New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12
Proceedings of the Board of Sewerage Commissioners

era3s Con. IN isslorers of the FIRST SeW
sraas District Of the City of New IBERIA
L., waS held this day at the office o
~ Mayor, all members of the Board hav-
inH kssn notified thereof.
Al members of the Board being pres
ont 1T said meeting.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
wexs read and approved.
O, motion, duly seconded, the fol
lnwiA. Ordinance was adopted ane
ordered promulga. d, as also the Notice
aaA Proclamation of Election published
in tho official journal Of the City, viz
AN ORDINANCE.
OF ~ Board of Sewerage Com mssio
am If the First Sewerage District 81
tho City of New Iberia, State of Louisi-
ass, calling special election and pro
viTnG for the time, place and mannel
Il conducting the same, said election 4
~ held in the First Sewerage Distrc
II eaid City of New Iberia, created anc
dsiaaated by Ordinance Number 81 o.
r. Board of Trustees of said City fol
10 year 1915, adopted Sept. 9th, lPl,
sNA bounded and described as herein
afAx Get forth, said election to be hello
fer the purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers of said Sewerage
District qualified under the Constitu
tie,s and Laws of tt State to vote
thereon, the following propositions, to-
vii:
i~t A aproposition to levy and assess
. special three mill tax to be levied an
nwally on the assessed valuation of all
tAe property subject to State taxation II
seiA Sewerage District on the basis OF
the assessed valuation of said property
established on the municipal assessor emf
rslh Of each year, for period of forty
(@o) years commencing with and IN
cluding tho tax levy of the year nine
.ssa hundred and sixteen 900, said
tax 10 be levied for the purpose of con
tracing for, acquiring, lsying and in
SHILLING 4 sew rage plant and all neces-
sary appurtenances thereto, to be locat-
ID and constructed within or partly
within and partly without the limits Of
said Sewerage District as said Com
miswioners may deem advisable, and
maintaining and operating a Sewerage
System within the limits of said Sew
seags District the title to all of which
shall vest in said Sewerage District If
Ind, q 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 ($90.O00.OO), 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 dste 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 expend-
ed for the exclusive purpose of contract
ing for, acquiring, laying and installing
. sewerage plant and all necessary ap-
performances thereto, to be located and
constructed within or partially within
anA partially without the limits of said
Sewerage District as said Commissio-
a0o may deem advisable and maintain
hG and operating sewerage system
within the limits of said Sewerage Dis
tict 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
tsssst by and PAYABLE out of the first
moneys to be collected out of the spec
isl tax above mentioned in proposition
number one; all in accordance with and
in Pursuance to the provisions of the
Constitution and laws of this State in
ssch cases made and provided. and par
ticularly the provisions of Article 2S1
Of the Constitution of the State ofv Lou
is;ana, Act No. 2S5 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of this State for the
year 1908. approved July 9, 1908, and
Act No. 256 Of the Acts Of said General
Assembly for the year 1910, approved
July I, 1910.
Whereas the Board of Trustees Of the
City Of New iberia, did on the 9th dav
Of Sept 1915, create a sewerage district
including the entire incorporated limits
Of said City. pursuant to the. provisions
Of Act No. 2S5 of the General Assembly
Of this State for the year 1908, approved
July 9, 1908, which said Sewerage Dis
tict 10 hereinafter more fully bounded
sad described and
Whereas At an election duly called
BY said Board of Trustees for the
purpose Of electing a Board of Sew
sTage Commissioners for said Sewerage
District to assume and discharge the
powsrs and duties designated by and
exercised and performed by such Boards
Of Sewerage Commissioners under said
Act. this Board was duly elected by the
property taxpayers of said Sewerage
District entitled to vote at said election
sad
whereas, this Board has been duly
organized and has elected its officers as
provided for in said Act. and has adopted
- ~ corporate name. "The Board of
Sewerage Commissioners of the First
Sewerage District of the City Of New
Iberia. louisiana" and
whereas. after due consideration this
Board 10 of the opinion that it is advis-
able and necessary to submit to the
property tax-payers Of said Sewerage
District. . proposition to levy q special
three mill tax upon all the property in
said Sewerage District subject to State
Axation and to incur Indebtedness and
issue negotiable bonds secured and sap
ported BY said proposed special tar, in
De msnnsr and form and to the amount
sad sxtent hereinafter set forth, for the
parpose Of acquiring. installing, mein- |
timing and operating q modern sew