New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1920-09-04
AN ORDINANCE.


Drainage District, situated in the Par
ish of iberia, State Of Louisiana, fixing
its domicile, appointing commissioners
I therefor, and providing for the Organiza-
ton Of the Drainage Commission.
Sec. / Be it ordained by the Police
Jury Of the Parish of Iberia, State OF
Louisiana in regular session convened
that there be and is hereby created a
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 po~-
ton of the Parish of Iberia, State OF Lou
isiana, described as follows:
Beginning at point on the East Side
Of Bayou Teche in Section l, Township Il
S. R. 7 E. thence following the Southern
boundary Of the property of Fred De-
court in Easternly direction, thence fol-
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 II, S. K.
E thence following the East Bank Of
BAYOU Teche to the Southern boundary
of T. II, S. R 7 E. thence following the
9th and 3rd Ward line in easternly dl-
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 except
ing. that strip of land situated in the
Southern part of the 4th Ward and sit
uated between the Decuir lane and
boundary line of he Sd and 4th Ward on
the East Side of Bayou Teche, and ex-
tending between two parallel lines to
Lake Fausse Pointe.
Sec. D. Be it further ordained that
New Iberia, Louisiana be and is hereby
designated as the domicile of said Dis
trict herein organized, there being no
town in said District.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained that
this Police Jury having received a petit
ton signed by the property owners Of
said District representing 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. E. Leblanc
and Thos. Gonsoulin as Drainage Com
missioners and they being property
owners and assessed with property ex
ceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($5O0.00)
be and the above parties are hereby aP-
pointed as commissioners of said Drain
age District Messrs. Leon Braquet and
Louis E. Leblanc being appointed to
serve two years and Mr.. Thos. Gonsou
lin for term of four years.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained that all
the duties imposed and conferred upon
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 the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana for the year 1912, Act 227 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Louis
lana for the year 1914 Act 225 of the Acts
of the General Assembly for the year
1916, Act 81 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1918 and Act 253 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1920 and Article 281 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1898 as amended and Article 281 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana fol
the year 1913 as amended, be and the
same are hereby conferred upon said
Drainage District and the Commissioners
therefor.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained that
the Drainage Commissioners herein ap-
pointed and the two commissioners to bel
appointed by tie Governor of the State
of Louisiana, shall constitute the Board
of Commissioners of the Fourth Ward
Drainage District, shall on the 18th day
of September 1920 meet at New Iberia,
in the Parish of iberia, State of Louis
lana at ten o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose
of organizing, and shall then and there
elect from their number a President and
Vice President and a Secretary
urer, all as provided for-by Act 317 ofI
the Acts of the General Assembly of
Louisiana for the year 1910 as amended.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained that ali
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 s-Messrs. Gary, Greig, Decuir,
Boutte, Dvaid, Girard, Landry, DeBlanc,
Leleu, Schexnayder and Lyon.
Nays, None.
And the ordinance was declared car
ried.
AN ORDINANCE.
For the regulation of operation Of
motor driven vehicles on the Public
Roads of the Parish of Iberia, La:
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Iberia, La, that
every motor vehicle operated upon the
public 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