New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-28
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance ordering special cleo
tion to take the sense of the legally quail
fed property tax payers in the Bayo
Choupique Drainage District to ascertai
as TO whether or not special acreage ia
OF twenty five cents per acre upon all tn
lands situated in said district except WOO
lands shall be imposed for the period o
ten years beginning with the year 1905
and including the year 1917, was preseu
ted by Mr.. Dugas and read when it wa
moved by Mr.. Dugas, seconded by Mr.
Boutte, and adopted by the following ye;
and nay vote, to- wit Yea, Messrs. Bout
te, Dugas, Dallas, Goula, Gonsoulin, La
bau, Lemaire, Miguel, Romero, Schexnay
der. Nay, none. Said ordinance wa,
then presented to the President of the Pc
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
oaoHittuh W bhC ttBhlly uuNllHtu
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 tax to be levied and collected
according to law, and at the same time
and under the same conditions and terms
as the toxes 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
Loreauville, La, and the form of ballot
shall be the following to-wit:
'For special tax of twenty-five 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 l90S, 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 as
created, except wood lands, annually for
the term of ten years beginning with the
year 1908 to raise funds to cut and dig
manage canal in said district.
Be it further ordained that the Board of
5upeivis OF the Parish of Iberia are
hereby requested to appoint commission
srs and clerk to serve at such polling
place and election; to give due notice Of
said appointment, and of the time and
place OF holding said election, and make
heir returns Of said election as required
BY 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 I'M
Ter the Constitution and Law OF the State.
md upon which the voter shall have en-.
lorsed his name before depositing the
anne In the ballot box.
That this ordinance be published in the
)ficial Journal of Iberia Parish during
be period of thirty days previous to the
ate OF said election, and that this ordi-
anee take effect from and after its prom
lgation.
Be 1t further ordained, that Messrs.
'aptiste Bourgeois, Fernest Berard and
Iloer Boutte be and they are hereby ap.
ointed commissioners of this election to
9 holden on the 10th day OF October,
Do7, and that Mr.. Charles Broussard be
nd be is hereby appointed Clerk OF said
lection.
Thus done read, adopted, signed and
al affixed in open session, at New Iberia,
this the 9th day of September, A. D., 1
)07.
GEORGE J. LABAu,
President Of the Police Jury, Iberia
Arish.