New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-09-29
VOLUME XVI.
CALL FOR ELECTION BY THE
FAUSSE POlNTE DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

Notice is hereby given that an election of the
properly qualified electors of the Fnusse Pointc
Drainage District will be held on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th, A. d., 1900,
to vote for the acceptance or rejection OF the
proposition embodied in the resolution of the
Board of Commissioners of the Fausse Pnintc
Drainage District, passed September 9th, 1900,
and being as follows, viz:
BE IL resolved by the Faussc Pointe Drainage
District that, Whereas. this Board has been duly
organized conformably to Act No II of the Acts
of 1900 Of the General Assembly of the State of
louisiana and is accordingly vested with all the
rights powers and authorization conferred upon
n Drainage District SO organized and
Whereas, in pursuance Of the object OF the or
ganizaton of the said Drainage District, viz: to
perfect system of Drainage for that territory
embraced in the said District the snid Board de-
sires and purposes to prosecute all necessary
works to that cnd-opening natural drains and
constructing canals, bitches, etc, necessary for
the effective drainage of said District.
Therefore, he IL resolved that an election be
held and the same is hereby ordered Of the quali-
fed electors and persons entitled to vote under
the laws and Constitution of the State of Louis.
lana in said Fausse Pointe Drainage District on
Tuesday October 9th, 1900, between the hours
OF NJ. to p. NJ, after due publication and
notice in the official journal of Iberia parish for a
period of thirty days as required by law, to take
tho census Of tho said property taxpayers upon
the following propositions:
lst. To authorize and empower the said Drain
age District to contract for and incur debts Tor
the purpose of affording efficient drainage to the
lands included therein, as well as for the main
tenance ana operation OF Ill Works prTItcteu
that end, provided all costs and debts incurred
therefor shall not exceed in principal and inter
est the sum total of the contributions levied on
the lands therein situated for the period of years
hereinafter mentioned.
I'd. To authorize and empower the said Fausse
Pointe Drainage District to impose and levy an
annual contribution of twenty !20) cents per acre
on all lands situated and included within the said
Fausse Pointe Drainage District for and during
period Of ten (1O) years, which annual contribu-
tions shall be collected by the tax collector OF lbe-
,.;a orte hatf fhn mn inn AM III
ner that he collects the State and Parish taxes,
and which shall be by him turned over to the
parish treasurer Of Iberia parish to be held sub
feet to the order of the Board of Commissi toner's
of said Drainage District in prosecuting and con.
structing a system of drainage for the said Fausse
Pointe Drainage District; and meeting the prin,
for and incidental to the consummation, mainten.
ancc and operation of the aforesaid works OF
drainage.
Resolved that this proposal, framed and
,nade shall be written or printed on each ballot
ticket voted at such an election, and each voter
may write or stamp upon the ballot for or against
the proposal, as he may elect.
Resolved that the polling places at which said
election shall be held shall be us follows For all
voters of that portion of the sixth ward included
In said Drainage District, the polling place shall
be at the Court House at New IBERIA and the Com
missioners of Election shall be jules Verret. AL
phopse Theriot, VIM. Byles. and the Clerk shall
be Kenny Price.
For ali voters In that portion of the third ward
included in the said Drainage District the polling
place shall be at the Sd ward precinct. a.
Bnbin's Office and the Commissioners shall be j
s. Danos JOS. Bodin. G. c. Decuir, and the Clerk
shall be J. A. Decuir.
For all voters of that portion of the fourth ward
included in the said Drainage District the polling
place shall he at the fourth ward precinct-St
Clair Duga's house. and the Commissioners shall
be Macenas Broussard JOS Dauterive and Jules
ST. Marie and the Clerk shall be Thomas Con
soulin.
Resolved, that all property taxpayers residing
within the limits Of said District, qualified as
electors and registered under tho Constitution and
laws of Louisiana shall be entitled to vote as said
election and that resident women taxpayers sha
also have the right to vote mt said election with
out registration in person by their agents, au
thorized in writing. in which ease the written au
thorzation of said women taxpayers to saiC
agents shall be attached respectively to the bal
lots east.
Resolved, that the said Board of Commissioner
of the said Fausse Pointe Drainage District shall
in open session. at IL A. NJ, on Wednesday, DC
tobcr 10th, 1900 at the City Hall Of the city Of
New Iberia, proceed to open the ballot boxes, ex
anime and count the ballots In number ant
amount and examine and canvass the returns ant
declare the result of said election.
j. u. DAUTERIvE,
President Faussc Pointe Drainage District
J. +. BRITAIN,
President OF Police Jury, Iberia Parish