New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-06-14
CITY ORDINANCE.

CIIY OhOINANC6.
An ordinance extending the limits of the town
of New Iberia presented by Mr. Guillot and
read when it moved by Mr.. Cousin, seconded
by Mr.. Renoudet and carried, that the same be
adopted. Said ordinance 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 returned by him approved and
signed with the seal of the corporation thereto
affixed.
Said ordinance reads as follows, to.wt:
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 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 Louisi-
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, 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 so 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 to- wit: Beginning at 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 lins of North street
Ton which street the Episcopal Cemetery is 10
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 or
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 easterly direction to row of foul
live oak trees in the yard of Mrs. Hartwell Hart
the first of which stands ninety feet from tht
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 sait
line of oak trees running in southeast side o.
Bank Avenue, at a point Six Hundred and Fift,
feet beyond the southwest side of Dale street
thence down the southwest side of Bank Avenue
to the southwest side of Dale street; thence dowr
the west side of the continuation of Dale stree
to the southeast side of continuation of AM
street. thence to the southwest, side Of railroa,
track, thence down the west side of the railroad
pertes of Joseph Jefferson thence along the up
per line of the property of Joseph Jefferson Il
the Bayou Teche; thence up the West side of tn
Bayou Teche to the lower limits of the propert.
of John NJ. Henshaw; from thence across SAT-
Bayou running to point ten acres from tn
Bayou 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 tn
course of the Bayou to point ten acres from tn
Bayou Teche oppoaite the Northeast side Of Hop
kins street if tended on the east side of SAT
Bayou thence in Westerly direction following
the N0rthen line of Hopkins street IL extended oI
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 ant
they are hereby created and made body politi
| and corporate under the style and name Of '.th
Mayor and Board of Trustees of the town of New
| IBERIA and by and in that name it shall hav
perpetual succession, the power to sue and b.
sued, to plead and be impleaded, to have al
official seal, which may br changed at the will o
the Board. It shall be capable Of purchasing
receiving by donation, or holding selling and con
veying any and all kinds Of property, real, per
| sonal and mixed, movable or immovable for thu
| use and benefit of said town; and the Board o
Trustees shall have the right to grant, give do
nate, SELL or convey franchises and grants for an.
and all purposes, except for lights and waite
works, to any person persons, partnership
| association of persons or corporation for a tern
not to exceed twenty-five years from the date o
the grant, at the expiration of thirty days publ
cation, provided, that in ease one fifth In numbe
| and value of the property taxpayers of the corpo
ration, should sign apetition asking that tn
giving, granting, donating, selling or conveying
| the franchise grant be submitted to vote o
| the taxpayers for the purpose of ascertainini
whether it shall or shall not be given, donated o
| sold to the person persons, partnership, asso
citation of persons or corporation seeking TO Oh
| tain same, before the expiration OF the thirt.
days publication, as aforesaid, then 1t shall b
| 4 bo .fnfy ~ ri ~ Trua IN IN
same to a vote of the taxpayers, which shall re
quire majority vote both in number and prop
| erty value, for the granting of the franchise
within sixty days from the date the petition J
submitted to the Board of Trustees, otherwis
| the franchise grant shall be null aud void;
shall have the power and right of raising none.
all kinds Of property, movable and immovable
and all persons, association OF persons ana cor
porations pursuing any trade, profession, busl
ness or calling, except such rs may De exemp
| from taxation and license under the Constitution
Of the State, which money so raised shall b
| applied to the improvements of the town, +
maintain the police thereof, and an enicient mr.
| department, to making, opening and repairin
1 be cons tructed and maintained sidewalks, deter
mine the material, plans and specifications an
grades of the same, and levy and collect taxes D
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
/ 10 tStADisn IRE unlltSi 10 IcSuiatcy LcStAohi al
| prohibit the erection Of wooden buildings within
such limits as may be prescribed by ordinance
and TO provide for the removal Of the same at tn
expense of the owners theref when erected con
trary to the ordinances of the Municipality, an
| to making and repairing every other improvement
which said corporation may deem necessary an
| proper and to all other purposes to which tn
Board may be authorized to spply them by tn
Corporation Charter. Provided, no 1icens
| greater than that imposed by the Legislature an
| collected for the State shall be imposed and col
| lected; but this restriction shall not apply I
| dealers in distilled, alcoholic or malt liquors.
| The Mayors salary shall not exceed Six Hundre
| Dollars per annum and shall be fixed by tn
| Board or Trustees, who shall at their first meet
| ing after having been elected and qualified elect
Mayor pro tenn from among their own num5e
to act in ease of the absence or inability of tn
Mayor to do so.
Be it further ordained that this ordinance b
published in the Official journal of the town Q
New Iberia for the space of thirty days and b
posted in three conspicuous places within tn
corporate limits of the town OF New Iberia as
required by Act No. 1876 Of the General Assembl
of the State Of Louisiana of 1893.
Be 1t further ordained that all ordinances Q
| parts of OF idinanees in eonuhct with this ord
nance be and the same hereby repealed q
soon this ordinance shall become ordinane
with full force and effect.
Thus done, read. adopted, signed and sci
affixed In open session at New iberia, La. fh
7th day of May, A. D. 1902.
| JoHs FlsHEn, Mayor.