The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-13

PAYERS of the fifth ward OF the Parlsn
of LAFAYETTE. State of Louisiana, ana
entitled to vote therein upon the prop
OsitiOn hereinafter mentioned, respect
fully petition and memorabilia your
Honorable Body to order a special
election according to law OF the prop |
ertv of the said hfth waro
of the Parish of Lafayette entitled to
vote under the constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, the object
and of said election being for
the purpose of levying a tax to real
ize the sum of two thousand dollars
Der year for the period of ten years,
BEGINNING with the year 1909 and eX-
tending to and including the wear 1916,
in favor of the New iberia, st. Martin
and Northern Railroad Company: the
full amount to be realized by taxation
being the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars to be levied, collected and pald
in ten annual payments OF two thouS-
and dollars each: to be PAID TO the
New Iberia. ST. Martin x Northern
Railroad Company: said amount OF
two thousand dollars per year for the
period OF ten years to be raised by.
the levy and imposition OF a tax or
:. five mills per annum for said period
OF Ten wears. Dtg llllllUS "IUI UbV yN"i
/, 1909 md extending to and including
the year 1918, or so much OF such hVe
, mills as may he necessary to raise
: during each year of said ten years the
. sum of two thousand dollars per year
until the full amount of twenty thouS-
!, and dollars has been raised: said tax
of five mills to be thuS levied n col
> lected for the benefit and in favor OF
said railroad company as a cOnsld-
Grafton and inducement for the said
y railroad company to do and perform
!, the following tO-wlt:
First-The said railroad company
shall build a line of railway from
some point on the east side OF the
!, BAYOU VermiliOn within the corporate
limits of the town of Abbeville, in the
=. parish of Vermilion, to or near the
a towns of Youngsville and Broussard.
thence in a northeasterly direction to
some point on Bayou Teche, crossing
:, BAYOU Teche at or near Ruth planta-
n ton or the town of Park. or the Town
of BreauX Bridge. on Bayou Teche,
in the parish of st. Martin, and to a
% connection with the New Iberia and
Port Barre division of the New iberia,
st. Martin * Northern Railroad, tC
90 give a line to connec with the Colo.
/, EduO bOOutIltIH. LIN Nv oPNicN'"'
Gulf and NOrthea stern Railroad al OF
"a near Port Barre. said OpelOusas. Gul
~ and Northeastern Railroad belonging
"a to the Gould System of railways.
- SecOnd-The said railroad shall b.
- built and operated as a line independ
!. ent of the Southern Pacific Railroad
~ or n railroad owned or operated b..
he the Southern Pacific.
% Third-The said Railroad line shall
of be in operation on or before the hrs
va day of June. 1909, between the point
he hereinabOve recited, provided that il
the event of quarantine. epidemics
-, strikes, lOckOuts, and litigation re
- tarding the completion and putin!
b.. in operation of said road. and othe
NV unforeseen circumstances of a nature t
retard the construction of said raj
road and beyond the control of tn
~, said New Iberia. st. Martin x North
ii. ern Railroad Company. then ther
IS hall be added to the period for tn
I'm building of said railroad as aboy
20. set out. a further DELAY equal to tn
Ike time during which the construction {
.,r said railroad was thus unavoidabl
h. delayed. .
Fourth-The domicile of the sal
,f New Iberia. ST. Martin and NOrther
Railroad Company shall be in the cit
:, of New Iberia.
Fifth-The said New Iberia, s
."b Martin and Northern Railroad Con
;sa pany shall operate and maintai
80 within three months from June frs
n. 1909. one daily passenger train eac
way handling mail and express.
Sixth-The tax to be levied and co
lected and the annual amount herei
n. provided for, shall not be paid to tt
90 railroad company until the said raj
road line shall have been built and
H. operation and the other condition
lerelnabove set forth snail have bee
rf complied with.
j. n. Breaux. Lucine DuhOn. Pal
-, Breaux, Martial Billeaud, AmbrOis
Broussard, r. N. Bernard, Jules. "
,he Broussard. John Taylor, d. G. Be
.,ts nard. Mrs. Philomine PerrOn, v. NJ
lancon, G.. v. BrObssard. j. X. Nj
of ~lancon, Jos. p. BreauX. K. J Nal
al carie. S. c. Landry, Attire NJ. Brou
his sard. Mrs. Martisl Fabre, Paul Ri
leaud, j. V. GirOuard. Mrs. j. /
Malagarie, Paul Girouard. Glide
nee Bernard, J. r. DeLaureal, H. Ri
The leauo. Geo. M%alagarie, G. K. Breau'
nf Jules +. Langlinais, l.. j. Landr.
of Martin GirOuard, j. G. Leblanc.
,ls d. ICuUulcT. oCO. oLhO Ah
Bili-aud. Mozard LanglinaiS. Eel
and Gir,uard. Oyeneais D1bais, Radol!
1,e Bern srd, Leon Girouard, A. ID. Gi
Guard. l.. F. St. Julien. Ale b
leaua. Arthur Greig. Miss Laura NJ
~lancon. AnaiOle Monte. Albert o
. vier. Gil A. Monte. Ed j. COmeau
Abs 1t C.. Landry. A. p. Girouar
,ial Drozin Dubois. f. r. Liable. Nh
the d. n. Landry. Mrs. A. G. F1ory. Nh
pc A. +. Liable. J. H. Bernard. And
of Men rd. Emile Landry. Chas. u
aid nele.. Nicholas GarDer. Zenon Bout
lfa- CUES Lindsey Greig. Mrs. ruzal
axe Lan,-ry. G. Moss, Duplessis Landr
Fuel IS Dubais,
po- Be it therefore ordained by the L
ria, lice Jury Of the Parish of Lafaye'
Dad that Il special election be hereby call
SO to be held in the fifth ware of the pa
be ish OF Lafayette. within the hours pf
ten vided by law. on Monday. the 3oth d'
of Soptep3ber IoO7 nj hjc eipCtlt