New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-06-22

C. Broussard, Fernand Deculr. Numa f. Breaux
Achille 3outte, Ferdinand Breaux, Gustave
Boutte Wilt Broussard, J. A. Dugas J. B.
Bourgeois Albert Oubre, Melville Oubre, st
Maurice Provost Odillon Provost, Leonce Du-
gas, Aymar Dugas, Ernest Dugas, Lee JUDGE
Willie JUDGE, Hypolite Rreaux, j. J, Braquet,
Armed Breaux, Guy A. Shaw, Bertrand Braquet,
Louis Braquet NJ. s Broussard, John Prados,
Dupre Dugas, Antoine GOnsart. Victorin Gro
chet, Hortense Dugas
Be it therefore ordained by the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish that special cleo
ton be hereby called to be held in the
Fourth Ward of Iberia Parish. within the
hours provided the law, on Wednesday,
July oath, 1907, at which election shall
be submitted to the ploperty tax payers
of said Fourth Ward who are entitled to
vote at said election under the Constitu-
tion and laws of this state the question of
levying Cd all taxable property in the
Fourth Ward of Iberia Parish, a tax OF five
mills on the dollar per annum, or so much
of said five mills as may be necessary. for a
period of ten years in aid of the New he
ria, St. Martin & Northern Railroad Com
pany, a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Louisiana. The said
tax to be levied and collected according
to law and conformably to the terms, con
ditions and limitations recited in the
heaeinabove petition beginning in the
year 1909 and extending to the year 1918
inclusive, to produce annually the sum of
Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars,
making and aggregate amount of Thirty
Five Thousand Dollars to be collected.
Section BE it further ordained that
said election shall be held under the
election laws of the State of Louisiana,
and at the polling place at which the last
preceding election was held. to-wit: st.
Maurice Provost's polling place, 4th Ward
of Iberia Parish, and that the form of
ballot to be used at said election shall be
the following:
For a special tax of five mills in favor
of the New Iberia, st. Martin & Northern
Railroad Company, or so much of five
mills as may be necessary. to raise during
each year beginning with the year 1909
and extending TO and including the year
1918 the sum of Three Thousand Five
Hundred dollars per year, thus aggregat
ing the sum of Thirty Five Thousand Dol
lars.
Against the special tax of five mills in
favor of the New Iberia, st. Martin &
Northern Railroad Company, or so much
OF said five mills as may be necessary, to |
raise during each year beginning with the |
year 1909 and extending the year 1918 |
he sum of Three thousand five hundred |
dollars per year, thus aggregating the sum
Of Thirty five thousand dollars.
Be it further ordained that the Board of |
supervisors of the Parish of Iberia are
hereby requested to appoint Commission
3rs and Clerks to serve in the premises, to
1--WE due notice Of said appointment and
If the time and place of holding said cleo
ion as required by law.
Section 3.-Be it further ordained that
he Commissioners of Election shall re-
eive the ballots of all property tax pay
RS of the Fourth Ward of Iberia Parish
Untitled to vote at said special election
nder the Constitution and laws of this
tate, and upon which the voter shall have
ndorsed or caused to be endorsed his
anne and property to be voted before de-
ositing the same in the ballot box
Be it further ordained that this ordn-
nee he published in the Official J..4rnal
the Parish of Iberia during the period
thirty clear days previous to the date of
aid election, and that this ordinance
AXE effect from and after its passage.
Thus done, read, adopted and signed
nd seal affixed in open session at New
oeria, La, this 7th day of June, 1907.
GEO. LABAU,
President Police Jury. ,
A. B. ROMERO, Secretary.