New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-10-25
Call For Election by the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District.

! Notice is hereby given that an election
by the properly qualified electors, Of the
Bayou Carln Drainage District. will he
| held on the
1sT, DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1902.
to vote for acceptance or rejection OF the
proposition embodied in the resolution of
the Board of Commissioners Of the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District, adopted on Sop
TENDER 25th, 1902, and being rs 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 taxpayers entitled to vote at such
| elections for their authorizations or disap
prevail 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
tion 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, in the
official journal of the Parish of Iberia, for
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, 000.00) for the
purpose of constructing system of drain
age for the Bayou Carlin Drainage District.
Second, 70 authorize the Bayou Carlin
Drainage District to issue Thirty Six
Thousand Dollars 1886, 100000 forty year
five per cent interest bearing negotiable
bonds of the face value of One Hundred
Dollars each, and numbered from one to
three hundred and sixty, respectively, to
represent said Indebtedness of Thirty Six
Thousand Dollars 1886, 100000. Interest
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 said |
bonds annually, to be selected by the lot
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 at
least that amount; and commencing with |
the year beginning April LIST, 1918, shall |
set aside each year sufficient funds for I
that purpose. Said debt to be incurred, |
said bonds to be issued, and said tax to be
aevied under, subject to, and in accord I
ance WITH the laws of the State and spec
tally the provisions of Act 145 and 159 Of /
the General Assembly of Louisiana for
1902.
Third, To authorize the Bayou Carlin
Drainage District to levy a five-mill tax
Sn all property within said drainage dis
s1ict subject to State taxation, said taxes
to run for period of forty years. Said
taxes shall be applied in the order follow
ing, namely:
FOR THE FIRST TEN YEARS.
First. For the payment Of interest on
She said bonds herein authorized.
F. Second. For the maintenance of the
said system of drainage and improvements.
Third. The balance of said taxes to
be placed in a general sinking fund.
After the first ten years from date of
issuance of said bonds.
First. For the payment of interest on
the said bonds herein authorized.
Second. At least Twelve hundred Dol
lars per annum for the sinking fund for
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 rate
Of taxation.
Provided, the expenditure, purchase,
maintenance, operation ex-
tension or betterment of said works shall
never exceed the amount of the funds on
hand for said public works, nor reduce
The said funds below sum sufficient to
meet the interest payment to become due
in the year next succeeding such expen-
1iture, nor be paid out of the sinking fund
required by said Act AS of the General
Assembly of Louisiana for 1902.
Resolved, that the polling places at
which said election shall be held, shall
be as follows:
For all voters of, and residing in, that
portion of the 9th ward and of that portion
Il the Seventh ward of iberia Parish.
included in said drainage district, the
polling place shall be at residence build
/,
,ion, now used by Justilien Rodrigues,
be w. Fl. Laughlin, II. S. Snider, and
5imien Rodligues, and the clerk of said
election at said poll shall be ]. S. Turner,
Ill registered aud qualified voters resid- +
ng within said portion of said district.
For all voters of, and residing in that
portion Of the I'd ward of Iberia Parish,
included within said drainage district,
he polling place shall be at Jules Olivier
store and the commissioners of said elee-
ion at said poll shall be Toussainte Du-
,lantis, Hardy Boutte, and Oscar Brous-
lard and the clerk of said election shall
% E. E. Duplantis, all duly qualified and
registered voters residing within said por-
ion of said district.
Resolved, That all property tax payers,
esiding within the limits of said district,
lualifed as electors and duly registered
lnder the constitution and laws Of the
State of Louisiana, shall be entitled to
rote at said election, the qualifications Of
which said tax payers, as voters, to be
hose of age, residence and registered as
yoters; and that resident women tax pay
RS shall also have the right to vote at said
lection, without such registration, in per
on. or by their agents authorized in wri
ing, in which case the written authorize
ion of such women tax payers to said
gents shall be attached to the ballot east
Resolved, That said board Of Drainage
Of the Bayou Carlin Drain
ge District shall, in open session, at two
iclock P. NJ, on the Third day ofNovem
,er A. D., 1902, at the Assessors office IN
he Court House at the City of New Iberia.
,roceed to open the ballot boxes, exam.
ne and count the ballots in number and
mount, and examine and canvass the re-
ufns and declare the result OF said cleo a
ion. JOHN =. CunIIo,
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