The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-04-24

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- X. F. Delahoussavc, 7 W.. Ea- 4rli
IS Mrs. p. f. Henry, Paul Doesl..
n Miss Maggie Bell W i.oWf-.
~ Mrs. d. b. Elliott Is. T. lrrI
r The below ordinance Ua- rrl-
&c sentei hy Mr. SlnIoI anl rcaL.
when it was moved Wy MI ~90da.
seconded hy Mr.. Dclnhouas1> ad
carried by the following va a4I
4 nay Vote, 10 wit. Yea lldrst Hf-
d iah0ussaye, SandoZ, an Renul a.l
n Nay none Said ordinan IA. 4s.
above entitled Was then pIas.if-
! 81 10 the Mayor tor examination
t and aft"f examination was rt55.U-
4 ct hN hIm approved an Mi eur6
sara ordinance reads as FOLLOW
y Sec. l. BE it therefore 0r.la.ueI
\ by the Mayor and Boafi ol f..4
4 tees OF the city Of New lt.u4t,9f
!, n special election IT, hrrrnl utI,rl
= to he held IN the (iiN al ',,N
G Iberia within THE hours Fta.ut
4 by law on Monday, JaHr ,lz.
1909, at which election ,hriI
mitted TO the property tax-Wl, u.s.
OF the said CitN who arr .,1tH# Nh
to vote at said election u1 il.. i.g.
Constitution and laws Gt thl- -t3fr
the question Of leNylng on aiftaN-.
able property in the CITY 81 ND4
Iberia tax OF thret and oIc-hlIl
mills on the dollar per annun WI
50 much Of three and 0nc-hai
mills as may he necessary ~ u
period Of ten years IN All Of the
New Iberia-St. Martin x North
crn Railroad Company, a corpora-
ton organized under the laws 3.
the State of Louisiana
The said tax to be levied ana
collected according to law and
cOnformably to the terms, condi-
! tons and limitations recited ia
| the hereinabOVe petition begin
/ ming in the year 1893 and extend
/ irg to and inclu ling tn yea 19.s
to produce annually the sum OF
| Eight Thousand and Fifty Dollars
each year for four years an Mn
I Thousand Three Hundre Dollars
for six years, making an aggrr-.
gate amau, 1t of Ii yhy y-ei4h Ihpu~>
sand Dollars to b. collected.
For the four years, beginning
with the year 1919 AMI extending
to and including the yea 1912, the
sum Of Eight Thousand AMI FIFTY
Dollars per year and for the six
years beginning with the year 1913,
and extending to and including the
year 1918, the sum of Nine Thous-
and Three Hundred Dollars pen
year. The above amounts To b.
collected each year thus aggrega,-
ing the sum of Eighty Eight
Thousand Dollars.
Sec 2.--Be it further ordained
etc. that said election shall be
held under the election laws Of the
State of Louisiana, and at the poll
ing place at which the last pre-
ceeding general congressional
G ect ION was held, to-
wit: the Court House in the City
of New Iberia; and that the form
of ballot to be used at said elec-
ton shall be the following:
For special tax OF three and
mills in favor of the New
lberia-St. Martin & Northern Rail
road Company, or SO much of such
three and one-half mills as may be
necessary, to raise during each
year, beginning with the year
1909 and extending to and includ-
ing the year 1912 the sum SsO50.0o
eight thousand and fifty dollars
per year and for each year begin
ming with the year 1913 and cx-
ending to and including the year
9l8 the sum of nine thousand three
hundred dollars per year; thus ag-
the sum OF eighty eight
thousand dollars
Against special tax Of three
md One-half mills in favor of the
New Iberia-St. Martin & North
,rn Railroad Company, or so much
If such three and One-half mills as
nay be necessary, to raise during
'ach year, beginning with the year
900 and extending to and includ-
ng the year 1912 tn" sum OF eight
thousand and fifty dollars pee
ear and for each year beginning
With the year 1913 and extending
md including the year 1918 the
UNI of nine thousand three hun
red dollars per year, thus ag-
the sum of eighty eight
thousand dollars
Sec. 3.-Be it further orlGned
tc. That the Board or Supervi-
Ors of the Parish of Iberia are
ereby requested to appoint COM
,issiOners and clerks to serve in
ne premises; to give due notice
I said appointment and of the
me and place OF holding said g.
'ctiOn and to make their return
said election as requised by
Nv.
Sec. 4.-Be it further ordained
&c. That the commissioners of g.
ction shall receive the ballots OF
j property taxpayers of the Cit
of New Iberia entitled to vote
said special election under the
and laws Of this State
I'd upon which the voter shall!
ave endorsed or cause to be en-
)rsed his name and property to
; voted before depositing the
me in the ballot box.
Sec. 5.-Be it further ordained
G. That this ordinance be pub
he'd lin the official journal Of the
ty of New Iberia during the pc
Cd of thirty clear days previous
the date of said election and
at this ordinance take effect
ON and after its passage.
Thus done, read, adopted and
sned and seal affixed in open
ssion in New Iberia, Louisiana,
is gath day of April, 1909
G. c. LAUGHLIN,
Mayor.
1t was moved by Mr.. Delahous-
We, seconded by Mr. In lest and