New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance ordering special cleo
ton to take the sense of the legally quail
fed property tax payers in the Bayou
Choupique Drainage District to ascertain
as to whether or not a 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
fen wears beginning with the year 1908,
and including the year 1917, was presen-
ted by MIR. Dugas and read when it was
moved bv Mr.. Dugas, seconded by Mr..
Rontte. and adopted by the following yea
and nav vote, to- wit.-Yea, Messrs. Bout
/ re- Dpgas. Dallas, Goula, Gonsoulin, La
bau. Lemalre Miguel, Romero, Schexnay-
der. Nav, none. Said ordinance was
then presented to the President of the Po-
lice Jury for examination, and after eX-
animation was returned by him approved
and signed.
Said ordinance reads as follows, to wit:
Be it ordained that a special election is
| hereby called to be held in the Bayou
| Cboupiuue Drainage District, in Iberia
Parish, La, within the hours provided by
law, on Saturday the 18th day of October,
A. D.. 1907 at which election shall be
submitted to the legally qualified proper
| ty tax PAYERS of said District, who are en-
titled 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 pei year for the period OF ten
years beginning with the year 1908, and
including the year 1917.
The said tax to be levied and collected
according to law, and at the same time
and under the same conditions and terms
as the taxes due the State of Louisiana.
That said election shall be held under
the election laws of the State of Lousl-
ana and that the polling place shall be at
the building of Mrs Alfred Gonsoulin at
Loreauville, La, and the form of ballot
shall be the following, towit:
.For special tax of twenty-five cents
per acre upon all lands situated in the
Bayou Choupique Drainage District as
created except wood lands, annually fol
the term of ten years beginning with the
year 1908, TO raise funds to cut and dig a
drainage canal in said district
Against special tax Of twenty five
cents per acre upon all lands situated in
the Bayou Choupigue Drainage District as
created, except wood lands, annually fol
the term of ten years beginning with the
year 1908 to raise funds to cut and dig a
dl ainage canal in said district.
Be it further ordained that the Board oil
Supervisors of the Parish of Iberia are
hereby requested to appoint commission
ers and clerk to serve at such polling
place aud election; to give due notice oil
said appointment, and of the time and
place of holding said election, and 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 en-
titled to vote at said special election IN
der the Constitution and Law of the State,
and upon which the voter shall have en-
dorsed his name before deposicing the
same in the ballot box.
That this ordinance 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 ordl'
nance take effect from and after its prom
| ulgation.
Be it further ordained, that Messrs
Baptiste Bourgeois, Fernest Berard and
Albert Boutte be and they are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners of this election to
be holden on the 18th day OF October
1907, and that Mr.. Charles Broussard be
and he is hereby appointed Clerk of said
election.
Thus done read, adopted, signed and
seal affixed in open session, at New Iberia
on this the 9Th day of September, A. D.,
1907.
GEORGE j. LABAU,
President of the Police Jury, Iberia
Parish.