New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-02

limits as fixed by the Constitution and
Laws of the State of Louisiana, and said
tax will be annually levied and collected
upon all the property of the Petite AnseI
Coteau Drainage District at the same
time and in the same manner as other
taxes are levied and collected in the Par
ish of Iberia.
This ordinance being submitted to a
vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Norres, Romero, De
1ouen and Leblanc.
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared adop-
ted.
JOS. NORRES, President
SIDNEY NORRES, Secretary.
The following ordinance was offered by
Mr.. Derouen and seconded by Mr.. Lee
Blanc:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance levying a tax of IA mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of all the property in the Petite Anse
Coteau Drainage District, Parish of Ibe-
ria, State Of Louisiana, for the year l9ZO,
for the purpose of providing for the pay
nent of the interest and that fractional
portion of the principal due the first year
of the life Of bond issue of S70,OO0Oo.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the Petite Anse Coteau
Drainage District Parish Of Iberia, State
Of Louisiana, that acting as the govern
ing authority Of said Drainage District
that the Assessor and Tax Collector OF
the Parish of Iberia, be and they are
hereby instructed and ordered to assess
and collect for the year 1920, tax Of
~ mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all the taxable property
within the Petite Anse Coteau Drainage
District, Parish of Iberia, State of Lou
isiana, for the purpose of providing for
the payment of the interest and that
fractional portion of the principal of an
issue of $70000.00 Drainage Bonds of the
Petite Anse Coteau Drainage District,
said bonds being authorized at an cleo
ton held in said Drainage District on
Thursday, September 10th, 1920, matur-
ing May l, 1921 and November l, 1921,
and that a copy of this ordinance, duly
certified, be forwarded to the Assessor
and Tax Collector of the Parish of Ibe-
ria, Louisiana.
This ordinance being submitted to al
vote, the vote thereon was as follows
Yeas: Messrs. Norres, Romero, De-
rouen and Leblanc
Nays: None
And the ordinance was declared adop-
ted
JOS. NoRRES, President
SIDNEY NORRES, Secretary.
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. Romero and seconded by Mr..
Derouen:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance providing for the en-
plovment of special counsel in connection
with the issuance of bonds by the Petite |
Anse Coteau Drainage District, Parish Of J
Iberia, State of Louisiana.
Whereas, it is the intention of the
Board of Commissioners to do certain |
drainage work in the Petite Anse Coteau |
Drainage District and issue bonds in pay
ment thereof; and,
Whereas, the Hon. Emile Vuillemot, |
District Attorney of the Judicial District |
in which the Petite Anse Coteau Drain |
age District is located, is, on account Of
the many duties Of his office which de- i
mand his attention, unable to give the
proper time and attention to the prepare |
ton Of the voluminous proceedings nee
so advised this Board; and,
Whereas, il is considered necessary for
the best interests of the Board to en-
pioy such special counsel, who are
versed in the legal work in connection
with bond issues, it being essential and
well recognized that proper legal opin-
ion approving the validity of bonds is
sued be first secured Of some recognized
bond attorney or attorneys before an is
sue Of bonds can be sold and delivered,
and
Whereas, Messrs. Martin & Camp
bell, Bond Attorneys of New Orleans
Louisiana, are well recognized as special
lists in this class Of legal work, being
well versed in the Drainage Laws of the
State; now,
Therefore, be il ordained by the Board
OF Commissioners Of the Petite Anse CO.
teau Drainage District Parish Of Iberia,
State Of Louisiana, that the law firm of
Martin & Campbell, Bond Attorneys, of
New Orleans, Louisiana, be and they are
hereby employed and retained as special
counsel upon the approval Of the Cow
ernor and the Attorney General Of thel
Board Of Commissioners of the .Petitel
Anse Co.eau Drainage District in con-
nection with the issuance Of bonds by
said Drainage District in the amount OF
Seventy Thousand ($7o,00o0o) Dollars;
they to do all the legal work in connec
tion with this issue Of bonds, to prepare
and submit TO this Board all ordinances,
resolutions and proceedings necessary,
they to furnish their legal opinion, to-
gether with that Of Mr., John c. Thorn
son Of New York, approving the validity
Of the said issue. their fee to be one and
one-half per cent Of the amount Of the
issue as provided for by Act 317 Of 1910
as amended. HI
Be il further ordained, ETC., that the
President Of this Board be and be is
hszaby requested and directed to apply
- the Governor and the Attorney Cen
eral Of the State for then approval os
TIE employment Of the above law firm
as special counsel Of this Board for the
purposes above stated, and that copy
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