The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-06-22
AN ORDINANCE


ton Of more than one third
the property tax payers Of M
CIty entitled 10 vote TeJnestii
the same to take the scnSH Of u
property tax payers OF said CIT
on o proposition granting TO II
New Iberia-St. Martin u Mort
ern Railroad Company q ;hrt
and ono half mill tax, or so niue
Of such three one half mill tax a
may be necessary, Tor the periO
OF ten years toraisc eight thou'
and FIVE hundred dollars, per NJ
mum, to pay q bonus Of not NOR
than eighty Two thousand dollar
under the terms and oabjcct to th
limitations placed in the petition
for said election.
Whereas n petition having beer
received from the property Ia,
payers residing in the City Of New
Iberia entitled to vote at special
elections called according TO law
to levy special taxes ~ AID Of
railway enterprises ~ i
provided in Article 30 of the Con
stitution and Act 2O3 Of 1898; and
said petition having been signed
Ivy "a number Of property tax pay
err residing N said City and qualii
ed to participate in SAID election
far IN excess Of one third innumber
m was acertained by the exa,nln-
alton Of the said petition and the
assessment roll Of SAID City for.
the year 1906, and the words md
terms OF which petition az well as
the signatures thereto annexed
are az follows:
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND Board
Or TRUSTEES.
Or The Cry Or New IBERIA. LA:
We, the undersigned property tax
payers the City of New Iberia, State
Of Louisiana. and entitled to vote
therein upon the proposition herein
after mentioned. respectfully petition
aud memorabilia your Honorable Body
10 order special election according TO
law Of the property taxpayers Of the
City Of New iberia, State Of Louisiana,
entitled to vote under the Constitution
and laws Of the State Of Louisiana; the
object and purpose Of such election
being for the purpose Of levying tax
10 realize the sum Of Eight Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars (S,5O0) per year
|0r the period Of ten years. beginning J
with the year 1909 and .e1tcnding to
and including the year 1915, In favor
II the New Iberia st. Martin & North
'rn Railroad Company; the full amount
q be realised by taxation being the
um Of Eighty-Fivc Thousand Dol.
ars l$85, OOO); to tie levied, collected j
md paid In ten annual payments of 1
eight Thousand Five Hundred Dol
ars (&8, 5OO) each; to he paid to the
lew lberin.St. Martin L Northern
saiIroad Company; said amount Of !
{. 800 p4sxear for the period Of ten .
ears q tqsaised by the levy and i'm !.
'oeition Ola tax Of ~ mills per annum
Or said period Of ten years beginning "
'ith the year 1909 and extending to !,
nd including the year 1913, or SO !
luch ofsuch 3,a mills as may BE nee y
ssary TO raise during each year OF y
aid ten years the sum Of $500 per a
ear until the full amount of $85 600 y
M been raised; said tax OF 81 mills =
} be thus levied and collected for the N
rnefit and In favor Of esaid Railroad =
ompany. - a confederation and IN W
accmcnt for the said Railroad Com =
INV 10 do and perform all the follow
X, to-wit: 81
FfRsT. The main line Of said rail ~
'ad shall be built firm some point IN %,
e city Of New Iberia TO or beyond ca
'rt Barre, 10 the Parish Of St. Ian. :. !,
y. and meeting and connecting with K,,
. Opclousas. Gulf X North Eastern bee
lilroad and with the Colorado South SIN
D Railroad. ~"
cru
SEcoND:- The said railroad shall Mr.
built and completed ~ a line In. voe
pendent Of the Southern Pacific y"
ilr0ad. or any railroad owned OF I.
rated BY the Southern Pacific. Dul
TnfsD:--The said railroad lias = r
II b. IN operation on or before the su,
day Of Marehp 1909, bst~een the ort,
nts herein ab6ve rec,tcd; provided. CT
In the event guarantees. epidcaae coe'
strikes. lockouts and litlgsts6q, re s,%'
Ing the completion and putting ~ orel
ration Of said roe1. and other un- sabi
rem circumstances Of = nature 10 ney'
I'd the construction Of said railroad y =,
beyond the control " the said Eve.
1beria-St. Martin & Northern iottc
road Company, tAen there shall 9" o.,
ldcd 70 the period for the bailding ".no
i'd Railroad 40 above set out =,
Ter delay equal % the time dur -.
which the construction Of said -. -
!. 's-, -.A that
'oun9p: The domicile Of the - c.llo
I6G1la.St. Martin & Northern Iha,
o.d company snail % main by !
: !. ne c'.y % new Iberia and day
4 Il extend its construction and shs5|
=. ,. - STATION - divisional po'nts tax |
sasy ss.U msAe view iberia are e
oaes point ana continue 70 80 unde
Aouring the life Of this tax. Of Chi
Iv1n:-Ths sall New 1beria.st. ing o.
: Northern Railroad Company City
operate ana maintain, within and o.
sths from March FIRST. 1909, one anna.
passenger train handling mail land o
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