New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-01-27
Thence east through Sectio

T. II, S. R. S. E.
! Thence west along this township lie
crossing Bayou Teche to the limits Of the
Sixth Ward.
Thence, following the limits Of the
Sixth Ward as established by Police jury
Of iberia Parish January !, 1915, to IL
point of beginning. The whole en- brac-
ing a territory or area, Of approximately
/ fortv five thousand acres t45,O00l acres.
including all Of the Sixth Ward, an,
parts of the Second, Third, Fourth and
Eighth Ward, as indicated on a map
thereof, made by Walter Y. Kemper,
hereto attached and herewith identified.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained that
Messrs. P L. Renoudet, J. K. Perry ana
Emile Simon, duly qualified electors and
residents of said Navigation District, and
each and all owning property IN sad
district assessed at more than five hun
bred dollars, be and they are hereby aP-
pointed commissioners of said Navigation
District, the said J. R Perry and Emile
Simon for a term of two years, and the
said P. L. Renoudet for term of four
years, the other two commissioners %
be appointed by his Excellency the Cover
nor of the State of Louisiana, all Of
| whom shall compose the board Of comm S
| sioners of said Navigation District AL
in accordance with law.
Sec. g. 1t is further ordained that the
domicile of said Navigation District shall
| be, the City of New iberia, Iberia Parish,
| Louisiana, W ere it shall hold lis meet
ngs and transact its business, and that
within ten DAYS from the date Of notice
! to said commissioners of their appoint
| ment by the Governor, the entire mum
| Der of said commissioners will meet st
their domicile, qualify themselves and
: proceed to organize themselves into d
board of Commissioners for said Navi-
CATION District, conform ably with Act
3O2 of the General Assembly of Louisl-
ana approved July 9th, 1914, Act 242 Of
the General Assembly Of La, adopted
July 9th, 1910, Article 281 of the State
Constitution and to elect from among
their members a president and vice
president.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the
president to preside over all the meetings
of said board, and to perform such .the7
duties as are usually required of pre5l-
dents of corporate bodies. 1t shah ''e the
duty of the vice president to act III he
absence or inability to serve of the pres
ident Said board shall also elect sec
retary and treasurer, who shall furnish
bond in sum to be fixed by said board,
and whose salary shall not exceed Tween
enty Five Dollars per month, and who
all perform all the duties required
of him by said board.
Sec. 5. That said Navigation District
shall be vested with all the powers pro-
vided by law, and shall have perpetual
existence, with full authority and power
to do and perform all acts for the pur-
pose for which it is created.
Sec. E. That whereas said Navigation
District embraces all the territory of the
City of New Iberia, and whereas section
100 paragraph II of the charter of said
city makes it obligatory on the part If
the Board of Trustees of said corporation
to submit to the taxpayers Of
| said City entitled to vote at said cleo
! ton the proposition as to whether they
are willing to be included in and form
! part of said navigation district, it is
ordained that due notice of the adoption
of the present ordinance by this body be
given to the said Board of Trustees Of
the City of New iberia by service of a
certified copy of present ordinance, on
its Mayor, Hon. H. S. Sealy, inviting its
cooperation in this matter.
Thus done, passed. adopted and
signed by the President and Secretary
of the Police Jury of iberia Parish this
9th day of December, 1916.
And the said motion was carried by
the following yea and nay vote, to-wit;
Yeas, Messrs. Gary, Derouen, Dietlein,
Erath, McGowen and Moresi. Nays
Decuir, Gonsoulin and Miguez. And the
said ordinance was adopted.
And, whereas, under the provisions q
the Charter of the City of New Iberia,
Act 1877 of the General Assembly Of
Louisiana of 1910, Section II, Para
graph 100, it is made the duty OF the
governing authorities of said CITY Of
New Iberia, to submit to a vote of the
taxpayers of said City qualified to vote
under the provisions of Article 281 fl
the State Constitution of Louisiana, and
other existing laws; the proposition as
ent that the territory comprising the
entire City of New Iberia be included
in and form part of the territory of the
said Teche Boutte Navigation District
as created by Provisions of said Police
Jury of Iberia Parish.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the
Board of Trustees of the City of New
iberia, that the proposition, as to wheth-
er the voters of said City of New Iberia
will consent that the entire territory of
said City will be included in and form
part of the territory comprising the said
Navigation District, be submitted to the
qualified voters of said City of New
iberia qualified to vote under Article 281
Of the State Constitution of Louisiana,
and other existing laws, at special
election to be held for that purpose, I'M
Ter the supervis on of the Board If
Trustees of the City of New Iberia on
he Sixth day of March, 1917, the
polling place of said election to be locat-
ID at the following places in said City,
he poles to be opened on said day from
seven o'clock A. M. to five o'clock P. N.
It which time and places the votes shall