The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-09-15

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ltqaied for the Cuy OF Row ibe
ria in the issuance Of bonda az
gregating Seventy Five thousand |
Dollars, his fee not 70 extend one |
and one haif per cent Of tie
amount of said bond issue and loI
be pay able ont Of the proceeds OF
sale of said bonds, il being under-
sl0od that If il becomes necessary
20 secure the opinion Of any Other
expert bond lawyer IN conjunction
with his own TO accomplish the
sale of the bonds that the said or
lnion be secured without any add
tional expeuee 20 the CIty Of New
IBERIA.
1t being understood that no fee
is due unless the Bonds are sold.
The vote on this ordinance was
az follows:
YEAS. Sealy, GIrard, VIllermlr.
NAYS. None.
Aud the ordinance was declared
adopted
The following notice was offered
Ivy Mr. sea y, and ordered pub
Ished lhIty days on motion of
Mr.. NlIleTmln, seconded by MI
GiraTd and adopted unanimously:
Notice Of Election for public
roads and highways was ordered
published thlity days.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
In conformity with an ordinance
adopted by the Board OF Trustees OF
the City of New IBERIA, IN the Parish
of IBERIA. this day, /, II. s. Sealy.
Mayor of the City of New Iberia. do
hereby call special election IN the
CITY Of New Iberia, in order 10 take
the sense of the property taxpayers
entitled to vote within the limits Of
the City Of New IBERIA. to ascertain
whether or not the CITY Of New
Iberia, through its Mayor and Board
of Trustees shall be authorized
w ihNht hIbh anu 10 ISSUE bonus
10 represent said debt TO the
extent OF Seventy thousand
Dollars S75, 000l, said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five per cent q
per cent? per annum, payable semi
annually, and the interest and prlnci-
pal to be payable in such amounts
and IN such places and At such times
IA the Mayor aud the Board of Trus-
tees Of the City Of New IBERIA may de
termiue, said bonds to run Tor peri
cd not exceeding thirty five years nnd
the proceeds OF sale at not less than
par to be used IN the construction of
public streets and highways within
and without the limits of the City OF
New Iberia but Immediately adjacent
thereto, and all within the limits OF
the Parish of Iberia, as in the dis
cretion Of the Mayor aud Board oil
Trustees may subserve the best utter
est OF said City, and the said bonds tC
be issued IN accordance with the au-
thority veeted by Articles 2Sl and 20z
of the Constitution OF Louisiana and
Act 256 of the Legislature Of 1910 ms
amended.
The said election to be held on
Tuesday, the 10th day of October
1917, between the hours of seven Il, NJ,
and five Z. NJ. in accordance with law
The polling places for the said spe.
ctal election shall be as follows
Court House, New Iberia. La.
With the following commissioners
and clerks of election:
Nathan Davis, Commissioners.
Letcher Grant, Commissioner.
Rudolph 2. Ribbeck, Commissioner
Pierre Jubin, Clerk.
The Board OF Trustees of the CITY of
New Iberia, Louisiana, will In open
session TO be held at the City Hall in
said City of New iberia on Wednes-
day, the 18th day of October, 1917, at
ten O'Clock A. NJ proceed to open the
ballot boxes used at said election and
count the ballots In number and
amounts cast at said election and ex.
anime and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result OF said election.
Thus done and signed on this 10Th
day OF September, 1917, at New Iberia.
Louisiana.
Ii s. SEALY,
Mayor of the City of New Iberia.
l.. I. Villermin,
Clerk of the Board of Trustees.
On motion of Mr. Villermln. see.
onded by Mr.. Girard the meeting