New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-12-14
Notice of Election for Bayou
Choupiuue DRAINAGE District.

| An ordinance ordering an election to take ths
sense OF the legally qualified property tax payers
III the Bayou Choupique Drainage District to as
certain Us 10 whether or not special acreage taN
OF Twenty Five Cents per acre upon all the lands
situated IN said Drainage District except wood
lands shall be imposed for the period of ten years
beginning with the yesr 1908 and including the
year 1917, was presented by Mr. Fernando. Mes
layer and ead when 1t was moved by Mr.. Ed
mund Broussard seconded by Mr. Fernand ]
Mestayer aud adopted by the following yea and
layer, Edmond Brou sard, John ID. Valet and
DR.. Guy 4 Shaw, N,y-none.
Said ordnance was hen presented TO the Pres.
idCut of the Bayou Cheupique Drainage District
Board for examination aud after examination
the same return ed by him approved aud
signed with the seal OF the corporation thereto
affixed
Said ordinance reads as follows. to.wit:
BE it. ordained that \ special election is hereby
celled to he held in TIL Bayou Choupique Drain
aye District, in Iberia Parish, la, within the
DIST DAY OF DECE IBER, 1907 at which
election shall be submit ted to the leg lily quail
fled PROPERTY tax pay nrs of said District who are
qualified to- vote at SID election under the Con
titution aud laws of he State, the question of
leyytpg on all the roperty situated in sail Drain
age District, except the wood lands, a tax of
Tvs enty five cents per per year for the period
OF ten years beginning with the yaHr 1908 and
including the year 1917 and which Drainage
DISTRICT embraces HE following territory, to-wit.
N'rth.-Niil start at Bayou Teche on the South
run East along the Public Road leading TO Lake
Dauteriye to the Southwest corner Of the prop.
erty OF Justien Crnchet, then North to the North.
cru boundary of said property then East to- the
lnperty uf Charles Blanchard, then South to the
Public Road leading to the Lake. then East along
said read 81 the Western limits of the property
OF Wiekltfe Barras, then South to the Southwest
corner of the property of said Wickl ffe Barras
aud then directly East to Lake Fansse Puinte
East w III start ut above deserib ID line on the
Lake and follow IA" Lake in SCOUT .erly direction
fs,t. ito q
District
South The Southern limits Of said District
shah be line running East and West from
Bayou feche TO Lake Fausse Puinte on the Lane
between l.. ID. Bruussard and Homer Gonsoulin
on the one hand aud Numa De"ur aud Prados on
the other AMI known the "Decuir Lane; and
said line shan extend in ttrai .ht line on bot
ends of SAL lH's. 1t - t4r T. q, "a ~ the West
and the ! Sd ..,. ~.
T Mest I'll n. +" ~ hyol Tteh,.
ing to In 1i 70 anne time aud und h, !
same cone H.h- 80 tbs as the taxes due tue
state Of LoutsianL |
That said g, p shall he held under the eec
ton lhws 90 ~. Sta of Louisiana. and that the
polling place stttll be at the building of Jean |
Berard, at LureSuvile, La. and the form of bal
lot shall be as follows, to.witt--
For Special tax of twenty-five cents per acre |
upon all lands situated in the Bayou Choupigue |
Drainage District as created except wood lands |
annually for the term of ten year beginning with |
the year 1908, to raise funds to cut and dig a |
Drainage Canal in said District"
Against n special tax of twenty five cents per
acre upon all lands situated in the Bayou Chou
pique Drainage District as created except wood
lands, annually for the term of ten years begin.
ming with the year 1908 to raise funds to cut
and dig drainage canal in said District
BE il further ordained, etc That the Board
If Supervisors of the Parish Of Iberia are hereby
to appoint commissioners and n clerk
. serve at such polling place and election; to
give due notice of said appointments and If the
line and place of holding said election and to
make their returns of said election as required
~ law.
That the commissioners of election shall re-
eve the ballots Of all property tax payers of said
Drainage District entitled to vote at said special
lection under the Constitution aud laws of the
state aud upon which the voter shall have en-
Iorsed his name before depositing the same in
he ballot box
BE il further ordained that Messrs Bsptiste
bourgeois, Fernest Berard and Albert Boutte he
nd they are hereby appointed Commissioners of
aid election to he holden on the 2Ist day of De.
ember 1907, and that Mr.. Charles Breassard he
nd he is hereby appointed Clerk of SAID election
That this ordinance be published in the Official
nuinal of Iberia Parish during the period of
hiry days previous TO the date of said election !
nd That this ordinance take effect from and after
Is PRONUNCIATION.
Thus done, read, adopted and signed in epen
asslon at New Iberia. La on this 18TH day of :
november A, ID. 1907.
GUY A. SHAW, NJ. D.,
resident of the Bayou Choupique Drainage Dist 3
true and correct copy, y
JNO ID. WALLET Secretary