New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-31

ton; designating the polling place for
holding same; providing election officers !;
and authorizing the performance of all
acts required by law in holding the said
election.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Iberia, acting
as the governing authority of Road Dis
trict No. Eight 81 of the Parish of Ibe-
ria, that a special election be and the
same is hereby called and ordered to be
held in Road District No. Eight (8) of
the Parish of Iberia on Tuesday, the
3lst day of August, 1920, between the
hours of seven (7:O0) A M. and five
5000 P. M, that at said special election
there shall be submitted to the taxpayers
resident citizens of said Road District
qualified under the Constitution and Laws
of the State of Louisiana to vote at said
special election a proposition to authorize
the Police Jury of the Parish of Iberia
to incur debt on behalf of and in the
name of Road District No. Eight (8) of
the Parish of Iberia in the amount of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars, $780,
OOO.OO), and to issue and sell serial ne
gotiable semi-annual interest coupon
bonds evidencing the said indebtedness;
Ctotal indebtedness of said Road Dis
trict including the within amount, being
less than ten per centum 90 p. g. of
the assessed valuations of all taxable
property in said Road District; said
bonds to bear interest at the rate Of five
per centum IS p. c.) per annum, payable
semi-annually, the principal and interest
of said bonds to be payable in such
amounts and at such times and places as
the governing authority may determine,
said bonds to run twenty-five years from
the date thereof; and both the principal
and interest of said bonds to be secured
by sufficient tax to be levied and col
lected each year in accordance with Arti-
Gle 281 of the Constitution and Laws of
the State of Louisiana, the proceeds from
the sale of said bonds at not less than
par to be used in constructing, improv
ing and maintaining the public roads and
highways within Road District No. Eight
(8) of the Parish of Iberia.
Section Q. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that there shall be published in the off
cial journal of the Police Jury of the Par
ish of Iberia for thirty 1907 days a notice
of the said special election, said notice to
embrace substantially all things set forth
and also notice that the Police Jury of
the Parish of Iberia, as the governing
of Road District No. Eight 81
of the Parish of Iberia will meet in open
session at the Court House at New Ibe-
ria, La, at 10 o'clock A. M. on Thursday
the I'd day of September 1920, and then
and there proceed to open the ballot boxes
used in special election, examine and
count the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of said special election.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the President of the Police Jury be
and he is hereby authorized and directed
10 have the necessary ballots printed for
the said election, which ballots shall con-
tain the foregoing proposition and be
Drawn up on accordance with law and
the provisions of this ordinance; and he
S also authorized to arrange for providing
the ballot boxes, the necessary blanks for
tally sheets and compiled statements.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the Clerk of Court and ex-officio Reg
strar of Voters shall furnish to the cleo
lion officers hereinafter named for said
special election with a list of the tax
payers in said Road District No. Eight
(8) of the Parish of Iberia entitled to vote
n person or by proxy at the said cleo
ion as shown by the assessment roll last
made and filed prior to said special cleo
ion.
Section 5. Be if further ordained ETC.,
hat the following places, all within Road
District No. Eight 90 of the Parish of
IBERIA, are hereby designated and de-
ermined upon as the polling places to
lold the said special election, and the
named persons are hereby in
tructed and empowered to act as officers
# the said special election, viz:
At S. J. Bourgeois & Co.'S Store in !
Road District Number of the Parish of
IBERIA, Louisiana.
R. H. Brown, Commissioner; August
leblanc, Commissioner; C. A. Poirson,
B. P. Olivier, Clerk.
The officers of the election above
amed shall hold the said election to con-
orm with Act ESQ of the General Assem-
'ly of the State of Louisiana as amended,
nd shall make due returns of the said
lection for the meeting of the Police
ury to be held on Thursday, the End
ay of September, 1920, and the said
Ulcers of election shall be compensated
q accordance with law by the Police
ury.
The ordinance being submitted to a
ote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas Greig, Decuir, Boutte, David,
1irard, Landry, DeBlanc, Leleu, Schex-
ayder and Lyon.
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared adop-
ed.
I, the undersigned Secretary of the Pc
ice Jury of the Parish of Iberia, do hereby
Gritty that the above and foregoing is a
ue and correct copy of an ordinance
passed by the Police Jury Of the Parish
f iberia at a meeting held at New 1be-
ia, on the 10Th day of July, 1920, acting
S governing authority for Road District
10. Eight 81 of the Parish of Iberia.
In faith whereof, I have hereunto set /