New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-05-27
CALL MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.

NEW IBERIA, La, May 26 1905
The Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
City of New Iberia, met this day pursu
ant to call with Leon LeMaire, Mayo,
pro tenn, in the chair and the following
members present; Messas. Dupre, Blum
enthal, Levy and Decourt Absent-Mr
Murray.
The call was then read and is as fol
lows:
10 the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the City of New Iberia, La
Gentlemen-You are hereby notified
that there will be meeting of the City
Council this evening at O. clock for the
purpose of passing an ordinance prohibit
ing the establishing of livery stables with
in residential districts.
+. Il. BLUMENTHAL,
o. G. DUPRE,
A. B. MURRAY,
MAX LEVY,
A. E. DECoURT.
An ordinance prescribing what is a
residential block or square and forbidd-
the running, operating and conducting of
livery sale feed and breeding stables with
in said blocks or squars until after the
written consent of majority of the pro-
perty holders within three hundred feet
of the place where the same is proposed
to be run has been obtained and prescrib
ing penalties for the violation of the same
moved by Mr.. Decour and read when it
was moved by Mr.. Levy seconded by Mr.
Blumenthal and adopted by the following
yea and nay vote, to wit Yea Messrs
Decourt, Levy, Blumenthal and Dupre
Nae-none Said ordinance was then pre-
scented 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
Sec. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Trustees OF the City of New
Iberia that from and after the promulga-
ton of this ordinance it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, corporation or
firm to open up, begin, erect, maintain,
run or conduct or operate a livery sale,
feed or breeding stable within the res id m
tial portion of the City of New Iberia,
without first having obtained the written
consent of majority of the property own
ers, owning property within three hundred
feet of the place where said feed. sale or
livery stable is proposed to be run and
conducted and submit the same to the
Mayor and Board of Trustees of the City
of New Iberia, and obtain a permit from
said Board to run and conduct the same
under this ordinance
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all
squares or blocks in the City of New be
ria, La, where two thirds of the buildings
therein are devoted exclusively to resi-
dental purposes, shall be considered as
and are hereby defined as the residential
block within the meaning and intent of
this ordinance.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
any person or persons, corporation or firm
who shall violate any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of an of
fence, and upon conviction before the
City Court shall be subject to a fine of
not less than Twenty Five Dollars nor
more than One Hundred Dollars or to i'm
prisOnment in the Corporation Jail for a
period o, not less than 10 days nor more
than 80 days or both at the discretion of
the City Judge for each and every offence
and further that the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the City of New Iberia are
and Empowered to abate and
suppress any and all such stables located,
erected or conducted in violation of the
provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that all
ordinances in violation Of this ordinance
are hereby repealed, and that this ordi
nance shall take effect from and after its
Thus done, read, adopted, signed and
seal affixed in open session at New Iberia,
La, ON this the 26th day Of May, A. d.,
1905.
LEON M. LEMAIRE, Mayor Pro tenn
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned to the next regular
meeting on motion of Mr.. Levy, seconded
by Mr.. Dupre and carried
LEON LEMAIRE, Mayor Pro tenn,
J. l.. HAAsE, Secretary.