New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-19

FOR THE LEVYING OF A TAN;
Proposition to levy and assess
a special 3 mill tax to be levied
annually on the assessed valua
ton of all the property subject
to State taxation III the FIRST
Sewerage District, OF the City
OF New iberia. Louisiana, created
by and bounded and described
as set forth in Ordinance Mum
ber 81 OF the Board OF Trustees
of the City of New iberia for
the yen lq15. adopted Sept
9th. 1pl5. said proposition be
in submitted IN pursuance 10 an
ordinance of the Board of Sew
erage Conn issouers ot said
Sewerage District adopted on
the 2lst day Of January l@lo.
and said proposed tax to be
levied on the basis of the as
sessed valuation of SAID prop
erty established on the muuici-
pal assessment rolls of each -
year, for period OF Forty rs
(10) years commencing with
and including the tax levy of NO
the year nineteen hundred and ---
sixteen, SAID ; mill tax to be
levied for the purpose o! con
tracing for, acc ulrlnK, laying
and installing sewerage plant
and all necessary appurtcnances
thereto. to be located and con
structed within or partially with
in and partially without the
limits of said Sewerage Dis
trict as the Board of Sewerage
Com M lssioners of said District
may deem advisable. and main
tanning and operating sew
erage system within the limits
of said Sewerage District. the
title to all of which shall vest
IN said Sewerage District of the
City of New iberia, La.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote :;
favor of the proposition submitted rpo
the ballot place cross tX) ina.A i
the square after the word yes, t
vote against it place similar mar
after the word mo"
FOR THE ISSUANCE BONDS:
Proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds of the First Sew
crage District of the City of
New Iberia. Louisiana. created
by and bounded and described as
set forth in Ordinance Number
81 of the Board of Trustees of
the City of New Iberia for the
year 1915, adopted Sept 9th,
19lo, said proposition being sub
mitted in pursuance to an ordi-
nance Of the Board of Sewerage
Commissioners of said Sewerage
District adopted on the 2lst
day of January 1916 and said
debt and issue of bonds to az
gregate in principal the sum of
Ninety Thousand Dollars $780,
OOO.OO) to run for period not
exceeding forty years 400 from
the LIST day of March, "
bearing interest at the rate q five
per cent IS p. c. per annum
from said date until paid, entered
on all said bonds to be paid,
semi-annually. and said. bonds
or funds obtained from the sale
thereof to be used and ex- ----
pended under the control nd YES
direction of the Board of -
Sewerage Commissioners of the NO
First Sewerage District of the -.-
City of New Iberia, Louisiana,
for the exclusive purpose of con-
:racting for, acquiring, laying
and installing a sewerage plant
and all necessary appurtenances
thereto, to be located and con-
structed within or partially
within and partially without the
limits of said Sewerage District
as the Board of Sewerage Com
missioners of said District may
deem advisable, and maintain
ing and operating a sewerage sys.
tenn within the limits of said
Sewerage District, the title to
all Of which shall vest in said
Sewerage District of the City
OF New Iberia, Louisiana, said
bonds to be secured in principal
and interest by and payable out
of the first mon to he COL
lected out of the special tax
above mentioned in proposition
number one.
Taxable Valuation
Signature of Voter
tor II voter bv proxy, name of taxpsye,
and signature of rroxy)
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote il
favor Of either proposition submittsc
upon this ballot place a cross (X) mari
in the square after the word "YES": Il
vote against it place a similar mark IN
the square after the word mo"
That in addition 20 indicating hi,
vote in the manner directed in the print.
ed instructions on the ballots. each vote,
shall endorse on his ballot his name to-
gether with the amount Of the assessed
valuation Of the property he il entitled
to vote; provided that ballots voted BY
the proxy shall have endorsed thereon
the names of both the tax payer and he,
proxy.
That all 'ropertv tax payers Of said
Sewerage District qualified as electors
under the Constitution and laws of this
State, shall be entitled to vote at said
election; the qualification of such tar
payers as voters TO be those Of aged res
idence and registration as voters; pro-
vided that resident women tax payers
shall have the right to vote at said elec-
ton, without registration, in person :,
by their agents authorized in writing
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