New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-09-15
CSll for Election by the iberia B
st. Mary Drainage District.

properly qualified electors Of the iberia X st.
Mary Drainage District will be held on the
9th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1900,
to vote for the acceptance or rejection OF the prop
osition embodied in the resolution OF the Board Of
Commissioners Of the Iberia q st. Mary Drainage
District passed August 23d, 1900 and being MS
"I.e Il resolved by the Iberia & st. Mary Drain
age District that
Whereas, this Board now exists by reorganiza-
tion under the provisions Of Act No IL Of the
Acts Of the Legislature OF this State for the year
1900, and
tracts and debts Of the old Board known Ms the
Iberia and st. Mary Drainage District, organized
under Act AZ, 1898, and
Whereas the old Board had submitted to the
voters Of the Drainage District proposition to
incur an Indebtedness Of Thirty Thousand Dol
lars ($lO, 900 OOl. and to levy a tax of Ave 90
on % 'ns
bearing bonds to represent the said indebtedness,
which said proposition was accepted by the voters
Whereas. said bonds, although authorized, have
never been issued, and
Whereas 1t Is necessary to increase the amount
Of indebtedness and the bond issue In order to do
the necessary drainage work In the said District
Whereas, the Thirty Thousand Dollars $3.50.
OOO. .OO) of bonds authorized to be issued do not
reach the constitutional limit, the assessed value
Of said District being In excess Of One Million Dol
lars, (sl ,O0O. .O0OOO
InereIOfe dc ~ TehOiveu tu7t Nh eieCbiou uc AcAu
- the qualified electors under the constitution
and laws Of Louisiana Of the said Iberia 4 st.
Mary Drainage District on Tuesday, the 9th day
OF the month Of October, 1000, after due publica-
tion in tho o6icial Journals Of iberia and st. Mary
parishes for period Of thirty days, ~ required
6y law TO take the census OF the said property
arc hereby submitted TO the said tsxpayers at said
MI. 10 incur an indebtedness of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars t$1OO, ,OO0.OO), for the purpose
OF constructing system Of drainage for the Iberia
3 st. Mary Drainage District, which indebtedness
II 10 consist Of the ratification Of the debt author
1sS ey ses spssr on as
and an additional Indebtedness OF Seventy Thou
sand Dollars (S7O ,O0O,OO)
District 70 i issue One Hundred Thousand Dollars
t&lOO, 900 OO) Of thirty year Ave 90 per cent In
iercst bearing negotiable bonds Of the face value
Of One Thousand Dollars vi .0OOoOl each, and
spcctlvely, to represent the said indebtedness Of
Ono Hundred Thousand Dollars (&lO0. 600. 0O),
which shall consist Of ratification Of the AZ thor
trict ON the 2eth day Of October 1890, Of Thirty
Thousand Dollars (Q3O O.OOO.O0) Of such bonds,
" hA as Sssn aad s S
OOO.OOl. which together shall constitute bond
issue o. One Hundred Thousand Dollars t$lOo.
e Be ef fcns ssries Interest s on the ,sd
trict shall retire after ve CD year. from their L.
snamcc, -Four Thousand Dollars Of the said bonds
e ss lot as Ths
Tnoa..Sd Doiiars a. goo. .oo) Of said bonds. but
% be compelled % retire q least that amount and
Sd. To authorize the Iberia and 81. Mary Drain
age District 70 levy ave 90 mill tax on Al prop
srsy subject 70 stsss M taxation n within the sAid M
thirty ysars This TO be ratification Of the Ave
s(5l mill tax hitherto voted In favor Of the old
Dl.sriss on :as sssh d,y of October 1852 and e.
date Of the lcvyng Of the first tax under this elec
tIon. and its extension 70 affect all property sub.
icet % State taxation within the said Drainage
said tax shall be applied In the order follow.
Ing. VIA for tho hrst nve years,
i:t. ror the payment Of interest on the bends
0f syrtcM aud improvements.
ID. Balance for general sinking fund.
M 1ss ~ @ he her payment q inseres. on the bona,.
"a Four Thousand Dollars l$4 900. .OOl per an.
num for = sinking fund 70 retire the bonds
The remainder of the funds realised BY the said
Drainaee Board shall be applied 10 necessary run
Ming expensee, maintenance and operation, for the
reduction Of the rate of taxaton, for the extern
sion or beetesment Of said works, provided the
expenAltnre for the running expenses. purchase,
coaatraction. maintenance, operation, extension
a. hetterme1t of said works shAll never exceed
The am0unt % the fund on hand for such public
works nor reduce said fund below SUM to meet
~ interest payment TO become due In the next
rear succeeding sach expenditures. nor be paid
oas e tas .inkine isnd required by thi: Act"
trirt at the following polling places, via:
Hor che parish of iberia: 9Th ward-Jcancrette
pree1nct. 1st ward-patoutville precinct. "a
wnra--6orrel stOfc, Olivier Station.
Yur Ne parish Of St Mary: lst ward Sd pre-
~lnet--At Cypresnort poll at ]. r. Mendoxa's. I'd
ward <th prseinet-(3lcncoe poll. "a ward
prerlnet- f1onlsa poll. 7th ward. lAtA precinet-
Alberta seAonlho9se poll
Ard ~ following named persons are named ~
OoUnisslnncrs ard Clerks % hold said election,
M. ~ Jeensrstte p.ecinet 9Th ward Iberia pass