The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-29
NOTICE OF
ELECTION

Conformably to the ordinance
herein below appearing, notice is
hereby given that an election VIII
be held of all the qualified tax
payers Of the City OF New loerla,
Louisiana, on the 14th day OF Au-
gust, 1911, at the Court House, in
the City of New IBERIA, between
the hours fixed by law, to take the
sense of the taxpayers entitled to
vote in the premises on the pro-
position of giving 10 the Iberia,
st, Mary and Eastern Railroad
Company a tax for a period OF ten
40, years, under the conditions and
limitations and for the purposes
set forth in the ordinance herein
below recited.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance ordering a special
election in the City of New Iberia,
Parish of iberia, State of Louis
lana, upon the petition of more
than one third Of the property tax
payers of the said City entitled to
vote, requesting the same to take
the sense OF the property taxpay-
ers of said city on the proposition
embodied in said petition, which
reads as follows, to wit:
PETITION.
To The Honorable Mayor and
Board Of Trustees of the City of
New Iberia, State OF Louisiana -
We, the undersigned property
tax payers of the City OF New be
ria, State Of Louisiana, entitled to
vote therein on the proposition
hereinafter mentioned, respectful
ly petition and memorabilia your
Honorable Body to order a speci-
al election according to law OF the
property tax payers of the City
of New Iberia, State OF Louisiana,
entitled to vote under the COnsti-
tuition and laws of the State OF
Louisiana; the object and purpose
of such election being for the pur-
pose of levying a tax to realize
the sum Of $500 each year for
period OF ten years beginning with
the year 1912 and extending to and
Including the year 1921, in aid of
and for the benefit of the Iberia,
st. Mary & Eastern Railroad Co.,
the full amount to be realized by
taxation being the full sum of $45,-
GOO to be levied, collected and paid
in ten annual payments of $4,000
each year in the years as recited
above in this petition; said a
mounts of $4,000 per year for the
period of ten years, to be raised
by the levy and imposition Of a
tax of two mills per annum for said
period Of ten years, beginning with
the years 1912 and extending to and
including the year 1921. or SO much
of such two mills as may be neces-
sary to raise during each year OF
said ten years the sum of 5000 per
year for the years 1912, 1913,1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 and
1921, until the full sum of $4,000
has been raised: said tax Of two
mills to be thus levied and collect
ed for the benefit and in favor of
said Railroad Company, as a con-
and irducement for the
Railroad Company to do and per-
form all the following, to witt
1st.-The main. line of said rail-
road shall be built from some point |
in the City of New Iberia to the
lower corporate limit of the town |
of Jeanerette. to st. Mary Parish
line meeting and connecting in or
near the City of New Iberia with !
the New Iberia & Northern Rail
road.
2nd.-The said Railroad shall be
built and completed as line in
dependent of the Southern Pacific
Railroad or any other railroad
owned or operated by the South
arn Pacific, or New iberia &, North
ern, or Frisco system.
3rd.-The said Railroad shall be
completed on or before the thirty
irst day of December 1911, between
he points hereinabove recited,
that in the event of quar-
lntincs, epidcmics, strikes, lock-
,uts, panics and litigations Of any
ind all character, and more es-
,ecially litigation for the neces-
AIRY right OF way and Railroad
retarding the compile
ion and construction OF said Rail-
Dad, and other unforeseen circum-
tances, all of the nature to retard
he construction of said railroad
nd beyond the control OF the said
IBERIA, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
company, then there shall be add
d to the period for the construct
ion of said railroad above set
nut a further delay equal to the
ime during which the construction
# said railroad was thus unavoid-
bly, delayed.
4th.-The domicile of the said
IBERIA, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
Company shall be maintained in the
'ity of New Iberia. {
5th.-The said iberia, st. Mary &
.astern Railroad shall operate and
naintain within two months from
he 31st day Of December, 1911, one {
ally passenger Or motor car SER
ice, with such motive power as
he said Railroad Company may de- {
rec expedient.
6th.-The tax to be levied and
D be collected and the annual a
,ount herein provided for shall
OF be paid to the Railroad Com
any until the said Railroad shall
ave been built and place in oper-
ton by running a train from New
oeria to the lower corporate linn
8 of Jeanerette and the other
onditions hereinabove set forth
hall have been complied with.
The undersigned hereby declare !
nd agree that in the event that !
re abroad line in question be con-
ructed on or before December
st, 1911, in the event of the result
/ the election herein provided fQkf
ling adverse they each will pay