New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
Election for Bayou ChoUpidue
DRAINAGE District

An ordinance orderiEgs special election
to take the sense oil the legally qualified
property tax payers in the Bayou Chou
pique Drainage District to ascertain as to
whether or not special acreage tax of
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 1908
and including the year 1917 was presented
by Mr.. Edmond BroussaTd and read, when
it was moved by Mr.. Edmond Broussard,
seconded by Mr.. Fernand Mestayer and
adopted by the following yea and nay
vote, to wit: Yea, Messrs. Guy A. Shaw,
Edmond Broussard. Fernand Messenger
and John d. Wallet. 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 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. d. 1907, Mt 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 aud laws of the State, the
question of levyiDg on all the property
situated IN said Drainage District except
the wood 'ands 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 an collected
according to law, and at the same time
aud under the same conditions aud 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, aud that the polling place shall be at
the building of Mrs. Alfred Gonsouln Mt
Loreauville La, and the form of ballot
shall be the following, to wit
"For q special tax OF twenty FIVE cents
per acre upon Nil lands situated in the
Bayou Choupique Drainage District az
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 tax of twenty Eve
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
drainage canal in said district.
Be IL further ordained that the Board of
Supervisors OF the Parish of iberia are
hereby requested to appoint commission
ers and Clerk to serve nt 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 ~ required |
by law.
That the commissioners of election /
shall receive The ballots of all property !
lax payers of said drainage district epti- |
He'd 10 vote at said special election under |
he Constitution aud Laws Of the State. /
md upon which the voter shall have en-. /
lorsed his name before depositiog the
same IN the ballot box.
That his ordinance be Published in the /
official Journal Of Iberia Parish during he |
r.riod Of thirty days previous to the date
Jf said election and that this ordinance
AXE effect from aud after its promuga- /
lou.
BE IL further ordained that Messrs Bap-
iste Bourgeois, Fernest bel ard and AL I
pert Bouite be and they are hereby APP
pointed Commissioners OF this election to
De holden on the 10Th day Of October,
1907, and that Mr. Charles Bronssard be
Ind he is hereby appointed Clerk Of said
election
Thus done read adopted signed and seal
,fiYed in open session at New Iberia, La,
~ this the 18th dsy Of September, A. D..
907.
GUY A. SHAW, M. D.,
President Of the Bayou Choupique
Drainage Board.