New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-11-13
JOHN CONRAD
NOTICE OF ELECTION

| the Board OF Commissioners OF the
Belle Place Drainage District, Parish OF
Iberia, State of Louisiana, acting as the
governing authority OF the BeIIe Place
Drainage District, at a meeting. OF the
sad Board OF Commissioners ned at the
aomiclle of the said Board IN new iberia
Louisiana, on Friday the seventh uay o.
October, 1920, l, John 4. SchwIng, Pres
ldent OF the SAID Board OF Commission
eTs hereby give notice that in compliance
with the SAID ordinance, a specIaI slec
ton will be held in the Belle tIace Dram
age District, Parish of Iberia, State OF
Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 18th day
OF November, 1920, tor the purpose o.
'aking the sense of property taxpayers
resident citizens of said District, quahheo
under the Constitution and Laws of the
State OF Louisiana to vote at said cleo
tlon, en- the following propositions to-
wit:
Proposition No. l. To authorize the
Board of Commissioners of the Belle
Place Drainage District, Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, acting as the gov4
erning authority OF the BeiIe Place Drain
age district, to impose and collect for
period of Twenty Four (24) years a
forced contribution or acreage tax OF
Fifty (50) Cents per acre per year on
each and every acre of land WITHIN the
Belle Place Drainage District for the pur-
pose of establishing and maintaining
gravity drainage in said Drainage Dis
trict, in accordance with the provisions
of Article 281 of the Constitution of the
State and laws of Louisiana
Proposition No. 2. To authorize the
Board of Commissioners of the Bells
Place Drainage District, Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, acting as the gov
erning authority of the Belle Place Drain-
age District, to incur debt on behalf OF
and in the name of the Belle Place Drain
age District, Parish of Iberia, State OF
Louisiana, in the amount of Fifty Five
Thousand ($55, 000.00) Dollars, and t.
issue and sell serial negotiable semi-an-
nusl interest bearing coupon bonds evil
dencing the said indebtedness, said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of five per
centum Is p. CD per annum, payable
semi-annually; said bonds to run TWEEN
ty Four (24) years from date thereof, |
and both the principal and interest OF
said bonds to be secured by forced con
ribution or acreage tax hereinabove pro- |
Tided for, the proceeds from the sale OF |
said bonds, at not less than ninety psa
;ent go p. c) of par, to be used for the
purpose of establishing and maintaining I
gravity drainage within and for the /
Belle Place Drainage District, Parish of |
IBERIA, State of Louisiana.
For the purpose of holding the said
election, the polling places will be as
ollows:
At the Dairy Barn, on Dallas Planta-
ion (Edgewood) within the Belle Place
Drainage District, Parish of Iberia, State
f Louisiana.
At the said election, the polling places
rill be open at Seven (7:o0) o'clock A
4. and will close at Five 5000 o'clock
J. M.
Notice is also hereby given that at Ter
10000 o'clock A. M. on Friday, the
9th day of November, 1920, the Board
f Commissioners of the Belle Place
Drainage District will meet at the DOM
Tile of said Board in New Iberia, Louis
ma, and in open session, proceed to
pen the ballot boxes used at the said
pecial election, examine and count the
silots in number and amount, examine
nd canvass the returns and declare the
,sult thereof of said election.
Signed) JOHN E. SCHWING, j;
President
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
I, the undersigned Secretary of tAe
GARD of Commissioners of the Belle
lace Drainage District Of the Parish OF
oeria, State of Louisiana, do hereby GER
fy that the above and foregoing is e
rue and correct copy of the notice Of
ection Of special election to be held
i the Belle Place Drainage District,
srish Of Iberia, State of Louisiana, as
sued by the President of said Board,
4 Wednesday, the 18th day of Novem-
r. 1920. That said notice was issued
of date October 2, 1920, pursuant 10
. ordinance adopted by the Board Of
commissioners Of the Belle Place Drain
ze District at special meeting Of the
id Board held at New Iberia, Louisi-
IA, on October 7th, -920.
In faith whereof, I have hereunto set
y official signature authenticated with
lie impress Of the official seal Of said
card at New Iberia, Louisiana, on this
lie 18th day Of October, 1870.
Signed PAUL BASSIN,
Secretary. !