New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-09-22
CALL FOR ELECTION BY THE
FAUSSE POlNTE 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 or rejection Of the
proposition embodied in the resolution of the
Board of Commissioners OF the Fausse Pointe
Drainage District passed September 9TH 1900,
and being follows, viz:
BE 1t resolved by the Fausse Pointe Drainage
District, that. Whereas, this Board has been duly
organized cOnformaby To Act No. IL of the Acts
of 1900 Of the General Asscmb, of the State of
Louisiana and is accordingly vested with all the
rights. powers and authorization conferred upon
a Drainage Dstri so organized; and
Whereas in pursuance of the object of the or
ganzation of the said Drainage District, viz; to
perfect "A system of Drainage for that territory
embraced In the said District, the said Board de-
sires and purposes to prosecute all necessary
works TO that end-openng natural drains and
constructing canals, bitches. etc, necessary for
the effective drainage of said District.
Therefore, be it resolved that an 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 IA. NJ. to Up. NJ, after due publication and
notice in the official journal Of Iberia parish for
period Of thirty days, required by law, to take
the census OF the said property taxpayers upon
the following propositions:
1st To authorize and empower the said Drain
age District to contract for and incur debts for
the purpose of affordng efficient drainage to the
lands included therein, as well as for the main
TINT 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.
I'd To authorize and empower the said Fausse
Pointe Drainage District to impose and levy an
annual contribution of twenty (2O) cents per acre
all lands situated and included within the said
Fausse Pointe Drainage District for and during a
period Of ten (1O) years, which annual contribu-
tions shall be collected by the tax collector OF Ibe-
ri narish n the M IN and in the m
ner that he collects the State and Parish taxes.
and which shall be by him turned to the
parish treasurer Of Iberia parish to be held sub.
ject to the order Of the Board of Commss toner's
OF said Drainage District In prosecuting and con
structing n system of drainage for the said Fausse
Ponte Drainage District, and meeting the prin.
cipal and interest OF all debts and costs incurred
for and incidental to the consummatiOn, mainten-
ance and operation of the aforesaid works of
drainage.
Resolved, that this proposal, so framed and
made, shall be written or printed on each ballot
or ticket voted Mt such election, ana each voter
may write or stamp upon the ballot for or against
the proposal as he may elect.
Resolved, that the polling places at which said
election shall be held shall be as follows: For all
in said Drainage District the polling place shall
be mt the Court House at New Iberia, and the Com
missioncrs of Election shall be Jules Verret. AL.
phonse Theriot, VIM. Byles, and the Clerk shall
be Kenny Price.
For ali voters in that portion of the third ward
included in the said Drainage District, the polling
place shall be at the 3i ward prceinc;Tj a
y. Danos, DOS. Bodin. &. G. Decur, 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 ard precinct-St
Clair Dugas house, and the Commissioners shall
be Macenas Broussart Jos Dautcrive and Jules
St Marie aud the Clerk shall be Thomas Con
soulin.
Resolved, that nll property taxpayers residing
within the limits Of said District. qualified as
null rad nl.rt hal (Nnps t,rits