New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-06-07
CITY ORDINANCE.

An ordinance extending the limits of the town
of New Iberia presented by Mr.. Guillot and
read when it was moved by Mr. Cousin seconded
by Mr.. Renoudet and carried, that the same be
adopted. Said ordinance was adopted by the fol-
lowing yea aud nay vote, to wit: Yea, MessrS.
Guillot, Cousin, Renoudet, Dupre and Murray.
Nay. none
Said Ordinance was then presented to the
Mayor for examination and after examination
the same returned by him approved and
signed with the seal of the corporation thereto
affixed.
Said ordinance reads as follows, to-wit:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the town of New Iberia that the lin
its of the town of New Iberia be extended so as
to include within its limits the following de-
scribed territory, to-wit: First tract of land
just below the corporate limits of the town of
New Iberia lying between the bayou Teche and
the right of way of the Morgans Louisiana and
Texas Railroad Company and which land is
lower limits of the town of New Iberia, on the
South side by property of Joseph Jefferson, on
the East side by Bayou Teche, and on the West
side by the right of way of the Morgan's Louisi-
ana and Texas Railroad Company. Second, GER
tain strip Of land South of Bank Avenue and
being bounded on the North side by Bank Ave
nue. on the South side by the continuation of
Ann street. on the East side by Madison street,
and on the West side by continuation of Dale
street.
Be it further ordained: That the boundaries
of the town of New Iberia be enlarged as to in
clude within said boundaries the above described
two tracts of land so that the entire boundaries
of the said town of New Iberia shall be as herein
after described.
Be it further ordained, etc, That all citizens
of the United States residing within the follow
ing limits, towit: Beginning at a point opposite
the Northern boundary line of the property of
Mrs. Leopold DeBlanc, starting on the West side
| of the Bayou Teche at tide mark: thence west
ward and following said Northern line of said pro
perty of Mrs. Leopold DeBlanc to the intersec-
tion of North and Jane streets; thence still west
ward following the Northern line of North street
t.5n which street the Episcopal Cemetery is To-
cated) to point 276S feet from the said Bayou
Teche thence in Southern direction to the near
est point of the Morgan,s Louisiana and Texas
Railroad; thence down said Western boundary of
the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad to
Anderson street; thence out Anderson street on
| the Northwest side to point opposite and inter
secting Robertson street the northwest side OF
Hopkins street to point SIX Hundred and Fifty
feet beyond the southwest side of Dale street;
thence in an easterly direction to row of four
live oak trees in the yard of Mrs. Hartwell Hart,
the first of which stands ninety feet from the
northwest side of Iberia street said row of trees
being just Six Hundred and Fifty feet from the
southwest side of Dale street and taking in the
residence of said Mrs. Hartwell Hart; from said
line of oak trees running in a southeast side OF
Bank Avenue, at point Six Hundred and Fifty
feet beyond the southwest side of Dale street;
thence down the southwest side of Bank Avenue
to the southwest side of Dale street, thence down
the west side of the continuation of Dale street
to the southeast side of continuation of Ann
street. thence to the southwest side of railroad
track, thence down the west side of the railroad
track to the upper or northern line OF the pro-
pertes of Joseph Jefferson thence along the up
per line of the property of Joseph Jefferson to
the Bayou Teche thence up the West side of the
Bayou Teche to the lower limits of the property
of John Nj. Henshaw; from thence across SalC
Bayou running to a point ten acres trom the
Bayou on the lower limits of Bank Avenue if ex
tended on the east side of Bayou Teche, starting
from said Bayou at tide mark; thence from
point ten acres from the Bayou following the
course of the Bayou to a point ten acres from the
Bayou Teche opposite the Northeast side OF Hop
kins street if extended on the east side of saiG
Bayou thence in Westerly direction following
the Northen line of Hopkins street if extended on
| the East side of the Bayou to the Bayou Teche
thence up the West Bank at tide water to the
starting point as first designated shall be and
| they are hereby created and made body polite
and corporate under the style and name of the
Mayor and Board of Trustees of the town of New
| Iberia" and by and in that name it shall have
perpetual succession the power to sue and be
sued, to plead and be impleaded, to have an
official SEAL which may br changed at the will OF
receiving by donation, or holding, selling and con
| veying any and all kinds of property, real, per
sonal and mixed, movable immovable for the
| use and benefit of said town; and the Board OF
Trustees shall have the right to grant, give, do
nate, SELL convey franchises and grants for any
| and all purposes, except for lights and water
works, to any person or persons, partnership
association of persons or corporation for term
not to exceed twenty five years from the date OF
the grant, at the expiration of thirty days publ
cation, provided that in ease one fifth in number
ration, should sign petition asking that the
giving, granting, donating, selling or conveying OF
the franchise grant be submitted to a vote OF
the taxpayers for the purpose of ascertaning
whether il shall or shall not be given donated or
sold to the person or persons, partnership, asso
citation of persons corporation seeking to OBJ
tain same. before the expiration of the thirty
| days publication. as aforesaid then it shall be
the duty of the Board of Trustees to submit the
same to a vote of the taxpayers, which shall re
| quire a majority vote both in number and prop
I e Al nf4 4ha hfca
within sixty DAYS from the date the petition is
submitted to the Board of Trustees, otherwise
the franchise grant shall be null aud void; II
shall have the power and right OF raising money
| by imposing and levying taxes and licenses upon
| all kinds of property, movable and immoyable
and all persons, association of persons and cor
porations pursuing any trade profession, bust
ness or calling except such as may be exempt
from taxation and license under the Constitution
| of the State, which money so raised shall be
| applied to the improvements of the town, to
maintain the police thereof, and an efficient fire
department, to making opening and repairing
streets in and around the town, and to cause to
be constructed and maintained sidewalks, deter
mine the material, plans and specifications and
grades of the same, and levy and collect taxes by
special assessment, for the payment or the same
aud to provide for the prevention and extinguish
ment of fires and to organize, establish, and main
| tain fire department and to regulate the same;
to establish fire limits; to regulate, restrain and
prohibit the erection Of wooden buildings within
| such limits as may be prescribed by ordinance
|
expense of the owners theref when erected con
trary to the ordinances of the Municipality, and
| to making and repairing every other improvement
which said corporation may deem necessary and
proper and to all other purposes to which the
Board may be authorized to apply them by the
Corporation Charter. Provided, no license
greater than that imposed by the Legislature and
collected for the State shall be imposed and col
lected; but this restriction shall not apply II
dealers in distilled, alcoholic or malt liquors.
| The Mayors salary shall not exceed Six Hundred
Dollars per annum and shall be fixed by ths
Board or Trustees, who shall at their first meet
ing after having been elected and qualified elect s
Mayor pro tenn. from among their own number
| to act in case of the absence inability of tht
Mayor to do so.
Be ii further ordained that gfhis ordinance bs
published in the official journal of the town Of
| New Iberia for the space of thirty days and b.
posted in three conspicuous places within thu
corporate limits of the town of New iberia as il
| required by Act No. 1876 of the General Assembly
/ of the State of Louisiana of 1898
4 Be it further ordained that all ordinances ol
parts of ordinances in connfict with this ordi
| nance be and the same are hereby repealed a.
| with full force and effect.
| Thus DONE read, adopted, signed and sea
afixed in open session st New Iberia, La thi
eth day of May. A. D. 1902.
| JOHN FISHER. Mayor.