The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-07-22


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 he
completed on or before thr thirty
first day of December 1911, between
the points hercinahOve rccitcd,
provided that in the event of quar-
antines, epidemics, strikes. lock
outs, panics ana litigations of any
and all character, and more es-
pocialiy litigation for the neces-
sary right of way and Railroad
crossings, retarding the compile
ton and construction of said Rail
road, aud other unforeseen circumA
stances, all Of the nature to retard
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 = further delay equal to the
time during which the construction
of said railroad was thus unavnld-
ably delayed
4th The domicile of the said
iberia, st. Mary 4 Eastern Railroad
Company snalI be maintained in tn
City of New Iberia.
5th.-The said Iberia, ST Mary &
Eastern Railroad shall operate and
maintain within two month 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. expedicnt.
9th. 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 Oper-
alton by running a train from New
Iberia to the lower corporate lin
it's of Jeanerette and the other
conditions hereinabove set forth
shall have been complied with.
The undersigned hereby declare
and agree that in the event that
the railroad line in question be 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
2 mills on their respective ASSESS
ment in the City of New iberia, for
a period of ten years, insafd 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 Of4said railroad, and
that the consideration for the OBJ
legation lathe enhanced value of
their re1Bfctive properties which
will reagfR. They each declare that
the cQNstructiOn of the railroad as
here1M provided for is based entire
lysApon this obligation assumed by
Mem.
1t is agreed and understood that
should the signers Of this petition
not equal to or exceed a majority
in numbers and amount of quail
flied taxpayers entitled to vote
under the constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, then this
as TO the two mill tax
assessment is to Ce 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 a speci-
ii election called according to law
to levy a special tax in aid of rail
way enterprises, as is provided in
27O in the Constitution and
Acts OF the General Assemblyof the
state OF Louisiana, and said petit
on having been signed by number
of property taxpayers residing in I
,aid city and qualified to parti- ;
,ipate in said election in excess of J
1ne-third in number,as was ascer-
aimed by an examination of said
petition and the assessment roll of I
he said City for the year 1911, and
he words and terms OF said petit [
ion being as recited in the title j
Il this ordinance. L.
Section BE it therefore Or n
lained by the Mayor and Board Of $
Trustees of the City OF New Iberia,
Parish of Iberia Stateof Louisiana, !
hat special election is herebyl !
allied to be held in the City of New
IBERIA, within the hours provided n
Or by law,O the 14th day of Au-
ust, A. ID. 1911, at which election
here shall be submitted to the pro- ;
erty taxpayers of the said city r
no are Untitled to vote at said
lection under the constitution and
TVS of the State, the question of IT
wing on all taxabel property i'm il
lid City of New Iberia tax of two Il
ills on the dollar per annum, or o
, much thereof as may be neces- Ii
Try to produce the sum OF forty M
We hundred dollars each year, II
ginning with and including the re
,ar 1912, and extending to and in
nding the year 1921, in aid of and h,
r the benefit of the Iberia, st. d.
airy & Eastern Railroad Company r
e full amount to be realized by O,
xation being the full sum of for er
five thousand dollars to be er
We'd, collected and paid in ten
nual payments of forty five hun IN
ed dollars each year for the years r.,
recited above in this petition. ~
le said tax to De levied and col -,
ted according to law and con- a.
rmably to the terms, conditions an
d limitations recited in said pet an
On. ."
Section 2.-Be it further ordain- sa
ETC., that said election shall be or,
Id conformably to law and at the tia
ling place at which the last pre- ro
eding general congressional cleo at !,
n was held in the City of New tn,
sria, to wit: the Court House OF an
the City Of New IBERIA, and that Ib,
; form of ballot to be used at said 20
cti0n shall be as follows: ed
II special tax of two mills M
II SO much of said two mills as fin
q may be necessary, to produce 20