New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-04
COMMISSION LEAGUE

On Monday evening last about
sixty or more property holders met
at the City Hall at the call OF Mr.
ID. A. Dimitry, chairman pro TEN
of the Commission Form League
to organize themselve. nto d
permanent body for the purpose
OF advocating the adoption OF the
new charter of which the cleo
ton will be held on June 18th
The permanent officers elected
were DR.. Henry A. King, Presi'
dent; G. C. Laughlin. Ed. Il. Els
forge and p. A. Landry, vice-pres-
idents; Alphonse Davis and Silvlo
Broussard, secretaries with Henry
i. Smith as Treasurer. The fol-
lowing resolution were then SUD
mitted and duly adopted which
are as follows:
BE it resolved, That an organ.
ization, termed and designated
as "The Commission League OF
New IBERIA" be and the same is
hereby effected.
BE it further resolved, that the
purpose Of the organization be
confined to enlisting voters to ad-
vocate and support. at the cleo
ton to be held June 18th, 1917.
the adoption Of Act No. 1877 OF
1910, as the Charter Of the City
of New Iberia, to the end OF OBJ
tanning Commission form OF
Government for the City OF New
Iberia.
Be it further resolved; that
this organization shall not be con-
cerned with the personnel OF the
Commission, should Act No. 1S7
Of 1910 be adopted as the Charter
of the City Of New Iberia, and
that it specially disavows any pur.
pose to consider the candidacy Of
any aspirant or aspirants, confin-
ing its purpose only to the advo.
cacy Of the new Charter, as EN-
bodied in Act No. 1877 Of 1910.
Be it resolved; That the Presi.
dent of the Commission League
of New Iberia" be and he is here
by authorized and directed TO ap'
point. at his own time, an Execu
tive Committee. which shall BE-
composed Of twenty-seven mem
bers of the organization, two Of
whom shall be selected from each
voting precinct of the City of New
lbria, as now constituted, and the
others at large.
BE it further resolved; That the
President, Vice Presidents, Secre
taries and Treasurer Of the organ
ization shall be ex-officio the OF
ficers Of the Executive Commit
ter, and that seven shall cOnsti
Il, O a quorum Of the Committee
when called together under such
rules and regulations as the Exc
cutive Committee may adopt fol
its guidance.
Be it further resolved That the
Executive Committee shall be in
vested with full authority to car
ry on and wage a campaign il
behalf Of the adoption of Act l67
of 1910 as the Charter Of the City
Of New Iberia, and to appoint all
other committees necessary fol
that purpose.
During the session petitions
were circulated among those pres
ent for their signatures and about
fifty names were added to the
membership.
Chairman DIR. King has since
appointed the Executive Commit.
tee which IL as follows: Al
Large-P. r. Burke, D. A. Dimi-
try, Jules Dreyfus, Il. T. Dulany,
Eug. Guillot, R. s. Mcmahon, A.
j. Maumus e. F.. Willard, A. N.
Muller, j. R. Perry, DR.. Geo. j.
babatier, DR.. j. w. Sanders, Jer-
ry w. Tylor, e. T. Weeks. Dis
trict No. 1--Orville Dominique,
r. r. Ribbeck. District No. p
w. D. Reynolds, ventress j.
Smith. District No. 3-Alphc
Fontelieu, John r. Taylor. Dis
trict No. Geo. w. Dallas NJ.
w. Fisher. District No. 5-Dr.
w. r. Carstens, Eug. Guillot.
District No. 6.-F. j. Dauterive
II. s. Sesly.
Since writing the above head
quarters have been opened in the
Fisher building upper Main st.,
and an active campaign will be
waged until after the votes are
counted which should insure the
election adopting the new char
Ter.
AGENTS Either sex, to dis