New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-12-18
PROCLAMATION.

OF Commissioners of the Bayou Carl
Drainage District, do hereby amour
= and proclaim the result of the speci
election held in Sub Drainage Distri
Number Three 80 of the Bayou Carl
Drainage District, on October 9th, 192
: ascertained by canvass of the votes ca
at said election by said Board Of Con
missioners, assembled at New Iberi
Louisiana, in special session on Frida
October 49, 1920, and which canva.
shows the result of said election to /
as follows:
At Boutte Scale House, on road lead
ing from New iberia to Abbeville, the-
were found 18 votes, representing a
assessed valuation of $67,5510O, cast i
favor of the following proposition:
Proposition No. l. To authorize tn
Board of Commissioners of the Bayo
Carlin Drainage District, Parish of Ioe
ria, State of Louisiana, acting as tn
governing authority of Sub Drainag
District Number Three (3) of the Ba
you Carlin Drainage District, to impos,
and collect for a period of forty 40,
years, a forced contribution or acreag,
tax of fifty $50 cents per acre yearly
on each and every acre of land within
Sub-Drainage District Number Three
80 of the Bayou Carlin Drainage Dis
tIict for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining gravity drainage in said
District, in accordance with the provi-
! sions of Article 281 of the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Louisiana.
And there were found no votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation of no dol
lars, cast against the said proposition
Number One o. as above set forth
And it was therefore shown there was
a majority of votes both in number and
amount, cast in favor of the aforesaid
proposition Number One a., which said
proposition Number One ~, as above
OCT 1O4tn5 10 luEIe1O1e ueClaIed 10 De
carried.
At Boutte Scale House, on road lead
ing from New Iberia to Abbeville, there
were found Is votes, representing an
assessed valuation of SGT $500, cast in
favor of the following proposition
Proposition No. .. To authorize the
Board of Commissioners of the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District Parish of Ibc-
ria, State of Louisiana, acting as the
governing authority of Sub Drainage
District Number Three 90 of the Ba-
you Carlin Drainage District, to incur
debt on behalf of and in the name of
Sub Drainage District Number Three
80 of the Bayou Carlin Drainage Dis
trict, Parish of Iberia, State of Louisi
ana, in the amount of Forty-Six Tho
sand ($46,000O0) Dollars, and to issue
and sell serial negotiable semi-annual
interest bearing coupon bonds evidencing
the said indebtedness, said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five IS D. c.) per
centum, payable semi-annually; said
bonds to run forty (40) years from their
date, and both the principal and interest
of said bonds TO be secured by a forced
contribution or acreage tax as herein
above provided for, the proceeds from
the sale of said bonds, at not less than
ninety go p. ch) per centum of par, to
be used for the purpose of establishing
and maintaining gravity drainage within
and for Sub-Drainage District Number
Three 81 of the Bayou Carlin Drainage
District, Parish of Iberia, State of Lou
isiana.
And there were found no votes, rep
an assessed valuation of no
collars, cast against said proposition
Number Two (2) as above set forth
And it was therefore shown there was
| majority of votes, both in number and
amount, cast in favor of the aforesaid
Number Two ~, which
'aid proposition Number Two ~ is
therefore, declared to be carried.
Therefore, in accordance with the re-
ult of the canvass and the action of the
Board of Commissioners of the Bayou
1arlin Drainage District, acting as the
governing authority of Sub-Drainage
District Number Three ~ of the Ba-
ou Carlin Drainage District, do hereby 2
eclare the said propositions Numbers Y
nd 2, as hereinabove set forth, to have
zen duly carried; this proclamation an
.ouncing the result of the votes thus
asst.
Thus done and signed at New Iberia,
.ouisiana, on the 18th day of October,
go.
JULES OLIVIER,
President, Board of Commissioners
State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
I the undersigned Secretary of the