The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-05

| ern Pacific, or New IBERIA x North
crn, or Frisco system.
3rd.-Thc said Railroad shall be
completed on or before the thirty
first day of December 1911, between
the points harcinabove recited,
provided that in the event of quar-
antines, epidemics, strikes. lock :
outs, panics ana litigations of any
and all character, and more es-
pecialIy litigation for the neccs-
sary right of way and Railroad
crossings, rctarding the compile
ton and construction Of said Rail
road, and other unforeseen circum->
stances, all of the nature to rctard
the construction Of said railroad
and 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-Thc domicilc of the said
iberia, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
Company shalI be maintained IN tn
| City Of New Iberia.
5th.-Thc said Iberia, st. Mary &
Eastern Railroad shall operate and
maintain Within two months from
the 3lst day of December, 1911, one
| daily passenger or motor car ser
| vice, with such motive power as
the said Railroad Company may de-
cree cxpedient.
th.-The tax to be levied and
| to be collected and the annual a
mount herein provided for shall
not be paid to the Railroad Com
pany until the said Railroad shall
have been built and place in opcr-
alton by running a train from New
iberia to the lower corporate lin
its OF Jcancrette and the other
conditions hercinabOve set forth
shall have been complied with.
The undersigned hereby declare
and agree that in the event that
the railroad line in question he con
structed on or before December
3lst, 1911, in the event Of the result
of the election herein provided for
being adverse they each will pay
mills on their respective assess
ment in the City of New Iberia, for
a period Of ten years, in aid of and
for the benefit of said Railroad
Company, and they each hereby re-
cognize that the obligation is the
sole and only endorsement for the
construction OF said railroad, and
that the consideration for the OBJ
legation is the enhanced value of
their respective properties which
twill result. They each declare that
the construction of the railroad as
herein provided for is based entire
ly upon this obligation assumed by
them.
1t is agreed and understood that
should the signers of this petition
not equal to or exceed majority
flied taxpayers entitled to vote
under the constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, then this
assessment is to o. void and of no
effect.
Whereas, a petition having been
received from the property tax
payers residing in the City of New
Iberia, entitled to vote at spcci-
al election called according to law
to levy a special tax in aid of rail
way enterprises, as is provided in
Article 27O in the Constitution and |
Acts OF the General Assemblyof the |
State of Louisiana, and said petit |
ion having been signed by number
OF property taxpayers residing in |
said city and qualified to parti-
cipate in said election in excess OF |
One-third in number,as was ascer-
tanned by an examination Of said
petition and the assessment roll of
the said City for the year 1911, and
the words and terms of said petit
ton being as recited in the title
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, at which election
there shall be subrf3tted to the pro-
perty taxpayers Of the said city
who are Untitled to vote at said
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, orr
10 much thereof as may be neces-
sary to produce the sum OF forty
i've hundred dollars each year,
beginning with and including the
year 1912, and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1921, in aid Of and
or the benefit of the Iberia, St.
Mary & Eastern Railroad Company !
he full amount to be realized by ,
sxation being the full sum of for
y five thousand dollars to be ,
evied, collected and paid in ten ;
annual payments OF forty five hum f,
lred dollars each year for the years ,
ID recited above in this petition. /,
rhe said tax to oe levied and col !,
ectcd according to law and con- .
to the terms, conditions >
nd limitations recited in said pet
lion.
Section 2.-Be it further ordain- !
d, ETC., that said election shall be :
ED conformably to law and at the :
olling place at which the last pre- =
Ceding general congressional cleo =
ion was held in the City OF New
IBERIA, to wit: the Court House OF
( the City of New iberia, and that 6
he form of ballot to be used at said !!
lection shall be as follows:
OR q special tax OF two mills a
or SO much Of said two mills as o
as may be necessary, to produce a
each year for period of ten p
years forty five hundred dollars, 8