The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-08

~ NHiH'f'tN tflH amount ct IU4l
ifiei taN Npaetrs eutltled to Not,
? und,r .he constitution and laws "a
thc state ot Louisiana, thau thp
agreement as to the tNgo ntIl tt>
assessment u TIA u, vpld atl ~ ue
toftec,
| Whereas, pettrtom having ba,sr
lrecetNed lrom the property tae-
payora ros,d'ug ia tbs 4 nv OF NrN
lhrtla. cntitlctl to Nnto at = 4ra,I.
lal election Called according te In5,
Ia l"NN = srvo,al tnN IA lud ot ra,i
| WAY enterprises, " - provided ~
| Ntticlo 80 IN the Constitution a,t.
| Nets ol the tpnrtnl AespmhINnl h,
| state OF Louisiana. aud sau4 petit
ION having been slgned hf number
| oi property tnNpakrrG rpeif,,ug IA
| sa'd ctiN and luaitlrd to parti-
| ctpate IN salh rlrttlon ia ,aNress pl
| one third III number rs Nag agret.
| tanned W an examination oi safA
petition auu the p&4pesmvnt roll vi
| f." sa,d City tul III" s}pa l7il. AMI
| he words ana terms "t eaa t,etl-
ttnn bong - rre,trd ~ tht, ltlt
| plFthiS nitt,ianft.
Section BE il therefore d
| dalnth hN the NaNot ,ufi Hoard ol
| Trustees ol the cats ~ View ibsri..
i'at'sh ot ihcIrs Slat"ei l.olUsltna.
that y sIeclal election - hprtEN
called 10 hc held ~ thr titV CT NrN
ihelia, within thr nours pruNIard
ior hN laW,on the Tub day of Nu
gust, A -. leIi. 1T winch rlrCt,un
'hcte shall J." submitted to tin, no
p,rtN taxpayers ui the sui tit,
ho are iniltIe,i IT, VOTE IT 4atu
Il, ctinu undor ttr constitution and
laWs ni thu state. the lueaJiou OF
icNing on all taNahI property ~
sand ltv of New Iberia taN ot two
MILLS on the doIalr per ann,in,. or
SO much thereof as may e,s .rttfts
sarv To produrp the sum o. torty
rive hundrcd dollars each NsaI.
beginning With and Including the
year 1917, aud extending to and IN
Guiding the ,ear I42I, ~ all nI and
Tor the benefit of the Ih"ria, 81
Mary 4 Eastern Railroad Company
he ilit aumount to he realized bN
ta &ation beng the luIl 4um ot ini
ty five thousand dollars to be
levi.d collected and paid n ten
annual payments oi forty five hun
dIed dollars each year Tor the years
as rocited above in this petition.
The said tax to y. levied and col
tected according to law aud con
formally to the terms, conditions
and limitations recited in SAID pet
itiOn.
Section BE il further orda'n-
ed, etc, that said election shall hc
held conformahly to law and at the
olling place at which the last pre-
cteding general congressional elec-
ton was held in the City Of New
IBERIA, to wit the Court House o'
of the CITY of New IBERIA, and that
the form Of ballot to be used At aaid
election shall be as follows:
FOR special tax Of two mills
or so much Of said two mills as
as may be necessary, to produce
each year for a period Of ten
wears forty five hundred dollars,
thus aggrcgating the sum of Tor
ty five thousand dollars, begin
n,np with the year 1912 and ex-
tendjng to and including the year
1921, in aid of aud for the henet'
Of the Iberia, st. Mary & East
ern Railroad.
AGAINST special tax of two mills
or 80 much of said two mills as
as may he necessary, to produce
each wear for n period OF ten
wears forty five hundred dollars,
thus aggregating the sum oi Tor
ty five thousand dollars, begin
ming with the year 1912 and ex I
tcnding to and including the year
lo2,. in aid of and for the benefit
of the iberia, St Mary East
ern Railroad.
Section 3.-Be il further orda'n-
ed, etc, that Messrs. ). !. DeVal-
court. Max Levy and {. A. DuP"y
be and are hereby appointed ON
,p;ssioners Of election and y. w
pa,,man, as Clerk to serve at SAID
election herein provided tor.
Section BE il further ordaln-
ed, etc, that the Commissioner OF
Election shall receive the bhllo's
of all Of the property taxpayers
,f the city Of New iberia emitted
to vote at said special election uh-
der the Constitution and laws 81
tbe state Of Louisiana, and upon
which the voter shall have en-
Iorsed. or caused to be endorsed,
b;s name and property TO he Noted
before depositing the same ~ the
ballot box.
Section BE il further ordaln-
3D. etc, that due notice Of the elec-
lion be published in the otiic,ai
Journal Of the city Of New IBERIA
during the period Of thirty days
,,rcyious to the date OF sad ~ -
lion, and that this ordinance take
effect from and after its puh''ca-
ion.
Thus done, read, adopted ana
signed, and the seal Of the sa'd
corporation hereto affixed IN oP
On session in New IBERIA, Lonssi-
ana, this 5th day Of July 1911.
(Signed) J. y. POWER,
Mayor.
II was moved by Mr.. Girard, SEE
ondcd by Mr Pihbeck and carried,