The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-15
PETITION,

aanfpu du'
PETITION,
Tho Honorable Mayor anh
TO ~ Trustees OF the I ~ -
boa' th.r;, state oi LOUISIANA -
~ the undersigned properly
-. payers Of III" NY "f E"M ~
'aA gtate Of Louisiana, 'h'l''t" '"
fla, therein Oh III" proposition
vo'e after mentioned, respectful
.,nt;t;ou and memorable N"u'
Hp"rabIe Body 10 order Sper3-
ho'ont;on according tp "a" 81 me
narty tax payers 81 tht a. 80
PTEow Iberia, state oi Louisiana,
" .aled 10 vote under tha annSN-
emu emu and laws of the state 81
tnuisiana; the object anh p"fp"H'
~ such election beng tor TIA" hu'7
vose OF ievying a taN \" ft''i@"
10 ann Of Si,Jpo each year lof !"
.ula,;od Of ten years beginning WIN
ye.r 1872 and extending 10 ana
Including tn year lo2l, ~ ana o.
and for the bcncilt of -" lhcfii,
q Mary & Eastern RaiIroat I O.,
~, FIJI amount to be- realized ~
,axation being the full sum ot Ni3,-
aan m he LEVIED, collected and paln
u Ten annual payments OIL STOW
zach wear IN the years rs fecllcn
aboye in this petition, Sa'd a
monnts of $500 per year Tor the
'or;od of ten years, 10 hc raised
Wv the levy and imposition OF a
Tx OF two mills per annum Tor saiu
neriod of ten years, beginning Wilh
Ina wears 1912 and extending 70 ana
Including the year 1921. OF 50 much
of such Two mills as may DC hcccS-
sary to raise during each year oi
s,d ten years the sum OF S',5eo per
year for the years 1912, l9l3,l9ll:
isl5. 1916, 1917, 1913, 1919, 1920 and
ia2t' until the full sum or $4,000
has been raised: said tax OF two
mills TO be thus levied and collect
cd for the benefit and ~ favor 81
said Railroad Company, as con
alteration and Induccnent Tor the
Railroad Company to 90 ani per
form all the following, to Wit :--
lst.-The main line OF SAID rail
ROAD snail Dc DnH' iloi' SUM- Po''''
N the City OF New Iberia to the
lower corporate limit of the town
n Jeanerette. to st. Mary Parish
line meeting and connecting in o.,
near the City OF New iberia with
the New IBERIA & Northern Rail
road.
2nd.-The said Railroad shall he
built and completed as a line in
DEPENDENT OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad or any other railroad
owned or operated by the south
trn Pacific, or New IBERIA < North
ern, or Frisco system.
3rd.-Thc said Railroad shall .ne
completed on or before the thirty
first day of December 1911, bctW cen
the points hercinahOve rccitcd,
provided that in the event Of quar-
antines, epidemics, strikes, lock
outs, panics and Iitigations oi any
aud all character, and more cs-
pecially litigation for the neces-
ary right OF way and Railroad
crossings, :etardiug the com pie
ton amt construction Of said Rail
road, and other unforeseen circum-
stances, all Of the nature to retard
the construction of sad railroad
snd beyond the control Of the said
IBERIA, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
Company, then there shall be add
ed to the period for the construc-
ton OF said railroad above set
out further delay equal to the
time during which the construction
Of said railroad was thus unavoid-
ably, delayed.
Nh.-Thc domicilc Of the said
Iberia, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
Company shall lie maintained in III
City OF New IBERIA.
Nh.-The said Iberia, st. Mary & |
Eastern Railroad shall operate and
maintain within two months from
the 3lst day of December, 1911, one
dally passenger or motor car SER
wee, with such motive power as |
the said Railroad Company may de-
cree expedient.
tth,-The Tux to be levied and |
10 he collected and the annual a
mount herein provided for shall
NOT De paid to the Railroad Com
Pany until the said Railroad shall
nave been built and place in oper-
nuon ~ running a train from New
ipefia TO the lower corporate linn
rs Of Jeanerettc and the other
cohaltions hereinabove set forth
snail have been complied with.
Inc Undersigned hereby declare
,hd agree that i'm the event that
.ne raiirOad line in question be con-
.ructed on or before December
Wv wi IN the event of the result
Inc election herein provided for
V'ng adverse they each will pay
m.'s on theiI respective assess
"ent IN the City of New Iberia, for
PERIOD OF ten years, in aid Of and
ter the benefit of said Railroad
.ompany, and they each hereby re-
~ That the obligation is the
- and only endorsement for the
~ s"s'Iuction OF said railroad, and
49, ,.a. tne consideration for the oh
st:s'oh 10 the enhanced value OF
Mn respective properties which
~ result. They each declare that ,
Sss. construction OF the railroad as !
!. rem provided for is based entire
~. spon this obligation assumed by
.h..,,s agreed and understood that
no sa,u me signers Of this petition }
.vS equal 10 ar axoaoJ = ;:.
=. y numbers and amount Of 1ual-
rnS.. .xpayers entitled to vote
~ Il NE constitution and laws of
ss. State OF Louisiana, then this \
ssssment as to the two mill tax
Effect ~ " '''' ana Oh no =
M. WEIGH, l.. Indest, I
Ae~ 81 rnfemin, VIM. F. Rhoder,
IS = SnargOis, Mrs Nav Shcard