New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-10-06
VOLUME XVI.
CALL FOR ELECTION BY THE
FAUSSE POINTE DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

Notice is hereby given that an election Of the
properly qualified electors of the Fausse Pointe
Drainage District will be held on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th, A. D., 1900,
to vote for the acceptance rejection of the
proposition embodied in the resolution of the
Board Of Commissioners of the Fausse Polnte
Drainage District passed September 9th, 1900,
and being as follows, viz:
Be it resolved by the Faussc Ponte 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
a Drainage District so organized; and
Whereas in pursuance of the object OF the or
ganization of the said Drainage District, viz: to
perfect system of Drainage for that territory
embraced in the said District, the said Board de-
works to that end-opening natural drains and
constructing canals, ditches etc, necessary for
the effective drainage of said District.
Therefore, be il resolved that election be
held and the same is hereby ordered of the quail
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 GA. Nj. to p. NJ after a due publication and
notice in the official journal of Iberia parish for
period of thirty days as required by law, to take
the census Of the said property taxpayers upon
the following propositions:
Ist To authorize and empower the said Drain
age District to contract for and incur debts for
the purpose of affording efficient drainage to the
lands included therein, as well as for the main
tenance and operation of all works perfected to
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.
ID To authorize and EN- power the said Fausse
Pointe Drainage District to impose and levy an
annual contribution Of twenty t2O) cents per acre
on all lands situated and included within the said
Fausse Pointe Drainage District for and during a
period of ten uO) years, which annual contribu-
lions shall be collected by the taxcollector OF lbe-
ria parish at the same time and in the same man
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
ject to the order of the Board of Commissioners
of said Drainage District in prosecuting and con-
structing n system of drainage for the said Fausse
Pointe Drainage District, and meeting the prin.
cipal and interest Of all debts and costs incurred
for and incidental to the consummation mGlnten.
drainage.
Resolved that this proposal, so framed and
made shall be written printed on each ballot
or ticket voted at such election and each voter
may write or stamp upon the ballot for or against
the proposal. ms he may elect.
Resolved that the polling places mt which said
election shall be held shall he as follows: FOR aii
in said Drainage District the polling place shall
be n. the Court House at New Iberia, and the Com
mssioners' of Election shall be Jules verret al,
phonse Theriot, VIM. Byles, and the Clerk shall
be Kenny Price.
included in the said Drainage District, the poillhg
place shall be at the Sd ward precinct-J. A.
babin'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 be at the fourth ward precinct-St.
Clair Duga's house, and the Commi ssioners shall
be Macenas Broussard, Jos. Dauterve and Jules
St Marie and the Clerk shall be Thomas Con
sonlin.
Resolved, that all property taxpayers residing
within the limits of said District qualified as
electors and registered under the Constitution and
laws of louisiana shall be entitled to vote at said
election and that resident women tax xpayers shall
also have the right to vote at said election with
out registration in person or by their agents au
thOrized in writing, in which case the written au.
thorization of said women taxpayers to said
agents shall be attached respectively to the bal
lots 80 east.
Resolved, that the said Board of Commissioners
OF the said Fausse Pointe Drainage District, shall
in open session, ut IL A. NJ, on Wednesday, Oc
tober 10th, 1900, at the City Hall OF the city OF
New Iberia, proceed to opcn the ballot boxes, ex
amink and count the ballots in number and
amount and examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result of said election.
Z ~ J. u. DAUTERIvE,
Pxssiasst Rsusse Pointe Drainage District
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