New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-19
Proceedings of the Board of Sewerage Commissioners
New Iberia, La, Jan. Il, 1916.

New Iberia, La, Jan. II, lclO.
A called meeting of the Board of sew
eYaRe 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 members of the Board hav-
ing been notified thereof.
An members of the Board being pres
emit at said meeting.
The minutes of the previous meeting
was read and approved.
Ca motion, duly seconded, the fol
lowing Ordinance was adopted and
ordered promugat d, as also the Notice
and Proclamation of Election published
in the official journal of the City, viz:
AN ORDINANCE.
OF Ne Board of Sewerage Comm issio-
nexs Of the First Sewerage District of
~ City of New IBERIA State of Loulsi-
saa, calling a special election and pro
vidiag for the time, place and manner
Of conducting the same. said election q
be held in the First Sewerage District
Of said City of New iberia. created and
designated by Ordinance Number 81 Of
he Board of Trustees of said City for
Gbe year 1915, adopted Sept. 9th, 1915
and bounded and described as herein
after set forth, said election to be hello
fer the purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers of said Sewerage
District qualified under the Constitu
tisns and Laws of tbs State to vote
thereon, the following propositions, to-
wit:
LIST. A aproposition to levy and assess
a special three mill tax to be levied
nually on the assessed valuation of all
the property subject to State taxation II
said Sewerage District on the basis Of
tho assessed valuation of said property
established on the municipal assessment
rolls Of each year, for a period of forty
(4o) years commencing with and in
GLIDING the tax levy of the year nine
teen hundred and sixteen 1916, said
tax to be levied for the purpose of con
tracing for, acquiring, laying and in
Sailing a sew rage plant and all neces-
sary appurtenances thereto. to be local.
I'd and constructed within or partly
within and partly without the limits IF
said Sewerage District as said Com
missioners may deem advisable, and
maintaining and operating a Sewerage
Sy1tem. within the limits of said Sew
eraRe District the title to all of which
shall vest in said Sewerage District If
the said City of New Iberia, La, and
2nd, q proposition to incur debt on be
half Of said S werage District and issue
therefor its negotiable bonds aggregat
Thousand Dollars $3.50 100000, to run
for q period not exceeding forty (40)
years from the LIST day of March, 1916.
and to bear interest at the rate of five
per cont. 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 an
purtenances thereto, to be located and
constructed within or partially within
and partially without the limits of said
Sewerage District as said Commissio
nezv may deem advisable and maintain
ing and operating a sewerage system
within the limits of said Sewerage Dis
kict, 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
tseest 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
tieularly the provisions of Article 90
Of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana. Act No. 285 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of this State for the
year 1908 approved July 9, 1908. and
Act No. ESQ of the Acts of said Genera
Assembly for the year 1910, approved
July' 7, 1910.
Wheseas 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 wear 1908, approved
Juit 9, 1908, which said Sewerage Dis
tict 10 hereinafter more fully bounded
aud described; and
whereas at an election duly dllcd
- sid Board Of Trustees for the
purpose Of electing Board of Sew
srsRs Commissioners for said Sewerage
Dtulsics to assume and discharge the
powers and duties designated by and
exsseised and performed by such Boards
q Sewerage Commissioners under sale
Act this Board was duly elected by the
property taxpayers of said Sewerage
District entitled to vote at said election; |
~
Whereas. this Board has been dulv
senanixed and has elected its officers as
crowded TO. in said Act, and has adopted
y ~ corporate name. "The Board of
Duoseuee Commissioners Of the First
S~sssas District Of the City of New
Ibaia, Louisiana" and
Wbsssas, after due consideration this
Beard 10 Of the opinion that Il is advis-
lble and necessary to submit to the
psepstxy taxpayers Of said Sewerage
Dbkiet, . proposition to levy a special
Ihres min tax upon all the property in
~ Sewerage District subject to State
pxatisn. and to incur indebtedness and
suas sesotiabls bonds secured and SAP
,ssssd ~ sid proposed special tax, in
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