New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-11-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RoApn or
COMM1SSIoNERS OF THE BAYOU,
CARLIN DRAINAGE DISTRICT


sloners OF the Bayou Carlin DRAINAGE bic.
trlct Parish of Iberia. State Of Ionie;
ana, taken at the meeting of said Bos-s
of Commissioners held at .New ibsr;a
Louisiana on Saturday the 3otn day Of
October, 1920.
The Board of Commissioners Of the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District, Parish
Of iberia, State of Louisiana, met in
special session at New Iberia, Louisiana
on Saturday the 30th day Of October,
NJ, pursuant to the provisions Of an
ordinance Of the said Board of Commis
sloners dated Friday the oath day Of,
September, 1920, and the proclamation
OF election by the Hon. Jules Olivier,
President of the Board of Commissioners
OF the Bayou Carlin Drainage District
also Of date September "a, 1920
There were present: Messrs. Jules
Olivier, President; H. Boutte, Ed. M.
Boutte, A. c. Duboin, Eraste BONN.
There were absent, None
The Board of Commissioners were duly
convened as the governing authority O..
Sub-Drainage District Number Three
81 of the Bayou CarIin Drainage Dis
tTict, Parish Of iberia, State Of Louisiana.
The President in the Chair, the Secre-
tary at his desk
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. A. c. Duboin and duly seconded
by Mr.. H. Boutte
An ordinance authorizing the ca
vassing Of the returns Of the special cleo
ton held in Sub-Drainsge District Num-
Der Three (3) of the Bayou Carlin Drain
age District, on Wednesday, the twenty
seventh day of October, 1920.
Whereas, a special election as called
by the Board of Commissioners of the
/hyou Carlin Drainage District acting
rs the governing authority of Sub Drain
age District Nsmber Three (3) Of the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District, was held
in said Sub-Drainage District Number
Three (3) Of the Bayou Carlin Drainage
District on Wednesday, the twenty sew
enth day Of October, 1920, and,
Whereas, it is the duty of the Board
Of Commissioners Of the Bayou Carlin
Drainage District, acting as the govern
ing authority of Sub Drainage District,
to open the ballot boxes used at the said
election, examine and coun. the ballots
and canvass the returns Of the said cleo
tion;,
~ OAueliCt4 10y t5tS ASeAa
Of Commissioners of the Bayou Carlin
Drainage District, acting as he governing
authority Of Sub-DTainags District Num-
Der Three 81 of the Bayou Carlin Drain
age District, that the Board O. C3mmisa
sioners of the Bayou Carln Drainage
District, Parish of Iberia, State OF Louisi-
ana, do now proceed to open the ballet
boxes used at the said election, examine
and count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and anlass the re-
turns and declare the result Of said elec-
ton; and that the President appoint two
Teliers to count the votes and compile
the result
Be It Further Ordained, etc, that a pro-
css verbal Of the opening b sad ballot
rboxes be made and that the canvass Of the
returns and the result thereof be shown
on said process verbal be siglel bg all the
members of the Board Of Commissic. ers, !
by the President, by the Iellers and the
officers thereof
This ordinance having bacn submitted
to vote, the vote thereon was as FOL
lows;
Yeas; Messrs. A. CO Daboin, II,
Boutte, Eraste BONN and Ed NJ 8autte.
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared adop-
ted.
JULES OLIVIER. President.
CFIAS. L. PROVOST, Secretary.
Whereupon, the President announced
the appointment Of Messrs. Ed. NJ. Boutte
and A. c. Duboin as Tellers; and in open
session the said Tellers, in the presence
OF the Board of Commissioners Of the
BAYOU Carlin Drainage District pro-
ceeded to open the ballot boxes and count
she votes cast at the special election held
October Twenty Seventh, 1920, in Sub
Drainage District Number Three ~ Of
the BAYOU Carlin Drainage District; and
thereupon proceeded to examine mad
count the ballots in number and amount
Il the box at Boutte Scale House, on
road leading from New Iberia to Able
vile which was the only polling place
desionated in which to hold the said
snecial election, and examined and can
vassed the returns made by the officers
Of the said special election, and certified
the said returns with the results, which
ia declared to be as follows:
AT Boutte Scale House. on road lead
ano New iberia, to Abbeville, there We're
Fesd Is votes, representing an assessed
valuation Of $67,551.00 cast IN favor Of
the following proposition:
Proposition No. Ito authorize tns
poard Of Commissioners Of the Bayou
calm Drainage District Parish Of lDe-
ia State Of Louisiana, acting as the goy-'
srnina authority Of Sub-DTainage Dis
trict Number Three CD Of the Bayou Car
lin Drainage District, to impose and so.-
lect for 1 period of forty (40) years,
forced contribution or acreage tax Of
FIFTY (5o) Cents per acre yearly on each
and every acre Of land within Sub
nra;nag. District Number Three 10 OF
the Bavou Carlin Drainage District Tor
the purpose Of establishing and maintain
;ng gravity drainage in said Sub Drainage
n;str;e, Number Three 90 Of the Bayou
csrlin Drainage District, In accordance
,,;tb the provisions Of Article 26l Of the
constitution and Laws Of the State Of
Louisiana. -. -
And there were found none votes, rep
v.ssns;nr an assessed valuation Of no
49,, "a AGAINST the said proposition