New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-11-06
PROCLAMATION.

LAY Ou Val lii DiuAhhSC oAobllS1j
do hereby announce and proclaim
the result Of the special election
held in Sub-Drainage District
Number Three (3) Of the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District, on
October 81, 1920, ascertained by
a canvass Of the votes cast at said
election by said Board Of Com
miSsioners. assembled at New Ibe-
ria, Louisiana, in special session,
October 80, 1920. and which can
vass shows the result Of said cleo
ton to be as follows:
At Routte Scale House, on road
leading New iberia to Abbeville,
there were found 18 votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation Of
$e7 .551 90. cast in favor of the
following proposition;
Proposition No. Ito author
ize the Board of Commissioners of
the Bayou Carlin Drainage Dis
trict, Parish of Iberia, State of
Louisiana, acting as the governing
authority of Su5-Drainage Dis
trict Number Three (3l Of the Ba-
YOU Carlin Drainage District, to
impose and collect for a period Of
forty (40) years, forced contrl-
button or acreage tax Of Fifty
(50) Cents per acre yearly on
each and every acre Of land with
in Sub-Drainage District Number
Three (3) of the BAYOU Carlin
Drainage District for the purpose
of establishing and maintaining
gravity drainage in said District,
in accordance with the provisions
of Article 2S1 of the Constitution
and Laws of the State Of Louisi-
ana.
And there were found no votes,
representing and assessed valua-
ton of no dollars. cast against the
said Proposition Number One %
which said Proposition Number
One ~. as above set forth, is
therefore declared to be carried.
At Boutte Scale House on road
leading New Iberia to Abbeville,
there were found Is votes, repre-
snnting an assessed valuation of
$67, 551.0 cast in favor of the fol-
lowing proposition:
Proposition No. 2.-To author
ize the Board Of Commissioners
cf the Pavou Carlin Drainage
District, Parish Of Iberia, State of
Louisiana. acting as the govern
ing authority Of Sub-Drainage
District Number Three (3) of the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District,
to incur debt on behalf of and in
the name of Sub-Drainage Dis
trict Number Three (3) of the
Bayou Carlin Drainage District,
Parish of iberia. State Of Louisi-
ana, in the amount of Forty Six
Thousand ($46,000.00) Dollars,
and TO issue and sell serial ne
gotiable semi-annual interest
baarinr coupon bonds, evidencing
said Indebtedness. said bonds to
bear interest at the rate of five
Is n. c.l per annum,
PAYABLE semi-annually: said bonds
to run fortyf40) years from their
dote. and both the principal and
interest Of said bonds to be Sc
cured nv forced contribution or
acreage tax as hereinaibove pro-
vided for. the proceeds from the
sale of said bonds, at not less
than ninety per cent go p. c.) of
nor 70 he used for the purpose Of |
n~'"ArShin9 and maintaining |
v~avitv drainage within and for
Sub-Drainage District Number
rbree f3i Of the BAYOU Carlin |
nrainsce Distric. Parish Of iberia, |
State Of Louisiana.
And there were found no votes,
an assessed valua-
lion of no dollars cast against said |
Proposition Number Two ~ as
above set forth.
It was therefore shown there
was a majority Of votes, both in
number and amount, cast in favor
of the aforesaid Proposition Mum,
her Two (2). which said PROPOSE
lion Number Two (2) is therefore
to be carried.
Therefore. in accordance with
y result of the canvass and the
retion of the Board of Commits
ners of the Bayou Carlin
1~ainace District. acting as the
Nverninr authoritv Of Su5-Drain-
district Nn-ahe- Thrae f3N of
he BAYOU Carlin Drainage Dis
riot. | do hereby declare the said
o~enositicrs NuraHer ] and 2, as
lereinabove set forth. to have