New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-03-05
PFDBtlfjgJujoi1 Of Drainage
Election.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia, CITY
IF Now Thpria

| State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia, CIT,
of New Iberia.
| Be it known, that we, Leon Lemaire
! Max Levy. Albert Deeomt and A. B. Muir
raw President and Members Of the BoarC
| Of Drainage Commissioners Of the New
IBERIA Southern Drainage District, pursu
ant to call by a resolution of this Board
adopted on the 4th day Of January, a. D..
1904, and duly published
Did, on this 9th dag Of February, 1904
at o clock, 2. d., meet at the City Hall
ut New Iberia, La, for the purpose o.
opening the ballot box. counting the votes
canyassing the returns and promulgatine
thQFTesult of the special election held
under authority Of the said Board on the
23d day of February, A. D., 1904, do now
declare:
That said Special Election held on the
23d day Of February, 1904, by the duly
appointed and sworn commissioners, Al
bert Lemaire, Albert Decourt and Eugene
Guillot and J. A. Waggoner, Clerk, IL
accordance with the law, opened the polls
at T O'clock. A. NJ and closed the same at
O. clock, p M; after which, and within
Iforty-eight (48) hours from the closing OF
said polls, the commissioners Of said cleo
ton, proceeded to open the ballot box and
count the votes cast, in number and
amount, in favor Of aud against the prop
osition submitted, and showing the valua-
ton of the property in favor of and against
the same and did make in duplicate,
compiled statements Of the votes cast, III
number anu amount, both in favor of and
against the proposition submitted, and
did swear to the correctness Of the num-
bered list of voters, and the duplicate
tally sheet and duplicate complied state
ments and did deposit the ballots, the
registered list Of voters, the numbered
list Of tax payers voting, and one dupli-
cate tally sheets and one duplicate com
piled statement in the ballot box, and inn
medately closed and sealed up the same,
and delivered the said sealed ballot box
with its contents, to the authorities order
ing said election within forty-eight (48)
hours after the closing of the polls. and
within the same delay, did deliver the
other duplicate tally sheet and the Other
duplicate compiled statement to the Clerk
Of the District Court Of the Parish Of 1be-
ria all as required by law.
Then, on this 9th day of February,
A. D., 1904, at 2 o clock, P. NJ, in aecor-
dance with the publication of said cleo
ton, we, the said Board of Drainage Com
missioners Of the New Iberia Southern
Drainage District, did, at the Town Hall
in the City of New Iberia, Louisiasa, in
open session, proceed to open the bal
lot box, examine and count the ballots, in
number and amount, in favor of and
against the proposition submitted, exam
ine and canvass the returns and declare
the result; as required by law and which
said Lesnlt is as ToliaMs, -fo,Mit - -
The number of votes cast fer and in
favor Of the proposition submitted, are.
One Hundred and Forty-four (144).
The number of votes cast against the
said proposition, are, Thirty-seyen SD.
The amount of property voted for and
in favor Of the said proposition, is, One
Hundred and Seventy six Thousand Five
Hundred and Three 00100 ($176, 503.00)
Dollars.
The amount Of properly voted against
said proposition, Is, One Hundred and
Thirtv-four Thousand. Two Hundred and
Ninety seven and 00.l00 1914, 297 001
Dollars.
And we, the Board of Drainage Com
missioners Of the said New Iberia South
HTH Drainage 4SAclil SkJ 40 INV III OkSN
session, declare the result of said election
to be carried in favor of tile proposition
submitted by majority Of One Hundred
and Seven GOD votes in number; and .
majority of FoIty-two Thousand Tive
Hundred and Six and 90. 100 (s42, 206 00)
Dollars in amount; and do hereby order
that this. the process verbal of our decla
ton, and the result of said election be
published in the New Iberia Enterprise
the Official journal Of the City of New
Iberia, within the said drainage district
and that a copy o. this, the process verbal
promugating the returns Of said election
be forwarded to the Secretary Of the Stats
OF Louisiana, at Baton Rouge. Louisiana
In faith whereof. witness my hand ane
seal on this 9th day Of February, A. d..
1901.
L. ~ LENAIRE, President.
J. l.. HAAsE; Secretary.
Attest true copy.
J. L. HAssR, Secretary.