New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-09-22
Call for Election by the New Ibe-
ria & Bayou Carlin Drain
aUA district

Notice is hereby given, that an election, by the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District will be held on
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3D. 1900,
to vote for the acceptance rejection Of the pro.
Of Commissioners of the New Iberia and Bayou
Carlin Drainage District, passed Aug. 29th, 1900.
and being rs follows
BE it resolved, by the Board of Commissioners
of the New Iberia and Bayou Carln Drainage Dis
trict that,
Whereas, this Board now exists by authority of
regular organization under the provisions of Act
No H. OF the acts Of the Legislature of the State
of Louisiana Of 1900; therefore,
Be II resolved. that an election be and the same
is hereby ordered to be held of the qualified cleo
tors under the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana. of the said New Iberia and Bayou
Carlin Drainage District, on Wednesday, the Sd
day OF October, 1900, after due publication in the
official journal of the parish of IBERIA for period
OF thirty days, as required by law to take the
sus of the property taxpayers upon the following
propositions, which are hereby submitted to the
said property tax payers at said election namely:
/. To authorize the New Iberia and Bayou Car
lin Drainage District to issue One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars twenty year. per cent interest bear
hundred dollars, and numbered from one to two
hundred, respectively, to represent said indebted
ness Of one hundred thousand dollars. Interest
on said bonds shall be paid annually. The drain
age district shall retire, after five years Of their
issuance, two thousand Ave hundred dollars of the
said bonds annually, to be selected by lot chan
The drainage district TO have the option after
five years of retiring greater amount than two
thousand five hundred dollars of said bonds, but
to be compelled to retire at least that amount and
to set aside each year sufficient funds for that pur
pose.
2. To incur an Indebtedness Of one hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose Of constructing
system OF drainage for the New Iberia and Bayou
Carln Drainage District.
3. To authorize the New Iberia and Bayou Car.
lin Drainage District to levy five mill tax all
property subject to state taxation within said
drainage district; said tax to run for period Of
twenty years,
Said tax shall be applied in the order following,
viz
For the first i've years
!. For the payment of interest on the bonds.
z. To defray running expenses and for the main
tenance Of system Of drainage and improve
ments.
3. The balance of said tax to be placed in the
general sinking fund.
After the first five years
l. For the payment of interest The said bonds,
2. Two thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum for sinking fund to retire the bonds.
The remainder Of the funds realized by the Board
Of Commissioners Of the New Iberia INA Bayou
Carlin Drainage District shall be applaed to the
necessary running expenses, maintenance and op
GRAFTON, for the reduction Of rate Of taxation or
for thA extension or betterment of said works pro-
vided the expenditure for the running expenses,
p1rcheoos eenstrNett0n. maintenaneAN 0perottcn&
extension Or betterment Of safd works shall never
exceed the amount Of the fund on hand for such
public works, nor reduce said fund below sum
TO meet the interest payment to become due In
the year next succeeding such expenditure, nor be
Resolved that the polling places at which said
election shall be held shall be as follows:
For all voters Of that portion Of the 9Th ward
included in said drainage district the polling place
shall be at the Court House at New iberia, and
the commissioners OF election shall be SilviO
Broussard, Leon Lemaire and Carlos Mestayer,
and the clerk Of election at said poll shall be Gas
ton De1Iassus, all registered and qualified voters
residing within said portion Of said district
For all voters of that portion Of the I'd ward in
cluded within said drainage district the polling
place shall be at the store Of Lydia plantation of
at said poll shall be Jules Olivier j. r. Duplantis
and Desire Broussard, and the clerk of said elec
tion shall be John B. Winters, all duly qualified
and registered voters residing within said portion
Of said district.
For all voters OF that portion Of the 7th ward
included In said district the polling place shall be
at Justilien Rodrigues, and the commissioners Of
election shall be Justlien Rodrigues, Simiien Ro-
drigues and Joseph B0urque, and the clerk Of elec
tion for said poll shall be John Curtis. Jr., all
duly qualified and registered voters residing with
In said portion Of said district
wssS sas limits Of .s ss eIee
tors and duly registered under the constitution
and laws Of the State Of Louisiana shall be en-.
titled to vote nt said election the qualification Of
age, residence and registered AZ voters, and that
resident women tax payers shall also have the
right 70 vote At said election, without such regis
tration, In person, or by their agents authorized
of such woman tax payer to said agent shall be
attached to the ballot cast.
Resolved, that said board Of drainage commits
sioner. Of the New iberia and Bayon Carlin Drain.
age district shall, in open session, at twelve
o'clock NJ, on the 4th day Of October, A. D. 1900,
ct the City Hall Of the city of New Iberia, pro-
ceed 70 open the ballot boxes, examine and count
tht' ballots In number and amonnt and examine
and canvass the returns and declare the result of
said election, Il. J. CARsrENs, President
New Ibeaia and Bayou Carlln Drainage District.