New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-19

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Section /. That special election shall
be held in the First Sewerage District
OF the City of New iberia, Louisiana,
created and designated by Ordinance NO.
81 of the Board of Trustees OF the City
of New Iberia for the year 1915, adopt
ed Sept 9th, 1915 and bounded ana
described as follows, towit:
All of said Citv of New Iberia, La,
that is bounded bv the Corporate limits
Of said City as incorporated by the Pro
visions of Art. 1877 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana for the year 1910. arnroved July
9th, 1910.
At which said election there shall be
submitted to the property taxpayers o.
said Sewerage District qualified to vote
thereon under the Constitution and Laws
of this State, the following PROPOSE
tons, to-wit
1st A proposition to levy and assess
special 3 mill tax to be levied annual
" on the assessed valuation of all the
property subject to State taxation m
said Sewerage District of the City of
New iberia. Louisiana, on the ba SIS of
| the assessed valuation of said property
established on the municipal assessment
| rolls of each year, for a period of forty
| (40) years. commencing with and includ-
ing the tax levy of the wear nineteen
hundred and sixteen 900, said tax to
be levied for the purpose of contracting
for, acquiring. laying and installing a
sewerage plant and all necessary appur-
tenances thereto, to be located and con-
structed within or ~~~''~ within and
partly without the limits of said Sew
erage District as said Board of Sewerage
Com m issioners NAV deem advisable, and
maintaining and operating a sewer svs-
tenn Within the limits of said Sewerage
District, the title to all of which shall
vest in said Sewerafe District of the
City of New Iberia, louisiana
End. A proposition to incur debt on
behalf of said Sewerage District of the
City of New iberia, Louisiana, and issue
therefor its negotiable bonds aggregat-
ing in principal the sum of Ninety Thou
sand Dollars ($9O.OOO.OOO to run for
period not exceeding forty (4O years
from the LIST day of March, 1916, and to
bear interest at the rate of five per cent
IS per cent? per annum from said date
until paid, interest on all of said bonds
to be paid semi-annually, and said
bonds or the funds obtained from the
sale thereof to be used and expended
under the control and direction of the
Board of Commissioners of the First
Sewerage District of the City of New
iberia, Louisiana. for the exclusive ruf-
pose of contracting for, acquiring, lay
ing and installing a sewerage plant and
all necessary appurtenances thereto. to oe
located and constructed within or partial
ly within and partially without the
limits of said Sewerage District as said
Board of Sewerage Commissioners NAV
deem advisable, and maintaining and
operating a Sewerage System within the
limits of said Sewerage District, the title
to all of which shall vest in said Sew
erage District. of the City of New Ibe
ria, La, said bonds to be secured in
principal and interest by, and payable
out of, the first moneys to be collected
out of the special tax above mentioned
in proposition number one.
Section D. That said special election
shall be conducted under the supervision
of said Board of Sewerage Commi.s'o
ners, and shall be held on Thursday,
March I'd, 1916 the polling places
which the votes in said election shall be
cast is hereby fixed and established ~
the iberia Parish Court House in said
City, and within the limits of said Sew
erage District, and said election poll shat
be open on said day at the hour of seven
o'clock A. M. and remain open not later
than five o'cloct P NJ
Section 3. T at the following regis
tered and qualified voters of said Sew
erage District be and they are herebv
appointed to serve as election officers for
said election at said designated poll, to-
wit:
Commissioners:
/. A. J. SUBERB1ELLE,
q MAX LEVY,
g. RCBT. J. LANDRY.
NATHAN DAVIS, Clerk.
Section 4. That said Commissioners
ers as may be selected in lieu of them
on default of any of those appointed to
appear, shall be paid at the rate OF three
dollars per dav f. each day of actual |
service performed by each of them.
Section S. That the necessary bal
lot box, ballots. stationery, and blanks
for duplicate tally sheets, lists OF voters,
valuation of property. and duplicate COM
piled statement of the votes in number
and amount shall he furnished and de-
livered to said election officers at said
polling place on the day and at the hour
fixed for holding said election and open
ing said poll by the Board of Sewerage
Commissioners of said Sewerage District.
Section 6. That the Registrar of
Voters of the Parish of iberia, Louisi |
ana shall in accordance with Section {
of Act No. 256 of 1910. furnish and de-
liver to said Commissioners of Election |
At or before the time appointed for the
opening of the poll, list of the tax
payers entitled to vote in person or by |
proxy at said election, together with the |
valuation of each taxpayers property, as
shown by the assessment roll last made
and filed prior to the date fixed for sald
election.
Section 7. That the ballots to be used |
in said election shall be of such form
as to enable the voters to vote in favor
Of or against either of the propositions