New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-10-19
Election for Bayou Choupiuue
DRAINAGE District.


An ordinance orderinga special election
to take the sense OF the legally qualified
property tax payers in the Bayou Chou
pidue Drainage District to ascertain Ms tc
whether or not n special acreage tax ot
| twenty five 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 1905
and including the year 1917 was presented
/ by Mr.. Edmond BroussaId and read, when
it was moved by Mr. Edmond Bronssard,
seconded by Mr.. Fernand Mestsyer ana
adopted by the following yea ana nay
vote. to wit: Yea, Messrs. Guy a. Sha"'
| Edmond Broussard, Fernhnd Mes'Hyer
aud John ID. Valet. Nays none
Said ordinance was then presented 10
the President of the Bayou Chonpique
Drainage District Board for examination,
and after examination was returned by
! him approved and signed.
/ Said ordinance reads as follows, t0-wi':
BE it ordained that special election s
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. D 1907, at which election shall be
submitted to the legally qualified property
tax payers of said District, who are enti-
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 tax of twenty FIVE cents
per acre per year for the period of ten
years beginning with the year 1908 aud
including the year 1917
The said tax to be levied an collected
according to law, and at the same time
and under the same conditions and terms
as the taxes due the Staie 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 Gonsouin 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 a special tas of twenty five
cents per acre upon all lands situated in
the Bayou Choupigue Drainage District
as created, except wood lands, annually
for a term of ten years beginning with the
year 1908 to raise funds to cut and dig
drainage canal IN said district.
Be Il further ordained that he Board of
Supervisors of the Parish of Iberia are
hereby requested to appoint commission
ers and Clerk to serve Mt such polling
place and election; TO give due notice of
said appointments. and Of the time aud
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
tax payers of said drainage district enti |
tlpd to vote at said special election under |
the Coustii 1tion and Laws of the State,
and upon which the voter shall have en- !
dorscd his name before depositing the
same In the ballot box.
That this ordinance be published In the |
official Journal of Iberia Parish during the |
reriod of thirty days previous to the date
OF said election, and that this ordinance
take effect from and after its promulga- |
ton.
Be II further ordained that Messrs Bap- |
tiste Bourgeois, Fernest Berard and Al |
bert Boutte be and they are hereby mp. |
pointed Commissioners of this election to
be holden on the 10Th day of October,
1907, aud that Mr.. Charles Broussard be
and he Is hereby appointed Clerk of said
election.
Thus done r. ad adopted signed and seal
affixed In open session at New Iberia, La,
ON this the 18th day of September, A. d.,
1907.
Description of property in the Choupique Dis
trict;
"Wl start at the Bayou Teehe on the South
srn boundary Of the property of A. Dugas and run
East along the Railroad leading to Lake Dauterive
70 the Southwest corner Of the property of Justit-
ian Crochet then North to the Northern bound
Try of said property, then Eat to the property Of
chas. Blanchard, then South to the abroad lead
ng to the Lake, then I st aleng said road TO
lake Dautcrive.
East - VIII start at the above described line and
olIow the Lake to the Southern line which is as
ollowsi
South---A line running East and West from
Bayou Teehe to Lake Fausse pointe on the lane
'etween l.. d. Broussard and Homer Gonsoulin
N the one hand and Numa Decuir and Prades on
he other, and known as Dceuir Lane, and said
inc shall extend in straight line on both ends of
aid lane to strike the Bayou on the West and thn
AXE on the East, then following the Bayou
reche in Northery direction to the starting
oint
GUY A. SHAW, NJ. D.,
President of the Bayou Choupique
Drainage Board.