New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-09-18
AN ORDINANCE.


Drainage District, situated in the Par
ish of Iberia, State of Louisiana, fixing
its domicile, appointing commissioners
therefor, and providing for the organiza-
ton Of the Drainage Commission.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Police
I Jury of the Parish of iberia, State OF
Louisiana in regular session convened
that there be and is hereby created
Drainage District, situated in the Parish
of iberia, State of Louisiana, TO be
known as the Fourth (4th) Ward Drain,
age District, to be composed Of that POI
| ton Of the Parish Of iberia, State OF Lou
isiana, described as follows:
! Beginning at a point on the East Side
Of Bayou Teche in Section /, Township IL
| S. K. Z. thence following the Southern
boundary of the property of Fred De
court in a Easternly direction, thence toll
! lowing in a easternly direction Of the
! public road known as the DecuIr Lane
to Lake Fausse Pointe and the Parish line
between Iberia and St, Martin to its in
tersection with Bayou Teche in T IL, 5. r.
6 Z. thence following the East Bank Of
BAYOU Teche TO the Southern boundary
of T. II, S. r. 7 L. thence following the
| Oth ana ora WaIu Inc III d Naof'tl''J ~
rection to Bayou Teche, thence along the
West Bank of Bayou Teche to point o.
beginning. There being the sense OF the
Police Jury that said Fourth Ward Drain
age District be composed OF the entire
4th Ward Of the Parish Of Iberia excep,
ing that strip of land situated in tn
Southern part of the 4th Ward and sit
uated between the Decuir lane ami
boundary line Of he Sd and 4th Ward or
the East Side Of Bayou Teche, and eN-
tending between two parallel lines to
Lake Fausse Pointe.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained TIA
New Iberia, Louisiana be and Is hereby
designated as the domicile of said Dis
trict herein organized, there being n
town in said District.
Sec. 3. Be il further ordained tina
this Police Jury having received a petl-
ton signed by the property owners d
said District representing a majority IN
number of acres and containing the name
of more then twenty-five land owners
of said District having recommended
Messrs Leon Braquet, L. +. Leblanc
and Thos. Gonsoulin as Drainage Com
missioners and they being property
owners and assessed with property ex
ceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.J0i
be and the above parties are hereby ap
pointed as commissioners of said Drain
age District Messrs. Leon Braquet ano
Louis E. Leblanc being appointed t
serve two years and Mr.. Thos. Gonsou
lin for a term of four years.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that al
the duties imposed and conferred upor
Drainage Districts and Drainage Com.
missioners, as set forth in Act 317 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1910 as
amended by Act 219 of the Acts of thc
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana for the year 1872 Act 227 of tht
Acts of the General Assembly of Louis
lana for the year 1914 Act us Of the Act:
of the General Assembly for the yea,
1916, Act 81 of the General Assembl
of the State of Louisiana for the yea
1918 and Act 253 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the yea
1920 and Article ISL of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana for the yeal
1898 as amended and Article 2S1 of th'
Constitution of the State of Louisiana fol
the year 1913 as amended, be and thu
same are hereby conferred upon sale
Drainage District and the Commissioner
therefor.
Sec. s. Be il further ordained tina
the Drainage Commissioners herein ap'
pointed and the two commissioners TO b.
appointed by the Governor of the State
of Louisiana, shall constitute the Boarc
of Commissioners of the Fourth Ware
Drainage District, shall on the 18th dal
of September 1920 meet at New Iberia
in the Parish of iberia, State of Louis
lana at ten o'clock A. M, for the purpose
of organizing, and shall then and Their
elect from their number a President an,
a Vice President and a Secretary-Treas
urer. all as provided for by Act BIZ o
the Acts of the General Assembly o
Louisiana for the year 1910 as amended
Sec. 6. Be il further ordained that al
ordinances or part of ordinances that may
be in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
The ordinance having been submitted
to a vote, the vote thereon was as fol
lows
Yeas-Messrs. Gary, Greig, Decuir
Boutte, Dvaid, Girard, Landry, DeBlanc
Leleu, Schexnayder and Lyon.
Nays, None.
And the ordinance was declared car
sied.
AN ORDINANCE.
For the regulation of operation o.
motor driven vehicles on the Public
Roads of the Parish of Iberia, La:
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Iberia, La, thai
every motor vehicle operated upon tbs
publicN roads Of the Parish of Iberia
should throw sufficient light ahead to re
veal any person, vehicle or substantial
object upon the roadway straight ahead