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

Pursuant TO an ordinance adopted by
the Police Jury of the Parish OF Iberia.
acting as the governing authority of
Road District No. Eight 90 of the Par
ish Of Iberia, at a meeting of said Police
Jury held on Monday, the 10Th day of
July, 1920, l, c. Girard, President OF the
Police Jury, hereby give notice that in
compliance with said ordinance a special
election will be held in Road District
No. Eight 49, of the Parish of Iberia ON
Tuesday, the 31st day of August, 1920,
for the purpose of Taking the sense of
the property taxpayers resident citizens
qualified under the Constitution and laws
OF the State of Louisiana to vote at said
election as to whether or not they will
authorize the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia, as the governing authority of
Road District No. Eight 90 of the Par
ish of Iberia. to incur debt on behalf of
and in the name of Road District No.
Eight go of the Parish of Iberia in the
amount of One Hundred Thousand
($10000000) Dollars, and to issue and
sell serial negotiable semi-annual inter
est bearing coupon bonds evidencing the
said indebtedness; said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five per centum
IS p. CO. per annum, payable semi-an
nually, the principal and interest of said
bonds to be payable in such amounts,
and at such times and places as the gov
erning 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 a
sufficient tax to be levied and collected
each year in accordance with Article 28l
of the Constitution and the 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 Ne.
Eight (S) of the Parish of Ib~ia, Lou
isiana.
For the purpose of holding said cleo
ton, the polling places will be as fol-
lows:
AT S. J. Bourgeois & Co.'s store, in
Road District No. of the Parish of
Iberia.
At said election, the polling places
shall open at seven ~ o'clock A. M.
and close at five (5) o'clock P. M, ac-
cording to law.
Notice is also given that at 10 o'clock
A. M. on. the End day Of September,
1920, the Police Jury, as the governing
authority Of Road District No. Eight 80
of the Parish of Iberia, will meet at
New Iberia, Louisiana, at the Court
House in said City, and in open session
proceed to open the ballot boxes used in
said election, examine and count the ball
lots in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare the re-
suit Of said election.
C. GIRARD,
President Police Jury. |
I, the undersigned Secretaryeof the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish Of Iberia, do here
by certify that the above is true and
correct copy Of the proclamation Of the
President Of the Police Jury giving mo-
tice that special election will be held
in Road District No. Eight go of the
Parish of iberia on Tuesday, the 31st day
Of August, 1920, in accordance with an
ordinance Of the Police Jury adopted on
the 10Th day Of July, 1920.
In faith whereof, I have hereunto set
my official signature, authenticated with
the impress Of the seal of said Police |
Jury, at New Iberia. Louisiana, on this |
10Th day of July, 1920.
PAUL BASSIN,
Secretary Of Police Jury.