The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-08-14

bonds on October I, 1910. twent!y-siX
(26) bonds on October l, 1911: twenty
seven (27) bonds on October /. l9l2:
tw lightweight (2S) bonds on Oct. /. l9l3:
tw%eptv-eiyht (2S) bonds on Oct. l. 1911:
twenty-nine (29) bonds on October l.,
1915: twenty-nine (29) bonds on Octo-
Der |, 1916 and %thirty-One GID bonds
on October l, 1917.
Bird. The tax so levied and collect
ed and realized from said annual con-
tributiOn or acreage tax or n1teen
cents per acre for a period OF ten years
on all the land situated in and lying
within the limits of said cypress IS
lard-Lefavette Drainage District 10 DE
used for the purpose of constructing
providing and maintaining a drainage
system for the said Drainage District.
| Be it further resolved that the quail
ificatiOn of voters at Sald eleclloh
| shall be that they shall have paid their
poll ia yaS for the years l9Oo ara l9"o
durirr the years in which they were
due and that they are duly registered
vote, : according TO law and resident
property tax payers of SAID district:
provided that women property TAX
payers shall be allowed to. vote at
said election in person or through
their agent in writing without any
other qualifications. save that SAID
women Shall he resident property tax
PAYERS of said district.
That the polls shall be opened from
the hour of & a. II. to the hour OF !
p. IN. ,.
That the balloting places at which
said election shall be held shall be as
follows: At the school house at Cy-,
press Island. St. Martin parish, and
in LAFAYETTE parish at the residence OF
Simon G.. Landry. and the commits
siOners of election at Cypress Island
and the following persons are hereby
appointed as such. namely: Michel
Fournet. p. H. Daspit and Louis
Greig and Richard Lcng, clerk OF sald
election: and the commissioners OF
election at Simon G. Landry's resi-
dence shall and the following persons
are hereby appointed as such, namely:
Geo. Malagarie. EraSte Landry and
Ophee GirOuard. and Eugene Liable
shall be and is hereby appointed CLERK
of said election, all registered and
qualified voters residing within the
{ limits of said drainage district.
|, Be it further resolved that the BOarC
, of Supervisors of election of the par
ishes of St. Martin and Lafayette
be requested to appoint commissioner
and clerks of election from their re
f spective parishes to preside over tin
poll in their respective parish. ant
, give due notice thereof by publication
| in the Official journal of each OF salt
parishes. ~
: Notice is further given that the Cy
: press Island-Lafayette Drainage Dis
D trict, through its Board of Com
missioners. will in open session
f at its domicile, in the town OF st
s Martinville, Louisiana, on the 6tl
D day of August, A. D. 1907, at the hou
K of ten O'Clock a.. m, proceed to opel
the ballot boxes, examine and coun
D the ballots in number and amount, eX
e anime and canvass the returns an
b declare the results of said election.
IS On motion of J. B. DelalOire, sec
:. onded by John Dryer, and carried
e the Board then adjourned to the Is
d day of August, 1907, at 10 O'Clock a
n M, aforesaid.
= c. M. OLIVIER, President.
'e JIG. BROUSSARD, Secretary.
There being no further business tn
meeting adjourned.
Is FELIX II. MOUTON.