New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-10-04
Call For Election by the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District.

Caplin Drainage DlStplCt.
Notice is hereby given that an election
by the properly qualified electors, of the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District, will bt
held on the
IsT. DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1902,
to vote for acceptance OF rejection of tht
proposition embodied in the resolution o.
the Board of Commissioners of the Bayou
Cariu Drainage District, adopted on Sep
tcmber 25th 1902, and being as follows
to-wit'
Be it resolved by the Board Of Commits
sioners of the Bayou Carlin District that
Whereas this Board OF Commissioners
now exists by authority of regular organ
ization under the provisions of Act No
159 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the session OF
1902; and whereas the law requires the
submission Of propositions such as are
hereinafter contained, to the resident pro,
perty tax payers entitled to vote at such
elections for their authorizations or disap-
proval thereof; now, therefore
Be it resolved that an election be and
the same is hereby ordered to be held OF
the qualified electors, under the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Louisiana, Of
the Bayou Cariin Drainage District on the
First day of November, 1902, after due
notice, and publication of notice, i'll the
official journal of the Parish of Iberia, foi
a period of thirty days, as required by law,
to take the sense of the property owners
upon the following propositions which are
hereby submitted to the said property tax
PAYERS at said election, namely,
First. To incur an Indebtedness of Thirty
Six Thousand Dollars 1886, 100000 for the
purpose Of constructing system of drain
age for the Bayou Carlin Drainage District
Second, To authorize the Bayou CarliI
Drainage District to issue Thirty SiA
Thousand Dollars 1886, 000.00) forty yea
five per cent interest bearing negotiable
bonds of the face value of One Hundred
Dollars EACH and numbered from one tc
three hundred and sixty, respectively, t.
represent said indebtedness of Thirty Sil
Thousand Dollars 1886, COY. Interes
on all said bonds shall be paid annually
Said bonds to be dated and to commence
to run from the first day of April, 1908
The Drainage District shall pay and retire
after ten years from the date of their is
suance Twelve Hundred Dollars of sale
bonds annually, to be selected by the lo
or chance. The Drainage District to have
the option after fifteen years of paying
| and retiring greater amount than Twelve
| Hundred Dollars Of said bonds annually
but to be compelled to pay and retire a.
| feastthat amount; and commencing witt
the year beginning April list, 1913, shall
set aside leach year sufficient funds fol
| that purpose Said debt to be incurred
said bonds to be issued, and said tax to bt
levied under, subject to, and in accord
ance with, the laws of the State and spec
Italy the provisions of Act las and 1859 O
| the General Assembly of Louisiana fol
1902.
Third, To authorize the Bayou Carlir
Drainage Districtto levy a fve-mill tal
on all property within said drainage dis
trict subject to State taxation, said take!
to run for period Of forty years. Sait
taxes shall be applied in the order follow
ing, namely:
FOR THE FIRST TEN YEARS.
First. For the payment of interest OF
the said bonds herein authorized.
Second. For the maintenance OF thu
said system Of drainage and improvements
Third. The balance of said taxes t.
be placed in general sinking fund.
After the first ten years from date o
issuance of said bonds.
First. For the payment of interest OF
the said bonds herein authorized.
Second. At least Twelve hundred Dol
lars per annum for the sinking fund TO
the payment and retiring of the said bonds
Third. For the maintenance and opera
ton of said system of drainage.
Fourth. For the extension and better
ment of said system of drainage.
Fifth. For the reduction of the rat
of taxation.
Provided, the expenditure, purchase
construction, maintenance, operation eS
tension or betterment of said work sha
never exceed the amount Of the funds o
hand for said public works, nor reduc
the said funds below a sum sufficient t
meet the interest payment to become du
in the year next succeeding such expen
diture, nor be paid out of the sinking fun
required by said Act 145 of the Genera
Assembly of Louisiana for 1902.
Resolved, that the polling places a
which said election shall be held, sha
be as follows:
For all voters of, and residing in, tina
I
of the Seventh ward of Iberia Parish
included in said drainage district, tn
polling place shall be at residence build
ing on the land of John Rodrigues success
sion, now used by Justilien Rodrigues
and the commissioners of election sha
be w. H. Laughlin, II. S. Snider, an
Simien Rodrigues, and the clerk Of sal
election at said poll shall be j. s. Turner
all registered aud qualified voters resid
ing within said portion of said district
For all voters of, and residing in tina
portion Of the I'd ward of Iberia Parish
included within said drainage district
the polling place shall be at Jules Olivier
store and the commissioners of said eles
ton at said poll shall be Toussainte DIT
plants, Hardy Boutte, and Oscar Brou!
sard and the clerk of said election sha
be E. E. Duplantis, all duly qualified an
registered voters residing within said po
ton of said district.
!. Resolved, That all property tax payers
residing within The limits of said distric
qualified as electors and duly registere
under the constitution and laws of tt
State of Louisiana, shall be entitled
vote at said election, the qualifications
WHiSA 5H4h tdA PoyNist 90 votViSt w
those of age, residence and registered /:
voters; and that resident women tax pa,
ers shall also have the right to vote at So
election, without such registration, in pc
[ son, or by their agents authorized in WI
, ting, in which case the written authoriz
7 ton of such women tax payers to sa
agents shall be attached to the ballot cas-
j Resolved, That said board of Drainas
i Commissioners Of the Bayou Carlin Drai
age District shall, in open session. at ty
3 O. clock P NJ, on the Third day of Mover
3 Der A. D., 1902, at the Assessors Office
!. the Court House at the City of New Iberi
]. proceed to open the ballot boxes, exaI
n inc and count the ballots in number al
1 amount, and examine and canvass the ]
turns and declare the result OF said ele
= ton.
JOHN C. CURTIS
President OF the Board of Commissions
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