New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-07-15

taxation. annually. for a periot
Of three (3) years. for the pur
pose of giving additional aid Il
the public schools within sal,
district. said tax to be levied ane
collected for the years. 1916
1917 and 1913. inclusive.
Sec. 2. BE it further resolved
ordained. etc. that the following
! persons be and they are hereby
appointed to serve as commlssio
ncrs and clerk, respectively. OF
salI election. to-wit Messrs. Da
mas Morcsi. j. \. Provost. DR.. J.
n Cyr. commissioners: aud Mr.
J. T.. Whitworth. clerk.
See. J. BE it further resolved
ordained. etc. that the President
of this Board Of School Directors
for Iberia Parish. La, he aud he
is hereby authorized aud directed
TO issue public notice of said cleo
ton for at least thirty 600 days
according to law. in the Coast
Herald and in the Hustler. two
papers published IN the town Of
Jeancrctte. La. giving notice of
the time and place Of sad cleo
ton. and the time and place
when this Board will proceed to
open the ballot box. to examine
and canvass the returns. and de
clare the result Of said election.
The foregoing resolution hav-
ing been duly seconded by Mr..
Valet. after full discussion. the
question being called for, the
said resolution was adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas: President Verret. Dr.
Ferret. Mcssrs. Winters, Gon.ou.
I'm. Valet. Guillot aud Minvielle.
Nays. None.
Absent and not voting: Mcssrs.
L Landry. II. r. Hall, Madison
Leblanc and T.. i. Morcs,.
A discussion Of the school sit
tation IN School District Number
-Four Of this Parish brought out
TIE impression that it was most
probable that the property tax-
PAYERS Of the said district would
vote a three (3) mill school tax
for three (3) years If this Board
would cooperate with Tie State
Ecpartment Of Educatioa to the
end that the Loreauvil. School
be designated a State Approved
High School; it being further
brorght ont that such 4 tax
would be sufficient to attain that
end. that at the same time 6pc-
rate all Of the schools Of that dis
trict for a full term If nine
Wherenpon. Mr.. Valet intro
tinced the following resolution.
and moved its adoption:
Whereas. it is necessary for :
Ibis Board to have additional
funds in order that the schools
Of School District Number Four.
If iberia Parish, La. may b.
maintained for a full period of
nine months. and whereas here
're no available funds in sight
Tor such purpose. therefore.
See. /. BE it resolved. or
lained. etc. by the Board Of
school Directors Of Iberia Par
sh. La. in regular session con-
'ened. that a special election, 10
'e participated in by the prop
'rtv taxpayers within School Dis
riot Number Four, Of Iberia
'arish. La, az created, located,
lefincd, and recorded under and
~ virtue Of the authority Of the
'oard Of School Directors Of said
'arish. at its meeting Jan. 3,
914. be and the same is hereby
'rdered to be held under the pro.
isions Of Art. 2S1 Of the Consti.
ntion Of the State Of Louisiana,
lct 256 Of the General Assembly
{ 1910. and other laws on the
on the sixteenth day Of
august. 1916, between the hours
I seven o'clock A. NJ. and FIVE
clock p. NJ. at the Loreauville
chool House within said district.
pr the purpose Of taking the
pnse OF the property taxpavers
'ithin said district. qualified cleo
prs under the Constitution and ,
lws Of this State. upon the fol. =
wing proposition. viz: |,
Whether or not a special tax