New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-01-07
NOTICE.
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES.

Sr. MARTINsvILLE, la, Dec. 20. '04.
The Board of Commissioners OF the
Pointe Claire Drainage District mel tins
day, were present Adolph kesweb'r Del
mas Hehert and Dareonrt Dugas. ST., after
organization.
Upon motion Of Adolph Resweber, duly
seconded and carried, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Re it resolved, by the Poihie ''aif-
Drainage District, that,
Whereas This Board now exists 10y or
ganization under The provisions of Aet
No. l59 OF the General Assembly OF the
State Of Louisiana OF the year 1902. and
especially of See Q thereof. and whereas
the Poiate Claire Drainage District does
not desire 10 avail itself Of file provisions
Of Article 2Sl of The Cons,itniiou of the
State Of Louisiana of 1893. and the acts
Of The General Assembly Of the State ot
Louisiana carrying into effect said article
of the Constitution relative to he assess
ment and collection Of taxes in said Drain
age District aud whereas, in lieu thereof,
the said Pointe Claire Drainage District
awaiting itself Of the power and authority
conferred upon it by vitne of Act 2ll OF
the Acs Of the General Assembly OF the
State Of Louisiana for the year 1902
relative 10 the levy and collection OF an
annual contribution or acreage tax Oh
the lands situated in the said pointe
Claire Drainage District, therefore,
Be it Resolved that an ELI ction be ans!
tile same il hereby ordered to he held of
the qualified electors under the cpnstruc-
ton and laws Of the State OF Louisiana OF
the said Poiute Claire Drainage District
on the osth day of January, 1905, between
the hours of 6 a. nj. and p IN. after due
publication in the official Journals of the
Parishes of Iberia and st. Martin fol-
period Of thirty days AS required hy law 10
take the cansns of The property tax payers
upon the following propositions, which
are hereby submitted TO said property tax
payers at said election, namely:
LIST: 10 authorize the Board Of Com
mississoners Of the Pointe Claire Drainage
District to incur an Indebtedness OF
Thirty-Seven (37) Thousand Dollars for
the purpose of constructing a system of
drainage for the said Pointe Claire Drain
age District.
End: To authorize the Board Of Com
missioners Of the Pointe Claire Drainage
District to level ten cents acreage tax
on the land situated in the said Pointe
Claire Drainage District; said tax to run
for period OF Twelve years.
Ord: To create sinking fund out of
any surplus that may on hand each year,
after the necessary running expenses,
maintainance and the contracted per
annum obligation to the contractor has
been paid, to be applied to the reduction
of the tax imposed on The property Of said
District, or for the extension or better
ment of said works, provided the cxpendi-
lures for the running expenses, purchase.
construction, maintenance, operation ex
tention or hetterment Of said works shall
never exceed the amount of the funds on
hand for sneh public works
Resolved, That the ballotiug places al
which said elections shall be held shall be
as follows: For the Parish of Iberia,
Fourth Ward, At Steckler's School House,
and the commissioners OF election at snid
poll shall be Albert Dngas aud Adoiph
Dugas the Clerk Of election shall be
Cesaire Bronssard all registered and
qualiiieiyaters residing within said por-
tion of said District.
For the Parisl, oil st. Martin First Ward,
ut Albert Reswebers aud the Commis-
sioners OF election at said poll shall be
Edgar Marien and HeTville Melaueon and
the Clerk of said election shall be Albert
Resweber, all registered and qualified
voters residing within said portion Of said
District.
Notice is further given that the Pointe
Claire Drainage District, through its
Board Of Commissioners, will in open
session at its domicile, in the town Of st.
Martinville, La, on the 2nd day OF
February 1905, at the hour Of ten O. clock
A. NJ, proceed to open the ballot boxes
examine and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
return and declare the result Of said cleo
ton.
On motion OF Delma Hebert, duly se-
conded and carried the Board then ad-
jonrned to the End day Of February, 1905.
DARCOURT DUGAS, Sr., President.
F. f. DELAHOU8SAYE, Secretary.