The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-08-07

I bonds on October l. 1910. twenty-six
(26) bonds on October l, 1911: twenty
seven ca bonds on October l, 1912:
twenty-eight (2S) bonds on Oct. l, 1913:
twenty-eight (2S) bonds on Oct. l, 1914:
twenty-nine i29) bonds on October l,
1915: twenty-nine (29) bonds on Octo-
Der l, 1916 and thirty-one CID bonds
on October l, 1917.
Bird. The tax so levied and collect
ed and realized from said annual con-
tribution or acreage tax of fifteen
cents per acre for a period OF ten years
on all the land situated in and lying
within the limits of said Cypress Is
land-Lefayette Drainage District to be
used for the purpose of constructing.
providing and maintaining a drainage
system for the said Drainage District.
BE it further resolved that the quail
ificatiOn of voters at said election
shall be that they shall have paid their
poll taxes for the years 1905 ard l9O6
during the years in which they were
due and that they are duly registered
voters according to law and resident
property tax payers of said district:
provided that wOmen property tax
payers shall be allowed to vote at
said election in person or through
their agent in writing without any
other qualifications, ave that said
women shall be resident property tax
PAYERS of said district.
That the polls shall be opened from
the hour of + a. M. to the hour of !
p. IN.
That the balloting places at which
said election shall be held shall be as
follows: At the school house at Cy-
press Island, st. Martin parish. and
in Lafayette parish at the residence of
Simon G. Landry. and the commits
siOners of election at Cypress Island
and the following persons are hereby
appointed as such, namely: Michel
F%ournet. 2. H. Daspit and Louis
Greig and Richard Long, clerk of said
election: and the commissioners OF
election at Simon G.. Landry's resi-
dence shall and the following persons
are hereby appointed as such, namely:
Geo. Malagarie. Eraste Landry and
Ophee GirOuard, and Eugene Liable
shall be and is hereby appointed clerk
of said election, all registered and
qualified voters residing within the
limits of said drainage district.
BE it further resolved that the Board
vi AJui'ti loOlo u iCStio - ~ P"A
ishes of St. Martin and Lafayette
be requested to appoint commissioners
and clerks of election from their re-
spective parishes to preside over the
poll in their respective parish. and
give due notice thereof by publication
in the Official journal of each OF said
parishes.
Notice is further given thai the Cy-
press acknowledgements Drainage Dis
trict. through its Board of Com
missioners, will in open session,
at its domicile, in the town of st.
Martinville, Louisiana. on the 9th
day of August, A. d. 1907. at the hour
of ten O'Clock a.. m, proceed TO open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount. eX-
anime and canvas the returns ana
declare the results of said election.
On motion of j. b. Delaloire, sec
Onded by John Dwyer, and carried,
the Board then adjourned to the lSt
day of August, 1907, at 10 O'Clock a.
m, aforesaid.
G.. NJ. OLIVIER, President.
J.. G, BROUSSARD. Secretary.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
FELIX H. MOUTON.
! Secretary.