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

Company a tax for n period OF tes
40; years, under the conditions an,
limitations and for the purpose!
set forth in The ordinance herein
below recitcd.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance ordering a specia
election in the City of New Iberia
Parish of Iberia, State ~ Louis
lana, upon the petition of more
than one third of the property tax
payers Of the said City entitled to
vote, requesting the same to take
the sense OF the property taxpay-
ers of said city on the proposition
embodied in said petition, which
reads as follows, to wit:
PETITION.
To The Honorable Mayor and
Board OF Trustees of the City of
New Iberia, State of Louisiana -
We, the undersigned property
tax payers of the City OF New lbe-
ria, State of Louisiana, entitled to
vote therein on the proposition
hereinafter mentioned, respectful
ly petition and memorialize your
Honorable Body to order a specl-
al election according to law of the
property tax payers of the City
of New Iberia, State Of Louisiana,
entitled to vote under the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State of
Louisiana; the object and purpose
of such election being for the pur-
pose Of levying tax to realize
the sum of $500 each year for a
period of ten years beginning with
the year 1912 and extending to and
and for the benefit of the iberia,
st. Mary 4 Eastern Railroad Co.,
the full amount to be realized by
taxation being the full sum of $45,-
600 to be levied, collected and paid
in ten annual payments Of $4,000
each year in the years as recited
above in this petition; said a
Of $4,000 per year for the
period of ten years, to be raised
by the levy and imposition of
tax of two mills per annum for said
period Of ten years, beginning with
The years 1912 and extending to and
the year 1921. or so much
Of such two mills as may be neces-
,ary to raise during each year OF
said ten years the sum of $4,000 per
year for the years 1912, 1913,1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 and
921, until2the full sum of $4,000
has been raised: said tax Of two
Mills to be thus levied and collect
ID for the benefit and in favor of
aid Railroad Company, as con-
and irducement for the
Railroad Company to do and per-
orm all the following, to witt
1st.-The main line OF said rail-
Dad shall be built from some point
n the City Of New iberia to the
over corporate limit of the town
II Jeanerette. to st. Mary Parish
inc meeting and connecting in or
ear theQ'ity of New iberia with
he New Iberia & Northern Rail
DAD.
2nd.-The said Railroad shall be
uilt and completed as a line in
ependcnt of the Southern Pacific |
.ailroad or any other railroad |
wned or operated by the South
TN Pacific, or New iberia & North
rn, or Frisco system.
3rd.-The said Railroad shall be
on or before the thirty
rst day Of December 1911, between
ne points hereinabove recited,
rovided that in the event of quar-
ntihes, epidemics, strikes, lock
uts, panics and litigations OF any
nd all character, anti more es-
ecially litigation for the neces-
Try right of way and Railroad
retarding the compile
on and construction OF said Rail-
bad, AMI other unforeseen circum-
ances, all OF the nature to retard
le construction of said railroad
I'd beyond the control of the said
,eria, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad
ompany, then there shall be add
to the period for the construc-
on of said railroad above set
1t a further delay equal to the
ne during which the construction
said railroad was thus unavoid- {
'ly delayed. II
fth.-The domicile of the said
eria, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad 4
'mpany shall be maintained in the c
ty Of New iberia. e
'th.-The said iberia, st. Mary & a
stern Railroad shall operate and
lintain within two months from
2 31st day of December, 1911, one II
lily passenger or motor car ser-I
e, with such motive power as
said Railroad Company may de-
,e expedient.
th,-The tax to be levied and
be collected and the annual a.
unit herein provided for shall
be paid to the Railroad Conn.,