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THE RICE BELT JOURNAL
Weekly
Entered at the IPostoffice, WVelsh,
La., as Second Class Mater.
R. W. HOWVARI)
Editor and Puhlisiher
Political Announcements
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
To the People of the Parish of Jef
ferson Davis:
I hereby annouce a. a candidate for
1Representativo of the Parish of Jef
ferson Davis to the Legislature of the
State of Louisi;ana, slhject to the at
tion of Ithe I)eumocrati primary,. and
assure you. if elected, that I will en
deavor to perform the duties incmo
hent nlln ime faithfu!ly, and to the
hest of my knowledge and ability.
J. H. HEINEN.
FOR SHERIFF.
The Journal is iuttlorizid to an
no1n11Ce
Isaac Fontenot
as a ,caftlidate for rev -eletioti to thei
oflice of Siheriff of V.effersou I)Davis
Parish, suibject to tlite action of Ithe
Demaocratic primary.
FOR SHERIFF.
To thie People of the Parish of .1ef
ferson Davis:
I hereby alnnoutnce is a cantdidaite
for Sheriff. subject to the action of
the D)emocratic primary. and promise
It elected to pecrfon hle 1duties of the
office faithfully and to the behst of my
ability.
0. GAUTIIlER.
For Sheriff.
To the People of the Parish of Jef
ferson D)avis:
1 herebty announce imyself as a can
rlidate for the ottiee of Sheriff and
Tax Collector it anti for the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, subject to thle action
of the Democratie primary. Your sup
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Police Juryman-Ward Eight.
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Police Juryman from Ward Eight (8)
of Jefferson Davis Parish, subject to
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PROCLAMATION. t
13e it Known. That 1, H. A. Fontenot,
President of the Board of Commission
ers of Bell City Drainage District No. I
One, do(1 herelby issue this my Procla- 4
nmation, calling an election to be held I
in said District on Tuesday, the 13th 1
day of January, 1920, for the purpose 1
iof submitting to the qualified voters i
of said district propositions to vote I
a special advaloremi tax on all prop-l1
c'rty within the limits of said Drainage 1
Di istrict, subject to State taxation, for 1
l a period of twenty-five years, and to is- i
suie (bonds based thereon in the sumn of i
1Ninety T housand ($90.0)0.00) D)ollars; 1
atl to vote an annual tax of sixteen
cents per acre on all the acreage prop
erty within the limits of said D)rainage
I)istridt for a period of thirty years,
,;a" to issue1 bonds based thereon in
t1! su111 of One Hundlred(l and thirty
livx" thousand ($135.000l.00) Dollars:
01id o lecti n to be held at the office of
thw North American Land & Timnber
('( liany. LIimited, at Boll City, Lout
<inma, in said D)istrict, in accorldance
with lawn, between the legal hours of
1'ev' n o clock a. mn.. and five o'clock
p. i., on Tuesday, January 13th, 1921
all of which,. including the names of
tie ('coilunissioners andl Clerk appoint.
i for the purpon'e of presiding at
;iJ election. ill miore fully appe:l1
hv r' fereii ceto t ie following Ordin
\c \o. One (1) a;n( No. Two (2)
''f thie lBoard of Commissioners of ioel'
.'i l) ainago District No. One. c;ll
:!!i the s .9me. wich Ordinances ar
iiiade a parit of this Procla luation.
Issuednc by 1e oflicially in Bell City
)rain age District No. One, on this the
i3rd cday of Decemberi 1919.
a 11. A. FONTENOT,
SPresident of the Board of Commis
sioners of hell City Drainage Dist
r ict No. One.
.\ttest:
'T'HOMAS COX.
Secretary.
Ul'poni1 iotion of Commissioner Har
ris, seconded by Commissioner De
lany., that the following Ordinance.
aut itorizing the issuance of a bonded
_ indebtedness in the sum of One hund
Srecrd and thirty-five thousand ($135,
10011.00) Dollars,. covering a period of
t Ithirty years, commiencing with the
1 year 1920. and terminating with the
- year 1949, both inclusive, secured by
I an annual acreage tax of sixteen cents
I( tlc) per acre upon all acreage prop
(rty located in suil District, le adopt
ed, to-wit:
Ordinance No. One (1).
AN ORDINANCE of Bell City Drain
s- age District No. One for the levying of
f a special tax of sixteen cents per acre,
and the creation of a bonded indebted
o ness of One hundred and thirty-five
e thousand ($135.000.00) Dollars, as
1. authorized by Article 281 of the Con
e stitution of the State of Louisiana as
approved on the 22nd day of Novem
ber, 1913, and the subsequent amend.
ments thereof, for the purpose of pro
,e viding and maintaining a drainage sys
tf teal on all lands situated in said Dis
trict, and for the holding of an clcc- tlh
tion therefor. salid
Whereas, it is the opinion of the li
Board of Commisisoners of said Bell
City Drainage District No. One that it lev
is necessary that the said Drainage liia
District be authorized to create a
bonded indehtedness of One hundred ct
and thirty-five thousand ($135,000.00) hi
Dollars, to be represented by two
hundred and seventy (270) bonds of
Five hundred ($500.00) Dollars eacli
to be issued by the said Board of Coin
missioners of Bell City Drainage Dist
rict No. One, to bear interest at the
rate of five (5) per cent per annum. il
payable semi-annually, mnaturing at
such dates as miay be fixed by the
loard of Commissioners of said Drain
age District, at the time of or prior to
the issuance of the same, and alsa
that in order to secure the payment oft
such bonds, together with the interest - 1I
thereon, and additional funds with 1u
which to enable said Bell City Drain- !'!"
age District No. One to procure the ;th'
necessary dredging machinery, rights
of way, canals and improvements and o
to properly and sufficiently drain the Sect
land comnprisetl within said District levi
that it is necessary that a special an- ofw
nual tax of sixteen cents per acre as
authorized by Article 281 of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana. A
adopted November 22nd, 1913, is age
amended, by levying upon the acreage lev3
property conmprised within the limits pros
of said Iell City Drainage District No. to t
One, for a period of thirty years, cons- ed
mencing with the year 1920. and en'l- ($9i
ing with the year 1949, both inclusive; Art
Section One. Be it Ordained by the Sta
Hoard of Commisisoners of Bell City ven
Dainage D)istrict No. One, that a spec-' pro
ial annual tax of sixteen (lct ce'nts dra
per acre, as ;utlorized by the Coan in
stitution of the Sitete of Louisiana, ap- hot
proved November 22nd, 1913, as samend
edl, he levied on all property comprised 13o&
within the limits of said Bell City Dr,
Drainage District No. One for a period nec
- of thirty years, commencing with the be
year 1920 and ending with the year dec
I 1949, both inclusive, and the funds de- the
rivedl from said tax shall be used ex- rel
- elusively: (18
F First: To the liquidation and ex- Do
Stinction of such bonded indebtedness; Bo;
Second: For paying the expenses of ter
1organizing and running and operating ant
Sexpenses of the Board of Commission- ins
- ers of said Drainage District, and the th
operation of drainage canals, ditches Be
and machinery, owned and controllcd at
by the said Drainage District, the ti:le of
- to which shall b- vested in the said the
Sl)Drainage District; wi
Third: To provide for such addition- dit
- al work of extension of canals. ditches sai
C or drainage conduits as in the judg- Ol
s iment of said Board of Commtmoners ini
Smay be necessary and proper eco pr
s nomically to drain the property `nclud dr
SI ed within the limits thereof; dr
1- Fourth: To paying the interest up thW
on said bonded indebtedness, as
Section Two. Be it Further Or- fr(
'- dained, etc., That said Board of Corn- mi
mission-rs of Bell City Drainage Dit- pr
rict No. One, do hereby submit to the to
qualified vriers of Bell City D)rainage Am
District No. One, for their aproval and St
ratification, the creation of a bonded be
indebtedness and issuance of bonds in of
the sum of One hundred and thirty- wi
live thot*I.and ($135,000.00) DLllars as Di
aforcsaid. aad the levying oR a special of
annual tax of si-:en centsc per acre th
::, all tf ,iP u:rcr- re propcrt /Rp ye
ed within the limits of said Bell City
Drainage District No. One, for a period Bi
of thirty years, commencing with the D
year 1920, and ending with the year at
1949, both inclusive, said election to be
be held at the office of the North em
American Land and Timber Company, Et
Limited, at Bell City, Louisiana, on bf
Tuesday, January 13th, 1920, the polls tl
to be opened at seven o'clock a. m., N
and to close at five o'clock p. m., at le
wvhich election there shall be submit- ti
ted to the qualified electors the above ol
proposition in the following words, to- O
wit: c
FOR THE LEVYING OF AN ACRE- e
AGE TAX; c
Proposition to levy anj -!- s
acreage tax of sixteen cents1 c
(16c) per acre per annum on
all acreage property subject t
to State taxation in Bell City
Drainage District No. OneIYES t
for a period of thirty years,l e
for the purpose of drainingi
the property within said I
District, of conducting thej
affairs of said District and---- 1
paying the bonds amount-I
ing to One handred and thir
ty - ii v e thousand dollars,I
,with interest, all of whicb I
will more fully appear hy1NO
reference to Ordinance No.
One (1) of Bell City Drain
age District No. One, enact.!
ed December 3rd, 1919.
Taxable Valuation $............
Signature of Voter ..............
NOTICE: To vote in favor of the
propoesition submitted upon this ballot
place a cross "X," mark in the square
after the word "Yemj;" to vote against.
~ it, place a similar mark pfter the word
. "No."
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
BASED ON AN ACREAGE TAX
Proposition to incur debtj
Sand issue bonds of Bell City 1
Drainage District No. One
to the amount of One hund
red and thirty-five thousand
dollars, to run thirty years,I
payable at such times asjYES
may be authorized by the
Board of Commissioners of
said Drainage District, ac
cording to' the Constitution
and laws of the State of Lou
Uisiana, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annual
ly, for the purpose of rais
ing funds with which to
X drain said district, main- NO
Stain the drainage system and
conduct the affairs of said
drainage district, all of
which will more fully ap
pear by reference to Or
dinance No. One of said dist
rict enacted December 3rd,
Taxable valuation $.................
Signature of voter ................
" NOTICE: To vote in favor of the
proposition submitted upon this ballot
' place aecross "X" mark in the square
after the word "YES"; to vote against
it, place a similar mark after the word
"NO."
Section Three: Be it Further Or
dained, etc., That said Board of Comi
missioners of Bell City Drainage Dist
rict No. One, does hereby appoint Du
pre Hebert, Alcide 'Desarmeaux and
Simeon Deroifen ak Commissioners,
and Artamon Fomitenot, Clerk of said
election, resp ectively, which pkrties
arehereby vested with full power, and
are authorized to hold said election,
and vested with such powers as are
conferred by law' upon such Commis·
- isoners and Clerk of Elections, 'their
compensation therefor to be Two dot.
lars each, with power and authority
lest to tabulate the returns thereof, aind
d to make the returns of satM election
iete to the Board of Commissioners of Bell
toir' City Drainage District No. One, which
nta s Board shall meet in open session at ten
So'clock a. m. on Wednesday, Jaunary
and 14th, 1920, and proceed to open the
a. ballot bnaes sad examane sat csanv
the retlurti :1p1l ileti ari Itlie i ult of STUB
said election .ol n iromilgaite same:
All In one' ell '! i t( be he ll in ac
( t ' .: ;iltlg 1(1 the S i nhl
levy of ': :'?. :'n. i tilt is- shags
sunn'( 1,fs i ii- hnsc III, rf'mi Staub.
1n1,, file (le ,'; "' i i of i iell of th
f )t,' o l i'ac i
out 11
SilO t': C .,. ro~:i ti
Th (1), i t tn :ile' .r a v: 1 11)- I rs
on t111 - 1t.t n I 1 "i ne c. the S
which re-it .',I are lit
Y'eaas, F'ive fuil w;
.-.iAy,, Non( ('l:ini1
noln'is iuon 1':i It us t 'v *on umgin;
(I l by (';ý n'i>' It w r !lm o'.; *D:11 th(' club.
tfolowitcln'g Oi t (' to d Iit'i
,authorizin: the crn;:1'' 1'f :t rl min e) which
ind~ebte1:110 us i:1 i!?' (:' of :,in 'y or':
tu'iteil t1 ''1 sý ti.ji '''i,'1 )11 e ' ' 1'11 1
fior n t- i'd (It' I 1!e ' -t i r`. i1t he' r .u tc
secured by :i n -: .:)oreii tax to h( Your':
levied aIlnlnally by the Cotil ission'rs II. I
of Bell City D r ainage District N o. ( nt-i
to-wit:
Ordinance No. Two (2). Tot
AN OltDINAN('E of lell City Drain- and i
age D)istrict No. One, providing for the iig (
levying of an adtVaIIIon t.i x i on all upon
property within said District, :ubjilt tcld
to taxation, anul tlh craetion of a bdond- dol 't
ed indebtediness of Niut ty ltoiis;ui i ('liictf
($90,000.00), Dollars, as anuth lrizeo by 1 heal)
Article 281 iof tihe ('oustitution of the WI
State of Louisiana, adopted'tl on No- know
vember 22nd,. 1913. for the purpose of is Ili
providing for the nmaintaintance of said M cCi
drainage system on all lands situated new
in said I)istrict, and for the purpose' of chitef
holding an election therefor: we 1
Whecreas, it is thite olpinion of the That
Board of ('ommtisisoners of lell City Loui
Drainage District No. Oneut'. that it is Carr!
necessary that said D)rainage District W'ate
be authorized to create a hondtled in- Fr
debtedness in the suil of Ninety able.
thousand ($90,ti000.00) Dollars to be nitio
represented by one hundred and eighty that
(180) bonds of Five hundred ($5011.0) I Tons
- Dollars each, to be issuedl by said crun
Board of Commin;ssioners, to hea.r in- rati
Sterest at the rate of five per cen!t l)1 Men ri
annum, payable semi-annually, Inmatur
ing at such dates as may be fixed by I
· the said Board of ('ommissioners of
s Bell City I)rainage I)istrict No. One ,Ti
] at the time of or prior to the' issuant V c1
of same, and also in ortlder to procure laa
I the payment of said bonds, together tihe
with the interest thereon. and an ad denm
i- ditional fund with which to enable thrn
s said Bell City Drainage District No. sull
-One to procure the necessary drted)g- 11
s ing machinery, rights of way anti inll- hun
rprovements to properly and sufficiently non1i
I drain the land comprised within said htav
drainage district, that it is necessary cona
that an advalorem tax of such amountlt othl
as may be fixed by the Commissioners twe
- from year to year. not exceeding ten Rie
i- mills on the dollar, per annum, on all !tell
L- property within said District. subject lIou
e to State taxation, as authorized by per
e Article 281 of the Constitution of the gua
d State of Louisiana, as adopted Novem- due
d hber 22nd, 1913, anti amendments there- Inev
n of, be levied on all property comprised
y- within the limits of said Bell City
is Drainage District No. One, for a period pxla
al of twenty-five years, commencing with aft(
- the year 1930, and ending with the it, I
year 1944, both inclusive. (
:y Section One. Be it Ordained by the F
id Board of Commisisoners of Bell City
le Drainage District No. One, that saidl
ir advalorem tax of such amount as may r
to be fixed by the Board of Commission- tdeli
th ers from year to year,not to exceed of
y, ten mills on the dollar, as authorized rid
in by Article 281 of the Constitution of of
Is the State of Louisiana, adopted on to
i., November 22nd, 1913, as amendtA, he pa!
at levied on all property subject to State ma
it- taxation, comprised within the limits 11o;
ve of said Bell City Drainage District No. sal
to- One, for a period of twenty-five years. col
commencing with the year 1920, anti am
E- ending with the year 1944, both in. Lo
clusive, and the funds derived from ceC
- said advalorem tax shall be use'I cx- pa:
clusively as follows: , thi
First: To the liquidation and cx- wI
tinction of said bonded indebtedness; dii
Second: For the purpose of paying dr;
the interest upon said bonded indebt- du
edness; (li
Third: Ftr the payment 'f the ex- Ilil
penses of organization and thi run- en
ning and operating expenses of said (2
Board of Commissiolers of said DI-ain- rt
age I)istrict, and operating the drain- i9
age canals, ditchies and machinery T;
owned, operated and controlledi by s:ait Si
drainage distnrict, the title to whit-h
shall be vest ed in said d rnin; go dihit- It
rict; p1
F'ourth: To providilig all suc-h work p1
of extending said canals, ditheslt or iii
-: drain conduits as in the judgment of it
-.. said Boar-d of Commissioners may ha "
.. - -tcessary and Illoiper economically to
the tIrain theli property inclhtlded withiin the I
Ilot limuits thereof. Ii
tarc Section Two. He it Further O-rdain ri
inst. ed etc.. That the said Board of Conm- P
ord missioners of Bell City Drainage Dist- S
nict No. One, do hereby submit to the- 5
,S 'tualified voters of said Bell City a
Drainage D)istrict No. One for theirt
approval and ratification, the creation a
of a bonded indebtedness and issuance 1
of bonds in the sum of Ninety thous- f
and ($90,000.00) Dollars, as aforesaid, E
and the levying annually by said I
Board of Commissioners of an aR!nnual
advalorem tax, in such amount as may <
be necessary from year to year, not
exceeding ten mills on the doll'r, on
all property subject to State taxation I
!ocated within the limits of said Bell I
- City rainage District No. One, for a
period of twenty-five years, comrnonc.
ing with the year 1920,and ending with
the year 1944, both inclusive, said elec
tion to be held at the office of the
North American Land & Timber Comn
pany, Limited, at Bell City, Louisiana,
within said District, on Tuesday, Jan
nary 13th, 1920, the polls to be opened
at seven o'clock a. in,, and closed at
five o'clock p. m., at which election
there shall be submitted to 'the quali
fied electors the above propositiur. up
on ballots containing the following
-'words, to-wit:
-FOR LEVYING AN ADVALOREM
------------.. -...TAX-----
the Proposition to levy an ad- -
,allot valorem tax of such amount'
luare as may be 'necessary fromi
ainst year to year, not to exceed,
word ten mills on the dollar per
annum on all property sub-1
- Or- ject to State taxation ini
Comi- Bell City Drainage District YES1
Dist- No. One, for a period of
t Du- twenty-five years, commenc-i
and ing with the year 1920, andI
ners, ending with the year 1944.1-:
said both inclusive, for the pur- I
trties pose of draining the proper
,and ty within said District, con-i
!tion, ducting the affairs of saidl
s are district, and paying the
omis- bonds amounting to the sum
their, of Ninety thousand dollarsINO
i dott- with interest thereon, all of1
iority which will more fully ap-!
and pear by reference to. Ordin-1I
ction ance No. Two (S) of said
Bell District enacted on Decem-1 )
rhich her 3rd, 1919. j
it teu Taxable valuation $ .....,..........
mary Signature of voter..............
i the NOTICE: To vote in favor of the,
ava pIro9pettion subuitted upon this ballot
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NEED ORGANIZING MUCH.
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of tlihe Stati . : Iring 0 t (1s
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roill thi w l('1 S vt x11: to oter.alliz. Stllith j
ti 's in r l iife. it cilisI . 'i'ii ' nint- ''lel
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the Sittf. with th t t result' stit they
ligrt iii1
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which waS lll to Aeht h1 adqarlt ne ,til
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c0 utiimi nst urnilt eli ti rstioi - l erI t -lt'
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;'i-~ig tpi ie t ' \"tle if ot ili
11(u)h tiii o the 1 lr t -~iiiocrli 'iic part
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doll't I Pitloils a ntinh p rat l ' in . t l c l a
lhie ill iseiiol an a ft * -w' iti of th ake rn
he nat bleoal Is in t f lit-, WNls on ah irtu
We have hear(( of BigK Chief Hil ls ii
know the Tale Facenicrhlt i'a ho ly in s-cho
is ondll tin hatve 1ll n'ot lt'e nan
.McCrory and Stewart. ` at vv' is this God~l
e otwhr Issenocr btio rt idt' verithin
Ichief. (not the little fill( (roll Mo~nmo~t
we have yeard or m itos 11p ' he tillh
iat meuhlwins loste of t hllt'r iieads. V ith
1 Rlepublica~n s in power hi Wa~shiingto n
L ouisiana thatill lte little an of strong
lptirson i cil hrlactter likel Parker' to safe
Cjg~trl lerpeculiarly 51i5('pt.lltilc e pro
ctarry solidly. ugar That's it. r trade klill
W\atchmuan. Ma
From tilt' hst informationl obtain- .
able. r. Hill0 it chief to eo -
ition and fame rests upon the at
thd lat he a c harat roitss for Tinr it lit Su to
h ftr ting an uwrno "r'i resort. t'e agint
1 Meridional.
Eminent Boneheads. is Right!
t Abbeville MleriU NiVlA
vy Prnpco-itiin to incunr iii- -- ---
The Esteenes d "States- is frantial
Idof Bell Cing upon the people of Louisi
dana to Nefat. One to teParker montause
of of Ninety thiousantl dlollars, l
Stheo run for twenty-ive yeocratr. party
demands that Subb timeds a BelanS
throw utma athore life lint. This is a very
tsubli pieeoard of Comisioners for, fo
o.all ind ctaiiiag n district. c- doo
rs. cording; to the Constitution
urleson an d ls of th Ste of the ei
ynttnlt honlehead~s in tilt Wilson eiabinet
have put the Demoisin, bearing five party in such------ -
condi cent per annum interest.,
!x- payable se~nii-rtnnually. foi'
ther Dose of ratic siden t withins
s twenty years, untltss, ptrthance, tilt
l- with ilicans los therai s. itaitl
1Is; distrepubict, maint in power in ashington
og drainage system, andi eon- - 'U
bt- clucting the affairs of saidl
Louistrictana will ofneed a ai of strong
0 personal character like Parker to safe
X- guard her peculiarl y susceptible pro-
I ducts-sugar and rice. Fret' trade will
tnever (lo it!
- plance to ross inance No. To square
Sidfter the worf aid rAineto vote against)st
t(- it, plaet a siil cni afer the word
..O."
tc FOR THE} ISSI'.NCEi O1" BOND;;
i- . ASE UPO AN lA
id LORE t1 T:\\.
--vTaxablle valuaitio, n $F... ···.··
:titl Signature of vote~r----------------·
it-i NOTIC'E: 'ho vote· in ,i ;'itt' of thle
ty Proposition to incur in- - al
S lac . rbtenes ''nd issue bondft te r
orf place a cross 'X mark in sth- sclurtre
or riafter the word "YES'; to vote against
of pit, ple at similar imrk after the woid
ha; J"NO."
the tilifled, ci''·., TlhatI lhie o~a i-ti of ( lemii
mnissioiie:': ; of Hell City l)r'ainagei D~ict
am- riot Ni). Onei dot-c hecreb~y alpl~iilnt l)it
oni-pro my chet, a hicide I)esermneux iud
ist- oSimeon Ceromen as Comfission ers hf
the- said election, andi rtamon Fontenat
dity as Clerk of said elction, o hich )ar
heir Liesanre heereby vfted with power aiitl
lionauthority to hofld said electioi, and
x-e vested with sitch powers as are coa
ous. fei-red by laor upo~n such Coinmuissloa-'
maid, ers and Clerk of election, and tO tabm
raid late the returns ttereof, and to mone
unat returns to the a oard of (aonimissiod
may ers of Bell City )rainage 1ist-ict No
n rtiOne, which Board will meet in open
tion session at ten o'Olork a. ii., on Weil
itio tiesday, Jannlary 14lth, 1920, and pro
Bell ceed to open the ballot boxes and ex
'or amine and canvas the ballots in nuon
iornc ber arid amount, examine aid can
with vas the returns and declare the re
elec- suit of the said election and pro
the dmulgate the same, all in one elec
moin-tion, to be held in accordance with
lana, Ordinance Noen (1) this day enact
Jan- ed, relating to the levy of an acreage
ned Htax, and issuance of bonds based there
!dat on.
otion ApDeroved at the domicile of the Bell
ual- City Dlrainaoge District. No. One, this
o up- the 3rd day of Decembesr, 191i, n
wing H. A. FONTENO'co,
REM Attest :
'..THOMA.S CO,,
u Secretary,
ITTlic C1hairmn en cillced for a1 vote 'tip
ma on th.adoption of saidC Ortlinance,
which reaulted in:
Yesas, Fiven
Nays, Jnne.
B Whereupon the Chllairmoan dlared
said Ordinance duly ailopted.
It was moaved by Conhnisslotn-r Par
ent, and secondr by Comieaisnionei
i Delaney, that H. sa. Fontenotl. resi
ele dent of the soard olf Cocmisison ero
h of Bell City Drainage District No. One,
ombe aind he is hereby authorizcel to pro
in Oure the necessary ballots, pd)1 lIsts,
Commlaisioners' returns, certificate of
voter's and assessed valuaftion of the
voters entitled to vote in said D.istrict,
andl all other ma~terial necessary to
hold and conduct said election, same
ti o n e procured at the expense of the
Bell City Drainage District No. One.
The Chairman called for a vote
iwhich resulted iit:
Nays, None.
. Wheeupon the Chairman declared
t thesald resolution duly can-ned.
ballot Dec. 13-20ty Jain, 4-11
GOOD HEALTH WITHIN
EASY REACH.
Vigorous Healthy Only as Far Away
as the Use of Pcpto-Mangan
CREATES RICH, RED BLOOD.
Pepto-Mangan Obtainable in Liquid or
Tablets-Insist on "Gudc's"
the Genuine.
There i; really no reason i hy mon
or women1 wilth 111111. watery blood ald
("( 11(e 5 t 11t Dooi r heu t11 shouttt' 1 matc it
in I h ,(t unlf ortuna1 t' conlition. T tinl.
ror':oo,-1 run-tldoin, tired 1p1op)1' n4o
(lat Imutht haltptilness out of life.
,It n and witinen with the bloom of
hl t Iti in their ('hrlt kls. - (hlterful, sun
I," disposition ;tid il at!a,,tiativt tsr
onality are the totl. who get most
!It of life's enjoyme nt., pleiaslir' ad
G(ltd 's Pepltt1 1'att. in furntishtt thin
;uor loodt with flth necessatry nuir
iotntntI to onrich it. enabling it to "tip
,y 1,n rgy. vitality ant strength to
t Ir; part of the lottly.
S01.15 r(teconte1tn1d (tidt s P(.
a1na;n to pjt Ient is suffering fret
n* . a Il aus' its htnttfctial ant a aIt
tn ut' litit's ire well known 1to 1i
totcal p 0'fjtimi.
,d "'s Po to-tian (il is otI ainahk
I iter ;t'tid or tablet forn. Both
f xens cou oxactly the sYaOU stre
II and dic1nal popertis.
Whien vout buy P'epto-Maungmiu if
'O1 dlruggki bt e sure' the nitnlc
Gweis on tilt p)a(kag~e. Without
;",iue's it is not 'p~to \lan_,ll. . .
1o ! 3 h ,.s who ad
' . a i this paper.
heyt wa treat you right.
If your car is ailing
Bring It Here
We specialize in automobile r.
pairing, every job receivingexpet
attention.
Also carry a full line of tires,d
and accessories.
BACON AAHB COMP1
tincorporated)
Phone 200 WLh
FOR SALE
191½y ACRES OF RICE LAND
WITH IMPROVEMENTS
Three Miles West of Thornwell
$65.00 PER ACRE
$2500.00 Cash, Balance 1 to 10 Yean
Phone, Write or Call on
C. O. IHUNDLEY
Thornwell, La.
IGL
c a package
6" aP~clabebfore , ::r.
Sduring t
5c a package
NOW
THE FLAVOR L
SO DOES THE
v. _
Name "Bayer"
Aspirin- s
A SP~~...ay B~ay
Tn,, t on "Bayer I
in a "Bayer Packagee~b
ýl rretionn for Cod %'
XeIralria. Lumba
fLueago
N ms "Bayer" mens r~bielý 8u
pre erirt e by phy ea
veari. Hand tih bxca j
'o. t few cents Atpiri .
of lavcr Manufacture
.icidester of Salicylicrei
Ear Corn and Oats in
lhvered at any R. R.
to inspection. Write, p d
A. Estes, at MutualWa
C. L. Day
braying, Hauling
Team Work
Heavy Machine I
House Moving
Wood
Cement Blockb
Phone 85 w