y Obtener mayor car
tidad de votos.
Uno de estos varos descartarlo dG
nnestro analisis, pues es sabido que bus