New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-21
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance ordering a 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 special acreage ia,
OF twenty five cents per acre upon all thu
lands situated in said district except wooC
lands shall be imposed for the period Of
ten years beginning with the year 1908
and including the year 1917, was presen
ted by Mr.. Dugas and read when it was
moved by Mr.. Dugas, seconded by Mr.
| Boutte, and adopted by the following yea
and nay vote, tow t:-Yea, Messrs. Bout
to, Dugas, Dallas, Goula, Gonsoulin, La
bau, Lemaire, Miguel, Romero, Schexnay-
der. Nay, 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
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 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 per year for the period of ten
years beginning with the year 1908, and
including the year 1917.
The said tar to be levied and collected
according to law, and at the same time
and under the same conditions and terms
as the tsxes due the State 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 Gonsoulin at
La, and the form of ballot
shall be the following, to-wit:
"For special tax of twenty cents
per acre upon all lands situated in the
Bayou Choupique Drainage District as
created, except wood lands, annually for
The term OF ten years beginning with the
year 1908, to raise funds to cut and dig
canal in said district"
Against special tax of twenty five |
cents per acre upon all lands situated in |
he Bayou Choupique Drainage District as
created, except wood lands, annually for
he term of ten years beginning with the
rear 1908 to raise funds to cut and dig a
Manage canal in said district.
Be it further ordained that the Board Of
supervisors Of the Parish of Iberia are
lereby requested to appoint commission
10 and clerk to serve at such polling
lace and election; to give due notice of
aid appointment, and of the time and
lace Of holding said election, and make
heir returns of said election as required
y law.
That the commissioners of election
hall receive the ballots of all property
Ak payers of said drainage district en-
tiled to vote at said special election un-
err the Constitution and Law of the State,
nd upon which the voter shall have en-
orssd his name before depositing the
anne in the ballot box
That this ordinance be published in the
fieial Journal of iberia Parish during
lie period of thirty days previous to the
ate OF said election, and that this ordi-
ance take effect from and after its prom
cation.
Be it further ordained, that Messrs.
aptiste Bourgeois, Fernest Berard and
lbert Boutte be and they are hereby APP
,inted commissioners Of this election to
} holden on the 10Th day Of October,
'07, and that Mr.. Charles Broussard be
I'd he is hereby appointed Clerk Of said
ection.
Thus done read, adopted, signed and
al affixed in open session, at New iberia,
this the 9Th day of Septe mber, A. D., !
07.
GEORGE j. LABAU,
President Of the Police Jury, Iberia
irish.