New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-06-15

of said Railroad Company, as considera
ton and irducernent for the Railroad
Company, to do and perform the following
to- wit:
FIRST-The main line of said Railroad
shall be built from some point in the Cit.
of New iberia to or beyond Porte Barre
in the Parish of st. Landry, and meetin.
and connecting with the Opelousas, Gul
& Northeastern Railroad and with thu
Colorado Southern Railroad.
SECOND-The said railroad shall b,
built and completed as line Independent
railroad owned or operated by the South
ern Pacific Railroad.
THIRD-TAe said railroad line shall b'
in operation on or before the first day O.
March, 1909, between the points hereir
above recited; provided, that in the event
guarantees, epidemics, strikes, lockout
and litigation, reterding the completion
and putting in operation of said road, and
other unforeseen circumstances of nature
to retard the construction of said railroad
and beyond the said New Iberia, st. Mar
tin & Northern Railroad Company, ther
shall be added the period for the building
of said railroad as above set out further
delay equal to the time during which the
construction of said railroad was thus un.
avoidably delayed.
FOURTH:-The domcile of the sale
New Iberia, st. Martin & Northern Rail
road Company shall be maintained in the
City of New Iberia, aRd should it extend
it's construction and require the creation
of divisional points, then they shall make
New Iberia divisional point and CONT.
nue. to so make it during the life of this
tax.
FIFTH-The said New Iberia st. Mar
tin & Northern Railroad Company shall
operate and maintain, within SIX months
from March first, 1909, one daily passeng-
er train handling mail and express.
SIXTH-The tax to be levied and to be
collected. and the annual amount herein
provided for, shall not be paid to the rail-
shall have been built and in operation and
the other conditions herein set forth shall
have been complied with.
Emeron Dupuis, l.. J. Gonsoulin, l.. l..
Gonsoulin, Eusebe Gonsoulin, Sidney
Plessala, Jean Berard, Geo. l.. Fisk, Gus
tave Broussard, per J. A. Decuir, Jos.
Caller, per j. A. Decuir, W. J. Wallet,
Eusebe Verret, per j. A. Decuir, j. D.
Rose, Lionel Broussard, Mrs. J. A. Decuir,
per j. A. Decuir, Lucien HeberS, Sr. per
j. A. Deeuir, Jos. Aucoin, per j. A. De-
CUR, Clement Borel, per J. A. Decuir,
Jules Grivat, Sr. Frank Perillou, peri A.
Decuir Jules Grivat, Jr., Henry Grivat.
]. A. Frivous, Eusebe Blanchard, Gabriel
per J. A. Decuir, Homer
per J. A. Decuir, Lastie Bert
rand.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of Iberia Parish that special cleo
ten 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 3rd Ward
Of Iberia Parish, tax of one mill on the
dollar per annum, or so much of said one
mill as may be necessary, for a period
Of ten years in aid of the New Iberia, st.
Martin G. Northern Railroad Company, a
he State of Louisiana. The said tax to
be levied and collected according to law
and conformably to the terms. conditions
and limitations recited in the hereinabove
petition; beginning in the year 1909 and
to the year 1918 inclusive, to
produce annually the sum of three hun
ired dollars, making all aggregate amount
If three thousand dollars to be collected.
Section BE it further ordained that
laid election shall be held under the cleo
ion laws of the State of Louisiana, and
It the polling place at which the last pre-
'eding election was held, to-wit, Judge
3abin's Office, 3rd Ward, and that the
orm of ballot to be used at said election
hall be the following.
For special tax of one mill in favor
# the New Iberia. st. Martin & Northern |
tailroad Company, or so much of one
Mill as may be necessary, to raise during !
ach year beginning with the y gar 1909 and |
xtending to and including the year 1918 |
he sum of three hundred dollars per year, |
hus aggregating the sum three thousand |
ollars.
Against the special tax Of one mill in
avor of the New Iberia, st. Martin &
'orthern railroad Company or so much of
aid one mill as may be necessary, to raise
uring each year beginning with the year
9O9 and extending to and including the
ear 1918 the sum of three hundred dol
ars per year, thus aggregating the sum of
'hree thousand dollars.
Be it further ordained that the Board
Supervisors of the Parish Iberia are
ereby requested to appoint Commission
rs and Clerks to serve in the premises,
give due notice of said appointment
nd OF the time and place of holding said
lection as required by law.
Section 3.-Be it further ordained that
lie commissioners of Election shall re-
Give the Ballot of all property tax payers
the Bird Ward of Iberia parish en-
tied to vote at said special election
nder the Constitution and laws of
lis State, and upon which the voters
iall have endorsed or caused to be en-
orsed his name and property to be voted
sfore depositing the same in the ballot
Ok.
Be it further ordained that this ordin.
ice be published in the Official journal
the Parish of Iberia during the period
thirty clear days previous to the date of
I'D election, and that this ordinance
Ike effect from and after it passage.
Thus done, read, adopted and signed,
I'd seal affixed in open session at New
eria, La, this 18th day of June, 1907.
GEG. j. LABAU,
President Police Jury.
A. B. ROMERO, Secretary.
On motion of Mr. 3outte duly carried {
9 following was ordered: S
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of i
eria Parish, that Messrs. l.. J. Gonsou- p
/. Lionel Broussard and Emeran Dupuis
and they are hereby appointed COM
ssioners of the election to be held on 8
sdnesday, the oath day of July, 1907, Ii
d that ]. D. Rose be and he is hereby [
pointed Clerk of said election, which I
elton has been ordered and is to be
d upon the petition of property tax c
Fers of the Third Ward Of Iberia Parish
vote upon the question of granting 3 9
for ten years on the taxable property ii
he said Ward in aid o. the New Iberia, [
Martin 8 Northern Railroad. -
'hus done, read, adopted and signed :.
seal affixed at New iberia, La, this
day of Juae, 1907. IN
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