The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-27
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Call for Election by the Iberia and St.
Martin Point Claire Drainage District.
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton by the properly qualified electors of
the Iberia and st. Martin POinte Claire
Drainage District will be held on the
Fifth day of November. 1900. to vote for
the acceptance or rejection of the pro-
msitiun embodied in the resolution OF
The Board Of Commissioners OF the l0e-
ria and st. Martin POinte Claire ORAL
mage District. passed on the Goth day of
November, 1900. and being as follows,
to-wit:
BE it resolved, by the Iberia aud st.
Martin Point Claire Drainage District,
that,
Whereas. this board now exists by or
ganization under the provisions OF Act
No. " of the acts of the legislature OF
this State for 1900. Therefore,
Be it resolved, that all election be and
the same is hereby ordered to be held OF
the qualified electors under the COnsti-
tuition and Laws of the State OF LOuisi-
ana. OF the said iberia and st. Martin
Pointe Claire Drainage District, OH Mon
day. the 9Th day of November, 1900. be-
tween the hours Of q a. NJ, to p, m. az
ter due publication in the official jour-
nails of the Parishes of Iberia and st.
Martin for period of thirty (3O) days
as required by law to take the census OF
the property tax payers upon the follow
ing propositions which are hereby sub
mitted to said property tax payers at
said election. namely:
LIST. To authorize the Board OF Com
missioners of the iberia and st. Martin
Point Claire Drainage District to incur
an Indebtedness of Forty two Thousand
Dollars for the purpose Of constructing
system of drainage for the said Iberia
and st. Martin POinte Claire Drainage
District
End. To authorize the Board Of Com
missioners Of the Iberia and st. Martin
Pointe Claire Drainage District to levee
aTwelve and half cents acreage tax
on the land situated in said Iberia and
St. Martin Point Claire Drainage Dis
trict; said tax to be run for period Of
Ten years.
Bird. To create sinking fund out OF
any surplus that may be on hand each
year, after the necessary running ex-
pense maintenance and the contracted
per annum obligation to the contractor
has been paid, to be applied to the re-
ductiOn of the tax imposed on the pro-
perty of said district, or for the extern
sion or betterment of said works. provi-
ded the expenditures for the running
expenses, purchase. construction. main
tenance, operation, betterment, or ex-
tension Of said works shall never exceed
the amount of the funds on hand for
such public works.
Resolved, that the balloting places al
which said election shall be held, shall
be rs follows:
For the Parish Of Iberia, Fourth ward
ct Louis LeBlanc's Store. and the com.
missioners of election at said poll shall
be Harry Jewell and Albert Dugas, and
the clerk Of election shall be Cesaire
Broussard; all registered and qualified
voters residing within said portion Of
said district.
For the Parish Of st. Martin. First
Ward: at Albert P. Resweber's Store, and
the commissioners Of election ct said
poll shall be Adolphe Resweber and Ad.
hemar Berard, and the clerk Of said cleo
ton shall be Andresy Landry; all regis.
tered and qualified voters residing with
in said portion Of said district.
Notice Is further given that the Ibe
ria and st. Martin P0inte Claire Drai-
mage District. through its Board Of Com
missioners. will In open session at it
domicile, in the town of st. Martinyille
La. on the IN day Ut November. 1900. a
the hour Of 10 o'clock A. H., proceed Il
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count In number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns. and declare TIL
result Of said election.
ED. MARIN, President.
iberia and st. Martin Point Claire Drai
mage District.
l. r. BRITAIN, President.
Police Jury Of the Parish Of Iberia
J. LAURENT DUcREsT. President.
Police Jury OF the Parish OF st. Martin