New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-07-20
NOTICE OF ELECTION.


NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Conformably with the ordinance herein
below appearing notice is h5reby gwen
that an election will be held of all quail
fed voters of the 4th Ward of Iberia Par
ish exclusive of the City of New Iberia,
on July oath, 1907, at St, Maurice Pro.
vost polling pace, between hours bxed
by law to take the sense of the tax pay
ers entitled to vote in the premises on
the propositon to give to the New IBERIA,
st. Martin & Northern, X. Il. Co, tax
for period Of ten years under the eond-
tions aud limitation and for the purposes
set forth in the ordinance herein below Ie-
cited.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance ordering a special cleo
sion ia the Fourth Ward of The PARISH of
Iberia, upon the petition of more than one
third of the property tax payers of the
said Fourth ward of Iberia Parish request
ing the same to teAie the sense of the
property tax payers of the said ward on
proposition granting to the New Iberia,
st, Martin & Northern Railroad Campany
five mill tax, or so much of said five
al ten years to Iaise three thousand five
honndred dollars per aunum, to pay a
bonus of not more than thirty five thous
and dollars under the terms and SUI jeci
TO limit aiions placed in the petition for
said election.
Whereas petition having been receiv-
cd from the property tax payers residing
in the fourth Ward of the Parish OF
Iberia entitled to vote at special elections
called according to law to levy special
taxes in aid of railway enterprise as II
provided IN article 2T0 of the Consttu-
ton Of 1898, aud tue said petition
k.having been signed by a number Of prop
.rty tax payers residing in said Ward anu
fqualfed To participate in said election fan
Ein excess of one third in number, was
aseeitain.d by an examination of said
petition aud the Assessment Roll Of tbt
said Eonr h Ward OF the Parish of Iberia
for the year 1906 aud the words and
terms OF which petition, "a well its tn
signal ures thereto annexed, are AS fol-
lows.
To THE HONORABLE THE POLICE JURY OF THE
a.. PARISH OF IBERIA STATE or LOUISIANA.
the undersigned property taxpayers OF the
y6ufsa Svhfss ri the Parish of Iberia, State of
I,ousiama and entitled to vote therein upon the
proposition hereinafter mentioned. respectfully
petition and memorabilia your Honorable Sody
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 and laws of the State of louisiana the
object and purpose Of such election being for the
purpose of levying tax to realize the sum OF
Z hree Thousand Five Hundred Dollars W., ,5U0j
per year FOR The period OF ten years, beginning n
ing the year 1915 in favor of the New Iberia, st.
Martin Northern Railroad Company; the full
amount to be realized by taxation being the sum
usli irtr RivA hnuQ and
be levied, collected and paid in ten annual pay
ments Of Three Thousand Five Hundred u liars
fx3 500 each; to be paid To the New iberia, st.
Martin a. Northern Railroad Company; said
amount of SO, 800 per year for the period Of ten
years TO be raised by the levy and imposition of
Of a tax OF mills per annum for said period OF
ten wears beginning with the year 1909 and ex-
tending to and including the year 1918, or so
much of such mills as may be necessary to raise
during each year of said ten years the sum of
"a 500 per year until the full amount of $35 600
has been raised; said tax of mills to be thus
levied and collected for the benefit and in favor
of said Railroad Company, as n consideration and
indueemept for the Railroad Company TO do and
perform the following, towit;
FiRST.-The said Railroad shall be built from
some point on the main line of the New Iberia, |
"a Martin u Northern Railroad Company to
vithiu mile of the Catholic Church &C Loresu |
ville iberia Parish on the east or west side of
Bayon Teche. The trains OF the Loreauyille |
branch shall run into the City Of New Iberia,
SECOND--The said Railroad shall be built |
and completed rs line independent Of the |
southern Pacific Railroad, or any railroad owned |
az operated by the southern Pacific
THIRD,--The said railroad line shall be in
anerntiou on or before the first day of June, |
InOa between tho points herein above rected |
proyided that in the event quarantines, epidem- |
les, strikes, lockouts aud litigation retarding
The completion and putting IN operation OF said
ROAD and other unforeseen circumstances OF
nature to retard the construction OF said Rail |
road and beyond the control Of the said New
~ theu there shall be added to the period FOR |
the building of said railroad Ms above set out
further delay equal 70 I me time during which
the construction OF saiu isaliroaa was thus una /
voidably DELAYED.
FouRTH The domicie of the said Railroad
sh.ll he the domieiie of the said New Iberia, ST |
Marin Il Northern Railroad Company which
snsll be maintained in the City Of New Iberia,
FIFTHs-The tax to be levied and to be col
lcctad and the annual amount herein provided /
tor sh sli not be paid to the Railroad company
until the said Railroad lines shall have been |
huilt and in operation and the other conditions
herein above set forth shall have been complied
With
Mozard Gondran. Lnzin Gonsoulin, Dorestan
greussard. George Bonin, Jos. pauteriye, W.
II, Bonn, Aiam,r bfeaux, Jose ouhre, witness
Jns o. Waieti Uric Barras, witness, - 3,
pr,,s.as Carlos nugas G II Berard Albert
~ Boutte H.,lner y. Gonsoulin, Gus bo-
nin Jr.. = Asstayer Mrs. Mrs bssle9n l,,.ns ] BONN
Miss Mare B.arg.s, Mrs Jos. Y Dsuteriye, Mrs.
Naemie Broussard, witness; Gilbert Boreli Mis-,
Aladdin Darby, Thelismawr e kansone.. net Ernest I % ga
illness, .yno d. Valet, Mrs. Nileor Prince.
ws.raxss g. l., Primer Albert Boutte, u. Frtek,
vs..nsa,,d Adrien Broussard witness; Jno u, Wa
~. i b pauteriye Chas. Blanchard. witness:
~ 1a /, wallet: Romatn Crochet, witness: Jao,
n valet. Arcade Ransonef Sully Provost NJ.
=, ~ Nanville r. Ia verret. Z. o Broussard j. ID.
yy.xxsigIa Charles Prince. Eazebe Provost, wit.
80. Iuo d. Wallet; Leonie Landry, witness.
9ao n Valet; Henry Saard, Albert Bl lchard,
ss,.esss ~ Jnc u. Wallet; Oscar Moibert. witness:
W. n Valet, n. L. Sasrd, Wieklif barras. wit
~. ~ fo6 u. Valet; Albert Suard, Sidone
nsrssss,xsard per Chas: Bouttei Adelma hroussaro,
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w., Jno u. waietr Louis Saard per Henry
4Es.x1. Melville Broassrrd, Witness JBo. u, Wa
~. Victor Hebert. witness: Jnos ID VALET Jos
IA sssx1ane witness: Jno- u. Naieti kdgard Mes.
4 fs~er Denis Beoussard, Chas. Mestayer, Sr.,
s{x3ii;s t5ona,en. wifnesss Jno u. Wallet Henri
f,s.e,ssat wifnasss Jnos u, Wallet MRssena
ts~.,,tssnrd Silvio Prince, Hazard Vaughn. Paul
s.ssfn lrma Prince, r 0. Darby, NJ D.. Emma
ss~~vns Mrs p. Broassard, AGeliue Dugas Louis
1ss.rx xituesss Jnp. u. wallet: Mrs. J. r.
1sTm.a a. j. Iatantaine. Adonis Prince, dos
enh Creches. Edv~ vaugn. Andre Daeas, Chas
ffisaassrivr MsliSA yss, Adonis tionsoulin Ed.
- 1shre Mrs IA uubre Charles nccur.
Hshr1~s neenir, sphemoni Vincent, Ter.
s..sS. i I.aniwre witn -~------ Prevail brous'
sn..s rnsel5en lsandrs Eamond Broassarsl l. d.
n. " 1s.s.,xssrd Paul Hebert Mrs. Emile Boras, per
t,ses sics noraS Horace Gonsouiins Jean Broquet
9sssss Jro u Valet; Alfred GendFnn, Mrs
xifssd aondron. Carton 1, G9ndrsn, witness !.