New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-09-27
Call For Election by the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District.

Notice is hereby given that an election
by the properly qualified electors, Of the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District, will be
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
Carln Drainage District, adopted on Sep
TENDER 25th, 1909, and being as follows
tow
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, in the
official journal of the Parish of Iberia, for
n 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 properytaX-
payers mt said election, namely,
First, To incur an indebtedness of Thirty
Six Thousand Dollars 1886, 100000 for the
purpose of constructing n system OF dram
age for the Bayou Carlin Drainage District.
Second, To authorize the Bayou Carlin
Drainage District to issue Thirty Six
Thousand Dollars 1886, 000. 00) 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 1896, 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, 1903.
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, 1913, shall
set aside each year sufficient funds for
that purpose. Said debt to be incurred,
said bonds to be issued and said tax to be
levied under, subject to, and in accord
ance with, the laws of the State and spec
tally the provisions of Act AS and 159 of
the General Assembly of Louisiana for
1902.
Third, To authorize the Bayou Carlin
Drainage District to levy iive-mill tax
OIL all property within said drainage dis
tIict subject to State taxation, said taxes
to run for a 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
the said bonds herein authorized.
Second. For the maintenance of the
said system of drainage and improvements.
Third. The balance of said taxes to
be placed in ageneral 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 tho 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,
construction, 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 a sum sufficient to
meet the interest payment to become due
in the year next succeeding such expen-
diture, nor be paid out of the sinking fund
required by said Act 145 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
Of the Seventh ward of Iberia Parish.
included in said drainage district, the
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 shall
be w. H. Laughlin, II. s. Snider, and
Simien Rodrigues, and the clerk OF said
election at said poll shall be J. 8. Turner,
oil registered aud qualified voters resid-
ing 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,
the polling place shall be ct Jules Olivier
store and the commissioners of said cleo
ton at said poll shall be Toussainte Du-
plants, Hardy Boutte, and Oscar Brous-
sard and the clerk of said election shall
be e. E. Duplantis, all duly qualified and
registered voters residing within said por-
| ton of said district.
Resolved, That all property tax payers.
residing within the limits of said district,
qualified as electors and duly registered
under the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, shall be entitled to
vote at said election, the qualifications OF
| which said tax payers, as voters, to be
those of age, residence and registered as
voters; and that resident women tax pay
ers shall also have the right to vote at said
election, without such registration, in per-
son, or by their agents authorized in wri-
ting, in which case the written authorize
ton Of such women tax payers to said
agents shall be attached to the ballot cast.
Resolved, That said board of Drainage
Commissioners Of the Bayou Carlin Drain
age District shall, in open session, at two
O clock p. NJ, on the Third day Of Novem-
a. A
the Court House at the City of New Iberia,
proceed to open the ballot boxes, exam
inc and count the ballots in number and
amount, and examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result Of said cleo.
ton.
JOHN G. CURTIS,
President of the Board Of Commissioners
Of the Bayou Carlin Drainage Distaict.
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