The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-08-12
AN ORDIN JANICE.

An ordinance ordering special
election in the City of New Iberia
Parish of Iberia, State of 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 he
ria, State of Louisiana, entitled to
vote therein on the proposition
hereinafter mentioned, respectful
ly petition and memorabilia your
Honorable Body to order a speci-
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 a tax to realize
the sum of $500 each year for
period of ten years beginning with
the year 1912 and extending to and
Including the year 1921, in aid of
and for the benefit of the Iberia,
st. Mary q Eastern Railroad Co.,
the full. amount to be realized by
taxation being the full sum of $45,-
coo 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
mounts of $4,000 per year for the
period Of ten years, to be raised
by the levy and imposition of a
tax OF two mills per annum for said
period Of ten years, beginning with
the years 1912 and extendin4tO and
including the year 1921. or so much
of such two mills as may be neces-
sary 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
1921, until the full sum Of $4,000
has been raised: bald tax Of two |
mills to be thus levied and collect |
ed for the benefit and in favor of |
said Railroad Company, as a con-
and irducement for the
Railroad Company to do and per-
torn all the following, to wit -
1st.-The main line of said rail-
road shall be built from some point
in the City of New Iberia to the
lower corporate limit of the town
Of Jeanerette. to st. Mary Parish
inc meeting and connecting in or
near the City of New iberia with
he New iberia & Northern Rail-
'oad.
2nd.-The said Railroad shall be
,uilt and completed as a line in
dependent of the Southern Pacific
Railroad or any other railroad
,wned or operated by the South
I'm Pacific. or New Iberia & North
I'm, or Frisco system.
3rd.-The said Railroad shall be
on or before the thirty
irst day of December 1911, between
he points hereinabOve recited,
that in the event of quar-
ntines, epidemics, strikes, lock- I
uts, panics and litigations of any ,
nd all character, and more es-
litigation for the neces- I
airy right of way and Railroad
rossings, retarding the compile :,
ion and construction of said Rail- {
DAD, ami other unforeseen circum-
tances, all OF the nature to retard
he construction of said railroad
nd beyond the control of the said.
IBERIA, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad 6
Ompany, then there shall be add t
d to the period for the construc-
on Of said railroad above set q
ut a further delay equal to the +
me during which the construction t
said railroad was thus unavoid- e
bly, delayed. q
4th.-The domicile OF the said
'eria, st. Mary & Eastern Railroad s
ompany shall be maintained in the G.
lty or New iberia. Lee
5th.-The said iberia, st. Mary & a
astern Railroad shall operate and
within two months from
e 31st day of December, 1911, one II
lily passenger or motor car ser-
&c, With such motive power as
e said Railroad Company may de-