New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
Minutes and Pre- m0lOgation OF
Results OF Special Election.

NV Iberia, La, .)uty 24'h, I9ls
The Bvn,d Of Ton mIssiussI> Uf the ba'
Won Car in Drainage District met TINS day
in open session AS d board oi c"mn'es,oh
~. o ub-drainage district number one
Llvt The said Bayou C,rin Drainage
District. pu, su.nl 10 call with President
John L. urls presiding AMI tie follow
ing III. Il bers present: NJ ssrs Honora
Romero, yu.e. Ol.vier, Handy Boutte
ami Alfred e.. kuboiu for the purpose OF
examining aud canvass'ng the ba'lote
cast ct the ~. cial -'eci' held on the
22nd d.v Of July, 1914. of the voters Of
su drain, &. district number one (D OF
the BAYOU CarIin DraiDsg. district which
election vas held under cnli OF the SAID
Sub. Dis'ric, OF tn, B y"n Carl" Drainage
-, t,ic,, of date May 5'h, 1914. for the
pu, pose OF submitting 10 the voters OF
sid su ,listrict tbe proposition OF levyinR
a special acr. age tax on the lands IN said
nh. dis, r,ct to provide better drainage
therefor. a.d also to submit the PROPOSE
ion I o in, ur debt and to issue Dol DIS, and
10 -> anime and canvas the returns and
de, lare the results OF such election and 10
u, ornu gate the results Thereon.
The P. .sid, mt having thus declared the
rroc, ed. d to open the ballot box OF said
election. ex ID ne and canvass the returns
of said cleo ion ard declare the results
which it did as follow:
Numbers of votes cast for the PROPOSE
ion to levy tax not 'Xotdlng ihlrty
cents pei acre en- tvtry Pc't 81 lhro ~
sah-draipsge district numhr enc -. OF
tn. Bayou Csrl'n Drainage D'sh'ct fors
o Rod Thirty seven years for the pur-
pose Of providing. nrd+''' ki'g. making
and completing u better sys't N OF drain
aco for the lands within said sub drainage
district,
Five (5)votes
Vtes for. in valuation OF property. six
thousand thrt Z huhdIt d and thnty (&6330
Dol ans.
Number Of votes agaiu.t he opposition
to |, v, tax not exceed, & Thirty cents
,,+, mere on Every acre OF land in sub.
nag. district lumber ore y of The
Ba, on Can in D,aib,kt Dist1ic, Tor n pc
100 Of thir,y-t, ,,HIs for the purT ose
# IT. yidi, q, u,d.lt, hing. mixing ana
c, mplt,ing hotter slsi. ID OF d' ainage
to, III. lands With, the said sub drainage
d strict.
None
Votes against in Valuation Of property
None.
Number of votes cast for The proposition
To iucur debt and issue bonds for sub.
drainage district nun Der ore CD, OF the
Bayou Carl" Drainage District, to the
sutunt OF Twelve thousand ($l2 900 OO)
Doll, rs, to run until April !, 1851. bear
ing interest At the rate of Five pc cent
per annnm, ps, able annually for the pur-
,.os+ Of p,.v,oilR. deIishjIR r, making
and com plotting y bstt-r system Of drain
spe for the lands within said sub DR. ain
age district.
Five (5) votes.
Votes for, in va,ua,in Of p,eIeItv. six
IN, usand thee Lundit and Thirty (&6330
Dollars.
Nuubt of votes against the proposition
to incur dttt and issue bODds Of sub
dv, image district number one %, Of the
Bayou Csrlin Drainage District, 70 the
amount Of Twelve thousand (ol2, 900. COY
Dollars, to mn until April let, 1861, bear
irg interest at the rate Of Five per cent
per snnum, payable annually, for the pur
pose Of providing. undertaking, uski' g
and completing a better eyAt, m Of drain
. e for The lands wi, hin said cub drainage
district.
None.
Votes skaintt in valuation Of property,
None.
whereupon motion duly csrIied the
said board OF said cub d, sipsee district
number Of the Bayou CarliD Drainage
District declared both Of eaid propositions
~ submitted at said special election have
been carried at said election.
On motion duly carried the said Boa-d
Of subdrainsRe district nor Der one Cd Of
the Bayou Csrliu Drainage District order
ed the PRONUNCIATION of said result Of said
election a. above by publication in one To-
cue of the Official Journal Of Iberia Parish.
HONORA ROMERO
HARDY BOUTTE
JULES OLIVIER
ALFRED G. DUBOIN
JOHN G. CURTIS, President.
President and members OF the Bayou