The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-10-20


the authority under whose ORDER
the said election was held, do
forthwith proceed to open the bal
lot box used at said election, ex
anime and count the ballots IN
number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns OF said special
election and that process verbal
of the opening of said ballot
box be made, and a canvass OF
the returns and the result thereon
be shown to eaid Process vel bal
and that the said process verbal be
signed by all the Trustees present
at this meeting.
This motion being put to a vote,
the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Messrs. Sealy, Vlller
min and Girard, and the ordinance
was declared to be adopted.
WHEREUPON 10 open session
the Board Of Trustees of the City
of New Iberia proceeded to open
the ballot box and count the votes
cast at the election held in the
City of New Iberia on the 10th
day of October, 1917, and there
was found to be one ballot box
from the following voting place
the Court House at New Iberia,
Louisiana, and the said ballot box
being duly opened, the Board OF
Trustees then and there immedi.
ately proceeded to the examina
ton of the returns made by the
officers of said polling place and
the canvass of the votes, and a
veIification' of those returns by
counting of the ballots with the
following results:
1t was found that in the Court
House polling place there were
found 1913 votes representing an
assessed valuation OF S522, $50 20
cast in favor of Proposition of No.
| as follows:
PROPOSITION NO. /. To au.
thorize the Mayor and Trustees of
he City of New Iberia as the gov.
erning authority of said City, to
incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds of said City TO represent
said debt and to sell said bonds
when issued to the extent of Sew
enty Five Thousand Dollars (s75,.
300 0U) conformably TO A ticles
28l and 292 of the Constitution
and Act 256 of 1910. The said
bonds to bear interest at the rate
Of i've per cent, per annum. psya.
BILE semi annually. the whole issue
Of bonds to be payable within The
period OF Thirty Five Years from
the date thereof as the governi 3
may determine, the pro-
ceeds of the sale Of the said bonds
to be used exclusively for the con
Improvement and main
tenaDce tf public streets and high.
ways within aud without the linn.
It's Of the City of New iberia bui
Immediately adjacent thereto and
all within the limits Of the Parish
Df Iberia.
And there were found 81 votes
representing an assessed valua
ton of $685. 81 cast against
proposition No. | as above out
lined.
AND Ii WAS THEREFORE,
ascertained that there was found
q total 15S votes representing an
assessed valuation of 1922 $50 Is
cast in favor of proposition No. /.
rs follows:
PROPOSITION NO. l. To au-
thorize the Mayor aud Trustees Of
the City of New Iberia as the gov
erning authority Of said City to
incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds of said City to represent
said debt aud to sell said bonds
when issued TO the extent of Sew
enty Five thousand Dollars 1916. :.
600 O0l coDformably to Articles
28l and 292 of the Constitution
and Act 256 of 1910 The said
bonds to bear interest at the rate
Of i've per cent, per annum, paya
BILE semi-annually, the whole issue
Of bonds to be payable within the
period of Thirty Five Years from
the date thereof, as the governing
authority may determine, and the
proceeds of the sale OF the said
bonds to be used exclusively for
the construction, Improvement
and maintenance of public streets
and highways within and without
the limits of the City of New lbe.
ria, but Immediately adjacent
thereto and all within the limits
Of the Parish of Iberia, and there
was a total of 81 votes represent.
Ing an assessed valuation Of $685..
Loo 81 cast against said PROPOSE.
tion No | as above outlined. and
It 10 therefore shown that there
was 9 majority Of votes, both ID
number and amount cast in favor
OF said proposition which said
proposition No. | is therefore de.
clared TO be carried, and this pro.