The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-24

ton and memorialize your Honor
able Body to order special cleo
ton according to law of the pro
perry taxpayers Of the said Town
of st. Martinville, Parish of st.
Martin, entitled to vote under the
Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana; the object and pur-
pose of such election being for the
purpose of leyying a tax to realize
the sum of Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars (S25. 00U.DO): said amount
of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
ISL, 100000 to be realized by the
levy and imposition OF a special
tax of five (5) mills ON the dollar
per annum on all OF the assessqble
property of the Town of ST. Mar
tinville, Parish of st. Martin. for
a period of ten I l0) years, begin
ming with the year 1913 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1922, in aid of a railway enterprise,
and all in favor of the Southwes.
tern Traction and Power Company
lis successors ar assign 5
provided that the total amount to
be levied and realized by the South
western Traction and Power Com
pany, Its successors OF assigns.
shall not exceed the sum of Tween
ty Five Thousand Dollars $50
Oo0.OO) and the s9id five Isl mill
tax shall cease and terminate when
ever the said and punt of Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars ISIS, 600
UO) shall have been realized and
turned over 10 the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company, its
or assigns; said tax of
five (5) mills to be thus levied and
collected III aid of railway enter
prise and for the benefit and in fa-
vor of said Southwestern Traction
and Power Company, its success
Sors or assigns, as a consideration
and inducement for, and to aid
said Company in doing and per-
forming all OF the following, to-wit:
First:-The said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company shall
and operate an electric
interGrban railway line from the
City of New Iberia, Louisiana, and
to connect with and run to or
through the said town of st. Mar
tinville.
Second: The said electric rail-
way shall be built and completed
as line Independent of the South |
ern Pacific Railroad or the Frisco
Railroad or any railroad owned or
operated 10y the said railway COM
panies.
Third: - The said interurban
electric railway line shall be con-
struggled between the points here
recited within twenty-four
{ 24) months from the time the re- |
suits of the special election herein
prayed for are corrugated; provi- |
led that any delays not caused by |
the fault or negligence of said |
Traction and Power |
Company, i'll the nature of strikes, !
failure of manufacturers to deliver |
or Sub-cOntractors to
complete work on contract time, |
OF any character retard
Ing the construction of said rail
way, or any unforeseen circum-
stance beyond the control of said
company, then there shall be adj
led to the period hereinabove sta
led a further delay equal to the
time during which construction or
operation of said railway was thus
or delayed
Fourth: -The said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company snail
operate and maintain from and az
.er the completion of said road an
electric intarurban passenger and
express service between Che points
lereinabove named.
h:-The tax to be levied and |
collected and the annual amount
herein provided for shall moi be
paid to the said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company rih-
il the said electric interurban line
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