The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-20
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Martin Point Claire Drainage District.
Notice l.. hereby given that an rlec.
ton by the properly qualified electors Of
the Iberia ami st. Martin POints Claire
Drainage District will be held on the
Fifth day Of November. 1900, to vote for
the acceptance or rejection Of the pro-
position embodied iu the resolution OF
the Board Of Commissioners Of the lbe.
ria aud st. Martin Pointe Claire Drsi.
mage District. passed IN the 26th day Of
November, 1900. and being rs follows.
O-wit:
BE it resolved, by the Iberia aud st.
|. Martin Point Claire Drainage District
that,
Whereas. this board now exists by o..
ganization under the provisions Of Act
No. IL Of the acts Of the legislature Of
this State for 1900. Thesefors.
Be it resolved. that anelection 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. on Mon.
day. the 5th day Of November. 1900. be-
tween the hours Of q. N, to Z p. M. af.
ter due publication In the o6ieisl juur-'
mails Of the Parishes Of Iberia and st.
Martin for . period Of thirty co., days
AS required BY law to take the census Of
the property tax payers upon the follow.
ing propositions which are hereby sub
United to aid property tax payers ct
said election. namely:
lst. 70 authorize. the Board Of Con.
missioners of the iberia And st. Martin
Point Claire Drainage District to linear
an indebtedness Of Forty two thousand
Dollars for the purpose Of constructing
a system Of drainage for the said Iberia
and st. Martin Points Claire Drainage
District. =.
End. To authorize the Board Of Com.
missiosers Of the Iberia and St. Martin
Poiute Claire Drainage District to levee
a Twelve and half cents acreage tax
on the land situated In said Iberia and
st. Martin Point Claire Drainage Dis
trfct; said tax to be run for . period Of
Ten years.
Bird. To create siuking fund out Of
any surplus that may be on hand each
year, after the necessary running sx-
peuse maintenance and the contracted
Per snnum obligation to the contractor
has been paid, to be applied to the re-
ductioa Of the tax imposed on tho pro-
Oerty Of ssid district. or for the exten-
sion or betterment Of said works. provi-
ded the expenditures for the running
expenses. purchase. construction. MAN.
tenance. operation, betterment. or q.
tension Of said works shall never exceed
the amount Of the funds on hand for
such public works. tfH = p
Resolved, that the balloting places q
which said election shall DO held, shall
6e a. follows:
For the Parish Of Iberia, Fourth ward:
at Louis LeBlaDc's'S tore. and the con.
missioners Of election ut said poll shall
Dc 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. , n ~
For the Parish Of st. Martin. Fret
Ward: at Albert P. Reswebsr's Store. and
the commissioners Of election 1t said
poll shall be Adolphe Rssweber and Ad.
hemar Berard. and the clerk Of said slsc-
ton shall be Andresv Landry; all regis
tered aud qualified voters reading with
in said portion Of said district.
Notice IL further given that the Ibe-
ria and st. Martin Poiuts Claire Drai-
mage District. through Its Board Of Com
uissiOnsrs. will In open session ct its
domicils. In the town Of St. Martinville.
La. on the 9TH day IT November. 1900. at
the hour Of 10 o'clock A. H.. proceed to
open the ballot boxes. examine and
count In number and sEiount, examine
and canvass the retatus. and declare the
result Of said election.
Ed. MARIN, President,
iberia and St. Martin Point Cisire Drsi.
mage District.
I. r. BRITAIN. President,
Police Jury of the Parish Of IBERIA.
j. LAURENT DUCREsT. President,
Police Jury OF the Parish Of st. Martin.