New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-08-21
ORDINANCE.


cal impossibility for the qualified
voters at a general election to cast
their ballots and have them count
ed and ia bulated within the time
limit prescribed by law, now
therefore:
Sec. l. Be it resolved and Or
dained by the Police Jury Of lbe-
ria Parish, in regular session as
sembled, that for the purpose of
holding all National. State, Dis
trict, Parochial and all other
elections, the Sixth (6th) Ward
Of the Parish of Iberia, be, and the
same is hereby divided into Four
Voting Precincts Of which the
following are the description, viz ::
Precinct No. Ito comprise
all that territory situated within
the corporate limits Of the City Of
New Iberia, lying North by Iberia
Street, from Bayou Teche to the
East Side of Madison Street,
thence along the East Side Of
Madison Street to Corinne Street,
thence out Corinne Street to the
Corporate limits Of the City Of
New Iberia; and all that terri
tory contiguous to the above de-
scribed lines, situated in the
Sixth Ward of Iberia Parish, out
side Of the Corporate limits Of
the City of New iberia to the line
of the Fifth and Seventh Wards
and to the line Of St. Martin Par
ish.
The voting place Of Precinct
No. l is hereby designated and de-
clared to be the Parish Court
House.
Precinct No. 2.-To comprise
all that territory situated within
the Corporate limits Of the City of
New Iberia lying south by Iberia
Street, from Bayou Teche to the
East Side Of Madison Street,
thence along the East Side of
Madison Street to Bank Avenue
thence out Bank Avenue TO the
Corporate limits Of the City of
New Iberia; and all that terri
tory contiguous to the above de-
cribed lines; situated in the Sixth
Ward of Iberia Parish outside of
the Corporate limits of the City
of New Iberia to the line of the
Second and Seventh Wards.
The voting place of Precinct
No. 2 is hereby designated and
declared to be the Fire House of
Fire Company No. l at the cor
ner Of st. Peter and Julia SITS.
Precinct No. 3.-To comprise
all that territory situated West
of Madison Street and between
the North Side of Bank Avenue
and the South Side of Iberia
Street to the Corporate limits Of
the City of New Iberia; and all
that territory contiguous to the
above described liues situated in
the Sixth Ward of iberia Parish,
outside the Corporate limits of
the City of New Iberia to the line
of the Seventh Ward.
The voting place Of Precinct
No. 3 is hereby designated and
declared to be the Fire House of
Fire Company No. 2 on Hacker
Street between Center and Weeks
Streets.
Precinct No. 4.-To comprise
all that territory situated on the
East Side of Bayou Teche within
the confines of the Sixth Ward
of Iberia Parish, both within and
without the Corporate limits of
the City of New Iberia.
The voting place Of Precinct
No. 4 is hereby designated and
declared to be at the Veterinary
Hospital of DR.. j. A. Goodwin on
Pollard Avenue near Marie st.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., that in order to more def
iitely describe the boundaries of
said voting precincts, that the Po-
lice Jury have a map made de-
fning the lines of each precinct
be made a part Of this ordinance.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved
and ordained, ETC., that this ordi-
nance shall take effect and be in
full force on the LIST day of JAN
uary 1916, and that all ordina-
ces or parts Of ordinances in con-
f1ict herewith, be, and the same
are hereby repealed.
j. WOFFORD SANDERS,
~ President.
W. L. BURKE, Secretary.