The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05

D.
is Of Jeanercttc and the other
conditions hcrciuahove set fortf
shall have been complied with
The undersigned hereby dccIar,
and agree that in the event thai
| the railroad line III question be con.
! structed on or before December
3tst, 1911, in the event of the result
of the election herein provided foI
being adverse they each will pay
2 mills on their respective assess
mcnt in the City of New iberia, TO.
a period OF ten gears, in aid of ano
for the benefit of said Railroad
| Company, and they each hereby TO
cognizc that The obligation is tn,
sole and only endorsement for tn,
construction OF said railroad, anC
that the consideration for the oh
ligstisn is the enhanced value ol
their respective properties which
viii result. They each declare that
the construction of the railroad as
herein provided for is based entire
| ~ upon tins obligation assumed 10y
then =.5.
II is agreed and understood that
| should the signcrs of this petition
| not equal to or exceed a majorit y
| in numbers and amount of lual-
flied taxpayers entitled to vote
under the constitution and laws of
| the State of Louisiana, then this
| agreement as to the two mill tax
assessment is to be void and of no
| effect.
Whereas, a petition having been
received from the property tax
payers residing in the City Of New
Iberia, entitled to vote at spcci-
III election called according to law
to levy = special tax in aid of rail
way enterprises, as is provided in
Article 270 in the Constitution and
Acts of the General Assemblyof the
State OF Louisiana, and said petit
ion having been signed by number
Of property taxpayers residing in
said city and qualified to parti-
cipate in said election in excess of
onc-third in numbcr,as was asccr-
tanned by an examination of said
petition and the assessment roll of
the said City for the year 1911, and
the words and terms of said Dcti-
ton being as rccited in the title
Of this ordinance. 81
Section BE it therefore or
daincd by the Mayor and Board Of
Trustees of the City of New Iberia,
Parish Of Iberia Statcof Louisiana,
that a special election is hereby
called to be held in the City Of New
IBERIA, within the hours provided
for by law,on the 18th day OF Au-
gust, A. ID. 1911, ut which election
there shall be submitted to the pro-
perry taxpayers OF the said city
who are Untitled to vote mt said
election under the constitution and
laws of the State, the question of
loving on all taxabcl property in
said City Of New Iberia n tax of 20
mills on the dollar per annum, or
so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to produce the sum OF forty
five hundred dollars each year,
beginning with and including the
year 1912, and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1921, in aid of and
for the benefit of the Iberia, st.
Mary d Eastern Railroad Company
the full amount to be realized by
taxation being the full sum of for
ty five thousand dollars to be
levied, collected and paid in ten
annual payments OF forty five hun
dred dollars each year for the years
as recited above in this petition.
The said tax to ne levied and col
lccted according to law and con-
formally to the terms, conditions
and limitations recited in said pet
ition.
Section BE it further ordain-
tn hot II - -
held conformably to law and at the
POLLING place at which the last pre-
cecding general congressional cleo
ton was held in the City of New
IBERIA, to wit: the Court House OF |
Of the City OF New iberia, and that |
the form of ballot to be used at said
election shah be as follows:
FOR a special tax of two mills |
or so much of said two mills as |
as may be necessary, to produce |
each year for period of ten
years forty five hundred dollars,
thus aggregating the sum of for
ty five thousand dollars, BEGIN
ming with the year 1912 and ex-I
tending to and including the year
1921, in aid OF and for the benefit
OF the Iberia, st. Mary T. East
crn Railroad.
AGAINST special tax of two mills
or so much Of said two mills as
as may be necessary, to produce
each year for period of ten
years forty five hundred dollars,
thus aggregating the sum of for
ty five thousand dollars, begin
ming with the year 1912 and ex-
tending to ana including the year
1921, in aid Of and for the benefit
OF the Iberia, st. Mary & East
Section Be it further ordain-
ID, ETC., that Messrs. J. r. Devai-
curt, Max Levy and G. A. Dnpuy
e and are hereby appointed Com
of election and F.. w.
,auman, as Clerk to serve at said
lection herein provided for.
Sc elton i.-Be it further ordain-
d, etc, that the Commissioners Of
lection shall receive the ballots
| all OF the property Taxpayers
4 the City of New Iberia entitled
0 vote at said special election un-
er the Constitution and laws of
ne state OF Louisiana, and upon
'hich the voter shall have en-
orsed, or caused to be endorsed.
is name and property to be voted
efore dcpositing the same in the
allot box.
Section Be it further ordain-
i, etc, that due notice Of the cleo
on be published in the official
ournal OF the City of New Iberia
nring the period of thirty days
fevious to the date of said cleo