New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-11-16
Notice of Election for Bayou
Choupiuue Drainage District.

An ordinance ordering election to take tho
sense OF the legally qualified property tax payers
| in the Bayou Choupiquc Drainage District to as
certain to whether or not special acreage tax
| of Twenty Five Cents per acre upon all the lands
situated in said Drainage District except wood
lands shall he imposed FOR the period Of ten years
beginning with the year 1908, and including tho
| year 1917, was presented by Mr.. Fernando. Mes
tayer and read; when 1t moved by Mr. Ed
mond Broussard seconded by Mr.. Fernand j.
Mestnyer and adopted by the following yea and
nay vote toyit: Yea-Messrs. Fernand j. Mes.
taycr. Edmond Bropssard, John d. Valet ana
Dr. Guy A. Shaw Eay-none.
Said ordinance was then presented to the Pres
ident Of the Bayou Choupiquo Drainage District
I Board for examination aud after examination
the same was returned by him approved and
signed with the seal of the corporation thereto
affixed.
said ordinance reads as follows, to-wit
Be it ordained that Il special election is hereby
called to be held in the Bayou Choupique Drain
age District, in Iberia Parish, In, within the
hours provided by law, on SATURDAY, THE
2lsT DAY OF DECEMBER 1907, at which
election shall be submitted to the leg lily quail
fed property tax payers of said District who
qualified to vote at SAID election under the Con
stitution aud laws of the State, the question OF
Ievying all the property situated in said Drain
age District, except the wood lands, n 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, and which Drainage
District embraces the following territory, to-wit:
North.-Will start at Bayou Teche on the South
ern boundary OF the property of Ande Dugas and
run East along the Public Road leading to Lake
Dauterive to the Southwest corner of the prop
erty of Justiien Crochet then North to the North
ern boundary of said property, then East TO the
property of Charles Blanchard, then South to the
Public Road leading to the Lake, then East along
said road to the Western limits of the property
of Wicklife Barras, then South TO the Southwest
corner of the property of said Wickliffe Barras,
and then directly East to Lake Fausse Pointe.
East--Will start at above described line on the
Lake and follow the Lake in Southery direction
to the intersection of the Southern line of the
District
South--The Southern limits of said District
shall be line running East and West from
Bayou reche to Lake Fausse Ponte on the Lane
between l., ID. Broussard and Homer Gonsoulin
on the one hand and Numa Decuir and Prados
the other and known as the Occur Bane' and
SAID line shall extend in straight line both
ends Of said lane to strike the Bayou at the West
and the Lake on the East.
West-Bound by the Bayou Teche.
The said tax to be levied and collected accord.
ing to law, and at the same time and under the
same condi lions and terms as the taxes due the
State of Louisiana.
That said election shall be held under the cleo
ton laws of the State of Louisiana, and that the
polling place shall be at the building of Jean
Befard, at Loreauville La and the form of bal
lot shalt be rs follows to-wit;--
For "a Specialfax of twenty five cents per acre
upon all lands situated in the Bayou Choupique
Drainage District as created, except wood lands,
annually for the term of ten year beginning with
the year l9US, to raise funds to cut and dig
Drainage Canal in said District"
Against 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 q drainage canal in said District
BE it further ordained etc, That the Board
of Supervisors of the Parish of iberia are hereby
requested to appoint commissioners and 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 re-
ceve the ballots of all property tax payers Of said
Drainage District entitled to vote at said special
election under the Constitution and laws of the \
State and upon which the voter shall have en-
dorsed his name before depositing the same in
the ballot box.
Be IL further ordained that Messrs Baptiste
Bourgeois, Fernest Berard and Albert Boutte be
and they are hereby appointed commissioners of
said election to be holden on the 2lst day of De.
cember 1907, and that Mr.. Charles Breussard be
aud he is hereby appointed Clerk OF said election
That this ordnance be published in the Official
journal Of Iberia Parish during the period of
thirty days previous To the date of said election
and that this ordinance take effect from and after
its promulgati
Thus done, read adopted and signedsin epen
session at New Iberia, La, on this 18th day of
November A, ID. 1907.
GUY A. SHAW, NJ. D..
President of the Bayou Choupique Drainage Dist.
A true and correct copy,
JNo. ID. WALLET, Secretary.