New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1907-06-15
VOLUME XIII.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.


Etnat an election will be held of all quail
fed voters of the 9th Ward of Iberia Par
ish exclusive of the City Of New Iberia
on June Goth, 1907, at the Court House o
the City of New Iberia between hours
hxed by law to take the sense of the tax
payers entitled to vote in the premises or
the proposition 20 give to the New Iberia
st. Martin & Northern Il. K. Co.. ia,
for period of ten years under the condi
tions and limitation and for the purposes
set forth in the ordinance herein below re-
cited.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance ordering special election
in the Sixth Ward of the Parish of Iberia,
extensive of the City of New Iberia, over
which the Police Jury has DO jurisdiction
upon the petition of more than one third
of the property tax payers of the said
sixth ward of Iberia Parish outside OF the
City of New Iberia requesting the same
to take the sense of the property tax pay
ers of the said ward on a proposition
granting to the New Iberia, st. Martin &
Northern Railroad Company a three and
one-half mill tax, or so much of said
three and one-half mills as may be neces-
saIy, for period of ten years TO raise
two thousand dollars per annun, to pay a
D
sdollars under the terms and subject to
Limitations placed in the petition for said
election.
Whereas petition having been receive d
from the property tax payers residing in
in the Sixth Ward of the Parish of Iberia
outside Of the limits oe 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 is
provided in Article 270 Of the Constitution
and Act 202 1898, and the said petition
having been signed by a number of prop
erty tax payers residing in said Ward and
qualified to partici pate III said election far
in excess of one third in number, as was
ascertained by an examination of said
petition and the Assessment Roll of the
said Sixth 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 Honorable the Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia, State of Louisiana:
We, the undersigned property taxpayers of the
Sixth Ward of the Parish of Iberia State of Lou
isiana, outside aud beyond the city limits of the
( City of New iberia, Louisiana, and entitled to
vote therein upon the proposition hereinafter
menti 1ned. respectfully petition and memorialize
your Honorable b ldy to order special election
according to law of the property taxpayers of the
said Sixth Ward Of Iberia Parish, outside the city
limits of New Iberia, Louisiana, entitl ed TO vote
Alnder the Constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana; the object and pun pose of such eec
tion being for the purpose of levying tax TO re-
alize the sum of Two Thousand Dollars $4,000
ksper year for the period of ten years, beginning
Il with the year 1909 and extending to and inclu-
ding the year 1918, in favor of the New Iberia
St Martin g. Northern Railroad COMPANY; the
full amount TO be realized by taxation being the
Sum of Twenty Thousand 100000; to be lev
bed, collected and paid in ten annual payments
pf Two Thousand Dollars (S2 000) each; tGRbe
paid to the New Iberia-St. Martin & Northern
Railroad Company; said amount of $1,000 per
1year for the period of ten years to be raised by
s sthe levee and imposition of a tax OF l-2 mills
413per annum for said period of ten years beginning
fwith the year l909and extending to and including
1.-the year 1918 or much of such IL mills as
81 F1may be necessary to raise during each year of
bald ten years the sum of 81 900 per year until
8 3the full amount of 500 900 has been raised: said
.ltax of 2 mills to be thus levied and collected
tfor the benefit and in favor of said Railroad Com
q pany consideration and inducement for the
6 said Railroad Company to do and perform all the
4 following to.wit;
Z First: The main line of said railroad shall be
,uilt from point in the city of New Iberia to
beyond Port Barre, in the Parish of st. Landry
I'd meeting and connecting with the Opelousas,
fulf North Eastern Railroad and with tn Col
rado Southern Railroad.
Second; The said railroad shall he built and
<eom peted - dime independt Mt of the Southern
Pacific J. tflruad, any railroad owned oper-
COMP " theSouthern Pa ric
faciY- Fhe said ra!lraad line sh III be in cp-
VI or before me first Gay of Mireh, 1893,
the points above recited; q. .oyiGed. hat
entagarantnes epiden.cs, strikes, lock-
r. lit tiun, retarding the completion and
q In operation of said road, and other un-
zen circumstances of a nature to retard the
IL SStrSctiQn of said railroad and beyond the
Of thessaid y ew 1beria-St Martin Northern
s. broad Company, then there shall be added to
& 6neriod for the building of said railroad as
4 dS3p set out further delay equal TO the time
s7111e which the construction of said railroad
ms unavoidably delayed.
he mi ie nf he A
hin & Northern Railroad Company shall
atained in the City of New Iberia, and
extend its construction and require the
Of divisional points then they shall
w Iberia divisional point and conti@he
e it during the life of this tax.
THE said New Ibera.St Martin g. Nor
road Company shall operate and main.
n six months from March 1st, 1909,
passenger train handling mail and ex-
be tax to be levied and SO be collected and
amount herein provided for, shall not be
niroad company until the said railroad line
zen built and in operation and the other
erein above set forth shall have beeu COM
dez, Gsjan, Luke L Bertrand, F Ber-
Bertrand, IT,, ]. NJ Bertrand,
b, r Mcmahon, r Hartman, Pierre An
btter, Jos Courrege, Gourrege, T Lam
egura, Mrs Landry, Landry, c De
BY, v Darby, Darby, John Cur
Curtis, w., Henry Boutte, Mathile
Mestayer, A Gir.rd, A J Louviere,
In, Hull, Mrs o Krause, L ] Bon
newman, Irene Newman, Mrs. Olivia Bo-
ard, L Frerc, S c Broussard, II S Snder,
M Bonnette, Willis Coudron, Rene
6uhot, Brannon, WIN LovFd, Jas w
5er Cbargois octinia Chsrgols, Yorteus
PW Broughton, V Yonng, Mrs. c Belgerie.
therefore ordained by the Police
IBERIA Parish that special slec-
hereby called to be held in the
ard of Iberia Parish, exclusive of
of New iberia, within the hours
by law on Wednesday the Goth,
upe. 1907, at which election shall
tilted to the property AK payers
ixth Ward outside of .he City of
ria who are entitled to vote at
Stion under the Constitution and
4 khis state the question of levying
xable property in the Sixth Ward
Parish, exclusive of the City of
ria. tax Of three and one half
the dollar per annum, or so much
hree and one-half mills as may
Dary, for period of ten years in
khe New Iberia, st. Martin G.
Railroad Company, corporation
under the laws of the State of
The said tax to be lavied and
according to law and conform.
3 terms, conditions aud limita
ed ia the hereinabove petition
in the year 1909 aud extending
1918 inclusive, to produce an
sum of two two thousand dol
ing 40 aggregate amount of
busand dollars to be collected.
Be it further ordained that
n shall be held under the eec-
the State of Louisiana, and
ling place at which the last
election was held, to-wif, the
BE in the City of New Iberia.
8 form of ballot to be used at
d shall be the following.
cial tax of three and one-haf
or of the New Iberia, St Mar
ern Railroad Company, or SO
zee and one-half mills as may
". to raise during each year
With the year 1909 and extend
nd including the year 1918 the sum
- thoasand dollars per year, thus
xfinR the sum Of Twenty thousand
at the special tax of three and
Is il favor of the New Iberia,
Nosthern Railroad Company,
udch Of said three and one-half
may be necessary. to raise during
& vssr Beginning with the year 1909