New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-09-29
Call for Election by the New Ibe-
ria & Bayou Carlin Drain
ape District.

Notice is.hereby given, that an election, by the
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3D, 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 as follows:
Be it 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 H. 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 cleo
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. required by law, to take the cen
sus of the property taxpayers upon the following
propositions, which hereby submitted to the
said property tax x-payers at said election. namely
l. 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 one to two
hundred, respectively, to represent said indebted
ness Of one hundred thousand dollars. Interest
on said bonds shall be 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 or chan
The drainage district to have the option after
u
Thousand five hundred dollars of said bonds, but
to be compelled to retire at least that amount and
to set aside each year sufficient funds for that pur-
pose.
g To incur an indebtedness of one hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing
"a system of drainage for the New iberia and Bayou
Carlin Drainage District.
g. 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
Said tax shall be applied in the order following,
viz:
For the first fvo years
l. For the payment of interest on the bonds.
2 To defray running expenses and for the main
tennnce Of system of drainage and improve
ments.
general sinking fund.
After the first five years
1. For the payment of interest on the said bonds.
2. Two thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum for a sinking fund to retire the bonds.
The remainder Of the funds realized by the Board
of Commissioners of the New Iberia and Bayou
Carln Drainage District shall be applied to the
necessary running expenses, maintenance and OPP
eratiOn for the reduction OF rate OF taxation, or
for the extension betterment of said works, pro-
vided the expenditure for the running expenses,
purchase, construction, maintenance, operation,
extension or betterment Of said works shall never
exceed the amount Of the fund on hand for such
public works, nor reduce said fund below sum
TO meet the interest payment to become due In
the year next succeeding such expenditure nor DC
paid out of the sinking fund required by this act.
Resolved that the polling places at which said
For all voters Of that portion OF the 9Th ward
included in said drainage district the polling place
shall be at the Court House at New Iberia, and
the commissioners of election shall be Silvio
Broussard, Leon Lemaire and Carlos Mestayer
and the clerk Of election ut said poll shall be Gas
ton Del4assus, 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
H. Patout, and the commissioners of said election
at said poll shall be Jules Olivier, u. Dupiantis
and Desire Broussard, and the clerk Of said elec
tion shall be John b. Winters, all duly qualified
and registered voters residing within said portion
| of said district.
included in said district the polling place shall be
! at Justilien Rodrigues and the commissioners OF
election shall be Justilien Rodrgues Similien Ro
drigues and Joseph Bourque, and the clerk Of elec
| tion for said poll shall be John Curtis, Jr, al
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 eec
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 De those o
| resident women tax payers shall also have TN
right to vote At said election, without such regis
tration, in person, or by their agents authorized
| in writing in which the written authorization
| OF such woman tax payer to said agent shall b
| attached to the ballot cast.
Resolved, that said board Of drainage commits
sioners Of the New Iberia and Bayon Carlin Drain
| age district shall, in open session, at twely.
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 coun
the ballots in number and amount and examin
| and canvass the returns and declare the result o
| said election. E.J. CARsTENs, President
New Ibeaia and Bayou Carlin Drainage District