New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-16
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE BELLE
PLACE DRAINAGE DIS
TRICT.

ners of the Belle Place Drainage Dis.
trict, Parish of Iberia, State of Louisi.
ana, taken at the special meeting o.
said Board of Commissioners held a
Sc domicile of said Board at New he
riEALouisiana, on Thursday, October
Seventh, 1920.
The Board of Commissioners of the
Belle Place Drainage District Parish Of
Iberia, State of Louisiana, met in special
session at the .domicile of said Board, in
New Iberia, Louisiana, pursuant to the
following notice given in writing to each
and every member Of said Board, viz:
New Iberia, La, Sept. 10Th, 1920.
Dear Sir-You are hereby notified that
there will be a special meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of the Belle
Place Drainage District, Parish of Ibe-
ria, State of Louisiana, to be held at the
domicile at the Board at New Iberia, Lou
isiana, on Thursday the seventh day 0,
October, 1920, at two o'clock P. NJ. at
which meeting the necessary proceedings
will be taken for the calling and order
ing special election to be held in said
Drainage District for the proposed issu-
Rnce OF bonds, and for the transaction Of
any other business which may come be
fore the Board. You are urgently re
quested to attend.
By order of the President,
(Signed) CLEFT GIRARD,
Secretary pro ten.
fBgte were present, Messrs. J. Z.
Schwing, Geo. w. Dallas, Clet Provost
and Clet Girard
There were absent Mr.. Clet Dumesnil
The hour being two o'clock P. M. the
President in the Chair, and the Secretary
at his desk, the meeting was called 20
order by the President and declared to be
duly convened and in legal session and
ready for the transaction Of business.
The Secretary then announced that at
the meeting of the Board of Commissio
ners of the Belle Place Drainage District
Parish of Iberia, Louisiana, held on jan
uary Goth, 1920, Messrs. Clet Provost,
George w. Dallas and Clet Dumesnil, APP
pointed by the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia as Commissioners of the Belle
Place Drainage District by an ordinance
adopted at the regular meeting of the
said Police Jury held in New Iberia, Lou
isiana, on December 4, 1919, Messrs. Clet
Provost and George w. Dallas being aD-
pointed for a term of two years and Mr..
Clet Dumesnil being appointed for a term
years, had filed with him for the records
of the Board, copies of the said ordinance
evidencing their appointment, together
with copies of the petition signed by
twenty-five land owners and taxpayers,
owning property within the said Drain
age District, requesting their appoint
ment by the Police jury and that each
of<a1ese gentlemen had taken the Con-
stitutional oath and filed a copy of said
oath with him, and that all of the above
documents referred to herein are Of
record of the Board of Commissioner Of
the Belle Place Drainage District,
That Messrs. Gle, Gilard and John f.
Schwing the members Of the Board of
Commissioners of the Belle Place Drain
age District appointed by the Governor,
had at the meeting of January %, 1920,
presented their Commissions signed By
the Governor, and that previous to The
said meeting had already taken the said
oath and filed same with the Secretary
of State.
On motion of Mr.. Dallas, duly secon-
ded by Mr.. Provost and unanimously
carried, the above record in connection
with the appointment and qualifying of
the members of the Board of Commits
sioners of the Belle Place Drainage Dis
trict, Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana,
was ordered spread on the minutes and
adopted as of record of the Board, as OF
date January %, 1920.
The minutes of the meeting of January
26, 1920, the organization meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of the Belle
Place Drainage District on motion of
Mr.. Dallas and seconded by Mr.. Provost
and carried unanimously, were amended
and corrected to include the above, and
ms amended and corrected, read by the
Secretary and adopted by the Board.
The President then announced that
motions were in order for the nomination
of a permanent Secretary Treasurer of
the Board. n
On motion of Mr.. Dallas, seconded by
Mr.. &sFost, Mr.. Paul Basin was placed
in nomination for Secretary Treasurer of
the Belle Place Drainage District, Par
ish of Iberia, State of Louisiana.
There being no other nominations, Mr.. |
Paul Basin was unanimously elected |
Secretary Treasurer of the Belle Place
Drainage District, and thereupOn as
sumed his duties.
On motion of Mr.. Dallas and seconded
by Mr.. Provost, and unanimously car
ried, the salary of the Secretary-Treas-
urer was fixed at Twelve and 50-10O |
($12.50) Dollars per month, and as there
will be no funds Immediately coming
into the hands of the Secretary-Treasurer,
upon motion of Mr.. Provost and secon.
ded by Mr. Dallas, and unanimously car
ried, the fixing of his bond was deferred
to a future meeting.
Upon motion of Mr.. Provost, duly Sec
onded by Mr.. Dallas, and unanimously |
carried, the First National Bank of New |
Iberia, La, was elected depository of the
Board of Commissioners of the Belle |
Place Drainage District, Parish of Iberia, !
State of Louisiana, in which all monies
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