New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-22


Sec. !. Be it ordained by tn,
Board of School, Directors of tn
Parish of Iberia. La. III specia
session convened. that specia
election to be participated in +!
the property taxpayers within
School District Number Four. OF
Iberia Parish. La. as created, To-
Gated. defined and recorded un
Ger and by virtue of the author
ity of the Parish Board Of School
Directors of said Parish. be and
the same is hereby ordered to be
held under the provisions of
Art. 2S1 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, Act 25j
of the General Assembly Of 1910,
and other laws on the subject, on
the 22d day Of September, 1914,
between the hours Of seven
o'clock A. NJ, and five O'Clock P
NJ. at the Doreauville School,
House within said District,
for the purpose of taking
the sense of the property taxpay-
ers within said district, qualified
electors under the Constitution
and Laws of this State. upon the
following proposition, viz:
Whether or not special tax
Of two (2) mills on the dollar on
all taxable property in School
District Number -Four. of Iberia
Parish, La, subject to State tax
alton, annually, for a period Of
five (5) years, for the purpose of
giving additional aid to the pub
lie schools within said district ;
said tax to be levied and collect
ed for the years 1914, 1915, 1915.
1917 and 1918, inclusive.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained.
ETC., that the following persons
are hereby appointed to serve as
Commissioners and Clerk of Elec-
ton, to-wit:
Messrs. Massena Broussard, J,
A. Dugas and OBS. Lisard, Com
missioners and Mr., F.. J. Mes
tayer, Clerk. .---,---.4---' - So
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the President of this
Board be and he is hereby author
lied and directed to issue public
notice of said election for at least
thirty days according to law, in
the New Iberia Enterprise, the
official organ of this Body, giving
notice of the time and the place
when the Board will proceed -
open the ballot box. examine and
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass
the returns of said election. and
declare the result of same.
Mr.. Landry, having Sec
or ded the foregoing resolution.
after full discussion, the question
beng called for, the said resoiu-
ton was adopted by the follow
Jig vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Winters, Ian
dry, Hall, Verret, Leblanc and
DR.. Cyr. Nays: None.
TIE Secretary then read the
foLowing petition from the prop
e,ty taxpayers Of School District
Nalnber Five, Of Iberia Parish,
La.
To the Honorable President and
Members Of the Parish Board
Of School Directors Of the Par
ish Of Iberia, La:
The petition of the undersigned
property taxpayers of School
District Number Five, Of Iberia
Parish. La, as created and de-
fined by resolution of the Board
Of School Directors of said Parish
passed on the third day of Jan.
A. D., 1914, and being and con
shutting one-fourth of the prop
erty taxpayers eligible to ote at
such election, respectfully pray
that your Honorable Body, act
ing within and under the author
ity Of the Constitution and Laws
of the State of Louisiana, do
order that a special election be
held, in the manner required by
law, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not a special tax
shall be levied and collected in
said District.
Petitioners pray that at said
election your Honorable Body do
submit to a vote Of the property
taxpayers of said School District
Number Five of iberia Parish.
La, entitled to vote at said cleo
tion> the following proposition.
to-wit:
To lew a tax of two (2) mills