The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-07-24
DRAINAGE BOARD IN SESSION.
Bonds to Be Issued--Special TaA OF Five
Mills Levied.
Smoke Bend, La. June Is. 1920.


cension. Louisiana met this day in special
session at Smoke Bend, LOUISIANA. It's
domicile at o'clock p. m. ffeseht-r eilA
Acosta. president; Paul Leblanc, kiebert
Oubre, Thomas Bradford. MISUNDERSTANDING
Rome who is deceased.
The minutes of the last preceding meet
ing read. and on motion duty sec
onded and carried. were ordered approved
and signed.
Mr.. Ouhre offered the following fesoiu>
tion:
Whereas under and by virtue of the au"
thority conferred at an election of the
property taxpayers qualified to vote unaer
the law held in the Smoke Bend Drainage
District Of the parish of Ascension. on the
frs! day of July. 1919. the taxpayers OF
said Smoke Bend Drainage District OF the
parish OF Ascension, state OF Louisiana,
comprising certain body OF land situatea
in the parish of Ascension, Louis.ana;;
bounded on the north by the Mississippi
river: on the east and south by Bayou La
fourche. and on the west by the lower line
Of the Souvenir plantation ana the upper
line of the land of Joshua Collins; ana com
prisinf the following sections and fractional
sections. viz: Nos. %. 2s. "a. Is. rs, ~
la. 80, s3, s4. 35. 81, a8, SO. 40. Al, AZ
43 and l2S in township eleven tll) sonth
range fourteen u4), east southeastern ais'
trict west OF the Mississippi river. authoriz-
cd The board of commissioners Of the Smoke
| Bend Drainage District of the parish OF AS
| cansion, to incur an indebtedness IN addition
| to the one now outstanding. anu issue alu
sell negotiable aem-annual interest oear,ns
,non coupon bonds, evidencing such add
| fional Indebtedness of the Smoke BEND
| Drainage i,istriet Of the parish OF Ascen-
sion under She terms and cono1tioHS % ''4c
cons titution sod the statutes OF the state %
! Louisiana, needing amon@ others ArtI o,s
lo8l of the sain constitution. and Acts 81
| and $50 of the general assembly of lslo' as
amended, and. -, e,t
whereas, said election held on the first
day of July. 1919. in said smoke nenu
| Droinage District of the parish of Ascen-
! sion, as shown by the proclamation OF the
nresident of the board of commissioners OK
| said Smoke Rend Drainage Dis1r'ct' an
| nouncinr the result Of the canvass OF the
returns of said election, nineteen I9) votes.
ranrasanting a taxable valuation of eight
/ thousand three hundred and fifty tSsSoo'
dollars, were cast in favor OF the PROPOSE. .
| zion to incur an additional Indebtedness OF
seven thousand (s7000}, and issue neHot'a-
ibIe semi-annua interest bearing coupon
bonds to evidence said indebtedness. and
four ~ votes representing m assessed val
nation Of thirteen hundred ana ei.htS
|ts13s0) dollars. were cast against the atofe-
said proposition, and.
! whereas in accordance with law the
tAza=a ef eana,n;s sinners Of The Smoke BEND
Drainage District of the PARISH OF Asceh'
| sion, as the governing authority OF me
Smoke Bend Drainage District OF the paris"
|of Ascension. did, on the third day OF July.
Ilal9 meet in open session at the off,ce o.
said board, in the Smoke Bend Drainage
District of the parish OF ASCENSION anu
did open the said ballot box and examine
and canvass the returns made at said cleo
ton held on the first Of July, 1912 ana
found that there We're nineteen u9S votes
land taxable valuation of eight thousand
three hundred and lfty ts835Gl dollars, IN
favor Of the said proposition and four sa)
votes and taxable valuation of thirteen
hundred and eighty ts13Se) dollars against
said proposition. and that the said PROPOSE
ton was carried and Adopted by majority
number atn and an OF sestan saa and result
rs found by them and as shown TX the
process verbal Of the canvass of said d~votes
was duly promulgated by the hoard oil
commissioners of the Smoke Bend Drainage
District of the parish of Ascension and
duly recorded with the recorder OF mort
cages of said parish of Ascension in Mort:
gage Pook No. 40. folio "a. and registered
with the secretary OF state. all in accordance
with law. and.
. Whereas, the board of commissioners o1
the Smoke Bend Drainage District OF the
parish of Ascension. as the governing au
fhority of the Smoke Bend Dranage Dis
trict of the parish OF Ascension ~ ne n auay
} an additional indebtsaness Of seven thous nn.
Drainage District of the parish Of Ascen
| sion and issue additional bonds for hk'
amount under such terms as the said boar'
, of commissioners may deem advisable. th'
/ said binds to mature within twenty years
from their date and to bear interest at m
1rate of five per eentum per. aHnum' nayaple
semi annually, and,
Whereas the Assessor of the parish oi
Ascension has certified that the assessed
valuation Of the said Smoke Bend Drainage
/ District of the parish of Ascension, a.
rhog1i by the assessment rolls for state ans
county %purposes for 4'e year 1919 amounts
, 10 three hundred al sixty-eirht thousans
six hundred and ninety ts36s.090) dollars
and that, therefore. an additional indebted
, ness Of seven thousand ($70eO) dollars AM
q bond issue representing that indebtednea:
, for like amount, together with the out
standing bond3 remaining still on the frs
issue of bonds created by this district az
rreeating originally the sum OF ten thou6
> and five hundred dollars, on which iatte
bond issue. the of seventeen hundred
i tSl.0Gl dollars has been paid and eEt1n
guished leaving outstanding on said frs
: issue the sum of eight thousand eieh
f hundred isssoo) dollars. is less than ter tt,s
t per cent of the assessed valuation of th
property in the said Smoke Bend Daalnag
!. District of the parisk of Ascension; there
8 fore, be it
F. Resolved by the bard of commissioner
e of the Smoke Bend Drainage District of tn
parish Of Ascension. acting as the govern
e ing authority Of the said Smoke Ben
Drainage District of the parish of AHcen
sion, having been duly authorized by vir
S tue of the said election held in the smok
Y Ascension on the first day of Juy. 1918
/. that it hereby authorizes the incurring o
8 the additional Indebtedness of seven thous
e and (S7BO0l dollars, in. by or on behalf o
= the said Smoke Bend Drainage District o
= the parish of Ascension for the purpose o
: operating drainage canals, bitches or ma
0 chinery owned and operated or controlle
s Ihy said drainage district: to open, enlarge
t cut and extend such canals and stream
f situated within the limits Of said drainag
e district as in the Judgment Of said board o
: commissioners of said drainage district ma
= be deemed necessary and proper economl
d cally to drain the property included With
e the limits thereof, as the said Smoke Ben
: Drainage District was created by ordinanc
r of the police jury of the parish of AS
censon Louisiana. adopted on May 1:
1914. and that to represent said additiona
Indebtedness, the board of commissioners
of the Smoke Bend Drainage District o
: the parish of Ascension does hereby au
! thorize the issuance Of seventy (7O) nego
8. table bonds, of the denomination OF on
4 hundred t$1O0) dollars each. nunbere
! bonds being dated the first day Of July
y 1920, and bearing interest at the rate Q
4 five per centum per annum from date unit
- paid, said interest being made payable semi
annually the first day of January an
o the first day of July of each year. and eac
. of said bonds having attached hereto semi
annual interest bearing Goupons to repre-
sent said interest; that said bonds shall he
come due and payable follows:
Number Amount Payabl
= G. | to c. 2 $500 July l, 1872
r c. 4 to G. 500 July /, 1872
q IC- 7 tn c. 800 July |, 1872