New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-07

| .o, roors beoinuing with the year l9O8,
and intending the year 1917, was presen-
| - Ia, Mr. Dugas and read when II was
,oo,,od nv Mr.. Dugas, seconded by MT
| ps,,to and sdopted by the following yea
~ oy vote TO wit Yen, Messrs. Bout
60 nngse Dallas, Goula, Gonsoahn, Ia
w., I'sm,1re. Miguez, Romero, Schexn'P'
a. Nav none. Said ordinance was
than presented to the President OF the 10.
i;,,a Jrrv for examination, and after ~N
nn,inotion was returned by ham approved
and signed. c.rIa.,., .....,
D. i ordained that special election is
| bo,.ohv ooIIsd to be held in tn" Bayou
| Cborniuu. Drainage District, IN Iberia
| parish La, within tn. hours provided by
low on Saturday the 10Th day Of October
u 1907. at which election shall be
arhmitted TO the legally qualified proper
tvtax payers of said District, who are en-
t;tIed 70 vote at said election uudr the
Constitution and laws OF the state, the
onestion OF levying on all the property
s;tuoted in said Drainage District except
tba wood lands = tax Of twenty-five cents
nor acre PEI year for the period OF ten
veors 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
az the taxes due the State of Louisiana.
That said election shall be held under
tho election laws of the State Of LoWsl
ana, and that the polling place shall be at
tbe building of Mrs. Alfred Gonsouln ut
Ioreauyille. La. and the form of ballot
sholI no the following tO-wit:
"For special tax of twenty-five cents
ner acre upon all lands situated In the
BAYOU Choupiqus 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 a
drainage canal in said district.
against special tax OF twenty-five
cents per acre upon all lands situated IN
the Bayou Choupique Drainage District rs
created, except wood lands, annually for
the term Of ten years beginning with the
vesr 1908 to raise funds to cut and dig
drainage canal in said district.
Re if further ordained that the Board Of
Supervisors of the Parish of Iberia are
hereby requested to appoint commission
ers and a clerk to serve at such polling
Mace and election to give due notice Of
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 err
titled to vote at said special election un-
der the Constitution and Law of the State,
and upon which the voter shall have en-
dorsed his name before depositing 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 ordi-
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 APP
pointed commissioners Of this election to
be holden on the 10th 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 Jriy, Iberia
Parish.
Bills approved will he published in our
next assure. -7Editcr.
GEO. j. LABAU, President
A. B. ROMERO, Secretary.