New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-26
Proceedings of the Board of Sewerage Commissioners.

a called meeting of the BOARD Of sew
-rage Commissioners of the First Sew
erage District OF the City of New iberia
La, was held this day at the office o
Ne Mayor. all members of the Board hav
Jag been notified thereof
Ar members Of the Board being pres
ent at said meeting.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
wee read aud approved
On motion. duly seconded. the fol
loving Ordinance was adopted ano
orSsrsd promulgated as also the Motto
asi Proclamation of Election publishec
- the Official journal of the City. viz:
AN ORDINANCE.
OF he Board Of Sewerage Commissio
ne.s - the First Sewerage District q
Ne City of New iberia. State Of Louis
ssa. calling a special election and pro
viding for the time, place and manner
Of conducting the same. said ele-tion e
BE- held in the FRS, Sewerage District
af said City of New Iberia, created anc
designated by Ordinance Number u Of
The Board of Trustees Of said City for
sbs year 1915. adopted Sept, 9th, 19lS
and bounded and described as herein
after set forth. said election to be helc
for the purpose Of submitting to the
property tax payers of said Sewerage
District qualified under the Constitu
tons and Laws of tn State to vote
thereon, the following propositions, to
wit:
LIST. A aproposition to levy and assess
a special three mill tax to be levied an
nualy on the assessed valuation of all
the property subject to State taxation II
said Sewerage District on the basis Of
the assessed valuation of said property
esta blishcd on the municipal assessment
rolls Of each year. for period of forty
900 years commencing with and in
Guiding the tax levy of the year nine
teen hundred and sixteen 900. said
tax TO be levied FOR the purpose of con
tracing for, acquiring, laying and in
staling sew rage plant and all neces-
sary appurtenances thereto, to be local.
ed and constructed within or partly
within and partly without the limits Of
said Sewerage District as said Com
nissioners may deem advisable and
maintaining and operating Sewerage
System within the limits of said Sew
erage District the title to all of which
shall vest in said Sewerage District If
the said City OF New iberia, La, and
End. proposition to incur debt on be
half Of said S werage District and issue
therefor its negotiable bonds aggregat-
ing in principal the sum of Ninety
Thousand Dollars ($9O0O0OO), to run
for a period not exceeding forty (4O)
years from the LIST day of March, 1916.
and to bear interest at the rate of five
mt /
said date until paid, interest on all of
said bonds TO be paid semiannually, and /,
said bonds or the funds obtained from
the sale thereof to be used and expend |
ed for the exclusive purpose of contract
ing for, acquiring, laying and installing |
sewerage plant and all necessary ap-
purtenances thereto. to be located and
constructed within or partially within
and partially without the limits of said
Sewerage District as said Commissio-
Rers may deem advisable and maintain
rag and operating a sewerage system
within the limits of said Sewerage Dis
wict, the title to all of which shall
vest in said Sewerage District, Of
said City of New iberia, Louisiana, said
bonds TO be secured in principal and in
forest by and PAYABLE out o. the first
moneys to be collected out of the suec-
ial tax above mentioned in prorosition
n lumber one; all in accordance with and
in pursuance to the provisions Of the
Constitution and laws of this State in
such cases made and provided. and par
tieularlv the provisions Of Article 90
Of the Constitution of the State of, Lou
isiana. Act No. 2SS Of the Acts of the
Il A.
year 1908. approved July 9. 1908. and
Act No. ESQ of the Acts Of said Genera
Assembly for the year 1910, approved
Julv 7, 1910
Whereas the Board of Trustees of the
City of New Iberia, did on the 9th dav
If Sept. 1915, create a sewerage district
Including the entire incorporated limits
'f said City pursuant to the provisions
Vt Act No. 2S5 of the General Assembly
Il this State for the year 1908. approved
July 9. 1908, which said Sewerage Dis
vIct IS hereinafter more fully bounded
ind described; and
Whereas at an election duly called
y said Board of Trustees for the
purpose of electing Board of Sew
mage Commissioners for said Sewerage ..
JVOuVA " assume ana ulSCnarEe the
,swers and duties designated by and
xsscised and performed by such Boards
4 Sewerage Commissioners under sale I,
Act. this Board was duly elected by the
property tax payers Of said Sewerage !
Nstrict entitled to vote at said election !: | !.
Il
Whereas. this Board has been duly
rUani.ed and has elected its officers AS ,
rsvidcd for in said Act, and has adopted
. IL corporate name. THE Board of =
|s~erage Commissioners Of the First i
'swsrage District of the City of New A..
bssia, Louisiana" and T.,
Whereas. after due consideration this q
|oard 10 Of the opinion that il is advis- n
bic and necessary to submit TO the '
rsperty tax-payers of said Sewerage .
'6tzict, . proposition to levy q special q
Ares mill tax upon all the property in 4
I'D Sewerage District subject TO State
Ixaticn and TO incur Indebtedness and i,
sUs negotiable bonds secured and SAP 4.
sstsd BY said proposed special tax. in O
- manner and form and to the amount q
Id extent hereinafter set forth. for the i,
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