The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-22

for the benefit of said Railroad
! Company, and they each hereby rc-
cognize that the obligation is the
sole aud only endorsement FOR the
/ construction Of sad railroad, and
| that the consideration for the OF
J li9atiyn rs the enhanced value Of
| their respective properties which
I will result. They each declare chat
! the construction OF the railroad as
! herein provided for is ased rntirc-
| ~ upon this Obligation assumed by
! tho IN.
! 1t is agreed and understood that
! should the s,gncrS Of this petition
not ,ual to or exceed a majority
+, in numbers and amount of Jual-
| tiled tax payers entitled to vote
under the constitution and laws of
the state of Louisiana, then this
agreement as to the two mil! tax
assessment is to he void and of no
] effect.
Whereas, 4 petition having hcSn
received from the property tax
| payers residing in the City Of New
| Iberia, entitled to vote at Il aprci-
| nj election called according To law
to levy 4 special tax in aiI Of rail
| NAV Cntcrnrises. as is provided in
| Article 30 in the Constitution and
| Acts al the General ASscmblyOf the
! state of Louisiana, and sad petit
| ion having been signed by number
| of property taxpayers residing in
said city and qualified to parti-
ciratc in SAID election in excess Of
| Onc-third in numl cr,as was ascrr-
| tanned by an examination of said
petition and the rsscssmcnt roll of
the said City for the year 1911, and
The words and terms Of said peti-
ton being as recitcd in the titlc
of this ordinance.
Section BE it therefore or
dained by the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the City of New IBERIA,
Parish OF Iberia StateOf 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 14th 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 at said
election under the constitution and
laws Of the State, the question of
leving on all taxabel property in
said City of New Iberia tax of two
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 |
GLIDING the year 1921, in aid of and |
for the benefit of the Iberia, st. |
Mary * 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
drcd dollars each year for the years /
as recitcd above in this petition.
The said tax to ne levied and col
lected according to law and con-
formally to the terms, conditions
and limitations rccited in said pet
itiOn.
Section BE it further Ordain-
ed, etc, that said election shall be
held conformably to law and at the
polling place at which the last pre-
ceeding general congressional cleo
ton was held in the City of New
iberia, to wit: the Court House of
OF the City o; New Iberia, and that
the form OF ballot to be used at said
shall 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-
tending to and including the year
1921, in aid Of and for the benefit
of the Iberia, st. Mary 4 East
crn Railroad.
AG AINST special tax OF two mills
or so much of said two mills as
as may be necessary, to produce
each year Tor period of ten
years forty five hundred dollars, ;
thus aggregating the sum of for I
ty five thousand dollars, Begin ]
ming with the year 1912 and ex-
tending to and including the year !
1921, in aid of and for the benefit
of the Iberia, st. Mary 4 East
Section 3.-Be it further ordain-
d, ETC., that Messrs. J. +. Deval-
curt, Max Levy and G. A, Dupuy
e and are hereby appointed Com
1issioners of election and r. w.
'auman, as Clerk to serve at said
lection herein provided for. .
Section BE it further ordain- :
d, ETC., that the Commissioners OF !.
lection shall receive the ballots !.
I all of the property Taxpayers
I the City of New Iberia entitled
D vote at said special election un-
err the Constitution and laws of =
he 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 depositing the same in the
allot box.
Sc ction 5.--Be it further ordain-
!, etc., that due notice of the cleo
on be published in the official
)urnal of the City of New iberia
lring the period OF thirty days
revious to the date of said cleo
on, and that this ordinance take
feet from and after it's publica-
On.
Thus done, read, adopted and I
gned, and the seal of the said
'rpOration hereto affixed in OBJ
! session in New iberia, Louisi-
Ia, this 5th day OF July 1911.
(Signed) J. s. POWER,
Mayor.
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