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


! Section l. That a special election shall
be held in the First Sewerage District
of the City of New Iberia, Louisiana,
created and designated by Ordinance No.
| 81 of the Board Of Trustees of the City
of New Iberia for the year 1915, adopt
ed Sept 9th, 1915 and bounded and
described as follows, towit:
All of said Citv Of New iberia, La,
| that is bounded bv the Corporate limits
Of said City as incorporated by the Pro
| visions of Art. 1877 of the Acts OF the
! General Assembly of the State of Lou
| isiana for the year 1910, approved July
9th, 1910.
| At which said election there shall be
! submitted to the property taxpayers Of
said Sewerage District qualified to vote
| thereon under the Constitution and Laws
of this State, the following PROPOSE
tions, to-wit:
1st A proposition to levy and assess
special mill tax to be levied annual
| " on the assessed valuation of all the
property subject to State taxation m
| 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 period of forty
| (4O) years. commencing with and includ
ing the tax levy of the wear nineteen
hundred and sixteen 1916), said tax to
be levied for the purpose of contracting
for, acquiring, laying and installing
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 missione-s 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 incNr debt on
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 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
until paid, interest on all of said bonds
to be paid semi-annually, and said
bonds OF 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 a 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 Commissio
ners, and shall be held on Thursday,
March I'd, 1916, the polling places
which the votes in said election shall he
cast is hereby fixed and established at
the iberia Ps~ish Court House in said
City, and within the limits of said Sew
erage District, and said election poll shat
be open on said day at the hour of seven
o'clock A. NJ and remain open not later
than five o'clock P. M.
Section 3. That the following regis
tered and qualified voters of said Sew
erage District be and they are herebv
appointed to serve as election officers for
said election at said designated poll, to-
wit:
Commissioners:
l. A. ]. SUBERBIELLE,
z MAX LEVY,
g. ROBT. J. LANDRY.
NATHAN DAVIS, Clerk.
Section 4. That said Commissioners !
and said Clerk of Election or such 9th
ers as may be selected in lieu of them |
on default of any of those appointed to
appear, shall be paid at the rate OF. thre.
dollars per dav 60 each day of oetual !
service performed by each of them.
Section S. That the necessary bal |
lot box, ballots, stationery, and blanks |
for duplicate tally sheets, lists of voters, |
valuation of property. and duplicate COM
piled statement of the votes in number |
and amount shall he furnished and de-
livered to said election officers at said
polling place on the day and at the hour
fixed for holding said election and open
ing said poll by the Board of Sewerage
of said Sewerage District.
Section s. That the Registrar CT
Voters of the Parish of iberia, Louisi
ana shall in accordance with Section
of Act No. 256 of 1910, furnish and de-
liver to said Commissioners of Election
At or before the time appointed for the
opening Of the poll, list Of the tax
payers entitled to vote in person or BY
proxy at said election, together with the
valuation Of each taxpayers property, as
shown by the assessment roll last made
and filed prior to the date fixed for SAID
election.
Section 7. That the ballots to be used
in said election shall be of such form
IS to enable the voters to vote in favor
Of or against either of the propositions
submitted separately, said ballots to Re