The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-06-24

levied and realized from said tai
by the South western Traction an,
Power Company shall not excee,
The sum of Forty five thOnsant
Dollars, and The said two mill tan
shall cease and terminate when
ever the said amount Of Forty fly,
thousand Dollars shall have been
realized and turned over to the
said Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, under the terms
and subject to the Limitation
placed in the petition foe said
election.
WHEREAS, u petition having
been received from the property
taxpayers residing in the City OF
New iberia, entitled to vote at
special elections called according
to law to levy special taxes in aid
of railway enterprises as il pro
vidrd in Article 30 Of the Consti-
tuition, Act 2O2 of 1898, Act % of
1901 and Act - of 1910; and said
petition having been signed
by II number of property tax.
payers residing in SAID City and
qualified to participate III SAID
election in excess Of one third IN
hummer as was ascertained by an
examination Of the said petition
and the assessment rolls OF said
City for the year 1910 and the
words and terms of tins petition
az well as the signatures theret"
annexed, are as follows:
To the Honorable the Mayor ald
Board of Trustees .: the City o!
New Iberia, Parish of Iberia,
State Of Louisiana.
We, the undersigned property
taxpayers Of the City Of Now lbr
Tia, Parish of IBERIA, State Of Lon
isiana, and entitled to vote therein
on the proposition hereinafter men
toned, respectfully petition and
memorialize your Honorable Body
to Older u special election accord
ing to law of the property taxpa,
eIs of the City Of New Iberia,
State Of Louisiana, entitled to vote
under the Constitution and laws
of the State Of LouisiaDa; the oh
jec, aud purpose Of such election
being for the purpose of levying a
tax to realize the sum Of Forty
five thousand (tl5, 0OW Dollars;
said amount of $4,000 to be
raised by the levy and imposition
of a tax Of two (2) mills per an
mum for u maximum period Of ten
lW years, beginning with the
year 1912 and extending to and
including the year 1921, all ~ ia
vor Of the Southwestern Traction
and Power Company, provlGed.
that tho total amount to be levied
shall not exceed the sum Of *l5,- ,
600 90 and the said two mill tax
shall cease and terminate when
ever the said amount Of $40 900
shall have been realized and turn
ed over to the said Southwestern
Traction aud Power Company;
said tax of two mills to DO thus
levied and collected for the bcnc-
tit aud in favor of said Southwest
rrn Traction and Power Company
~ consideration ana inducenent
for said Company to Ito and per
form all Of the following, to- wit:
First:-Tbe said Southwestern
Fraction and Power Company
shall construct and operate an
Electric lnterurban Railway Line
rom some poipt at, sud connect.
ng with local street car line in
he City of Nwkfber,a, to the
over corporate Fits of the town
# 'as ss'"''s''' "''y'' Parish
Second:-The said Electric Rail,
way shall be bnilt and completed
IL line independent of the
Pacific Railroad or any
abroad owed or operated by the
southern Acific Company.
Tbi'd:-TThe said Interurban F.!
electric Railway hne shall be
on or before the first
ay of June, 1912, betweeh the
'oints hereinaboye lorited, pfoyid ,
d, that any delays not caused by
he fault ar negligence Of said !
southwestern Traction and Power Il
in the natu1e Of strikes,
anics, failure Of manufacturers to :
oliver materials, or sub contrac- !
ors to complete work on con
ract time, litlgatioDfof any char
cter retsrdiDg TIE construction
I said railway and any unfor %
cen circumstances beyond the
ontrol Of said Company, then d
here shall be added to the periods
~ einabOve in this ordinance stat. a
d, q further delay equal TO the t
ime during which constr uction or :
l'eratiOn Of said railway was =
bus retarded or delayed. +
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