New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

A>otlCe Is ue1eUy given tudt SpeCid
election will be held on Wednesday the
22nd day of July, 1914, as called by az
| 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 a special election to take the
sense of the property taxpayers of the
said sub-drainage district, who are au-
thorized to vote at such an election IN
said ub-Drainage District under tbs
Constitution and Laws of Louisiana
upon the proposition as to whether o,
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 1880 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 q 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
End Laws of this State, in manner to
allow them to vote thereon separately 4
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
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
wears. namely: 1910. 1920. 1921, 1922.
1923, 1924. 1925. 1926, and 1927. Three
of said bonds shall be payable on April
w.: 1928. 1920. 1890. 1881. 1882, 1888,
1894. 1885. 1896 and 1887. Four of said
bonds shall be payable on April LIST Of
each of the following years. namely:
1898. 1890. 1910 and 1o41. Five CT said
bondn shall be PAYABLE on April LIST OF
each of the following years. namely:
1912. 1913. 1914, 1915, and 1916. Six
of said bonds shall be payable on April
1st of each of the following vea-s. name
": 1o47. 1913, 1e4o. and 1850, and
seven Of said bonds shall be payable on
April 1st, 1851. 60 re
Notice is further, given that the said
Snecial Election, will be held at the
P,actsmith Shon on propertV of GEORGE
w. Dallas which propertv 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
place: 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 to five P M. of said day. the
following having been appointed com
nissioners of election: Robert Pesson
Onezophore Hebert and Laodice Meyer
AS clerk Of election, Elias Louvieye.
Further that the ballots shall be sc
ARRANGED and the said election so con-
Quoted that the voters. shall have the right
to vote senarately 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
ernine such special elections, and psr-
t;cularlv Act 256 of the LEGISLATURE st
1910. as amended. and Article 281 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. M. Of tae oath day Of July, 1914, the
said Board of Drainage Commissioners
will meet at their office on the corner
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 IN
number and amount. examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the results
of the election.
JOHN c. CURTIS,
Pres Board of Drainage Commissioners
of Sub-DrainaQe Distr;"+ No. of Ba-
YOU Car1.n Drainage District.
Signed: CHAS. L. PROVOST, Secty