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Onit n tni ri S duly seclc .1 tale fol lowkint r=",,icfikilln was adloptedl. viz: Re tt r <oive by the Bayou I Plaquo mini I)rainage District of the Parish of St. Larniry in regular :session conv .Žned that, whereas the I Honorable f. Lee Garland, District L, Attorney of the 16th Judicial Dis trict of La. and ex-oflicio attorney of this Board. is engrossed with his' official duties in this Parish and in the Parish of Evangeline; and whereas, his cuties prevent his gi\ing such attention to the legal business of this Board, as is im mediately required to proceed with I the tax sunbmission which is con templated by this Board, therefore, Be it resolved, That L. L. Per rault. Esq., attorney at law. be employed as special counsel, to the Board, his fees for services to be rendered not to exceed the limit now fixed by law. On motion duly seconded, Engi neer Robert, was requested to pro ceed with a survey of the proposed district, with a view of ascertain ing the probable cost of properly draining the district, and to furnish his estimate to the Board when completed. There being no- further business presented to the board,. the meet ing adjourned. JAMES O. CHACHERE, President. A. LEON DUPRE, Secretary-Treas urer. Opelou sas. La.. March 2th, 1916. st T'le B.aid of ',mininisiolitrs of y. the Bayou Piacluer ini - :tr,' ,.nagt'- it I)istrict, nit this day, as per call, mi wil all ItL',ibrs p'res.nt. Min- st utes of the last meeting, rnad and p approv'ed. p (in ntin it uly secondd, the fol- 01 Iw in " ,ri:a114' was duly :.1 pted, and th' r'Wichntal iot o f hie r. si- U (lent or, itr'' 1 to follow, viz: An ' , 'i.t t ;_L I,, of Colt) m i sii-.-@ . 'i'S of tit E:y, " 0 w ,:tin , l .' im I t., ie - , t , Parish ,'f "k aundry, Lli<i c'arry ouI It ;)II numl :,+"; ;':'I , '" ; " r , r' i ,, i' . ,. 1,t1 - : 1(..-- : :l l - ,a .i.1eas ,, ' ' utte , " ." .1 t l il - " i t . ," \ t ', I. I . . . .:i. .I :ih. Piaquncn, i _,r: i-stric was created.; .' p,.. ide and create a systnlm of ,h1i,.Inag'e in sai.rd district; to 'lean it.ll. lt'i-,' and remove all I i.Strutio'tus ' ti t B Layou Pleqiue nie fr.,l point at, the northern , y if te s,.said district to a , i ' ul 1 and 1-2 mile's ifrom the aII<ir d'nI i tlnultdary of saiii district Si Pi ari. h of .\ca'ii: io c(ut andt r,,i,-- s v, it altratl drains nr can a :ls conn./in.' with Bayol P aqlue mine. as i-i nlade to appear on a p map of -th" said district made by 6 W. B. Rot'rht, Civil Engineer, and which is of record in the archives a of the Board of Coinmissioners or the said district: and cutting out all I such other eanals and the opening of such natural drains as may be F necessary to effectively drain the said district: and for the iimprove ment and maintenance thereof, it will be necessary that the Coom missioners of the Beiou ''leque ) mine Drainage Disi it t of the Par ish of St.. Land-, IO :.uthori,-,d 1to incur det and -sue neI;ti.tble Shonesi tlhe",.,: I lt' ;I;Tnaoint of . Fifty Thdueisand I,oilar. ?Li30.00.lt " in the denomrinatiorts antd bearing a il'innaf~tr stet iit'i. S SECTION 2: And w,.,r'as, in r' der to provide for i, li payimoi.lt of saiii bonds. in principal i::t" ;itr * "st, it, will be necessary it ;exy a;nd " ass.es an annual contribiution or S acreage of twenty cents per acre on all lands situatedl within the limits of the said draina".e district, tsub .iet to taxation, for a neriol of Twenty-seven years, he it ordain e~a that a s.ecial elP'ction he. and the sarme is hereby ordered to be held " in the said Bayou Planuemine Drain ae District of the Parish of St. " I nndrv. on Tulesiday, Mao 16. 19i6. with the rolling place at Joe Boone's " between the nhours of 7 a. m. and 5 " n. m., under the _eneral election P laws of the State. as far as applic able. at. which said election shall be suhbmittd to the nrop-'rlv tn' na.vers of the sn;ai drainage distrirt entitled to vote at. E'ih plactinn Un ,-ler the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, the follow in' nronnsitinn to-wit: First-Whether or not. the Board of Commissioners of th Banvyou Plaremrnino Drainare District. of the Parish of St. Landry shall be author izel to inculr debt and to issue ne -otinble hends therefor to the a mounnt of Fiffy Thoasand Dollars 'CO...o0n0. snid bands to be dated TIne ist. 1916, honrinr interest at the rIatn of five per cent nOr annum Frnm .Tllne it. .ttof said interest tonir.t navahle annnullv on .Tune i1t. of onat ynrr the said hbnds to -', cF thii rinnOm"'natiun of FiV- Fund ,-"1 DFn]:tt ':s nn50 00' nch and dates 'r' nlnfltnitv t fO-lar ol fl n towit Twon '' e~ands payable One year after -lteo Twon '2" han!t navallei Two years nff tne rl.p l: Twnn ;0o hr.nts nnvabll Three years afterp 'in to Two '2) hands parvable Four years after "leto' Two (2) bonds payable Five years after date: Two 12' bonds payable Six years after d(late: Two (2) bonds payable Seven years after date: Two (2) bonds payable Eight years after date: Three (3) bonds payable Nine years after date: Three (3) bonds payable Ten years after date: Three (3) bonds payable Eleven years after date; Three (3' bonds payable Twelve years after date: Three (3V bonds .payable Thirteen Svyears after date: Threoe3 hbonds payable in Fourteen vears after date: Three "3' bonds payable Fifteen years after date; Four (' bonds payable' Sixteen years after date: Folur (¼ bonds payable eventeen years after date: Four 'i bonds payable Eigthteen years aftelr date; Four ¼:, bonds payable Nineteen years after date: l'our (,t bonds payable ,Twenty years after date: Five (5) bonds payable Twenty-one yvoars after date: SFive h5a bonds nayable Twenty-4wo vers affter date: Five'35) bhnds nayable Twenty-three ye- ars after dtpe: - Five'51bonds nayable Twenty-four d years after date: - ix ,(6 bonds payable Twenty-five S' ears after date: h Six '6 bonds paryable Twenty-six n years after date: and Eleven 'tI bonds pvaable Twenty , seven vears after date. S-ceond-Wihether or not there shall be livied and assessed an an pnal contribution or acreage tax t. of twentyv cenfts per acre on all lands ;-subict. to taxation situated in ihe said district for a period of Twenty ven years, beginning with the oil atr 19i and endimg with tile year I)i: +2, both inclusive, in order to La el. the payment of said bonds, or tlhis wcii thereof as may be issued, in rincipal and interest, for the pur- da: ss f forth in Section I of this mt :dinance. in ..rli/N 3: Be it further or- 1511 ineil, etc., That t'he ballots to be at 4t d at the said leiction siali be iic tih, ' fnlow ini form, namely: Ii `d Tit!-: Iss :AN1.E 1 _."OF t1 )NDS i)' P r ')potitini to in ur ,de:tt 'I, i"'uii hinis E.f the Bayou .'[ of Ih Parishi .f ., L_ biy iiit I ;E, r e m ie' I0 . F't. H i t' :)il . :.E. ." " its. . i e, ' m._. :'t i.l', t' m i t I It ;'i')L[ 1T 'l'1t , i'":X' i ii" N V ,,.l,:n-l ra , a:-10 m a , e v n; a"l'; f ,r nn o. ra i:t o f t.t s ail~ t '',i it t anl for t- i,,sthi' -;it :O't' and ihnprovmrn, ri f I I. Civilt !.e t rf1 ttf a -i i ,-o Signature of Vt h er..h t i. - i+ i , l ' n t " t inPt 11 f " i i.O ti' To vote in favor of the proposi- c, I.'ite a cross (x) mark in the 01 'ote against it plnce a similar mark d after the word "No : s Proposition to levy an an- .. S ual contribution ot' acre 'n and imprnv.nt, r_1XABLE VALUATION S.......... ' t ige t gnature of oter. a NOTICE TO 'OTERS: o vote in favor of te proposi- bect 'ion submitted upon t'his ballot v, )l Statce ta cross x) mark in the - ouare aftuer .tine Vord "Yes;" to iste aainst it pthe a similar mark. YE Landfter the y for a "N."riod o FOR THE LEVYING OF A TAX si Proposition to levy anr an- D ,iual contribution or acre- R' e ty-sev of Tweny cents per th b purp on all property subecand Lo State taxation in tie tta you Plaquemine Drainage District of the Parish of 5t.IYEk Landry for a period of 1vwcnty-seven years for the' b purpuose of providing and creating a system of drain- ft age for said district; to car- C ry out the purposes' for which the saiu district was a created; to clean out, dredge and remove obstructionu from Bayou Plaquenune from a point at the .Nortii- I er'ii boundary of the said distrlct to a point I and 1-2 miles of the aoueLern boun dlary of said district in the ParIsh of Acadia; to cut and dredge several lateral drains A or canals connected with A Bayou Plaquemine, and made to appear on the map NO of the said district made by W. B. Robert, Civil Engineer h of the Board, and which is t of record in the archives of U the Board of Commissioners a of the said district; and the 2 cutting of such other canals and the opening of such oth er natural drains as may be drain said district; and for the maintenance and im provement thereof. FAXABLE VALUATION $........ Signature of Voter. NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in favor of t'he proposi lion submitted upon Fhis ballot place a cross (x) mark in the square after the word "Yes:" to otre against it place a similar mark i ftier the word "No." SECTION 4: Be it further or iained, etc.,l That the President of i tihe stid Board of Comrnmissioners of the said drainage district shall is- 1 isue a proctlamation cailing for the said election in the mnanner above -et forth, give notice of, the appoint Ilent of commissioners and clerk to serve at said election, and of the tome and place for holding said a eiection. SECTIION 5: Be it further or- i dained, etc, That the commission- I ers of election shall receive the ballots of each voter,' check his own name or that of his principal on the list of voters fu r- m nished by the registrar I as having voted, enter and number his name or that of his phincipal I on the list of the taxpayers voting, and immediately deposit his ballot in the ballot box, reserving to each t voter the right to so fold his ballot j that it' shall not' be known at the time of his voting whether he has voted in favor of or against the , proposition submitted, and immedi- t ately after the closing of the polls the commissioners shall, in the pre sence of the bystanders, proceed to open the ballot boxes, count the ballots found in the box and check r same with the list of voters kept, I and then proceed to count the votes 2 in number and amount, keep dup- 1 licate tally sheets showing the votes in number in favor of and against the proposition submitted, and I howing the valuation of property in favor of and aignst the same; make in duplicate compiled state- 2 ments of the vote in number and a- r mount, both in favor of and agaihst the proposition submitted, and after swearing to the correctness pf the numbered list of voters, the dupli ratp tally sheets and duplicate com piled statements, they shall deposit the ballots, the register's list .of voters. the numbered fist of taxpay- - ers voting, one duplicate tally sheet, and one duplicate crimpiled state- I ment in the ballot box. imimediatelyv seal up said ballot box. and witiin I !8 hours of the closing of the polls, I deliver said sealed ballot box with I its contents to this body through I its President, and shall, within he srme delay deliver the other dupli cate tally sheet and the other com- R oiled statement to t'he IClrk of the District Court of the Parish of St. tl: Landry,.who shall tile the same in HI his oti'¢. Bi SECTION 6: Be it further or- aC dained-. tc., That this body shall r meet on \\edr'sdat v Mlay 17th.1916, el in the Policet: Jury room of the Par- sa ish of St. Lantlry, at Opelousas, La., 7 at it , cl-ck a. in. and shail in pub- th !ic s=S'Si. Pii ir o 'd to I per !'we baIl- c't lot iit,-'xs, e'xam-linu and count the tt i lt!- ii n u.ibt'r and ;iniountl, ex- t :IIIin. mt:,l t' nVass the returns, andi (tdcl:)re lhw, results if sail {-legition, ter bi h+ . r m:*l i-t.dit by this body 1i Iv -' tf - ' I iiba i l e i--. a' of I hf ' xi. a -, , f - x P -rish of it. ol. .- a' to, l..hi t, th us todi o a Si Il>ti : hi I. ,aile ,. ;;,,x;ts h 1; ," b1,'.n a0 r, sal - ,"r s )w!: !1` 'lor li t a f (rm .rt; [n,.dh , a'd s f. i t. . da io f tho i. , , ,. : -'' i .' ° c i i '' 1i'0i ;,ny t) o;wr return trnof 5 Sý? T . itN -" le Iit f rter Or iani l. , That the ciusi .odiarn i r Ills- :!!'c1v't ,:r' r ·'o at' of this holy 1i i l ntp 'r't' t f i a Im of tI[ i.' ne;t1 1 t . .a Ihli' ' late or the preo rnle- aio ,if :aid mlat the a hi wie, ti I]IP o nl('" bretiu n toi derMOf. ti CTi(It"n w" me it, furl her r- t l'r-. ,-l , 'rTiin at.i said .in e ion t t1ic ii lf shal i ti e tli tlt vto w :itrho - out rctgistraution, in perston or by a-ent aulthorizetl in writing to vote for th'm: and each voter's name shall bi, enldorsed on his or her ballot by -himself or herself, and the ballots vdted by proxy shall have endor.er d on them the names of both the taxpayer and her proxy: and in cai7' the voter is not able to write or sien his name, it shall be done in the presence of witnesses. Written proxies from women vot ers shaill be attacbed to the ballots L voted for them and deposited in the ballot box. SECTION 9: Be it. further or dained, etc., That the following per sons, all duly qualified electors re siding in the said district are ap pointed- as commissioners of the said election: A. W. De.ean, C. T. Bihm. Z. T. Cary. Sr., and Laurence i Burleigh as clerk of said election. -(Signed) Jas. O. Chachere, President I (Signed) A. LEON DUPRE, Secretary. ? The foregoing ordinance having b.en introduced by C. T. Cary, Jr., was seconded by P. P. Hidalgo. The following members of the Board of Commissioners voting yes: James O. Chachere, Eugene Rich ard, ... Joseph Boone, Z. T. Cary. Jr.. and P. P. Hidalgo. Nay: None. Snanmimously adopted March 29. 1916. J. MES 0. CHACHERE, President of the Board Commiss ioners of the Bayou Plaquemine Drainage District of the Par ish of St. Landry. A true copy: A. LEON DUPRE, Secretary-Tres. PROCLAMATION. Pursuant to an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners of the Bayou Plaquemine Drainage District of the Parish of St. Landry, at its special meeting held on the 29th. day of Marc'h 1916, I, James O. Chachere, President of said Board. hereby give notice that, in compliance with said ordinance, a special election will be held in the Bayou Plaquemine .Drainage Dis trict of the Parish of St. Landry. Louisiana. on Tuesday, May 16,1916, for the purpose of submittiun to the property taxpayers, qualifiedl under the Constitu(ion and laws of the State of Louisiana to vote at said election, the following prqposi t tions, to-wit: e First-To incur debt and issue ne 0 gotiablt bonds of the Bayou Plaque k mine Drainage District of the'Par isih of St. Lantlry 1, the amnonn of Fifty 'Thousand riollars ($50,.000-1 to ruin Twenty-sven years., begin nine in 1910 andi ending in 1942 both iin!lusi-v. bearing interest at the rat, of five per centr from Jlune 1.l 19t16. payable annualiy, for the pur Siaos-e of providing and creating a C system of drainage for said dis!rict.; t to carry out the purnoses for which Sthe said district was created; to e clean out, dredge and remove ob u structions from B'vou Plaquemine frfm a point at the Northern - boundary of the said district to a - noint aobut I and 1-2 miles of the a Sout'hern boundary of said district a in the Parish of Acadia; to cut and a dredge seven lateral drains oi can -als connected with Bayou Paique r mine. and made to annear on the map of th'e said district made by r W. B. Roberts, Civil Engineer of the SBoard, and which is of record in the Sarchives of the Board of Commiss i loners of the said district: and cut Sting such other canals and the open ing of such other natural drains as e may be necessary to effectively s drain said district; and for the e maintenance and improvements - thereof. 5 Second-To levy an annual con - tribution or acreage tax of twenty o cents per acre on all properiv sub Siet .0 to taxation in the Bayou Plapue k mine Drainage District of the .Par t, ish of St. Landry for a period of s Twenty-sev-en years, beginning in - 1916 and ending in 1942 both in s elusive, for thh purpose of providing t and creating a system of drainage d for said district; to carry out the Y plurposes for which the said district ; was created; to clean out, dredge - and remove obstr~uctions from Baf - ou Plaquemine from a ooint at the t Northern boundary of the said dis trict to a point i and 1-2 miles of the Southern boundary of said dis trict in the Parish of Acadia: to cut and dredge seven lateral drains or canals connected with Bayou if Plaquemine, and made to appear on the map of the said district mad t, by W. B. Robert, CiviI Engineer of - the Board, and which is of recordl y in the archives of the Board of Cornm n missioners of the saiddistriet: and s, the cutting of such'other canals andti h the -opening of such other natural h drains as may be necessary ,o offect 4e ively "drain said district; and for the i- maitenance and improvement - theref. For the purpose of said election, the p.Jtlinig place will be at Joe Boone s, and A. W. Dijean, C. T. Bihut, and Z. T. Cary, Sr., have been appointed conmmissioners and Lazu rence Iturleitgh ias been appointed clerk to serve at said election. At said election the polls willopen at 7 a. in. ani wilt cios,'at 5 p.m. and the electinii will be conducted in a t'irdance wilth the el:-ction laws of the slatd' -' f Louisiana applicable NSthe ii ere'I'by bivn that at 10 S1'" .. n. on Weti,,tesilay, May, 170. it5.1 t tie iBoari l to il'nlriss 1,iars ,)f. the 1;-ayeu lPla 'ltu}unio rai -',na ' !)istrictl, wil w let ~i th0 ,Pqwe :t 't y 3 - 'V twi ,)["t the i t, rish Af ,'t. It r,.' . at C , :l u as. L.tuisial a; , -'', !; op n'R s'ss'.in will prýoý e e-dt b* .. w p :l ,, Yi)0!nt boxes, ,\auniiwe a.rd -''' oln mi the ai teý This ý'1. 2 h. ray: ,of M 'dreb." A. 1 }.I9 . :: ' it m 'it ' I: "it. 'prtade ::lu . th o' (,oui)!i.t. st±,),'C [.aytou i)laqjue '._i : ,'it i : subml ittng her.~hi ;lth a tcln of " ayou Plaque tuinIt' t l'l i ,tg 1triit1ic t s1 h lt twtl g ht rt,.n in id thle 1'. tts ai d uv am also ý~nlrtttitg pro i ti lu i i'at.'s of 't,, and uJC illt ti ', 1A 1t.1 C?11 e ', Very resp'ctfully, WV. B. lRIBEItT, Engineer. Estimate of lniprolvemlints Bayout'-:. 'tailuutrilie Driainage lhistrict.t AMOUNT' S t r e a in, Plaquniae,; lengtithy 0.0; cunic; yards yards 2l'77,500; price 10c 2...27,70. L Lateral No. I; lengti 1.8 cubie yards 7,200; price Se ... ... . ..... 10$ . Lateral No. 2; length 2.0; cu bie yards 8,100; price 15r 1,2i Lateral No. 3; length 6.0; cu bic yards 28,000; price 15c 4 Lateral No. 4; length 4.75; cubic yards 39,000; price 15c ..... ............ .. 5 Lateral No. 5; length 2.75; bic yards 16,400; price 150 2,d00. Lateral No. 6; length 3.00; cubic yards 14,000; price 15I. ... . 2,1 Lateral No, 7; length I.25; cubic yards 6.000; price 15o ... . . . Length 21.55; cubic yards 118,700. 56 acres moderately heavy clearing '@ $30.00 Bayou Plaquemine .. '.... 32 acres light clearing @ $15 Bayou Plaquemine .. ;. 12 acres light clearing on laterals @% $'20.. "" Engineering and supervision' 5 per cent ............ 2 There being no further busine5s presented to the board, the .m..- mg adjourned until May; 17, 1*t9: at 10 o'clock A. M., unless oth ; = wise called. JAMES O. CHACHERE, President A. LEON DUPRE, Secretary-Tre.s urer. How to Cure . Avoid Exposure and Dx Eat Right. Take Dr. King's New Discolve7¶ r Your Cough and Cold b to gBet better as soon as you , Dr. King's New Discovery. prepared from Pine Tar, he4 balstms and mild laxatives. f i King's.New Discovery kilsls expels the cold germs, soothes j irritated throat and allays-i. mation: It heals the muconus brane. Search as you will e Scannot find a better cough cold remedy than Dr. King'sl SDiscovery. Its use over IS i is a guarantee of satia~factlie , e "From ezposure I has # omugb i i cold combined that iearly put a Ar t a me. While tooklig for~amethif.ng to i e the irritation that bothered my and lungs, a friend advised "Dr. 1 1ev Diacoiery." Xbonght abale, -xst dose hdled and bheore the Ir1 tie wasused my col as we ." - gbThesalesmanee th ii e sonal force-and appear Sbesides iere tal. 0 We'll give the prop.er agiglea s ance-..nd add this cextaiw per. a matter so that tt wrill- .. l Get in touch with us toiay and I we'll show yoe how. . BODEM LLER " al The Printer t OPELOUSAS., I A.