The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-12
PETITION.

PETITION.
To The Honorable Mayor an
Board of Trustees of the City O
New Iberia, State OF Louisiana /:
We, the undersigned propert
tax payers of the City Of New lbe
liza, State OF Louisiana, entitled t
vote therein on the proposition
hereinafter mentioned, respectful
ly petition and memorabilia you
Honorable Body to order a speci
al election according to law OF tn
property tax payers OF the Cit,
OF New Iberia, State OF Louisiana
entitled to vote under the Consti
tuition and laws of the State o
Louisiana; the object and purpose
OF such election being for the pur
pose OF levying Il tax to reaiiz,
the sum OF $4,000 each year for /;
period OF ten years beginning will
the year 1912 and extending to ant
Including thc year 1921, in aid O
and Tor the benefit Of the IBERIA
st. Mary Il Eastern Railroad co.
the full amount to be realized BY
taxation being the full sum oil $i5,.
900 to be k;yIed, collected and paic
in ten annual payments OF $4,5O'
each year ID the years as reciteG
above in this petition; said a.
mounts OF $500 per year for the
period OF ten years, TO be raised
by the levy and imposition of d
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 81 800 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 con-
sideratiOn and inducement for the
Railroad Company to do and per-
form all the following, to witt
1st.-The main line of said rail-
road shall be quilt 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 o.
near the City OF New iberia with
the New iberia 4 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
ern Pacific, or New Iberia & North
ern, or Frisco system.
3rd.-The said Railroad shall oe
completed on or before the thirty
first day of December 1911, between
the points hereinabove recited,
provided that in the event of quar-
antines, epidemics, strikes, lock-
outs, panics and litigations OF any
and all character, and more es-
pecially litigation for the neces-
sary right of way and Railroad
crossings, retarding the compile
ton anu construction OF said Kali
road, and other unforeseen circum-
stances, all Of the nature to retard
the construction of said 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 q further delay equal to the
time during which the construction
Of said railroad was thus unavoid-
ably, delayed.
4th.-The domicile of the said
IBERIA st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
shall I've maintained in the
City OF New Iberia.
6th.--The said Iberia, St. Mary &
Eastern Railroad shall operate and
maintain within two months from
the Slst day OF December, 1911, one
daily passenger or motor car SER
vice, with such motive power as
the said Railroad Company may de-
cree expedient.
eth,-The tax TO be levied and
TO be collected and the annual a
herein provided for shall
not be paid to the Railroad Com
pany until the said Railroad shall
have been built and place in oper-
alton by running train from New
Iberia to the lower corporate linn
to OF Jeanerette and the other
hereinabove set forth
hall have been complied with.
The undersigned hereby declare
Ind agree that in the event that
he railroad line in question be con
'tructcd on or before December
list 1911, in the event OF the result
u the election herein provided for
being adverse they each will pay
mills on their respective assess
nent in the City of New iberia, for
J period OF ten years, in aid of and
or the benefit of said Railroad
Company, and they each hereby re-
:ognixe that the obligation is the
'ole and only endorsement for the :
OF said railroad, and
hat the consideration for the OBJ
ID alton 10 the enhanced value oil
heir respective properties which
viii result. They each declare that
he construction OF the railroad as
lerein provided for is based entire
y upon this obligation assumed by
hem.
It 10 agreed and understood that
hould the signers of this petition
lot equal to or exceed a majority
q numbers and amount OF quail
lied taxpayers entitled to vote
!nder the constitution and laws OF
ne state Of Louisiana, then this !
8rsement as to the two mill tax \
easement Is to be void and OF no
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