New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-14
PROCEEDINGS AND ORDINANCES
ADOPTED BY THE SEWERAGE
COMMISSIONERS OF THE
FIRST SEWERAGE DIS
TRICT OF THE CITY OF
NEW IBERIA. LA.

Be it remembered that at Gale
meeting of the Board of Sewerage Com
missioners of the First Sewerage Dis
t1ict of the City of New iberia, Parish o
Iberia, State of Louisiana, held on tn
4th day of October, A. D., 1916, at tn
regular place of meeting at seven o'clocl
p. NJ, there being then and there presen
the following Commissioners to-wit:
Jules Dreyfus Ed L. Estorge, Cbas. L
Provost, Chas. Gouguenheim nopLazare
King. Absent: None.
At which meeting certain proceeding.
were had, among which were the follow
ing:
Commissioner Chas. L. Provost pre-
scented a certain Ordinance, and moved ;ta
adoption, and thereupon COMMISSIONS,
Lazard King seconded said motion to
adopt said Ordinance, and said motion
being then and there put to vote of
the ayes" and Mays, and the roll
being called, said Ordinance was unan-
imously adopted by the vote of all of the
Commissioners present, each of said
Commissioners voting AYE" and there
being no votes may" which Ordinance
is in the words and figures following, to-
Wit:
ORDINANCE of the Board of Sew
erage Commissioners of the First Sew
erage District Of the City of New Ibe-
ria, Louisiana, providing for the in
curing of indebtedness and issuance of
its negotiable bonds in the sum of Ninety
Thousand Dollars 100000 for the puf-
pose Of constructing a Sewerage System
for said Sewerage District, with all nee
essary equipment, and submitting such
proposition to the property taxpayers
qualified to vote under the Constitution |
and Laws Of the State of Louisiana.
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the
City of New Iberia, heretofore pursuant
to and in strict compliance with the
provisions Of the Constitution and the
Statutes of the State of Louisiana, did
on the 9th day Of September, A. D.,
1915, duly create . sewerage district, in
GLIDING the entire incorporated limits
of said City, which District is known as
1.-THE First Sewerage District, of the City
Of New Iberia, Louisiana: and
Whereas, At an election thereafter duly
called by the Board Of Trustees of said I
City, which election was duly held for
he purpose of electing 4 Board Of Sew Ii
rage Commissioners for said District, '
10 assume and discharge the pow ers and u
luties to be exercised and performed by
'uch Board Of Sewerage Commissioners, b
he persons who were to act as the mem
'ers of the Board of said Sewerage Dis v
riot were duly elected by the property n
axpayers of said Sewerage District en- q
tiled to vote At said election, which e.
ersons 50 elected have ever since been "
citing and are now acting Is such II
'oard; and u
Whereas, this Board was duly organ
led and has elected it, officers and has ~
aopted its corporate name - follows: tt
The Board of Sewerage COMMISSIONER N
the First Sewerage District OF the 10
ity Of New Iberia, Louisiana. and VI
Whereas, after due consideration and eli
ling fully advised in the premises, this Of
oard 10 of the opinion, and has con- Oh
uded. subject to the favorable vote to an
} had At such special election, t, incur Di
debtedness Of said Sewerage District, ito
ID issue its negotiable bonds in tie sum fol
Ninety Thousand Dollars 100000, thu
Z the purpose Of constructing . sew sal
age system for the use and benefit of ter
ID Sewerage District, the title of which tor
al be vested therein, and to submit to shi
property taxpayers of said Sewerage OF
strict such proposition, at a special ses
'ction called by this ordinance; ant
Now therefore be il ordained bv the her
ard Of Sewerage Commissioners Of the bal
rst Sewerage District. of the City Of in
W Iberia, Louisiana: can
That an Indebtedness of said Sewerage OF
strict be incurred and the bonds of the S
werage District be Issued in the sum of
Ninety Thousand Dollars ($oOOOO). telet
'ject to the favorable vote of the pro- of
y taxpayers at the special election to sale
called and that a special election be taxi
d in the First Sewerage District of resi-
City Of New Iberia, Louisiana, at vide
ich special election there shall be hav
united to the property taxpayers of will
Sewerage District qualified to vote thei
reon under the Constitution and Laws wri,
he State Of Louisiana. the following sucl
position, .o-wit: S.
roposition to incur debt on behalf Of any
First Sewerage District of the City Con
New iberia, Louisiana, and issue its in
otiable bonds aggregating the sum sign
Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,OOO) to leng
payable within a period of forty chal
rs, as shall later be determined by the asse
I'd of Sewerage Commissioners of chal
District; to bear interest at the Sc
Of five per centum Is p. c.) per an miss
J, payable semi-annually until paid, in
n bonds shall be sold and the funds be Z
lined from the sale thereof to be serve
for the purpose of constructing the
.rage system together with all nee polls
ry equipment, the title of which Com,
vest in said First Sewerage District shall
he City of New Iberia, Louisiana; Com,
lat said special election shall be con- elect
ed under the supervision of said stone
d Of Sewerage Commissioners and same
be held on the 14th day Of Novem- as o.
A. D., 1916. The polling place at serve
h such special election shall be held sent
At which the votes at said election Sex
be cast is hereby fixed and estab- Clerk
at the Iberia Parish Court House, poll,
e City Of New Iberia. Louisiana, such dutie.
lg place being situated within the oath
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