The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-06-01

yUaeS undef the conditions and liz
ttafSon nd for the purpose set for
In the ordinance herein below recite
AN ORDINANCE
An Ordinance oderlng sp'
cisl election in the City Of Ne,
Iberia, Louisiana, upon the pet
ton Of more than one third q
the property tax payers Of sal
CITY entitled 10 vote requcstin
the seine to take the sense Of th
property tax payers Of said Cat,
on . proposition granting to tn
New Iberia st. Martin Il North
ern Railroad Company ;hre'
and one half mill tax, or 80 mucl
Of such three one half mill tax rs
may be necessary, for the perio'
OF ten years to raise eight thous
and i've hundred dollars, per an
mum, to pay bonus Of not NOR.
than eighty five thousand dollars
under the terms and subject 10 tn,
limitations placed in the petition
for said election.
Whereas . petition having been
received from the property tax
pGyers residing Ia the City Of New
iberia entitled to vote at special
elections called according to law
to levy special taxes IN aid Of
railway enterprises as il
provided in Article go of the Con
stitution and Act 2O2 Of 1898; and
ssid petition having been signed
BY . number Of property tax pay
ers residing in said City and qualifi
I'd to participate in SAID election
fer in excess of one third in number
% was acertained by the examln-
alton Of tho said petition and the
assessment roll Of said City for
tho year 1906, and the words and
tsems Of whi1h petition as well as
tho signatures thereto annexed
aro . follows:
TO Tn HONORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD
o. TRusrEEs.
Or THn CRY Or New IBERIA, La:
We. the updersigned property tax.
payers Of the City or New Iberia. State
q LooSoiana, and entitled to vote
tAerean upon the proposition herein |
aleoe mentioned, respectfully petition
aud memo9ialixe your Honorable Body
- order Z special election according to
Law q the property taxpayers Of the
City u New Iberia, State of Louisiana.
entitled 20 vote under the Constitution /!
and laws Of the State Of Louisiana; the |
nhjoct and purpose of such election
U3lng for the purpose Of levying tax
. realise the sum or Eight Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars $500 per year
~ tho period Of ten years. beginning
VIM ~ year 1909 and extending to
and ioeluding the year 1918. In favor
d ~ New lberia-St. Martin & North
esn Railroad Company; the full amount
% b realised by taxation being the |
nm OF Rightly Five Thousand Dol.
loss (eo6, OOO); TO he levied, collected
nd paid In ten annual payments Of
DlRh1 thousand Five Hundred Dol
laGD o., 5OO) each; to be paid to the
New lberia. ~ Martin & Northern
1ailsoad Company; said amount Of
\, 800 Per year for the period Of ten
Ie6ss 70 b raised by the levy and I'M
peeilioa ofa tax Of ~ mills per annum
- sail psriod Of ten years beginning
Mn to year 1909 and extending to
md iacluding the year 1918, or SO
nsch ofsuch 81 mills 20 may be nee
ls1afy 70 raise during each year Of
l1i4 ~ pears the sum Of $500 per
rear uatil the full amount Of $85 600
~ besa raised; said tax Of 81 mills
> b thus levied aud collected for the
)o1e1S and In favor Of said Railroad
3DDpany. % . consideration and in
nesmsnt Tor the said Railroad Com
aay 70 10 and perform all the follow
~ ee.w1l: ;
1IAes:-The main line Of said rail-
ID shall b built frLm some point In y
" city of New Iberia to or beyond G
cgs Barre, II the Parish Of St. Ian. !,
y. asd meeting and connecting with K
y Opeloasas, Calf 4 North. Eastern b,
G1ltoad aaAi~ith the Colorado South. 81
i Railroad. !"
0nCoND:--The said railroad shall N
J built and completed - = line in. v
IpeaAeat a the 6outhern Pacific = :
lllcoaA. Or any railroad owned or =
esaee1 BY The 6osthern Pacific. 10,
znsnp :--1he said railroad line =
- - 10 operatioa on or before the g. !"
! Aay q March, 1909, between the Or
la1e Aereis shove rec,ted; provided. q
i = - sysat esarantines. epidem- 80 %
,1obtGA, leG1lputs aAd litigation. re- 81,
1lag ~ eonplstion and putting IN Or
DsaAIoa u add road. and other un- ="
80 circumstances Of = nature 10 &c &c
~ ~ eoestfsction Of said railroad N
boyooA Vie coatrol Of the said Ev
J ybssia.1t. Martin 4 Northern lot
1s6aa Company. then there shall :. !.
ld1eA - tAe period for the building NJ,
~ Railroad - above ct out z /,
- 6elay squaleo the tame dur -
wAieA The construction. Of said -. -
~ was tAss anavoidably delayed -.
yoUR1M:-The domicile Of the sac cal
! 1bee1arSe. Martha + Northern IN,
s0aA COMPANY shall be main nv
- u tAe city Of New Iberia. and dsv
= & oxtood it, construction and y !.
- - afonf3on az div1aional nolnts