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The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-02

District in the sum of One hundred
and tbirty-fiye thousand Q35,000.00)
Dollars, dated the first day of Novem-
ber, 1920, of the denomination of Five
hundred ($5OO.00) Dollars each, and
bearing interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum, payable February l.,
1921. and semi-annually thereafter on
the first day of February and August
Of each year, said interest to be evi
dcnced by interest notes or coupons
attached to said bonds respectively.
Said bonds shall be numbered from /
to 270, both inclusive, and shall mature
as follows:
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suance Of bonds of Bell City Drainage
District Number One.
Whereas. at an election heretofore
on the 18th day Of January, 1920, duly
called and held in Bell City Drainage
District Number One, in the parish Of
Calcasieu, state of Louisiana, there
was submitted to the qualified pro
perty taxpayers the proposition Of
levying and assessing Of an annual
contribution or acreage tax Of sixteen
(16c) cents per acre for period Of
thirty years, commencing with the
year 1920, and ending with the year
1949, upon all the lands situated in
| said District; and
Whereas, at said election there was
submitted to the qualified property tax
payers of said District a proposition
to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
Of said District amounting in the ag-
gregate to the principal sum of One
hundred and thirty-fiye thousand
t$135,OOOOOl Dollars, payable in prin-
cipal and interest out of the amount
to be raised by said annual contribu-
ton during said period; and
Whereas, due and timely notice
for the time and in manner prescribed
by law, was given of said election, and
majority in number and amount of
the property taxpayers, qualified as
electors under the law and COnstitu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana, voted
there-at, authorizing the Board Of Dir
ectors to levy said tax of sixteen cents
per acre per year, for a period Of thirty
years, beginning with the year 1920.
and ending with the year 1949, and to
issue bonds of said District in the sum
Of One hundred and thirty-fiye th0us,
and ($135,00O00) Dollars, in anticipa.
ton Of the collection thereof;
Section One: Be it ordained by the
Beard Of Commissioners Of Bell City
Drainage District No. One, in session
duly convened, that there shall be and
are hereby ordered to be executed
the negotiable coupon bonds Of SAID
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90000.Oh

SAID bonds shall be signed b. the
President of the Board of Commission.
ers of this District and COuntersigned
by the Secretary of said Board, and
each of said bonds shall be attested
by the corporate seal of the District
The interest notes or coupons shall
be executed by the Autographed fac,
simile signature Of the President and
Secretary Of the Board. Both principal
and interest of said bonds shall be
payable at the Mechanics and Metals
National Bank in New York City, New
York
| Section 2. Be it further ordained
ETC., That except as to number and
date of maturity the said bonds Shall
Re in substantially the following form:
United States of America =.
State Of Louisiana go. ....
=. Parish of Calcasieu.. ....,
Bell City Drainage District Number /
Number. $500.00
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND
Know All Men BY These Presents:
1hat Bell City Drainage District No.
One, acknowledges itself to owe and
for value received, hereby promises to
pay to bearer the sum Of Five hun
dred Dollars on the first day Of Febru-
ary, 10. ..., with interest thereon at
the rate of five per centum per annum,
payable on the first day Of February
and semi-annually thereafter on the
first day Of February and August of
zach year, as evidenced by the coup
ons hereto attached, until the princip
al thereof is paid. The principal sum
and interest thereon are payable in
lawful money of the United States Of
America. at the Mechanics and Metals
National Bank in New York City, New
York, upon the presentation and sur
render of this bond and the coupons
hereto attached, as they respectively
mature.
This bond is one of series of one
hundred and eighty bonds, all Of like
date and denomination and numbered
from one to one hundred and eighty,
both inclusive, aggregating Ninety
thousand Dollars, issued by the autho-
rity of the Constitution and laws of
| the State Of Louisiana, and has been
authorized by the property taxpayers
of said District, qualified as electors
at an election duly called and held
for that purpose.
And it is hereby certified and recited
that all acts, conditions and things
necessary to be done precedent to the
Issuance of this bond and other bonds
| Of this series, in order to make them
Illegal, binding and valid obligations
of said district have been done and per
formed in due form as required by
llaw. that the total Indebtedness of said
District, including. this issue Of bonds,
does not exceed any constitutional or
statutory limitation.
In witness whereof, the Board OF
Commissioners of Bell City Drainage
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promises to pay to the bearer the sum
of live hund:ed Iollars on tll2 first
day Of February 19. ..., with five per
cent per annum interest from date, ray
Gtle semi-arnually on the first day of
rt bruary and Angrst in each year, as
.GvidenCed by coupons hereto attached
rItil the principal thereof is paid. The
r. ncipal and interest here,f are pay
,'le in lawful money OF tie United
states Of America, at the Mechanics
ard Metals National Bank, III the city
- New York. State of New York, upon
he presentation ana surrender Of this
bond and the coupons hereto attached
4: they respecti"ay mature.
This bond is one of a series of two
hundred and seventy (27O) bonds, all
of like date and denomination, and
numbered frcm one to two hundred
and seventy both inclusive, aggregat-
ing One hundred and thirty-fiVe thous-
and ($135, 100000 Dollars, issued under
the authority Of the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, and has
Jeen authorized by the property tax,
payers of said district qualified as
electors at an election duly called
and held.
This bond is secured in principal
md interest by an annual contribution
II acreage tax of sixteen cents per
acre on every acre of land comprised
within said District and subject to
taxation.
And it is hereby certified and recit-
ed that all acts, conditions and things
necessary 70 be done precedent to the
issuance of this bond and other bonds
of this series in order to make them
legal, binding and valid obligations
of said district have been done and per
formed in due form as required by
aw: that the total Indebtedness of
;aid District, including this issue OF
bonds. does not exceed the C0nstitu'
ional and statutory limitations Of in
lebtedness and the tax necessary to
pay the same has been duly voted
nd pledged, and does not exceed the
constitutional and statutory limitation
In witness whereof, the Board Of
Commissioners of Bell City Drainage
District No. One, by virtue of the au
.hority vested in them by the Consti
,ution and laws of the state Of Louisi
ma have caused this bond to be signed
" its President, courtersigned by its
Secretary, and sealed with the sea
If the Board of Commissioners, ant
lave caused the interest coupons here
% attached to be executed by the litho
graphed signatures of said Presiden
nd Secretary, as of this the first day
Of November. A. D. 1920
Countersigned:
! ..,...,,.....'...
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|ctAL MINUTES OF
BARD or COMMISSIONERS
BELL CITY DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NO. ONE

,utes Of a meeting of the Boart
,missioneers Of Bell City Drain
histrict No. One, held at it's domi
, lis office in Bell City, Louis
a. eight o'clock p. m. on Wednes
cootember 10, 1920, there being
Inf H. 4. FontenOt, a. f. Parent
os Delaney, H. H. Harris and
,oq Cox. The meeting was. called
her by H. A. FOntenot, President
,rpsided as chairman; Thomas
Secretary, officiating as such.
minutes of the meeting of Mar
900 were read, and upon motion
.sconded and carried, the same
approved.
Board of Commissioners then
s5ered the passage Of ordinances
.,Izing the issuance Of the bonds
IA district, and fixing form of
and terms Of payment, in &C,
nance with the election held Jan
18th, 1920, and upon motion OF
Harris, seconded by Charles De-
Ordinances Nos. 6 and 7 were
5pced and offered for adoption;
.bairman called for a vote upon
doption of said ordinances, which
led as follows:
!, Five votes;
z, No votes,
boreupOn the Chairman declared
of said ordinances adopted as
Ws;
ORDINANCE No, SIX (6)
Ordinance authorizing the is
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-02
sgNc aaSIEEss COLLEGE, stw OsLGAas

highest Grade and Most Practical
Courses in Business, IN Shorthand and
in English. Best Equipments. On'
equaled Facilities. Complete College
Bank Only School with Actual store
and Actual Money, In which students
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Personal instruction.
.trnyq ,p. GrafuatpR in general deBanG
30 zo1IT, y SONS, New Orleans. La
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Total 13500O.00 1277OO.0O 26270O.0C
BELL CITY Ordinance Gal 2. con

Total 135000.00 12770000 2627QO.OC
EELL CITY Ordinance Gal 2. con
Said bonds shall be signed by the
President of the Board of Commission
ers Of this district, and countersigned
by the Secretary and attested by the
corporate seal Of the District. The in,
terest notes or coupons shall be exc
cutcd by the Autographed fac-simile
signature of said President and Secre-
tary. Both the principal and interest OF
said bonds shall be payable at the Me
.hanics & Metals National Bank in the
City Of New York, State of New York.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
etc. that said bonds except as to No
and date Ct maturity, shall be of sub,
stantially the following form:
United States of America
State Of Louisiana
Parish of Calcasieu
Bell City Drainage District Number /.
No. $4,000
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND
Know All Men BY These Presents:
That Bell City Drainage District No.
One, does hereby acknowledge itself
cove and FOR value received hereby
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President
Said bonds shall be registered by
the Secretary of State of the State of
Louisiana, and shall have endorsed
thereon the words:
State of Louisiana;
Office of the SIS.
Secretary Of State.
This bond secured by tax; register
ed on this the .......... day Of. .....
49,. 1872.
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CO U P O N

On the first day of ....... .,19....
Bell City Drainage District No. One
promises to pay to the bearer the sum
of Twelve and 5O-1OO ($12.5W Dol
lars, at the Mechanics and Metals Ma
tional Bank in New York City, State
of New York being the interest dua
on that date on its Public Improve
ment Bond, dated November 1st, 1920
Number. T.............
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Secretrry

Subjoined to said bonds shall be in
crest notes or coupons Of the proper
number to evidence the several install
ments of interest to accrue thereon
respectively, and except as to date
of maturity, number Of coupons and
number Of bonds to which attached
said coupons shall be in substantially
the following form:
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-02
I "DIAM0ND DYES"
DON'T RISK MATERIAL

i rackage of Diamond Dyes con-
Gu 5irScti6ns so simple that any
= can dye any material without
,Eir@ y fading or running. Druggist
'oolor csyd-IGke no other dye!
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-02
Secretary of State


Section T. Be it further ordained,
etc, That Bell City Drainage District
No. One shall and does hereby cove
nant with each and every holder of
said bonds, or any one of them, that
in apt time, manner and season, out
of the proceeds of taxes collected
there shall be set apart II sum suffi.
cient to pay and discharge the prin'
cipal and interest OF said bonds as
and when the same become due and
payable, in accordance with the provi
sions CT this ordinance.
BELL CITY Ordinance Gal g. cont.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
etc., That this ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after
its publication.
ThCs. Cox, Sec.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-02

CHESTERFIELDs "sntisfy."
" And yet Chesterfelds are mild.
With "body" enough to satisfy u
cigar sm oker, Chesterfelds are
mild enough to suit any cigarette
smoker. They're mild and yet they
"8atisfD." That is doubtless why
Chesterfelds have so many friends
among both classes Of smokers.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-02

Secretary
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-02

JUST A coincidence.
IT MAY have been.
BUT ! rather doubt 1t.
He FINISHED the smoke,
AS | finished my talk.
AND He said, "All right.
YOUR ARGUMENTS.
ARE LIKE your smokes.
THEY SATISFY"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
TIMELY ADVICE TO THOSE
WHO INTEND TO Celebrate
"Do Your Christmas Shopping Early
BY Beginning Today"

Very trite it may be to say 1t, but
duty requires that the public be ad-
vised to do its Christmas shopping
early, and now it is early.
Though Thanksgiving yet looms in
the imminent otfing, predatory con-
signments from the storehouse of
good old st. Nick have Been received
in this city, and all our business men
are prepared to assist love in its i'm
memorial annual ministry of making
others happy.
Our merchants deal in goods that
the public desires and must have and
they are ready now to assist you in
your early Christmas shopping.
An early Christmas shopping cam
paign is in keeping with agreeable ira
ditions. Its necessity should not have
to be urged, but editorially to urge
such necessity is as much to be ex-
pected along about this time O. veal
as slippers and suspenders are expect
ed by father on the glad Christmas
morn.
Shopping takes time, and Christina.
has the habit of slipping up on oldel
folks, though 1t drags with leaden fee
toward the wishes of childhood.
Buy early your leisure. 1t is tn
sensible thing to do.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
next SHOW IS
lis A VERY HIGH
CLASS COMEDY
"GoOd Morning judge Is An Unus.
ually Attractive Comedy
Wit Good Story
Throughout.

Good Morning Judge" will be the
attraction at the Washington Theater
on Monday, November 22Rd. The Com
ing of this frothy girl and music show
ushers in brief season of an offer
ing that is unique in many ways. Pri-
marily Good Morning Judge" al
though musical comedy, follows the
figid lines of dramatic construction
and unfolds a narrative at once log
ical, complete and funny. From the
days of the turbaned, loose-robed
primitive story-teller in the early
dawn of history to the present era of
high speed printing presses all the
world has persisted in its love of a
good story, particularly if it contain
ed touch of romance and a dash of
laughing material. In this respect
Good Morning Judge" enjoys an ad-
vantage over the entire run of con-
temporaneous musical comedies, for 1t
Is merely musicalized version of a
standard farce that will probably for
ever be regarded as a stage classic.
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero is the real
playwright of Good Morning Judge"
although other writer's, and compos-
ers as we'll, share honors with him on
the program land divide the huge
royalties that the piece has, and con-
tinues, to earn). His famous farce
"The Magistrate" is reproduced bodily
and intact in new atmosphere, but
without one situation discarded or a
laughing line deleted. For this the
author of the book, Fred Thompson
claims credit. Adrian Ross and Percy
Grenbank contributed the lyrics and
Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot
the music. All Englishmen, but each
well known and popular in this coun-
try, especially the contributors of the
score, who will long be remembered
for their music in "The Chinese Hon.
eymoon," "The Orchid" "A Runaway
. Girl" and a long line of early musica
comedy hits.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
BLUE LAWS ENFORCED
At PORTSMOUTH SUNDAY
Residents Of That Village Pass a Purl.
tanical Sunday.

The Sunday Labor Law was strictly
enforced at our neighboring village of
Portsmouth Sunday and work from
there today is that the 10000 residents
are still alive and a great deal better
for their treat of really observing one
Sunday.
Under orders of city authorities that
no violation of the Sunday labor law
would be tolerated all places of busi-
ness, including drug stores, were
closed.
On the public square a monument
showed Portsmouth buried in effigy.
1t bore placards: I'm memory of a
good town. Portsmouth died Novem-
ber IA, 1920" The street cars were op-
Grated and an occasional taxi was tc
be seen. Some folks were out driving
their own cars, propelled by gasoline
stored in advance.
Only one arrest was made. A maj
who opened his clothes-cleaning es
tablishment to accommodate a patrol
who had forgotten to get his Sunda,
suit Saturday, was quickly nabbed b,
the police.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
TO CLOSE BARBER SHOPS
ALL DAY CHRISTMAS,

For the first time "since memory
runneth not" the barber shops of
Maysville will be closed the full day
on Christmas this year, which falls on
Saturday.
At meeting Of the BARRIERS Union
held Monday night 1t was decided to
keep barber shops open until II
O'Clock Christmas eve, Friday. Decem-
ber "a, and remain closed all day
Christmas reopening again on Mon
day, December q.
Thus the "boys" will have TO cut out
getting their tonsorial work done on
Saturday for Sunday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
LARGE RUN OF COAL
PASSES THIS CITY TODAY
Over S,000,000 Bushels Of Much-Need-
ed Fuel Now On Its Way
To Market.

The artificial wave that was started
Saturday at Wheeling dam is passing
this city today and has made a suffi-
cient rise in the river to enable the
towboats to get over the shoal places
in the river with about the largest
shipment of coal that has ben sent out
of the Kanawha River this year.
The towboats Catherine Davis, Otto
Marmet, Sallie Marmet, Eugene Dana
Smith. ]. T. Hatfield, W. X. Fields and
]. T. Donald passed here today with
tows aggregating about 100000
bushels of coal for the Cincinnati and
Louisville markets and it will be a
big relief to those cities, as fuel is get
ting scarce.
1t is expected that several barges
will be left off here, as the local sup
ply has been exhausted for several
weeks and there has been consider
able suffering among those who buy
only in small quantities.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
TO WELL.KNOWN WOMAN,

Mrs. George N. Crawford, while on
her way home last night at Second
and Limestone streets, fell on the
pavement and sustained a bad frac-
ture of her righ hip. Some time ago
she fell on the steps of the Govern
ment building and fractured one of
her limbs and was able to get around
with the aid Of cane. Mrs. Craw-
ford Is 81 years old and this second
accident is deplorable. She was car
ried to her home in Lee street, where
DR.. L. H. Long rendered necessary
surgical aid an made her as comfort
able as possible.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
INSTALLATION OF
ADDITIONAL SERVICE
At ELECTRIC PLANT
When Completed II VIII Give This
Company Sufficient Power To
Furnish All the Service
Required.

Since the building Of the new power
plant and the installation Of the first
turbine the old electric plant In the
West End has been kept in reserve for
occasional operation during the neces-
sary shut downs at the new power
plant. The growth of the electric pow
or and lighting load has now reached
a point where the capacity of the old
plant is sufficient to carry only part
of the load
Monday part of the steam header at
the new plant was removed and two
of the boilers entirely disconnected.
To make things good and interesting
the tubes of a third boiler in service
, began leaking putting it out Of busi-
ness. The steam capacity of the new
plant, thus reduced, was not sufficient
| to take care of the part Of the load as
signed it and about supper, time last
night, the fellows at the two plants
had a hot and interesting time Of it
something like passing hot potato
first to one plant would hold the load
as long as 1t had the steam and then
drop 1t and the other would pick ii up.
While there are two months work
before the new turbine installation
will be completed, The Ginnell Co.
men expect to finish all work involv-
ing a cutting into the live steam sup
ply lines and header and the shutting
down of any part of the present equip
ment this week.
With the arrival Tuesday of an
other car load shipment containing a
surface condenser made by the c. II.
Wheeler Mfg. Co., of Philadelphia, Pa,
the last piece of apparatus necessary
for the installation of the 1000, X. W.
(1350 H. P) turbine has ben received
by the Maysville Power Co. The tur-
bine was received and placed on foun-
dation about a month ago.
AL! of this equipment was contract
ed for last winter for delivery before
July LIST. and 1t was expected that the
entire job would be completed during
the summer.
The Grinnell Co., who have the pow
er piping contract, have begun work
this week on their job of instast4s
, the heavy piping, valves and fittings
connecting up the various apparatus
A most important and valuable fea-
ture of the power piping installation
will be that the two turbine will be sc
connected to the boiler plant that ecaf
one can be operated independently oi
in combination with the other. The
boilers will also be connected SO thai
any boiler can supply steam to either
] turbine or both or can be cut out fol
.. cleaning or repairs without interfer
ence with the others or operation o
the plant. The arrangement is de
signed to give great flexibility in op
:: Grafton of the plant and to reduce Il
a minimum interruption of service
by shut downs of any equipment fo
necessary cleaning or repairs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16

Paris, November 16. - England and
France are preparing to take "all pos
sible steps" to bar the return of for
mer King Constantine to the Greek
throne, following the overwhelming
victory of the Royalist party in the
Greek elections and the, resignation of
Premier Venizelos, 1t was announced
at the foreign office this morning.
Even compromise placing Prince
George, eldest son Of Cnstantine, on
the throne will not be sanctioned.
Admiral Coundouritis, the new
Greek regent, was requested to take
over full powers of government by the
Venizelos cabinet before it resigned.
Former Premier Rhallis, who was In
power under the old regime, has been
called to form a new cabineet. The
Athens bourse was closed today be-
cause Of fear of a financial crash.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-16
DAM 33 WON'T Be
IN OPERATION FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS
Owing to Lack Of Mechanics the Work
Has Been Delayed Beyond
Expectations.

Some time ago it was announced
that Dam 33, Just east Of this city,
would be ready for operation by Octo-
Der Of this year, and at that time it
really looked as il it would be ready.
Today 1t is announced that the big
works will not be opened for traffic
before next August or September, and
that 1t will not be completed before
1922.
While the work has been rushed
with all possible haste, the causes for
the delay have been the inability of
the engineers in charge to secure the
class of labor necessary for the fin
ishing touches that are now being put
on and the several artificial waves in
the river flooding the works and caus-
Ing layoffs of those employed on the
work near the water edge.
The lock gates are finished and
work Just right and the work of set
ting the wickets Is now going on and
weather permitting. 1t is thought they
will all be in position by the first Of
next month.
Notwithstanding the high wages Of
fered-75 cents per hour for laborins
men-only a few have taken advant
age of this wage.
The work of concreting the slopes
on each side of the walls, the build
ing of the lockmaster's houses, and |
number of other finishing jobs to b.
done will make fully another year.
work there.
When completed this will be one o
the beauty spots in this section.