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

designating the polling places for holding
same; providing election officers; and au-
thorizing the performance of all acts re-
quired by law in holding the said elec-
ton.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Iberia, acting as the
governing authority of Road District No.
Seven (7) of the Parish of Iberia, that a
special election be and the same is hereby
called and ordered to be held in Road
District No. Seven % of the Parish of
Iberia on Tuesday, the 31st day of August
1920, between the hours of seven (7:00)
o'clock A. M. and five Is ZOO o'clock P.
M, and that at said special election there
shall be submitted to the tax"syers res
ident citizens of said Road District quail
flied under the Constitution and Laws Of
the State Of Louisiana /, vote at said
special election a proposition to authorize
the Police jury of the Parish o. Iberia to
incur debt on behalf of and in the name
of Road District No. Seven ~ of the
Parish of Iberia in the amount Of One
Hundred and Ninety ooiltrs, ($190Q0100l
and to issue and sell serial negotiab BILE
semi-annual interest coupon bonds evil
dencing the said indebtedness; tire total
indebtedness of said Road District, in
GLIDING the within arcorns, being less
than ten per centum 10 E. q of the
assessed valuations of all taxable prop
erty in said Road DistrIc'i said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of five per
centum IS p. c.) per arnum, PAYABLE semi
annually, the principal and interest o. said
bonds to be payable in such amounts and
at such times and places as the governing
authority may determine, said bonds 70
run twenty-five years from the date
thereof; and both the principal and in
terest of said bonds to be secured by
sufficient tax to be levied and collected
each year in accordance with Article 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, improving and
maintaining the public roads and high
ways within Road District No. Seven CD
of the Parish of Iberia.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc,
that there shall be published in the official
journal of the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia for thirty 1907 days 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
authority of Road District No. Seven %
of the Parish of Iberia will meet in open
session at the Court House at New Ibe-
ria, 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,
examine and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns and declare the result of said
special election.
Section g. 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
the said election which ballo:s shall con-
tain the foregoing proposition and be-
drawn up in accordance with ia1 and the
provisions of this ordinance, and he is |
also authorized 20 arrange fof providing !
the ballot boxes, the necessary blanks for
tally sheets and compiled statements.
Sections4 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 election with a list of the taxpayers
in said Road District No. Seven (7) of
the Parish of Iberia entitled to vote in |
person or by proxy at said election as
shown by the assessment roll last made
and. filed prior to said special election.
Section S. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the following polling places, all
within the Road District No. Seven %
Of the Parish of iberia, are hereby desig-
mated and determined upon as the polling
places to hold the said special election,
and the following named persons are
hereby instructed and empowered to act
is officers of the said special election,
yiz:
At Delcambre Hall, Derouen Post Of
ice in Road District No. of the Parish
IF Iberia, Louisiana.
/, Edmond Delcambre, Commissioner; M.
L. Moss, Commissioner, Emilcar Bourque,
Commissioner; D. L. Delcambre, Clerk.
The officers of the election above named
hall hold the said election to conform
With Act ESQ of the General Assembly of
he State of Louisiana as amended, and
hall make due returns of the said cleo
ion for the meeting of the Police Jury
o be held on Thursday the End day of
1920, and the said officers for
he election shall be compensated in ac-
;ordance with law by the Police Jury.
The ordinance being submitted to
rote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas: Greig, Decuir, Boutte, David,
5irard, Landry, DeBlanc, Leleu, Schex
iayder 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 certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy Of an
ordinance passed by the Po',cc Jury of
he Parish of Iberia at meeting held at
New Iberia, Louisiana, on tn: 18th day
II July, 1920, acting as governing au-
.hority for Road District-No Seven (O
If the Parish of Iberia.
In faith whereof, I have hereunto set
ny official signature authenticated with
he i'm nYaes of fba off;c;aI saaT of 4ba po