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


a period OF ten years, in aid OF and
for the benefit Of said Railroad
Company. and they each hereby re-
cognizc that the obligation is the
sole and only endorsement for the
construction Of said railroad, and
that the consideration for the ob-
ligatisn is the enhanced value of
their respective properties which
will result. They each declare that
the construction OF the railroad as
herein provided for is based entire
ly upon this obligation assumed by
tbs m.
It is agreed and understood that
should the signcrs OF this petition
not equal to or exceed a ma lOritN
in numbers and amount OF lual-
iticd taxpayers entitled 10 vote
under the constitution and laws OF
the state OF Louisiana, thea this
agreement as to the two mil! tax
assessment is to he void and of no
effect.
Whereas, a petition having heSn
received from the property tax
payers residing in the City of New
Iberia, entitled to vote at a sp"ci-
a, election called according to law
to levy Il special tax in aid OF rail
wa enterprises. as Is provided in
Article 210 in the Constitution and
Acts Of the General AssemblyOf the
State of Louisiana, and said petit
ion having been signed by a number
Of property taxpayers residing in
said city and qualified to parti-
cipate in SAID election in excess of
one-thi1d in numher,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
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 n the 14th day OF Au-
gust, A. D. 1911, at which election
there shall be submitted to the pro-
perty taxpayers OF the said city
who arc Untitled to vote at said
election under the constitution and
laws of the State, the question of
leying on all taxabel property in
said City of New Iberia tax OF two
mills on the dollar per annum, or
so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to produce the sum Of forty
five hundred dollars each year,
beginning with and including the
Guiding the year 1921, in aid of and
for the benefit of the Iberia, st.
Mary & Eastern Railroad Company
the full amount to be realized by
taxation being the full sum of for
ty five thousand dollars to be
levied, collected and paid in ten
annual payments of forty five hun
dred dollars each year for the years
as recited abovr, in this petition.
The said tax to De levied and col
Iected according to law and con-
formally to the terms, conditions
and limitations recited in said pet
ition.
Section BE it further ordain-
ed, etc, that said election shall be
held conformably to law and at the
polling place at which the last pre-
ceeding general congressional cleo
ton was held in the City of New
Iberia, to wit: the Court House of
OF the City of New Iberia, and that
the form of ballot to be used at said
election shall be as follows:
FOR a, special tax of two mills
Or SO much of said two mills as
as may be necessary, to produce
each year Cor period of ten
years forty five hundred dollars,
thus aggregating the sum of for
ty five thousand dollars, Begin
ming with the year 1912 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1921, in aid of and for the benefit
OF the Iberia, st. Mary 4 East
ern Railroad. @
special tax of two mills
or SO much Of said two mills as
as may be necessary, to produce
each year FOR period of ten
years forty five hundred dollars,
thus aggregating the sum of for
ty five thousand dollars, begin
ming with the year 1912 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1921, in aid of and for the benefit |
of the iberia, st. Mary & East
Section 3.-Be it further ordain-
I'd, ETC., that Messrs. J. r. Deval-
court, Max Levy and G. A. Dupuy
De and are hereby appointed Com
of election and f. w.
Bauman, as Clerk to serve at said |
election herein provided for.
Section BE it further ordain-
ID, etc., that the Commissioners OF
Election shall receive the ballots
If all of the property taxpayers
IF the City of New Iberia entitled
% vote at said special election UNI
Ter the Constitution and laws of
he State of Louisiana, and upon
which the voter shall have en-
lis name and property to be voted
before depositing the same in the
,allot box.
Section 5.-Be it further ordain-
ID, etc., that due notice of the cleo
ion be published in the official
Journal OF the City of New Iberia
Turing the period Of thirty days
PREVIOUS to the date of SAID cleo
ion, and that this ordinance take
fleet from and after it's publica-
ion.
Thus done, read, adopted and
igned, and the seal of the said
hereto affixed in OPP
n session in New Iberia, Louisi-
ma, this 5th day of July 1911.
(Signcd j. s. POWER,
Mayor.