The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-31

bonds on October l., 1910. twenty-six
(26) bonds on October l, 1911: twenty
seven (27) bonds on October /, 1917;
twenty-eight (2S) bonds on Oct. l, l9l3:
twenty-eight (2S) bonds on Oct. l. 1914:
twenty-nine (29) bonds on October L,
1915; twenty-nine (29) bonds on OctO-
Der l, 1916 and thirty-one (3l) bonds
on October l, 1917.
3rd. The tax so levied and collect
ed and realized from said annual con-
tributiOn or acreage tax OF fifteen
cents per acre for a period OF ten years
on all the land situated in and lying
within the limits OF said Cypress Is
laud-Lefayette Drainage District TO be
used for the purpose of constructing.
providing and maintaining a drainage
system for the said Drainage District.
lie it further resolved that re quail
ificatiOn of voters at said election
shall be that they shall have paid their
poll taxes for the years 1905 ard l9ob
during he years in which they were
due ana that they are duly registered
vote, : according to law and resident
property tax payers OF said district:
provided hal women property tax
payer, shall be allowed to vote at
said election in person or through
their agent in writing without any
other qualifications. save that said
wolne shall be resident property tax
PAYERS of said district.
That the polls shall be opened from
the hour of 8 a. II. TO the hour OF +.
p. m.
That the balloting places at which
said election shall be held shall be as
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press Island, ST. Martin parish, and
in Lafayette parish at the residence of
Simon c.. 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 Long, clerk of said
election: and the commissioners OF
election at Simon c. Landry's resi-
dence shall and the following persons
are hereby appointed as such, namely;
Geo. M~alagarie, 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 Board
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
spective parishes to preside over the
poll in their respective parish. anC
give due notice thereof by publication
in the Official journal of each of SAID
parishes.
Notice is further given thai the Cy.
press Island-Lafayette Drainage Dis
trict, through its Board of Com.
missioners, will in open session
at its domicile, in the town of ST
Martinville, Louisiana, on the 6tf
day of August, A. D.. 1907, at the houI
of ten O'Clock a. M, proceed TO Opel
the ballot boxes, examine and cOun
the ballots in number and amount, ex
anime and canvass the returns ant
declare the results of said election.
On motion of j. B.. Delaloire, sec
onded by John Dwyer, and carried
the Board then adjourned to the Is
day of August, 1907, at 10 O'Clock a
M, aforesaid.
c. M. OLIVIER, President.
j. G. BROUSSARD, Secretary.
There being no further business thu
meeting adjourned.
FELIX H. MOUTON,
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