New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-06-21
CITY ORDINANCE.


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, towit: Yea, Messrs.
| Guillot Cousin, Renoudet, Dupre and Murray.
| Nay, none
Said Ordinance then presented TO the
MAYOR for examination and after examination
| the same was 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 folloy3ng de.
scribed territory, to-wt: First, a tracs 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 Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Railroad Company and which land IS
bounded above or the North side by the present
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 Morgans bouisi-
ana and Texas Railroad Company. Second, a Ger,
| tain strip of land South Of Bank Avenue and
| being bounded on the North side by Bank Ave.
| nue. the South side by the continuation of
Ann street, 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 he so enlarged as to in
cnde within said boundaries the above described
two tracts of land so that the entire boundaries
of the said town of New Iberia shall be rs herein
after described.
of the United States residing within the follow
ing limits. to-wit: Beginning at point opposite
the Northern boundary line of the property Of
| Mrs Leopold DeBanc, starting on the West side
Of the Bayou Teehe at tide mark: thence west
ward and following said Northern line of said pro
perty of Mrs. Leopold DeBlanc TO she intersee
ton of North and Jane streets thence still west.
ward following the Northern line of North street
ION which street the Episcopal Cemetery is To-
cated) to n point 216S feet from the said Bayou
. Teche thence in Southern direction to the near
| nS ppint of the MOrgan,S Louisiana ana leXHs
Railroad; thence down said Western boundary OF
the Morgans Louisiana and Texas Railroad TO
Anderson street; thence out Anderson street on
| the Northwest side to point opposite and inter.
secting Robertson street on 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 q 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 southeast side OF
Bank Avenue, at u point Six Hundred ana 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 stree
: to the southeast side of continuation OF AM
street, thence to the southwest, side OF railroad
track thence down the west side of the railroad
track to the upper northern line OF the pro
perties of Joseph Jefferson thence along the up
per line Of the property OF Joseph Jefferson !, =
II
. Bayou Teehe to the lower limits OF the propert
of John NJ. Henshaw; from thence across sal
F., Bayou running to q point ten acres trom tn
h Bayou on the lower limits of Bank Avenue IL ex
. tended on the east side of Bayou Teehe startln
4 from said Bayou at tide mark; thence from
g point ten acres from the Bayou following tn
| course of the Bayou to a point ten acres from tn
Bayou Teche opposite the Northeast side OF HoT
kins street if extended the east side Of sal
d Bayou; thence in Westerly direction followin
q the Northen line of Hopkins street if extended o.
a the East side of the Bayou to the Bayou Teehe
= :. thence up the West Bank at tide water to tn
l starting point first designated, shall be an
B. they are hereby created and made body pollti
= and corporate under the style and name OF tn
u Mayor and Board of Trustees of the town Of NeN
IBERIA and by and in that name 1T shall hay
perpetual succession, the power to sue and b
4 sued. to plead and be impleaded, to have a
- official seal which rNay br changed at the VIII Q
IS the Board 1t shall be capable of purchasing
d receiving by donation, or holding, selling and col
= veying any and all kinds of property. real, pc
~ sonal and mixed, movable or immovable for tn
e. use and benefit of said town and the Board 9
l. Trustees shall have the right to grant, give u
nate SELL or convey franchises and grants for an
and all purposes, except for lights ana watt
works. TO any person or persons, partnersnil
ii association of persons corporation Tor teri
- not TO exceed twenty five years from the date {
70 the grant. at the expiration OF thirty days pup
:. cation, provided that In case one fifth IN numpt
lt and value of the property taxpayers OF the corp
al ration, should sign petition asking that u
" giving, granting, donating selling or conveying
a. the franchise or grant be submitted to n vote
whether il shall or shall not be given, donated
sold to the person or persons, partnership ass
citation Of persons corporation seeking 70 o
- tain same, before the expiration Oh the tnir,
= DAYS publication, aforesaid, then II shall !
n the duty of the Board of Trustees TO submit u
same to a vote of the taxpayers, which shall r
auire a majority vote both in number and pro
erty value, for the granting OF the franehis
within sixty days from the date the petition
submitted to the Board of Trustees, otherwi
the franchise or grant shall be null aud void
shall have the power and right of raising mont
by imposing and levying taxes and licenses upt
all kinds of property, movable and immoyabl
and all persons association OF persons ana co
porations pursuing any trade, profession, bus
ness or calling except such as may be exem
H. from taxation and license under the Constitnfi,
of the State, which money so raised snail
applied to the improvements of the town,
or maintain the police thereof, and an effiaent n
department, TO making, opening and reparii
al streets In and around the town, and to eanse
" ~ be cons tructed and maintained sidewalks, dete
ry mine the material, plans and specifications 81
grades ef the same, and levy and collect taxes
I'd special assessment, for the payment or the sam
- aud to provide for the prevention and extinguis
III ment of fires and to organize, estabsb, ana maj
tain fire department and to regulate the sam
Of to establish fire limits; to regulate, restrain NJ
- prohibit the erection OF wooden buildings with
SO such limits may be prescribed by ordinane
and to provide for the removal of the same at Il
expense of the owners theref when erected co
!. trary to the ordinances of the Municipality. NJ
~, to making and repairing every other improveme
which said corporation may deem necessary q,
It proper auu 10 all Otnef purposes W wheH
:" Board may be authorized to apply them by u
Corporation Charter. Provided, no lieen
greater than that imposed by the Legislature Al
H. collected for the State shall be imposed aud e
leeted: but this restriction shall not apply
dealers in distilled alcoholic or malt liquors
ly The Mayors salary shall not exceed Six Hundr
ri Dollars per annum and shall be fixed by I
- Board or Trustees. who shall Mt their first mes
ef ing after having been elected and qualified eiec
Mayor pro tenn. from among their own numb
nd to act In of the absence or inability of t
Mayor to do so.
Be ii further ordained that this ordinance
"A published in the Official journal of the town
New iberia for the space of thirty days and
posted in three conspicuous places within t
- corporate limits of the town OF New iberia as
required by Act No. 1876 of the General Assent
of the State Of Louisiana of 1893.
Be Il further ordained that all ordinances
parts OF ordinances in connfliet with this or
nance be and the same hereby repealed
soon as this ordinance shall become an or,iinan
with full force and effect.
Thus DONE read, adopted signed and -
Affixed In open session at New iberia. La. Il
7th day of May. A. D. 1902
JOHN FISHER, Mayo