New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-06-22
AN ORDINANCE.

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| AN ORDINANCE.
| An ordinance ordering special cleo
| tion in the Fourth Ward of the Parish O
Iberia, upon the petition Of more than on,
third of the property tax payers of thu
said Fourth ward of Iberia Parish request
ing the same to take the sense of tn,
| property tax payers Of the said ward on
proposition granting to the New Iberia
st, Martin g. Northern Railroad Company
| five mill tax, or so much of said five
mills as may be necessary, for a perioG
of ten years to raise three thousand five
houndred dollars per annum, to pay 8
bonus of not more than thirty five thous
and dollars under the terms and subject
to limitations placed in the petition fol-
said election.
Whereas a petition having been receiv-
ed 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 is
provided in article 270 of the Constitu-
ton of 1898, and the said petition
having been signed by a number of prop
erty tax payers residing in said Ward and
qualified to participate in said election far
in excess of one third in number, as was
asceItained 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 we'll as the
signatures thereto annexed, are as fol-
lows.
To THE HONORA "a Tup Do
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 to vote therein upon the
hereinafter mentioned respeetfully
petition and memorabilia your Honorable Rody
TO 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
j hree Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (S3, 500
per year for the period of ten years, beginning
with the year 1909 and extending to and includ.
ing the year 1918, in favor of the New Iberia ST
Martin q Northern Railroad Company; the full
amount to be realized by taxation being the sum
Of Thirty. Five Thousand Dollars 1895, O00;) to
be levied collected and paid in ten annual pay
nents Of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
lY3, 500 each; to be paid to the New Iberia St
Martin a. Northern Railroad Company; said
amount of SO, 500 per year for the period of ten
years TO be raised by the levy and imposition of
fla tax of mills per annum for said period of
en years beginning with the year 1909 and ex-
ending to and including the year 1918, or so
much of such mills as may be necessary to raise
turing each year Of said ten years the sum of
IS 300 per year until the full amount of 1856 900
las been raised; said tax of 5 mills to be thus
evied and collected for the benefit and in favor
II said Railroad Company, rs a consideration and
nducement for the Railroad Company to do and
perform the following. to-wit:
FlRST:-The said Railroad shall be built from
ONE point on the main line of the New Iberia,
i. Martin Il Northern Railroad Company to |
within z mile of the Catholic Church at Loreau. |
ille Iberia Parish, on the east or west side of |
Sayou Teche- The trains of the Loreauville |
ranch shall run into the City of New Iberia
sECOND.Ihe said Railroad shall be built
nd completed as line Independent of the
outhern Pacific Railroad or any railroad owned |
r operated by the Southern Pacific
THIRD:-The said railroad line shall be in
peratiou on or before the first day of June
90S, between the points herein above recited;
rovided that in the event quarantines epidem-
IS, strikes, lockouts, and litigation, retarding
he completion and putting in operation of said
bad, and other unforeseen circumstances of a
allure to retard the construction of said Rail.
bad and beyond the control of the said New
IBERIA, st. Martin & Northern Railroad Comps
y, then there shall be added to the period for
ne building Of said railroad as above set out
further delay equal to the time during which
lie construction of said Railroad was thus una
Didably DELAYED.
FOURTH The domicle of the said Railroad
lall be the domicile of the said New Iberia. St
artin g. Northern Railroad Company which
'all be maintained in the City Of New iberia,
FIFTH The tax to be levied and to be col.
cted, and the annual amount herein provided
II, sh all not be paid to the Railroad Company
It'll the said Railroad lines shall have been
tilt and in operation and the other conditions |
,rein above set forth shall have been com piled ,
It'll.
Mozard Gondran. Luzin Gonsoulin Dorestan | ,
George BONN, Jos j. nau Gerive, W.
BONN, Ademar Breaux, Jos. 0ubre, witness:
'incei Carlos Dugas, @. F. Berard, Albert |;
Boutte. Homer +. Gonsoulin, Gus Bo
n, Jr., +. j. Mestayer, Mrs. Ducleon BONN, 6
tness; J. J. Dauterive; Mrs. Alfred Bourges &
'emie Broussard, witness: Gilbert Borel; Mis-,
adm Darby, Thelismar Ransonet, Ernest Gu I
Q, witness: Jno. D. Wallet; Mrs. Il. Barras,
tness; yno. D. Valet; Mrs; vileor Prince, b
mand Adrien Broussard witness: Jno. d. Wa {
! ]. d. Dauterive, Chas. Blanchard, witness: q
Q. D. Valet; Roman Crochet, witness: Jno !,
Valet; Arcade Ransonet Suliy Provost, M
Melville. r. l.. verret. @. O. Broussard. j. d. a
uville, Charles Prince. Euzebe Provost wit %
IS; Jno. d. Valet; Leonie Landry, witness: =
}. d. Valet; Henry Suard Albert Blanchard y y
ness: Jno. ID: Valet; Oscar Molbert, witness: u
}. ID. Valet; +. L. Suard, Wickliff Barras, wit VI
IS: Jno. d. Wallet; Albert Suard. Sidonie ;,
'ussard, persChas. Boutte; Adelma Broussard, y
ness; Jno. ID. Ballet; Gustave BONN, Sr. wit T
s.: Jno d. Waletr Louis Suard. per Henry
lrd Melville Broussrrd, witness; Jno. D, Wa
Victor Hebert witness: Jno D. Valet; Jos. IT
slanc, witness: Jno. d. Wallet; Edgard Mes. L.
err, Denis Beonssard, Chas. Mestayer Sr. pl
lis Gondion, witness, yno ID. Wallet; Henri pc
quet witness: Jno. d. Valet; Massena or
ussard, Silvio Prince, Hazard Vaughn, Paul pr
sin, irma Prince, +. o. Darby, NJ. D., Emma Id
ras, Mrs ID. Broussard, Adeline Dugas, Louis tn
aux, witness: Jno. ID. wallet. Mrs j. r. OBJ
fman, g. j. Lafontaine. Adonis Prince, JOS pu
Crochet, Edgar Waugh, Andre Dngas Chas I'll
terive, Malide Dugas. Adonis Gonsoulin Ed. pc
0ubre, Mrs. Celestin Oubre, Charles Deeuir an
riel Decuir, Mrs. Euphemond Vincent Ter fa'
Laniere, witness:---; Prevail Brous- Ra
Euzelien Landry. Edmond Broussard. l. d. ed
lssard Paul Hebert, Mrs. Emile Boras, per De
Ties Boras Horace Gonsoulin Jean Broquet. in
ess.; Jno. ID. Valet; Alfred Gondran, Mrs lar
ed Gondfan, CASTOR L. Gondran witness: j. st.
'rnce; j. Il. Gondran, Arthur Bourgeois am
. Oubre witness: j. 4. Prince; L. Lee vel
c, T. G. Dugas. Pierre Molbsrt, Jr., witness; tar
!. Prince; Octave Ransonet, Minos Dugas yea
ess: j, E. Prince; Carlos Broussard wit Ing
J. Il. Prince; Leo Broussard, witness. j. CT,
Prince; Clebert Molbert, witness: j. K. ing
e; J. 9. Molbert. witness: !. =. Prince: $3l
Tiger Segura, witness. J. G. Broussard: has
Segura, Witness ]. q. Broussard; Fereol lev
iere, witness: j. e. Prince; CASTOR Segura, of
YES; j. G. Broussard; Alexandra Giroir, wit. ind
--, Jules Broussard, witness: L. per
Blanc; ]. B. Oubre, Witness j. G. Brous-
Jno. D. Valet. Erred. Decourt. Alphonse be
Ee, Joseph tsraquet. II. @. Rose, LOUIS Oubre he
BONN, Ulysses Gonsculin, 4 =, Hugas. ]. St.