New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-26

of New Iberia for the year 1915. adopt
ed Sept. 9th 1915 and bounded an,
described as follows, towit
Il All of said Citv of New iberia, La
that is bounded by the Corporate limit
of said City as incorporated by the Pro
visions of Art. 1877 of the Acts of tn
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana for the year 1910, a~rroved Jul,
9th, 1910
| At which said election there shall b,
submitted to the property tax payers o
said Sewerage District qualified to vote
thereon under the Constitution and Law.
of this State. the following PROPOSE
tons, to-wt:
LIST. A proposition TO levy and asses,
special 3 mill tax to be levied annual
! ly on the assessed valuation of all the
property subject to State taxation N
said Sewerage District of the City OF
New iberia, Louisiana. on the basis OF
the assessed valuation of said property
established on the municipal assessment
rolls of each year, for a period of forty
| (4O) years commencing with and includ
ing the tax levy of the year 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 missoners 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 sai' 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.OOOOOO) 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 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 2. That said special election +,
shall be conducted under the supervision
of said Board of Sewerage Co-,m;,~;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 Pa-isb Court House in said
City, and within the limits of said Sew
erage District. and said election poll shall
be open on said day at the hour of seven
o'clock A. M. and remain open not later
than five o'clock P NJ.
Section g. T at the following regis
tered and qualified voters of said Sew.
erage District be and they are hereby
appointed TO serve as election officers for
said election at said designated poll, to-
Wit
Commissioners:
l. A. j. SUBERBIELLE,
q MAX LEVY,
3. ROBT. J. LANDRY.
NATHAN DAVIS, Clerk. /;
Section 4. That said Commissioners
Ind said Clerk of Election or such 9th
rs as may be selected in lieu OF them
m default Of any of those appointed to
ppear, shall be paid at the rate OF three
dollars per dav e. each day of actual
ervice performed by each of them II
Section 5. That the necessary bal
OF box, ballots, stationery, and blanks {
or duplicate tally sheets, lists of voters. i
aluation of property. and duplicate com
lied statement of the votes in num- Der |
nd amount shall he furnished and de- q
lvered to said election officers At said
o'A"e PiACe Oh the Jay ana AZ the noun | j
xed for holding said election and open I
ny said poll by the Board of Sewerage q
commissioners of said Sewerage District
Section 6. That the Registrar Ct \
'oters Of the Parish of iberia, Louisi- S
ma shall in accordance with Section { I
Act No. ESQ of 1910. furnish and de-
yer to said Commissioners of Election S
or before the time appointed for the t
pening Of the poll, a list of the tax
ayers entitled to vote in person or by a
roxy at said election, together with the a
aluation of each taxpayers property, as n
hown by the assessment roll last made q
nd filed prior to the date fixed for sad r,
ection. a
Section 7. That the ballots to be used I.
said election shall be of such form f,
} to enable the voters to vote in favor S
or against either of the propositions s,
admitted separately. said ballots to Re a,
the following form, and to have h
tinted thereon the following matter. to- o
il: =,
OR THE LEvY1NG OF A TAX: b
Proposition to lew and assess II
special mill tax to be levied 81