New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-11-13

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CHAS. L. PROVOST, Secretary
Whereupon, the President announced
the appointment of Messrs. Ed M. 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 CONT
the votes cast at the special election held
October Twenty Seventh, 1920, in Sub
Drainage District Number Three (3) of
the Bayou Carlin Drainage District; and
thereupon proceeded to examine mad
count the ballots in number and amount
| in the box at Boutte Scale House, on
road leading from New Iberia to Able
vile, which was the only polling place
designated in which to hold the said
special 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
is declared to be as follows:
At Boutte Scale House, on road lead
ing New iberia, to Abbeville, there were
found IS votes, representing an assessed
valuation of $67,551.00 cast in favor of
the following proposition:
| Proposition No. Ito authorize the
Board of Commissioners of the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District, Parish of Ibe-
ria, State of Louisiana, acting as the gov
erning authority of Sub-Drainage Dis
trict Number Three ~ of the Bayou Car
| lin Drainage District, to impose and co.
lect for period of forty (40) years, a
forced contribution or acreage tax of
Fifty (50) Cents per acre yearly on each
and every acre of land within Sub
Drainage District Number Three 81 of
! the Bayou Carlin Drainage District for
the purpose of establishing and maintain
{ ing gravity drainage in said Sub-Drainage
District Number Three ~ of the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District, in accordance
with the provisions of Article 281 of the
Constitution and Laws of the State Of
Louisiana.
And there were found none votes, rep
resenting an assessed valuation of no
dollars cast against the said proposition
Number One ~ 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 ~, which said
Proposition Number One ~ as above set
forth, is therefore declared to be carried
At Boutte Scale House on road lead
ing New Iberia to Abbeville, there were
found Is votes, representing an assessed
valuation of SGT cast in favor of
the following proposition:
Proposition No. ITO authorize the
Board of Commissioners of the Bayou
Carlin Drainage District Parish of Ibe-
ria, State of Louisiana, acting as the
governing authority of Sub-Drainage
District Number Three (3) of the Ba-
you Carlin Drainage District, to incur
/ debt on behalf Of ard in the name of
/ Sub-Drainage District Number Three
(3)N of the Bayou Carlin Drainage Dis
trict, Parish of Iberia, State of Louisi-
ana, in the amount of Forty Six Thousand
| (46,00000) Dollars, and to issue and
sell serial negotiable SEN annual interest
bearing coupon bonds evidenciny and III
debtedness, said bonis TO bear interest
az the rate of five per centum Is p. CO
per annum, payable sem annually; said
bonds to run forty (40) yc1rs from their
date, and both the principal and interest
of said bonds to be secured by fcrced
contribution or acreage tax as herein
above provided for, the proceeds from the
sale of said bonds, at not less than nine
ty per cent go p. c.) Of par, TO be used
for the purpose Of establishing and main
tanning gravity drainage within and foz
Drainage District Number Three
81 of the Bayou Carlin Drainage Dis
trict, Parish of Iberia, State of o,.isi-
ana. W
And there were found no votes. repre-
senting an assessed valuation of no dol
lars, cast against the said Proposition
Number Two (2) as above set forth.
II was therefore shown there was a
majority of votes, both in number and
amount, cast in favor Of the Aforesaid
Proposition Number Two ~, which said
Proposition Number Two ~, as above
set forth, is therefore declared to be cars
ed
This proces verbal and canvass of the
votes cast at the said special election held
in Sub-Drainage District Number Three
f2l ~ the Ravnu CarliY DrainaUe Dis