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

'He PUBIC ROADS and highways within the
said Road District; providing for the CIV
ing of due notice of the said special cleo
tlon; designating the polling place to1
holding same; providing election officers
anc 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
trlct No. Six co. of the Parish of Iberia
that special election be and the same
is hereby called and orde-ei TO be held IN
Road District No. Six C6) of :7e Parish
OF Iberia on Tuesday, the 31se day O.
August, 1920, between the hours of seven
0:0O) A. M. and five Is OOl O'Clock P
M, and that at said special election there
shall be submitted to the taxpayers res
ident citizens of said Road District quail
Iefld 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. Six (6) of the Par
dred and Ten Thousand Dollars, ($110,-
100000, and to issue and sell serial ne
gotiable semi-aunual interest coupon
bonds evidencing the said indebtedness
(total Indebtedness of said Road District,
including the within amount, being less
than ten per centum 40 p. c. of the as
sessed valuations of all taxable property
bear interest at the rate of five per
centum IS p. CO. 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 Nc. Six
TO- of the Parish Of Iberia.
Section 2. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
that there shall be published in the Off
cial journal of the Police Jury of the
Praish of Iberia for tHirty go, days a
notice of the said special election, said
notice to embrace SUBS +antially all things
set forth and also notice thai the Police
Jury of the Parish of Iberia, as the gov
erning authority of Road District No. Six
TO- of the Parish of Iberia will meet in
open session at the Court House at New
Iberia, Louisiana, at ten o'clock A. M. on
Thursday, the End day of September, 1920
and then and there proceed to open the
ballot boxes used in special election, ex-
anime and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result of said cleo
ton.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the President of the Police Jury be
and he is hereby authorized and directed
to have the necessary ballots printed for
he said election, which ballots shall con-,
tain the foregoing proposition and be
lrawn up in accordance with law and the
provisions of this ordinance; and he is
also authorized to arrange for providing
the ballot boxes, the necessary blanks for
tally sheets and compiled statements
Section d. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the Clerk of Court and ex-officio
Registrar of Voters shall furnish to the
election officers hereinafter named for
said special election with a list of the
taxpayers in said Road District No. Six
(6) of the Parish of Iberia entitled to
vote in person or by proxy at the said
election as shown be the assessment roll
asst made and filed prior to said special
.lection.
: Section S. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
hat the following polling places, all
within Road District No. Six co. of thu
Parish of Iberia, are hereby designated
ind determined upon as the polling
places to hold the said special election,
md the following named persons are
hereby instructed and empowered to act
IS officers of the said special election, viz
At Boutte Scale House in Road Dis
rict No. 6 of the Parish of Iberia, Lou
sisna.
J. T. Landry, Commissioner; Tertule
Meyer, Commissioner; Adonis Derouen,
Fred Lietmeyer, CLERK.
The officers of the election above named |
hall hold the said election tc conform
With Act $50 of the General Assembly
f 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 he End day
# September, 1920, and the said officers
f election shall be COMPENSATED in ac-
ordance with law by the Police Jury.
The ordinance being submitted to a !
ote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas: Greig, Decuir, Boutte, David, ,
5irard, Landry. DeBlanc, Leleu, Schex-
Iayder, Lyon.
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared adop-
ed.
I, the undersigned Secretary of. the Po-
ice Jury of the Parish of Iberia, do
ereby certify that the above and fore
.oing is true and correct copy of an
rdinance passed by the Police Jury of
he Parish of Iberia at meeting held at
lew iberia, Louisiana, on the 10Th day
f July, 1920, acting as governing au-
hority for Road District No. Six co. Of