New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-06-15


Supervisors Election.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Comfortably with the ordinance herein
below appearing notice il hereby given
that mn election will be held Of NIL quail
fled voters Of the 4th Ward Of iberia Par
iHh exclusive of tho City OF Now Iberia,
on July Gath. 1907. nj st. Maurice Pro-
vost polling place, between hours fixed
by law TO take the sense of the tax pay
era entitled to vote in the premises on
the proposition to give to tho New IBERIA,
st. Martin & Northern, X. X. Co. n tax
for a period of ten years under the cond-
tions and limitation and for the purposes
act forth in the ordinance herein below re-
cited.
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance ordering special cleo
ton in the Fourth Ward ofthe Parish of
Iberia. upon the petition OF more than ono
third Of the property tax payers of the
snd Fourth ward Of iberia Parish request
ing the same to take the sense of the
property tax payers Of the said ward on n
proposition granting to the New Iberia
st, Martin q Northern Railroad Company
five mill tax, or 80 much OF said five
mills as may be necessary. for n period
Of ten years to raise three thousand five
houudred dollars per annum, TO pay n
bonus OF not more than thirty five thous
and dollars under the terms aud subject
to limitations placed in the petition for
said election.
ed from the property tax payers residing
in the fourth Ward OF tho Parish Of
iberia entitled to vote at special elections
called according to law TO levy special
taxes in aid of railway enterprise as Ia
provided In article 270 of the Constitu-
ton OF 1898, aud the said petition
having been signed by number of prop
erty tax payers residing in said Ward md
qualified to participate in said election far
in excess of one third In number, M was
sscettained by an examination of said
petition and the Assessment Roll of the
said Fourth Ward of the Parish OF Iberia
for the year 1905, and the words and
terms Of which petition, as well as the
signatures thereto annexed, are az fol
lows.
To THr HONORABLE THE PobtCE JuRy or TuR
PARISH OF IBERIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
We the undersigned property taxpayers OF the
Fourth Ward of the Parish of iberia, State of
louisiana, and entitled 90 vote the ein upon the
proposition hereinafter mentioned respectfully
petition and memorable your Honorable Pody
10 order special election according to law of the
property taxpayers Of the said Fourth Ward of
Iberia Parish, entitled TO vote under the Consti
tuition aud laws Of the State of Louisiana! the
object and purpose Of such election being for the
purpose of levyng tax to realize the sum Of
Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars fT3, 5000
per year for the period of ten years beginning
with the year 1909 and extending TO aud nclud.
ing the year ais, in favor of the New iberia St
Martin Il Northern Railroad Company the fun
amount to he realized by taxation being the sum
IF Thirty. Five Thousand Dollars tTJ5, 0OO;) to
he levied collected aud paid IN ten annual nay.
inents of Three Thousand Five Hundred u liars
tY3, 500 each; TO be paid to the New IBERIA St
Martin g. Northern Railroad Compnnyi said |
amount of ~ 800 per year FOR the period OF ten
years TO be raised by the levy and imposition of
lf tax of mills per annum for said period of
len years beginning with the year 1909 and ex- |
tending to and including the year 1913, or so |
much of such 9 mills a. may be necessary to raise
Turing each year of said ten years the sum of |
~ 900 per year until the full amount Of S35 900
has been raised; said tax of g mills to be thus |
evied and collected for the benefit and in favor
II said Railroad Company, MS consideration aud |
nducement for the Railroad Company to do and |
perform the following. towitl
FIRST The ssid Railroad shall be built from
ome point on the main line Of the New Iberia |
g. Martin & Northern Railroad Company to
within u mills of the Catholic Church nh Ioresu
lille, Iberia Parish. on the east or west side of
ssyou Teche. The trains of the Loreauvile |
ranch shall run into the City of Now Iberia
SECoND-The said Railroad shall be built
md completed as 2 line independent of the
southern Pacific Railroad or any railroad owned |
II operated by the Southern Pacific.
THIRD;-The said railroad line shall he In
peratiou on or before the hfst day of June,
Dos between the points herein above recited,
provided that In the event quarantine epidem.
Is, strikes, lockouts, and litigation. retarding
he compilation and putting In operation of said
Dad, aud other unforeseen circumstances of n |
ature to retard the construction of said Rail.
Dad and beyond the control of the sad New
IBERIA, St Martin Northern Railroad Compa
y, then there shab be added 10 the period for
he buildiag of said railroad above set out
T. rther delay equal 20 the time during which
he construction OF said Raj cad was thus una
oidably DELAYED |
FOURTH The domleilc of the said Railroad
hall be the domicile of he said New Iberia, ST.
tartin Northern Railroad Company which
ball be maintained In 10 City of New iberia,
FIFTHi-~T tax to be levied aud to he col.
'eted, and the annual amount herein provided
,r sh all not be paid to the Railroad Company
nti the said Railroad lines shall have been
uilt and in operation and she other conditions
sreip above set forth shall have been complied
It'll.
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roussard. George Benin, Jos J. pauterive, W.
/. BONN, Ademer Breaux, JOS. Oubie, Witness
no. ID, Wallet, Uric Barras. witness, J. C.
rince' Carlos Dugas, G v, Berard Albert
Boutte. Homer Y. aousouu. Gus Bo.
in, Jr., Y. J. Mestsyer, Mrs. Durieon Bonin, I
itnessi J. J, Dauterive; Mrs Alfred Bourges, ,
ISIS Marie Bourges, Mrs. JOS j. Dauterive Mrs .
oeme Breussard witness! Gilbert Borel. Mrs.
e. Witness Jno. y. Wallet. Mrs. Il. Barras.
itness Jno. y. Wallet; Mrs. vileor Prince, }
itnessi J, u. Primer Albert Boutte, a. rriek
rmapd Adrien Broussard, witness Jno. y. Wa. I
q j. ID. Dauterive, Ches. Blanchard witness! | Q
10. y. Valet Roman Crochet, witness Jno, 1
Wallet Arcade Ransonet, Snlly Provost, NJ
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puvile. Charles Prince Eugebe Provost wit | I
ISL Jno u. Wallet, Leonie Landry Witness :
TO- u. waleti Henry Suard. Albert blanchard, !.
tness, yno Il: Valet Oscar Molbert, witness
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as, Jno. d. Wallet, Albert Suard Sidonie 4
rousssrd, per Chas. Bouttei Adelma Broussatd,
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IS; Jne. y, valetr Louis suard, per Henryl
lard. Melville Brunssrrd. Witness Jno. u, Wa.
j Victor Hehert, witness. Jno. d, Wallet, Jos 7
'Blanc witness, Jno. D. valet, Edgard Mes. J.
yer, Denis Beoussard, Chas. Mestayer, Sr., p
ILLS Gondton, Witness Jno. D. Valet Henri p
oussard Silyio Prince, Hazard Vaughn, Paul T.
ssin, Irms Prince y, o. Darby, NJ D., Emma Y
rras, Mrs. p. Broussard, Adeline Dugas, Louis :,
eaux witness; Jno d. wallet; Mrs j. r. ol
,ffmsn, q. J. Lsfontaine. Adonis Prince. jos. 2
h Crochet, Edgar Waugh Andre Dugss, Chas Il
uterive, Mslide nugas Adonis Gcnsouln Nd. p
briel Dccur, Mrs. Enphemond Vincent Ter. e
lie f,aniere, witness; ---~-----i Prevail Brous- n
d, Euxelien Landry. Edmond Broussard. l.. n. e
oussard. Paul Hebert, Mrs Emile Borss, per p
aries Borss. Horace Gonsoulin. Jean Broquet, In
tness,i Jno. ID. Wallet Alfred Gondrsn. Mrs IA
red Gondfan, CASTOR L. Gondrsn, Witness J. | ~
Princes J. u. aondrsn, Arthur Bourgeois. A.
ltz oubre, Witness j. +. Prince; L. lie ys
me, n. G.. Dngas, Pierre Moihert Jr., Witness Ia
Il. Prince, Octave Ransonet, Mfuos pagas ye
ness J, x, Prsacel Carlos Broussard. wit IN
o. J. Y. Prince; Leo Broussard, Witness y 81
Prince. Clebert Molbert, witness: J. r. In
nee; J. G. Molbert, witnessi 7, r. Prince: -
ULCER SECURE. witness. J. q. Broussard. ba
Il sevura, witness: j. O. Broussard. Fercoi LEI
,viere. witness, y. f. Primer Castor Segurn. Of