The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24

trict, held at 2 o'clock r. M, in
the City of Opelousas, Louisiana,
on the 18th day of January, A.
D. 1920, to canvass the returns
and order the PRONUNCIATION of
the special election held in said
Drainage District on the 18th
day Of January, A. D. 1920.
The Board of Commissioners of the
Bayou Boeuf and Waxia Drainage
District met at 2 o'clock p, m. this
18th day of January, A. d. 1920, for
the purpose of canvasing the returns
of the special election held in said
Drainage District on the 18th day OF
January, A. d. 1920, on the PROPOSE
tions to incur debt and issue nego-
table bonds in the sum of two hun
dred thousand dollars ($200,00O.O0)
and one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars $3.50, 100000, for the pur-
pose of constructing system of grav-
ity drainage in and for said Drainage
District
The meeting was called to order by
the president, who requested the sec
rotary to call the roll, which he did,
and the following members were pres
ent:
]. E. Beal, A. j. Richard and AL
Totes Thistlethwaite. Absent: j. +.
Savant. C. E. Duckworth.
The president stated that quo
rum was present. Therefore, the
Board was duly organized and COM
petent to transact business, and asked
the secretary to read the minutes OF
the previous meeting, which the Sec
rotary did, and which minutes were
unanimously adopted.
The president then stated that the
object and purposes of the meeting
was to examine and canvass the re.
turns. the ballots, the tally sheets and
compiled statement of the votes cast
at said special election held at j. 2
Savant's store, at Whiteville, Louis
lana: at E. ". Hudspeth's store, al
Rosa, Louisiana; and at Jack CasOn''
store at Beggs, Louisiana, on Mon
day, January II, 1920, which election
was held at the call of the Board Of
Drainage Commissioners of said dis
trict for the purpose of submitting tx
the qualified voters of said districf
1.-THE proposition to incur debt and ISSUE
negotiable bonds in the sum of TIVE
hundred thousand dollars (S200, 900.
00) and the levying and collecting
of an acreage tax, or forced contri
button, of sixteen cents per acre pc.
annum for a period of thirty-fiv'
years, and the funding of the avail
of said acreage tax into $3.50, O00.OI
of bonds, for the purpose of con
/ structing a system of gravity drain
age in and for said Drainage District
by cleaning with dredges or other
wise the Bayou Waxia, Cow bayou
Little Waxia and the laterals ant
bitches connected Herewith; and t,
declare the result of said special cleo
ton and promulgate the same.
After the purpose of the meeting
had been declared, the Board of Com
missioners proceeded to open the bal
lot boxes used at said special election
examine and count the ballots L
number and amount and canvass IN
returns of said election and declar
the results thereof, which it did, a
follows:
Number of votes cast in favor 0
the proposition to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds to the amount 0
two hundred thousand dollars $500
OOO. OO) for the purpose of construct
| ing a system of gravity drainage l
and for said Drainage District, TIM
ty-one (31) votes.
Voting for asid proposition In a
sessed valuation of property, to tn
aggregate of one hundred and twenty
| six thousand six hundred and slxt
: dollars (S126, 100000.
Number of votes cast against tn
) proposition to incur debt and issu
negotiable bonds to the amount
two hundred thousand dollars ($2OO
, OOO.OO) for the purpose of construct
! ing a system of gravity drainage
: and for said district, four IA vote
Voting against the aforesaid prof.
osition in assessed valuation of prol
erty, aggregating the amount OF s.
: thousand nine hundred dollars ESQ
? 100000.
Voting for the proposition to lev
and collect an acreage tax, or force
: contribution, of Is cents per acre pc
t annum for period Of thirty-tlN
5 years, for the purpose Of constructor
! a system of gravity drainage in an
for said Drainage District, thirt
500 votes. :.
Il Voting for said proposition in a