New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-09-15
Call for Election by the New Ibe-
ria & Bayou Carlin Drain
ago District.

Notice is hereby given, that an election, by the
| Bayou Carlin Drainage District will be held on
| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 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 1t resolved, by the Board of Commissioners
OF the New Iberia and Bayou Carlin Drainage Dis
| trict that,
| Whereas, this Board now exists by authority of
regular organization under the provisions of Act
No l2, Of the acts of the Legislature Of the State
| of Louisiana OF 1900; therefore,
BE 1t resolved, that an election be and the same
is hereby ordered to be held of the qualified elec.
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:
J. To authorize the New iberia and Bayou Car.
lin Drainage District to issue One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars twenty year, per cent interest bear
ing negotiable bonds. of the face value of five
hundred dollars, and numbered from to two
hundred, respectively. to represent said indebted.
ness Of one hundred thousand dollars: Interest
ON said bonds shall bo paid annually. The drain
age district shall retire. after five years of their
issuance, two thousand five 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 a greater amount than two
thousand five hundred dollars Of said bonds, but
70 be compelled to retire at least that amount, and
to set aside each year sufficient funds for that pur
pose.
2. To incur Indebtedness OF one hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing
a system OF drainage for the New Iberia and Bayou
Carlin Drainage District.
3. To authorize the New Iberia and Bayou Car.
lin Drainage District to levy five mill tax on 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 five years
l. For the payment of interest on the bonds.
=. To defray running expenses and for the main
tenancc. 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
/. For the payment of interest on the said bonds
2 Two thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum for sinking fund to retire tho bonds
The remainder Of the funds realized by the Board
of Commissioners Of the New iberia and Bayou
Carlin Drainage District shall be applied to the
necessary running expenses, maintenance and op-
Grafton for the reduction of rate OF taxation, or
for the extension betterInent OF said works. pro-
vided the expenditure for the running expenses,
purchase, construction. maintenance operation,
extension or betterment OF said works ahell meyer
.exceed the amount Of the fund on ~ Tor 6&ch
public works nor reduce said fund below sam
10 meet the interest payment to become due In
the year next succeeding such expenditure, nor be
PAID out Oh the SINKING Iu0O required Dy tON act.
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
the commissioners Of election shall be Silvio
Broussard, Leon Lcmaire and Carlos Mestayer,
and the clerk Of election at said poll shall be Gas
ton DeLassus, 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. e. Duplants
and Desire Broussard, and the clerk Of said elec.
ton 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 9TH ward
included In said district the polling place shall be
at Justilen Rodrigues, and the commissioners Of
drigues and Joseph Bourque 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.
Resolved, that all property tax payers residing
within the limits OF said district qualified as elec
tors and duly registered under the constitution
and laws of the State Of Louisiana, shall be en-.
titled to vote at said election the qualification OF
which said tax payers, as voters, to be those of
age, residence and registered rs voters, and that
resident women tax payers shall also have the
right TO vote at said election, without such regis
tration, In person or by their agents authorized
in writing In which case the written authorization
Of such woman tax payer to said agent shall be
attached to the ballot east.
Resolved, that said board Of drainage commits.
sioners 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,
At the City Hall Of the city Of New. Iberia, pro.
ceed to open the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots In number and amount, and examine
and canvass the returns and declare the result Of
said election. Z. J. CARsTENs, President