New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-05
Proceedings of the Board of Sewerage Commissioners.

New Iberia, La, Jan. II, 191o
A called meeting of the Board OF Sew
erage Commissioners of the First Sew
erage District of the City of New Iberia,
La, was held this day at the office OF
the Mayor, all mem bers of the Board hav-
ing been notified thereof.
All members of the Board being pres
ent at said meeting.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
On motion, duly seconded, the toll
lowing Ordinance was adopted ana
ordered promulgated, as also the Notice
and Proclamation of Election published
in the official journal of the City, viz;
AN ORDINANCE.
Of the Board of Sewerage Commisslo-
ners of the First Sewerage District of
the City of New Iberia, State of Louisi-
ana, calling a special election and pro
viding for the time, place and manner
of conducting the same, said election 10
BE- held in the First Sewerage District
of said City of New Iberia, created and
designated by Ordinance Number 81 Of
the Board of Trustees of said City for
the year 1915, adopted Sept. 9th, 1915
and bounded and described as herein
after set FORTH said election to be held
for the purpose of submitting to the
property taxi payers of said Sewerage
District qualified under the Constitu-
tons and Laws of tbs State to vote
thereon, the following propositions, to-
wit:
1st. A aproposition to levy and assess
a special three mill tax to be levied an :
nually on the assessed valuation of all
the property subject to State taxation N
said Sewerage District on the basis OF
the assessed valuation of said property
established on the municipal assessment
rolls of each year, for period of forty
(4O) years commencing with and in
GLIDING the tax levy of the year nine
teen hundred and sixteen 1910, said
tax to be levied for the purpose of con
tracing for, acquiring, laying and IN
stalling sew rage plant and all neces-
sary appurtenances thereto, to be locat-
ed and constructed within or partly
within and partly without the limits Of
said Sewerage District as said Com
missioners may deem advisable, and
maintaining and operating a 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 $3.50 100000, to run
for a period not exceeding forty (40)
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, 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-
ners may deem advisable and maintain
ing and operating a sewerage system
within the limits of said Sewerage Dis
tYict, 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
terest by and PAYABLE out of the first
moneys to be collected out of the spec
ial 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
such cases made and provided, and par
ticularlys the provisions Of Article 2s1
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
- nf Att rs hal
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 z, 1910.
Whereas the Board of Trustees of the
City Of New iberia, did on the 9th dav
of Sept. 1915, create 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
trict is hereinafter more fully bounded |
and described; and
Whereas at an election duly called
by said Board of Trustees for the
purpose of electing Board of Sew
craze Ion mlSSlOucIS Aux SolU oS"S4akCI
District to assume and discharge the
powers and duties designated by and
exercised and performed by such Boards
of Sewerage Commissioners under said
Act, this Board was duly elected bv the
property tax payers of said Sewerage
District entitled to vote at said election;
and
Whereas, this Board has been duly
organized and has elected its officers as
provided for in said Act, and has adopted
IS its 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 is of the opinion that it is advis-
able and necessary to submit to the
property tax-payers Of said Sewerage
District, a proposition to levy special
three mill tax upon all the property IN
aid Sewerage District subject to State
taxation and to incur Indebtedness and
issue negotiable bonds secured and SAP
ported by said proposed special tax, IN
he manner and form and to the amount
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