The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-09-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Call for Electiea By the lberia and st.
Martin Point Clsire Drainage Distrist.
Notice is hereby given that an 'elec-
tion by the properly qualified electest Of
the Iberia and st. Martin Pointe ClHire
Drainage District will BE- hsld on the
Fifth day Of November. 1909. to vote for
the acceptance or rejection Of tho Jro-
position embodied In the resolutio4 Of
the Board Of Commissioners Of the be-
ria and st. Martin Points Claire Dfs)-
mage District. passed on the - ~ Z
Novembst, 1900. and being g tellglk
to.wit: ~
BE itrssolved. by the Ibsrih and st.
Martin Point Claire DHissgt Distsi6t,
that, ~
Whereas. this board now exists By o..
| ksnization under the provisions Of Act
No. IL of the acts of the legislature Of
| this State for 1900. Thertfore,
Be it resolved, that an election b and
the same Is hereby ordered to be held Of
the. qualified electors under the 'Consti-'
tuition and Laws Of the State Of -LDdisf.,
ana. Of the said IBERIA and St. Mastia
Puinte Claire Drainage District. on NOT
day. the 5th day Of November. 1900. b.
tween the hours Of 8 q. M. to p. m. q :,
ter due publication in the o6icikl Jour- 1
mails of the Parishes Of Iberia end st.
Martin for . period Of thirty xo0) days
% required bylaw to take ths'censos Of
the property tax payers upon the follow
ing propositions which are hereby sub
mitted to said property tax payers &
said election. namely: i'F tls
LIST. To authorise the Board Of Com
missioaers Of the iberia and st. Martin
Point Claire Drainage District TO incur
an Indebtedness Of Forty two thousand
Dollars for the purpose Of constructing
. system Of drainage for the said IBERIA
and st. Martin Points Clsirs Drainage
District. frs s,1ie. ~
End. To authorize the 6oard q Com
missioners Of the Iberia and Bt Martin
Pointe Claire Drainage District to isvee
Twelve and half cents acreage TAX
on the land situated In said IBERIA md
st. Martin Point Claire Drainage Dis
trict; said tax 70 b run tor . period Of
Ten years.
3rd. To create . siuking fund out Of
any surplus that may Be On hand each
year, after the necessary turning sx-
pense maintenance and the eenEsaeted
per annum obligation to the CONTRADICT
has been paid, to be applied 70 the re-
duction Of the tax imposed "a the pro-
perty Of said district or for Tie sxtsn-
sion or hetterment 81 aid WUfkA provi-
ded the Expenditure for the running
expenses, purchase. constructiop, nssn-
tsnance. operation, bsttsrment, Or OK
tension Of said works shall never exceed
the amount Of the funds on hand Tor
such public works. tsfoc Uih'
Resolved. that tho bGlloxisg pisces at
which said electioa shall be held. shall
be - f0llows: .. -.
For the Parish Of Iberia. Fourth ward:
at Louis LsBlanc's Store. and the con-
missioner Of election ct said peh fdhafl
be Harry Jewell and Albert Dugns, and
the clerk Of election shall 10 Csssire|
Broussard; all registered end qualified
voters residing within said portien vi
said district.
For the Parish Of 81. Martin. fif5t
Ward: at Albsrt p. ResWsbsr's Stoes. and \
the commissioners Of slsetion at aid
poll shall BE- Adolphs Reswehsr aad ~
hemar Berard. and the clerk Of ssid elee-
ton shah b Andresv Landry; al regis-
tered and qaaliaed voters residing With
in said portion Of said distrie&. '2afi
Notice is further given that IL H.
ria and 81. Martin Points CiaiFe Drai-
mage District. through its Board Of Con-
uissioners. via In 0pen sessieh 1t re-
domiciie. In the town n 81 'Msftihsihe.
La, on the 9TH day u NovenAbsN leoa -
the hosr Of 10 o'clock A. n. Srseesa -
open the ballot bex0. examine I'D
count In number and amount sxamiee'
and canvass the returns. aad deciaFe She
result Of said election. - ~ 'ttss
NJ. MAmn, Preslosds,
iberia aad 81. Martin Point Claire Dsai-
mage District, 81 f..s,sss.. afts--
IF. BRITAIN, President
Police Jury Of the Parish q ibefla.
:. j. LAuRENr DUcREsr. President,
poliea Inru ~ thu Pariah ~ a lRnrfla