The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-11-03
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Martin Point Claire Drainage District.
Notice is hereby given that an cleo.
tion by the properly. qualified electors of
the Iberia and st. Martin Pointe 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 Ibe-
ria and st. Martin POints Claire Drai-
mage District. passed on the 26th day OF
November, 1900. and being a. f0llows.
tO-wit:
BE it resolved, by the Iberia and st.
Martin Point Claire Drainage District,
that,
Whereas. this board now exists by or
ganization under the provisions Of Act
No. I2 Of the acts Of the legislature Of
this State for 1900. Therefore,
Be it resolved, that an election 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 9Th day Of November, 1900. be-.
tween the hours Of 8 .. m, to Z p. M. at
ter due publication in the official jour-
nails Of the Parishes Of Iberia and st.
Martin for period Of thirty (3O days
as required BY law to take the census Of
the property tax payers upon the follow
ing propositions which are hereby sub
mitted to said property tax payers at
said election. namely:
LIST. To authorize the Board Of Com
missioners of the iberia and st. Martin
Point Claire Drainage District to incur
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
2nd. To authorize the Board Of Com.
missioners Of the Iberia and st. Martin
Pointe Claire Drainage District TO levee
n Twelve and half cents acreage tax
on the land situated in said Iberia and
st. Martin Point Claire Drainage Dis
trict; said tax to be run for . period of
Ten years.
Bird. To create sinking fund out OF
any surplus that may be on hand each
year, after the necessary running ex-
pense maintenance and the contracted
per snnum obligation to the contractor
has been paid, to be applied to the re-
duction Of the tax imposed on tho pro-
perry Of said district, or for the extern
sion or betterment Of said works. provi-
ded the expenditures for the running
expenses, purchase. construction. main
tenance, operation, betterment, or ex-
tension Of said works shall never exceed
the amount Of the funds on hand for
such public works.
Resolved. that the balloting places at |
which said election shall be held, shall |
be as follows:
For the Parish Of Iberia, Fourth ward: |
at Louis LeBlanc's Store. and the COM
missioners Of election at said poll shall !
be 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.
For the Parish Of st. Martin. First
Ward: at Albert P. Resweber's Store, and
the commissioners Of election ut said
poll shall be Adolphe Reswsber and Ad-
hemar Berard. and the clerk Of said cleo.
ton shall be Andresy Landry; ell regis
tered and qualified voters residing with.
in said portion Of said district.
Notice is further given that the Ibe-
ria and st. Martin Pointe Claire Drai-
mage District. through its Board Of Com
nissioners. will In open session at it's
in the town Of st. Martinville.
La. on the 9TH day Ut November, 1900, at
the hour of 10 O'Clock A. NJ. proceed to
'pen the ballot boxes, examine and
count in number and amount, examine
Ind canvass the returns. and declare the
esult Of said election. II
Ed. MARIN, President, |,
IBERIA and st. Martin Point Claire Drsi-
lage District. Is
I. +. BRITAIN, President,
Police Jury Of the Parish OF Iberia.