New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-11-22
PRONUNCIATION Or E.l;C.
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New iberia. La, Nov. 10, 1919.
The Iberia Parish School Board
met this day in special session at
its office in the Masonic Temple,
in the City of New iberia, Louisi-
ana, at eleven o'clock A. NJ. in
accordance with ordinance of the
said body of date Of October I'd,
f919, notice of which was issued
and published according to law,
with the following members pres
ent: President j. E. Verret. DR..
U. S. Perret, Messrs. Geo. Win
tiers. Gus BONN, Jr., Albin Sc
gura, H. T. Hall, Eugene Guillot,
I. Robicheaux, H. R. Minvielle.
Absent: Messrs. Louis Grand and
E. P. Moresi.
The President announced the
presence of a quorum and the
opening of the meeting in special
session for the purpose Of open
ing the ballot boxes, examine and
canvass the returns, declare the
results. and promulgate the re-
suits of the special election held
in the School District Number
Six, iberia Parish, Louisiana, on
Tuesday, November 18th, 1919, on
the proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds of the said School
District Number Six, iberia Par
ish, La, to the amount of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars to run
for period of thirty years bear
ing interest at the rate Of five per
cent. per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, for the purpose Of erecting
and equipping school or schools
in the said District, all in accord
Eance with the ordinance of this
body of date of October 2, 1919.
On motion of Mr.. Hall, secon-
ded by Mr.. Guillot, the minutes
were adopted and signed.
In accordance with the said
ordinance Of date of October I'd,
1919, the said iberia Parish School
Board in public session proceeded
to open the ballot boxes used in
the said special election held on
Tuesday, November 18th, 1919,
which were received from the
commissioners of election at the
closing of the polls and securely
kept and sealed, and there pro-
ceeded to count the ballots both
in number, and amount, for and
against, the proposition, all in ac-
cordance with the ordinance Of
date of October I'd, 1919, and in
accordance with law.
The result Of this count was
297 ballots and 81, 584, 23O.36 III
favor of the said proposition. and
n ballots and $76,797.00 against
the said proposition, and there
fore the majority in both number
and amount cast by the property
taxpayers Of the said School Dis
trict Number Six, Iberia Parish,
Louisiana, being in favor of the
proposition,
At the same time the said body
did there and then examine and
canvass the returns as evidenced
bv the duplicate tally sheets and
duplicate compiled statement, the
correctness Of both being duly
sworn by the commissioners and
clerks of election. according to
law, and finding also that the re-
turns indicated a majority in both
number and amount of property
in favor Of the said proposition.
The said iberia Parish School
Board does hereby declare that
the result of the said election is
In favor Of the
Proposition to incur debt and
sue bonds of the said School Dis
1rict Number Six, iberia Parish,
Louisiana. to the amount of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2OO,-
900, 100000 to run for a period OF
thirty years. bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent Is p. CD
per annum, payable semi-annual-
". the funds thus derived to be
used for the purpose of erecting
and equipping school or schools
within tho said School District
Number Six. Iberia Parish. La