New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-06-28
r. A. HUTCHES, Salesman
CITY ORDINANCE.


of New iberia was presented by Mr. Guillot aud
read when ii 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, t0wit: Yea, Messrs,
dullot, Cousin, Renoudet, bnpre 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 rs
to include within its limits the following de.
scrihed territory, wit: First, tract of land
Just below the corporate limits of the town OF
New iberia lying between the bayou Techc and
Texas Railroad Company and which land is
bounded above or the North side by the present
lower limits of the town of New lberia, 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 bousi
ana and Texas Railroad Company. Second, cer
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 oi
Ann street on the East side by Madison street
and on the West side by continuation of Dale
street.
Be 1t further ordained; That the boundaries
of the town of New iberia be so enlarged rs 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 he as herein
after described,
Be il further ordained, cte That all citizens
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 DeIlanc 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 the intersee
ton of North and Jane streets; thence stlll west
ward following the Northern line of North street
ION which street the Episcopal Cemetery is 10
fa.4 nnr
Teehe thence In Southern direction to the near
est point of the Morgan,s Louisiana and Texas
Railroad; thence down said Western boundary o
the Morgans Louisiana and Texas Railroad t.
Anderson street; thence out Anderson street oI
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 row of fonl
| live oak trees in the yard of Mrs. Hartwell Hart
| the first of which stands ninety feet from tn
northwest side of Iberia street said row OF tree
being Just Six Hundred and Fifty feet from th'
southwest side of Dale street and taking in tn
residence of said Mrs. Hartwell Hart; from salt
line of oak trees running in q southeast side 0
Bank Avenue, at point Six Hundred and Fift.
| feet beyond the southwest side of Dale street
| thence down the southwest side of Bank Avenu
TO the southwest side of Dale street; thence dowI
the west side of the continuation of Dale stree
| to the southeast side of continuation OF AM
| street; thence to the southwest, side of rairoa
| track, thence down the west side of the railroa
| track to the upper or northern line of the pro
| perties of Joseph Jefferson thence along the NJ
| per line of the property of Joseph Jefferson :
the Bayou Techei thence up the West side OF tn
| Bayou Teehe to the lower limits of the propert
| of John NJ Henshaw from thence across sal
Bayou running to a point ten acres trom tn
| Bayou on the lower limits of Bank Avenue IL es
tended on the east side of Bayou Teehe, startin
| from said Bayou at tide mark; thence from
| point ten acres from the Bayou following tn
| course of the Bayou TO point ten acres from Oh
Bayou Teche opposite the Northeast side of HoI
| l.; ctra II IN pf1a cd N Of
BAYOU; thence in Westerly direction followin
the Northen line of Hopkins street II extended
the East side Of the Bayou to the Bayou Teche
| thence up the West Bank at tide water to th
| starting point first designated, shall be an
they are hereby created and made a body politi
| and corporate under the style and name OF tn
Mayor and Board of Trustees of the town OF Ne'
Iberia" and by and in that name it shall hay
| perpetual succession, the power tn sue and b
| sued to plead and be implicated, to have a
official seal, which may br changed at the VIII :
the Board. 1t shall be capable of purchasing
| receiving by donation, or holding, selling and cor
| veying any and all kinds of property, real, pc
sonal and mixed, movable or immovable for til
use and benefit of said town; and the Board {
Trustees shall have the right to grant, give, d'
nate, SELL or convey franchises and grants for an
and all purposes. except for lights and wate
| works to any person persons, partnership
| association of persons or corporation for teri
| not to exceed twenty Ave years from the date {
the grant, at the expiration of thirty days publ
cation, provided, that in case one NTH m nuinbt
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| ration, should sign petition asking that I'll
giving granting donating, selling or conveying {
the franchise grant be submitted to a vote {
| the taxpayers for the purpose OF asceftalnln
whether II shall or shall not be given, donated Q
sold to the person or persons, partnership, ass,
| citation of persons or corporation seeking 70 ol
| tain same before the expiration OF the thlft
days publication as aforesaid, then II shall
the duty of the Board of Trustees 70 submit u
same to a vcte of the taxpayers, which snail r
qure majority vote both In number and pro-
f.,.t t1,., finp pf 10
within sixty days from the date the petition
submitted to the Board Of Trustees. otherwis
the franchise grant shall be null aud voidi
shall have the power and right OF raising none
by imposing and levying taxes and licenses upo
ali kinds of property, movable and immovabl
and all persons, association OF persons ana 60
porations pursuing any traae, pro,es,s,on -. mms
from taxation and license under the Constisutio
of the State, which money so raised shali
applied to the improvements OF the town,
maintain the police thereof, and an efficient NJ
department. to making, opening and repairin
streets in and around the town and to cause
be cons trueted and maintained sidewalks, dete
grades OF theName. aud levy and collect taxes
special assessment for the payment or the sam
aud to provide for the prevention and extinguis
ment of fires and to organize estsolish, ana MAJ,
tain FIRE department and to regulate the sain'
to establish fire limits; to regulate, restrain an
prohibit the erection Of wooden buildings with
such limits as may be prescribed by ordinane
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EXPENSE of the owners theref when erected col
trary 10 the ordinances of the Municipality, an
to making and repairing everyother improvemel
which said corporation may deem necessary an
proper and to all other purposes to which q q
board may be authorized to apply them by tn
Corporation Charter. Provided, no iicen'
greater than that imposed by the Legislature an
collected for the State shall he imposed and GO
leeted; but this restriction shall not apply
dealers in distilled alcoholic or malt liquors
The Mayors salary shall not exceed Six Hundr.
Dollars per annum and shall be fixed by u
Hoard or Trustees who shall at their FIRST NEE
| ing after having been elected and qualified elect
Msyor pro tenn. from among their own numb
to act In case of the absence or inability of y
Mayer to do so.
Re II further ordained that this ordinance
published in the official journal OF the town
New iberia for the space OF thirty days ana
| posted in three conspicuous places within q
corporate limits of the town of New Iberia as
| required by Act No. 1856 of the Genersi Asseinb
Of The State Of Louisiana of 1893.
| BE II further ordained that all ordinances
| narts of q, ,ljnanees In eennfliet with this ere
| nance he and the same are hereby repealed
| seop As this ordinance shall beeome an ordinan
with full force and effect.
Thus done. read adopted, signed and Sc
, am xed In open session at New Iberia, La, ID
III day Of MAY A. y. 1902