New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-11
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notlce Is ne1eOy gwen that . special
election will be held on Wednesday the
22nd day of July, 1914, as called by an
ordinance adopted on June 18th, 1914,
by the Board of Drainage Commissioners
Of Sub-Drainage District Number One
Of the Bayou Carlin Drainage District,
it being special election to take the
sense of the property taxpayers of the
said subdrainage district, who are au-
thorized to vote at such an election in
said Sub-Drainage District under tbs
Constitution and Laws of Louisiana,
upon the proposition as to whether OF
not they will vote acreage taxes, not to
exceed thirty cents per annum per acre,
upon each and every acre of land in said
Sub-Drainage District, for the term Of
thirty-seven years, beginning with the
year 1914, and extending to, and includ-
ing the year 1850, for the purpose and
object of providing, undertaking, max
ing and completing better system Of
drainage for the lands within said Sub
Drainage District.
Section 2. And also that there will
further be submitted to the said prop
erty taxpayers who are authorized to vote
at such special elections in said sub
drainage district under the Constitution
and Laws of this State, in a manner to
allow them to vote thereon separately
proposition to incur debt and issue one
hundred and twenty negotiable bonds Of
said Sub Drainage District No. Of the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District of One
Hundred Dollars each. aggregating in all
Twelve Thousand Dollars, to run until
April 1st, 1851, bearing five per cent in
terest per annum from date of issuance
until paid, said entire interest to be paw
able annually on the First day of April
of each year. beginning with April Is,
1915, and said bonds to be paid as fol-
lows:
Two of said bonds shall be payable
en- April 1st of each of the following
| years, namely: 1910. 1920. 1921, 1922.
1923. 1924, 1925. 1926, and 1927. Three
of said bonds shall be payable on April
1st of each of the following years, name
w: 1923, 1929, 1880. 1881. 1882. 1888,
1894. 1895. 1896. and 1887. Four of said
bonds shall be pavable on April 1st of
each of the following years. namely
1898. 1920. 1o4O and 1o41. Five of said
bondn shall be PAYABLE on April LIST of
each of the following years. namelv:
1912. 1913. 1914, 1o45. and 1916. Six
| of said bonds shall be PAYABLE on April
LIST of Zach Of the following wears. name
w: 1o47. 1913. 1o4o and 1850. and
eeve- IF sa;I bonds shall be payable on
April 1st, 1851.
Notice is further given that the said
Snecial Election will be held at the
p'acte,o;+h Shon on rropertv OF GEORGE
w. Dallas which nronertv fronts on the
road known as the forty arpent road.
which property formerly BELONGED to
wilkins and which is within the terri
| torial limits Of the said Sub drainage
District and is the designated polling
rlace: also that said special election shall
he held on Wednesday the 22nd dav of
JULY, 1914 the polls to be open from
seven A. NJ ~ Eve D NJ. of said dav. the
following having been appointed COM
missioners of election: Robert Pesson,
Onezophore Hebert and Laodice Meyer.
As clerk of election, Elias Louviere.
Further that the ballots shall be so
arranged and the said election so con-
Quoted that the voters shall have the rlght
70 vote sera-.+e,v on each Of said prop
ositions and that the said special election
shall be held and conducted in all re-
spects and said ballots shall be in accord
ance with the laws Of this State. GOV
erning such snecial elections. and par
t;cn,arlv Act 256 of the Legislature #
1910, as amended and Article 2S1 of the
Constitution of Louisiana adopted IN
1913.
Notice is hereby given of said special
election to be held as ordained in said
ordinance; and also that At Two o'clock
P NJ vt the 24+h dav Of July, 1914, the
said Board of DRAINAGE commissioners
will meet at their office on the co~ner
Of Main and Iberia Streets in New 1be-
ria, Louisiana, and will in open session
then and there proceed to open the bal
lot box. examine and count the ballots n
number and amount. examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the results
Of the election.
JOHN c. CURTIS.
Pres. Board of Drainage Commission ers
of Sub-Dra;nace District M. l of Ba-
YOU Cari.n Drainage District.
Signed: CHAS. L. PROVOST, Secty'