New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-07-06

Red voters Of the 4th Ward of Iberia Par
sh exclusive of the City of New iberia,
pn July Gath, 1907, at St. Maurice Pro
vost polling place, between hours fixed
BY law to take the sense of the tax pay
Drs entitled to vote in the premises on
the proDosition to give to the New IBERIA
b. Martin & Northern, r. Il. Co, a tax
zor n period Of ten years under the condi-
Mons and limitation and for the purposes
Set forth in the ordinance herein below Ie-
cited
III AN ORDINANCE.
&& An ordinance ordering q special cleo
ion in the Fourth Ward of the Pan sh OF
e. liberia, upon the petition of more than one
Third of the property tax payers of the
said Fourth ward of Iberia Parish request
81 ing the same TO take the sense of the
N property tax payers of the said ward on
proposition granting to the New iberia,
st, Martin & Northern Balroad Campauy
hve mill tax, or so much of said five
mills AS may be necessary, for a period
OF ten years to raise three thousand five
houndred dollars pcr annum, 10 pay
4 bonus Of not more than thirty five thous
and dollars under the terms and subject
to limit a,ions placed in the petition for
said election
Whereas petition having been receiv
ed from the property tax payers residing
in the fourth Ward of the Parish of
kXberia entitled to vote at special elections
led according to law TO levy special
rs IN aid of railway enterprise as is
a Xvidrd IN article 270 of the Constitu-
~ OF 1898, and the said petition
been signed by number of prop
F<Giy tax payers residing in said Ward ana
qualified to participate in said election fal
IN excess ot one third III number, as was
asceitaiipd by an examination Of said
Pe.iuoh ailu tue assessment non ol tn'
SAID Fout Ward ol The Parish ct lbefiF
for the ,,r 1905 aud the yorda aud
-. -.-ss .,t,ai' .,;.,. III -,
<<stkIo ykSstt "hich petiion, aS WcI as tbe
signatures thereto annexed, are as fol
Inrs,
ao'
To ,rHr HONORABLE THE POLICE jury or THE |
PARISH OF IBERIA, STATE OF LouisIANA, a.
Eaurtb Ward OF the Parish Of Iberia State of |
louisiana. and entitled TO vote therein upon the
nronosition hereinafter mentioned respectfully |
netitIon and memorialize your Honorable Pody |
Ia order a special election according to law OF the
nroperty Taxpayers of the said Fourth Ward of |
iharia Parish entitled 10 vote under the Constl. |
tution and laws of tho State of Louisiana; the |
obitct and purpose of such election being for the
purpose of levyinga tax TO realize the sum Of
aar wear for the perodIof ten years beginning |
with the yea 1909 and extending to and inrlud
ing the year 1918 IN favor OF the New Iberia, St |
Martin Northern Railroad Company the full |
amount 10 be realized by taxation being the sum
Of Thirty Five Thousand Dollars t$35, ,000D to
believed collected led, aifd psid ., IN ten annual pay
(&3 500 each; to be paid 70 the New iberia, st
Mastin Northern Railroad Company said
amount Of ~ ooo per year Tor sae per,od, 81 ten
ofa tax of mills per annum for said period OF
ten years beginning With the year 1909 and ex.
nrb of such mills as may be necessary to raise
during each year OF said ten years the sum Of
So 800 per year until the fsli amount OF $50 900
has been raised said tax Of mills to be thus
levied and collected for the benefit and in favor
II said Railroad Company, a. = consideration and
indueament for the Railroad Company TO do and
perform the following. to.wit'
FIRST The said Railroad shall be built from
soane point on the main line 81 the New Iberia,