New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-05

/ 10 De neIU on thursday. March ma, 4t1O
issued by the Board OF Sewerage Con
missioners. and as published IN the New
Iberia Enterprise, the official jouvn.l, IL
five consecutive issues, beginning Jan
10Th. 1916
NOTICE. OF PROCLAMATION AND
ELECTION.
Office of the Board of Sewerage Com
missioness of the First Sewerage
District of the CITY Of New
IBERIA, Louisiana.
New iberia, La, Jan d. 1915
Take Notice, that we, tie undersigned
Board OF Sewerage Commissioners of the
First Sewerage District OF the City Of
New iberia, duly elected and qualified
stitution and Laws of the State, and act
ing by virtue Of the power and author
itv in us vested by law and pursuant C
an ordinance regularly adopted by sald
Board on the 21st day OF January, 1910
do hereby direct and give public notice
and proclaim that on Thursday, March
md, 1916. special election shall be held
in and throughout the First Sewerage
District OF the City of New Iberia, Lou
isiana, created and designated by Ordi-
nance Mum Der 81 of the Board of Trus
tees of the City of New Iberia, for the
year a9l5, adopted Sept. 27, 1915, and
bounded and described 40 follows, to
wit:
All that portion of said City of New
iberia that is bounded by the corporate
limits of said City as incorporated by
the provisions of Act No. 1877 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1910, approved
July 9th, 1910
At which said election there shall be
submitted to the property tax payers OF
said Sewerage District qualified to vote
thereon under the Constitution and laws
of the State, the following propositions
to-wit:
1st A proposition to levy and assess
special 3 mill tax to be levied annually
the assessed valuation of Ill the
property subject to State taxstion in
said Sewerage District of the City of
New Iberia, Louisiana, on the basis o1
the assessed valuation of said property
established on the municipal assessment
rolls OF each year. fox a period Of Forty
(4O) years commencing with and includ
ing the tax levy of the vea- nineteen
hundred and sixteen lo16}. said tax to
be levied for the purpose of contracting
for, acquiring. laying and inctallinR
sewerage system, and all necessary ap-
purtenances thereto, to be located and
constructed within or partially with and
partially without the limits of said Sew
erage District as said Board of Sew
erage Commissioners may deem advis
able, and maintaining and operating q
Sewerage System within the limits o.
said Sewerage District, the title to all Of
which shall vest in said Sewerage Dis
trict of the CITY of New iberia. Louisi
ana.
md. A proposition to incur debt Oh
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
Thousandt Dollars ($9O,O00.OO), to run
for a period of not exceeding Forty (4O)
years from the 1st 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, ano
said bonds, or the funds obtained fror
the sale thereof to be used and ex-
pended 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
purpose of contracting for, acquiring
laying and installing 4 sewerage plant
and all necessary appurrenances thereto
to be located and constructed within OF
partially within and partially without
the limits of said Sewerage District, as
said Board of Sewerage Commissioners
may deem advisable, and maintaining
and operating sewerage system within
the limits Of said Sewerage District, the
title to all of which shall vest in sale
Sewerage District Of the City of New
Iberia, Louisiana, said bonds to be sc
cured in principal and interest bv and
payable out of the first moneys to be
collected out of the special tax above
mentioned in proposition number one.
Take Further Notice, that in pursuance
to the authority in 10 vested and to the
laws in such cases made and provided, |
we, the said Board of Sewerage Commits
sioners, have ordained by ordinance IS
aforesaid and do hereby direct and give |
public notice and proclamation, that said |
election shall be conducted At the time
and place and in the manner following.
to-wit:
That said special election shall be
conducted under the supervision of this |
Board, and shall be held on Thursday
March I'd, 1916 as Aforesaid.
The polling place At which the votes
in said election shall be cast il hereby
fixed and established at the Iberia p,
lsh Court House, in said City, and with
in the limits of said Sewerage Distr;c, |
and said election poll shah open on said
day at the hour of seven O'clock A. M.
and remain open not later than five
o o'clock P. M.
That the following registered voter
Of said Sewerage District be and the
are hereby appointed to serve a. ele,
ton officers for said election at said des
gnated poll, to-wit
Commissioners: a. A. ]. Sube-
belle; (2) Max Levy; 49, Robt. J. Lam
Try; Clerk, Nathan Davis.
That said Commissioners and sa;e
Clerk of election, or such others a. ma,
be selected in lieu Of them on default |