The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-06-08
AN ORnAlN VANCE

Iberia. Louisiana. upon the pet
ton Of more than ono third
the property tax payers "f sai
Cty entitled - vote rcuuestin
n" same ~ take the sense at TT
property tax payers Of said Cat
gu - proposition granting. 10 III
New Iberia 81. Martin " Nor,l
ern Railroad Company a tire
and ono half mill tax, or 50 niue
Of such three one half null tax q
may be necessary, Tor the pe'io
OF ten years 10 raise eight tbOus
and five hundred dollars, per au
mum, to pay a bonus Of not NOR
than eighty five thousand dollar
under the terms and subject to tn
Limitations placed in the petitloI
for said election.
Whereas q 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 IN and OF
railway enterprises M is
provided IN Article go Of the Con
stitutiOn and Act 2O2 Of 1898; and
said petition having been signed
by q number Of property tax pay
ers residing IN said City and pualiii
cd to participate in sad election
far in excess Of one third innnmber
AZ was acertained by the exa'nIn
alton Of the said petition and the
assessment roll Of SAID CITY for
the year 1906, and the words and
terms OF which petition as well AZ
the signatures thereto annexed
are M follows:
To The Honor ApLE MAyoR AND BOARD
Or TRUSTEES.
or THE Cry Or New IBERIA, La
We, the undersigned property tax
PAYERS Of the City or New Iberia, State
OF Louisiana. and entitled to vote
therein upon the proposition heseSn
after mentioned, respectfully petition
and memorabilia your HonorablYBody
TO order q special election accounting to
law Of the property taxpayers /of the
City Of New Iberia, State Of L0t,islanA, |
entitled TO vote under the COdStifutiOn !
and laws Of the State Of Louisiana; the
object and purpose Of such election
being for the purpose Of levying a tax
to realize the sum Of Eight ThousanN
Five Hundred Dollars $500 per yeyH
for the period Of ten years. begipsQE
with the year 1909 and eAteW1lpE TO
and including the year 1879, IN favor
Of the New 1beria-St. Martin Il North
ern Railroad Company; the full amount
10 be realized by taxation being the
sum OF Eighty Five Thousand Dol.
lars e85, OOO); to he levied. collected
and paid Ia ten annual payments of
Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dol
lars CO, 800 each; to be paid to the
New Iberia. 81. Martin & Northern
Railroad Company; said amount Of
i. 300 per year for the period OF ten
years 70 be raised by the levy and in.
position ola tax Of 81 mills per annum
gof said period Of ten wears beginning
with the year 1909 and extending to
and including the year 1918, or 80
mach such ~ mills as may be nee
essary TO raise during each year Of
raid ten years the sum of $S. 800 per
rear until the full amount Of $50 900
has been raised; said tax Of 81, mills
. be thus levied aud collected for the
benefit and In favor Of said Railroad
Company. ~ a consideration and IN
Basement for the said Railroad Com
,any to do and perform all the follow
nG. to-wit:
FIRsT:-The main line Of said rail !
Dad shalt be built firm some point ia D
" city Of New Iberia to or beyond G
'Ort Barre, IN the Parish Of St. Ian !,
~, and meeting and connecting with X
be Opelousas, Gulf 4 North Eastern b
Iailroad aud with the Colorado South 9
ru Railroad. /"
SECOND The said railroad shall "
: built and completed AZ u line in v
Dpendent Of the Southern Pacific = =
abroad, or any railroad owned or -
Derated BY the Southern Pacific. y,
TnfaD:-The said railroad line =. =
al b In operation on or before the ",
u day Of March. 1909. between the o.
lats herein above recrted; provided, O.
u II the event guarantees. epidcm- !. =.
]. strikes. 1ockouts and litigation. re- ST.
ding the completion and putting IN Or
eration Of said road. and other IN. ="
peen circumstances Of a nature 10 n -.
ard the construction Of said railroad n
beyond the control of the said Nv
v lberia-St. Martin K Northern lot
llroad Company, then there shall ." :"
added 70 the period for the building r..
aid Railroad a. above set out q
lher delay equal % the time dur ~
which the construction Of said -
rad was thsS snavoidabiy delayed. ~,
FouRrn:-Ths 1omiciie Of the said cal
: lberia-St. Martin & Northern Ibe
leoad Company shall be main by
ed Il the city Of New Iberia. and d.,
I'D Il extend it, construction and shs
lirs the creation Of divisional points tax
j they shall make New Iberia = are
Dional point and continue to 20 ind
: Il during the lite of this tax. If I
FrsrH:-The said New 1beria-st. ing
n 4 Northern Railroad Company CITY
operate ana maintain, within and
loaths from March first, 1909, one ann
passenger train handling mail and
lxpress. cess