New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-07-06

To THE HONORABLE fHE POLICE jury or Tul
PARISH OF IBERIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
We the undersigned property taxpayers of th'
Third Ward of the Parish of IBERIA State o.
Louisiana and entitled 10 vote therein upon tn,
proposition hereinafter mentioned, respectfully
petition and memorabilia your Honorable Body t'
order special election according to law Of The
property taxpayers of the said Third Ward OF
! Iberia Parish, entitled To vote under the Cuust
tuition and laws OF the SJate Of Louisiana: the
object aud purpose Of such election being for the
I purpose of ipyiug tax to realize the SUM OF
Three Hundred Dollars (R3OO) per year Tor fht
period Of ten years. beginning with tine year 1908
and extending 90 and including the year lglS, in
! favor OF the New Iberia, st. Martin Il Northern
| Railroad Company: tho full amount To he realiz
| ed by taxation being the sum "f Three Thousand
| Dollars tF3 0OOl: to he levied, collected aud paid
| in ten annual paymonts Of Three Hundred Dol
| lars $4,000 each; TO be paid 70 the New iberia
! ST. Martin Northern Railroad Company: said
/ amount ot $500 per year for the period of ten
years to he raised by the levy aud imposition of u
! tax Of mill per annnm for said period Of ten
/ years beginning with the year 1909 and extend
! ing tp and including the year 1918, or SO much
| Cf such ! mill as may be necessary to raise dur.
/ ing each year of said ten years the sum of
| 1900 per year until the full amount Of %3 600
/ has been raised; said tax of | mill to be thus
levied and collected for the benefit and in favor
of said Railroad Company, as a consideration and
induccmeut for the Railroad Company tn do and
perform the following to-wit:
n FlRSF:-The main line of said railroad shall
be built from some point in the City of New
Iberia to or beyond Port Barre in the Parish of
St Landry, and meeting and connecting with the
Opclousas, Gulf Il North Eastern Railroad aud
with the Colorado Southern Railroad.
SECOND:-'Thc said railroad shall he built and
completed MS q line Independent of the southern
Pacific Railroad, or any railroad owned OF opernt-
ed by the southern Pacific
THlRD;-The said railroad line shall be in
. operation on or before the first dav of March
1909 bptW,Fu the DDintg hpYll in pI,nyp itpG
provided, that in the event quarantines. cpidem-
les, strikes lockouts, and litigation, rctardin- the
completion and putting in operation of said road
and other unforeseen circumstances of a nature
to retard the construction of said railroad and
beyond the control of the said New lhcria-St
Martin q Northern Railroad Campany, then
there shall he added to the period for The building
of said railroad rs above set out further delay
equal to the time during which the construction
of said railroad was thus unavoidably delayed
FOURTH: The domiciie of the said New ibe-
ria-St Martin Il Northern Railroad CHmpany
shall be maintained in the City of New Iberia,
and should it extend its construction aud require
the creation of divisional points, then they shall
make New iberia divisional point and continue
to so make it during the life Of this tax
FIFTH:-The said New lberia-St Martin Rail
road Campany shall operate and maintain with.
in six months from March first 1909 daily
passenger train hand ing mail and express.
Sixth The tax to be levied and to be coIlee
ted, and the annual amount here in provided for
shall not he paid to the railroad eampany until
the said railroad line shall have been built and in
operation and the other conditions herein above
set forth shall have been complied with.
Lastie Bertrand. Ameran Dupuis, h. J. Gonsou-
lin, L. Il Gonsoulu Euzehe Gonsouln, Sidney
Plessula, Jean Berard Geo. Il. Fisk, Gustave
Broussard, per j A. Deeuir Jos Gaiilier, per
ia. Decuir, w. J. Wallet, Eusebe Ncrret. PEI IA
Decuir, J. d. Rose, Lionel lroussard Mrs. J. A.
De uir, per J. A. Decuir l,ucen Hehert Sr per
!. a. D2cqir, Clement Borel per J. A. Decuir,
Jules Grivat, Sr., Frank Periloux, per J, A.
pecuir, jules Grlvat Jr., Henry Grivat
J. A. Friouse, Euzebe Blanchard. Gabriel Blauch.
ard, per J A. Decuir Homer Blanchard, per J.
A. Deeuir, Lastie Bertrand.
BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of Iberia Parish that special cleo
tiou hereby called to be held in the 3rd
Ward of Iberia Parish. within the hours
provided by law, on Wednesday the oath
day of July, 1907, at which election shall
be submitted to the property tax payers
of said 3rd Ward who are entitled to vote
at said election under the Constitution and
laws of this state the question of levying |
on all taxable property in the Bird Ward |
of Iberia Parish, a tax of one mill on the |
dollar per annum, or so much of said one |
mill as may be necessary, for q period |
of ten years in aid of the New Iberia, st. |
Martin & Northern Railroad Company, a |
corporation organized under the laws of |
The State of Louisiana. The said tax to |
be levied and collected according to law |
and conformably to the terms, conditions
and limitations reeited in the hereinabove |
petition; beginning in the year 1909 and
extending to the year 1918 inclusive, to |
produce annually the sum of three hun
dred dollars, making an aggregate amount
Of three thousand dollars to be collected
Section BE it further ordained that
cftI n1a cboIl ha haII nm do ba ole
tion laws of the State of Louisiana, and
at he polling place at which the last pre-
cediug election was held. to-wit, Judge
Babin's office, Bird Ward, and that the
form of ballot to be used at said election
shall be the following.
For a special tax of one mill in favor
Of the New Iberia. st. Martin & Northern
Railroad Campany, or so much of one
mill as may be necessary, 10 raise during
each year beginning with the y ,ar 1909 and
extending to and including the year 1918
the sum of three hundred dollars peryesr,
thus aggregating the sum three thousand
dollars.
Against the special tax of one mill in
'avor of the New Iberia. st. Martin g.
Northern railroad Company or SO much of
said one mill as may be necessary, to raise
Turing each year beginning with the year
1909 and extending to aud including the
year 1918 the sum of three hundred dol
ars per year, thus aggregating the sum of
Three thousand dollars.
Be it further ordained that the Board
If Supervisors of the Parish Iberia are
lereby requested to appoint Commission
RS and Clerks to serve ia the premises,
o give due notice of said appointment
md of the time and place of holding said
election as required by law.
Section 3.--Be it further ordained that
he commissioners of Election shall re-
eive the Ballot of all property tax payers
# the 3rd Ward of Iberia parish en-
tiled to vote at said special election
Inder the Constitution and laws of
his State, and upon which the voters
hall have endorsed or caused to be en-
orsed his name and property to be voted
'efore depositing the same in the ballot
ox.
Be it further ordained that this ordin-
nee be published in the Official journal
{ the Parish of Iberia during the period
( thirty clear days previous to the date of
aid election, and that this ordinance
axe effect from and after it passage.
Thus done, read, adopted and signed,
nd seal affixed in open session at New
IBERIA, La, this 7th day of June, 1907.
GEG. j. LABAU.
President Police Jury.
A. B. ROMERO, Secretary.