New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-12-21
v0aUME XIII.
AN ORDINANCE.
The following ordinance presented by
Sehexnayder was adopted:


in the Eighth Ward of The Parish Q
iberia, Louisiana, upon the petition q
more than one-fifth Of the property tax
payers Of the said Eighth Ward request
ing the same to take the sense of th
property taxpayers of the said Eight
Ward on q proposition Of leyying a specia
tax of three mills per anuum for periOt
OF ten years IN excess Of the Constitutions
limitation of taxation to aid in building
aud equiping a school house or sehOo
houses IN the said Eighth Ward, or h,
school district comprising the Eight
Ward. ali confotmably to Article 232 o
the Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
and eonfofmably to Act 80 of the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana OF
1S9s, aud Act PA of The General Assem-
hly Of the State OF Louisiana Of 1902, and
Act l45 Of the General Assembly of he
I state Of Louisiana of 1904, aud Act 1877 of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana of 1904
Whereas, the petition having been re-
I ceiyed fiom the property taxpayers resid-
4 ing IN the Eighth Ward OF the Parish of
Iberia, State of Louisiana, entitled to
vote AZ special ptections called according
TO law to levy a special tax TO aid in
building and equiping school house or
school houses in the said Eighth Ward, ms
provided for by Article 232 of the Cou-
stitution and by Acts l3l OF 1898, 2l4 Of
l9p2, l45 of 1904, aud l67 of 1904. and the
kad petition havng been signed by
number of property taxpayers residing IN
said Eighth Wuld aud qualified TO paiii-
eipate it said election far In excess OF one
9th III number, as was aseeHained by an
examination of said petition and the ~
sessnent roll of the said Eighth Naru, |
and The rds aud terms of which petition,
as well as the Signatures thereto annexed
are as follows
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of The Police Jury of the Parish of |
Iberia, State of Louisiana;
The petition of the undersigned property |
fax payers Of School District No. Eight of |
the Parish OF Iberia as Great d. defined /
and located under and bv virtue of the
authority OF the Board of School Directors /
OF said Patish, and being and constituting
ohe-htth OF the ptppeity tax payers of said
School District No. Eight respect fully ask
that your Honorable Body. acting within
and nuder The authority conferred upon
you 10y Article 282 Of The Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana, by Act No. l3l of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, approved july 10. 1893. BY Act
No. 2l4 of the General Assembly of The
state tf Louisiana, approved July 10.
1902, Act No. las of the ueneral Assem-
bly, Of the State OF Louisiana, approved
July o, 1904, and by Act No. l6T of the
General Assembly Of the State of Louis
lara, also approved on the Oh Of July,
leo4, do order that a special election be
held, In the manner required by law, for
the purpose of determining wbeh er or
OF special tax In excess of the Constitu-
tiohal limitation of taxation, provided by
aud deelaftd IN Article 232 of he Con-
stisriion OF 1928. shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within said
School District No Eight
Petitioners further pray that at said
election, 81 to be held, your Honorable
Body do submit to vote OF ttie property
tax payers Of said School District No,
Eight entitled to vote at said election.
under the election laws of the State of
Louisiana, the hllowiug matters, wit.
First, that the obi ct Of levying aud
collecting special tax, The levy Of which
Is hereby prayed for, to be submitted !.
according 10 law, is to build aud eqnip a | J
schcel hunse or school houses ID the above !
Famed Ward.
Second, that the rate Of said special tax !
to be levied annually upon all taxable !,
property IN said School District No Eight !
shall be Three (9) mills on the dollar.
Thiid, that The length of time for and
during which such special Tax Is to run be
levied annually upon oil such property
subject to taxation In said School District
No. Eight shall be Ten (lo) years. beeinn. i
Ing with the wear 1908 lp
tlfslese Aq!ssivuefs pray that said alee. I
ton ~ easas~sss fsr the foregoing objects /
Alsd purposes and VA conformity With The
Constitution of This Slaie and the acts Of :
The Legislature thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted.
Anaiole Deslatte, J. L, Scbexna,sr. r | s
schesnayder Emma Roth, n. NJ Brown
Mary Brown, una Butty, Fanny Moses
Anna Smith, Xavier Cogniez, Mrs. A L
Landry. Martha Sandoz, Reno Antoine,
Ernest Bodin, May Thompson, Nancy
Johnson, Nancy Joseph, Mrs Robt. N.
Hall. Leo Rivettp, a. X Smith, j. o. o
Bouvier, Camille Provost, Clay Richard. D
Mrs. j NJ. Hayes, Mrs. q. A poirson, p
Mrs. n Haydel, Charles Hebett. James q
Bctel, Henry Richard, l.. Lyon, Jr.. Al.
Roger Wfn. Walker, Jr, August L.. N
Blanc, J. @ Ahers, Leoiiee Broussard II
Richard Moryant, c.. NJ. Corbin. A. ]. In
Alleman, CASTOR Domngues, ]. Il. D
stanshuiy, Stirling Walker II. M. Moss.
I. A. Boykin, NJ d.. Eli H. Green, Philip oi
Butaud, Edha Bofpl, Helaire Borpl, Cora b
Judice, Anatole Leblanc. A. j. Ganu-
cheau, Mary Faunt LeRoy, Lily Hayes.
Louis Provost, J Legnon X Hebeft q n
Hebert, lSJndce, M T. Northrop. :
Olivier, Jennie NJ Edgar, Joanna Britain,
Mary s'nekson, y Folse, Mary r King.
N 6onner N Coate, John n Bonrg, 8
John Gay Chas Llcyd, L Gaudin,
Mrs ~ ttr Jndice, Mrs Victoria Provost,
Martin sanders, Boafg, Lel3our- Il
gsois, Mrs L kropper g + Forier, Alfred
pumingnes, Numa t,pnsoulin, Felix j. He.
bert, II Shelby Sanders, Il c Edwards. G
u Mounut, y Trappey, Ed stokoe. Camille p
Kern, Mrs Ttahan, Mrs j Trahau, Ai- or
eal Trahan, . W Suodurass. Mrs h d pel | OF
aiionssaye, Jos. Goldberg. sallis Wallace. ia
4 n Neal, beieune, Emily Provost Cora
judiee, Thomas Walsh. W
]. Sections ! Be ii therefore ordained by "a
The Police Jury OF the Parish of iberia. II,
state OF Louisiana, that q special election pr
ee hereby called to be held Ia the Eighth
Nsafd of the said Parish within the hours of
provided by law on the llih OF lfphuary be
pos. ut which election shall be snb,nitted
A tht property taxpayers OF the said
Fhth Ward who are entitled to vote Al II
4 election under the Constitution and =
+ of this state, the question OF lesyinr
vi taxable property In the said Eighth
a tex Of Three Mills on the dolatl
puum for period Of ten years 10 aid
lsdilding aud eqniping a school house
4 school houses Ii the said Eighth Ward
. thst school district comprising the said st
eighth Ward.
The Said tax 10 be levied aud eolleetea
leenrdsnR to law and eonformabIy to thu
crms and conditions and Limitations rs wr
'ited n the htseiHahove petition, heuinn- en-
ng In the year lpes and extending 10 the sh
ear lplT inclusive. ~
Section Be II further osdsiueti thai sal
aid eleetius shall be held sonfurmsblv biz
Q Inv, and that the Tnwn Hail of Jean. In
tstte L hereby designated a. the polling Id.
'lsee a which siad election shall br held sal
nd that the form II hallol iii be used II I
aid slssiion shall be the following, tbs
For special tax cf Three Mills il favor
4 aiding IN building and eoaipius 1
ehnol house os sebool houses NJ thr Hu
;isAsh Nsra q Iberia Parish ior ! period d M ps,
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