New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-12-29
CALL FOR ELECTION by the BELLE
PLACE DRAINAGE DISTIcT.

| Notice ID hereby given that an election Of tn,
properly quilted electors of the Belle Place Drain
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10TH, A. D., 1901,
to vote for the acceptance or rejection Of th'
proposition embodied In the resolution Of tn,
ass @ District, passed December 9Th, 1900, ans
being ~ follows viz:
BE It resolved BY the Belle Place Drainag,
thas tAs BS.rd e. aa. :, been dn
Of 1900 Of the General Assembly Of the State o.
Louisiana, and II accordingly vested with all thu
rights, powers and authorization conferred upon
Drainage District % 0rHanixed; and
Whereas, in pursuanee Of the object Of the or
ganisation Of the said Drainage District. viz: Il
perfect system Of Drainage for that territory
embraced In that said District the said Board dc
sires and purposes to prosecute al necessar,
works to that snd-opening natural drains and
constructing canals, ditches, ETC., necessary foI
Therefore. Be- Il resolved that an election ,.
held and the Same IL hereby ordered Of the quail
Aed electors and persons entitled TO vote under
the laws sad CSssscson Of the stiss Of Louis
Thursday, January 10th, 1901, between the hour.
Of A. n. to z p. n, after due publication and
notics IN the ocial journal Of Iberia parish for
period Of thirty days - required by law to take
shs esnsus Of the said property taxpayers upon
the following propositions:
1st. TO authorize and empower the said Drain
tie purpose Of alIordine e6acient drainage to thu
lands Included therein. a. well - for the main
tenanee and operation Of all works perfected te
hss End M 81 eSss .nS eees. esa
the sum total Of the contributions levied on the
lands therein situated for the period of years here
"a. 70 authorize and empower the said Belle
Place Drainage District to impose and levy ~
annual contri6ution Of hfteen (15) cents per acr!
ON oil land altuated and included within the said
period Of ten (lOI years, which annual contrihu
tions shall be collected BY the taxcolsctor OF Ibe
ria parish at the same time and In the same man
and and WI, ~SisS s sSsii Ss sy hin turned over TO Is.
parish treasurer Of iberia parish 70 be held sub
jsct 70 the order Of the Board Of Commissioner
q :.a .ysp q s .Ss .a
liaee Dfeinsss Distxist, and meeting the prin
cipal and interest Of al debts and costs incurred
for and Incidental 70 the eonsummaticn, msinte
nance and operation Of the Aforesaid works oa
Received, that this proposal, 30 framed and
made, shall be written or printed on each ballot
nay Write Or STAMP upon he ballot for OF against
the propoeal, ~ he may elect.
Resolved, that the polling places at which said
voters Of thas portion Of the sixth ward included
in said Draina0e Dlstrict, the polling plaee shall
BE- at the Court Hoase at New fberias and ~ Com
Trotssr and Geo. Duperier and the Clerk shaii b
lor ii voter. In sAas portion of she third waud
i,elsded n he said Drainsse Dstsiet, the Polling
bahin's ONCE, and the Comnissionen shAll BE-
Alex Bertrand, TOutan 0Oneoulin and Lastie
Bestran snd Ne Clerk shall b Hrnsst Decnir
~isSis s. III n.is 3 i "a bssr sa.sd !:
ELECTORS and regstered under the Ceusttt1tfon and
lava ok Le1lsisaA shAll - entitled - vuto at sad
siso hsvs u rsAt . vote g said slsstion With.
oas rsglstration II person er hy their aesnts ~.
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