New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-21
Election for Bayou Choupiaue
DRAINAGE District.

An ordinance ordering special election
to take the sense of the legally qualified
property tax payers in the Bayou Chou
piaue Drainage District to ascertain as to
whether or not special acreage tax of
twenty Eve cents per acre upon all the
lands situated in said district except wood
lands shall be imposed for the period Of
ten years beginning with the year 1908
and including the year 1917 was presented
by Mr.. Edmond Broussard and read, when
it was moved by Mr.. Edmond Broussard,
seconded by Mr.. Fsrnand Mestayer and
! adopted by the following yea and nay
vote, to wit: Yea, Msssrs. Guy A. Shaw,
Edmond Broussard, Fernand Mestayer
and John D. Valet. Nays. none.
Said ordinance was then presented to
the President of the Bayou Choupique
Drainage District Board for examination,
and after examination was returned by
him approved and signed.
Said ordinance reads as follows to- wit:
Be it ordained that a special election is
hereby called to be held in the Bayou
Choupique Drainage District, in Iberia
Parish, La, within the hours provided by
law, on Saturday the 10Th day of October,
A. ID. 1907, at which election shall be
submitted to the legally qualified property
tax payers of said District, who are emit
tied to vote at said election under the
Constitution and laws of the State, the
question Of levying on all the property
situated in said Drainage District except
the wood lands a tax of twenty five cents
per acre per year for the period of ten
years beginning with the year 1908 and
including the year 1917.
The said tax to be levied AMI collected
according to law, and at the same time
and under the same conditions and terms
as the taxes due the State of Louisiana.
That said election shall be held under
the election laws of the State of Louisi-
ana, and that the polling place shall be at
the building of Mrs. Alfred Gonsoulin at
Loreauville, La, and the form of ballot
shall be the following, to wit:
"For a special tax of twenty FIVE cents
per acre upon all lands situated in the
Bayou Choupique Drainage District as
created, except wood lands, annually for
the terms of ten years beginning with the
year 1908 to raise funds to cut and dig
a drainage canal in said district"
Against special tax of twenty five
cents per acre upon all lands situated in
the Bayou Choupique Drainage District
as created, except wood lands, annually
for term of ten years beginning with the
year 1908 to raise funds to cut and dig q
drainage canal in said district
Be it further ordained that the Board of
Of the Parish of Iberia are
hereby requested to appoint commission
ers and a Clerk to serve at such polling
place and election; to give due notice of
said appointments and of the time and
place of holding said election, and to make
their returns of said election as required |
BY law.
That the commissioners of election |
shall receive the ballots of all property |
AK payers Of said drainage district emit |
lied to vote at said special election under
he Constitution and Laws of the State,
md upon which the voter shall have en-
iorssd his name before depositing the
'ame in the ballot box.
That this ordinance be published in the /
'f1icial Journal of Iberia Parish during he
,eriod of thirty days previous to the date
# said election, and that this ordinance
axe effect from and after it's promulga-
ion
Be it further ordained that Messrs. Bap-
iste Bourgeois, Fernest Berard and AL
'ert Boutte be and they are hereby APP
'ointed Commissioners of this election to
'e holden on the 10Th day of October,
9O7, and that Mr.. Charles Broussard be
nd he is hereby appointed Clerk of said
lection.
Thus done read adopted signed and seal
fixed in open session at New Iberia, La,
n this the 18th day Of September, A. D.,
9O7.
GUY A. SHAW, M. D.,
resident of the Bayou Choupique
Drainage Board.