The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-06-07
THE MORNING AFTER.

Mr.. Ribb+ck would contest III.
election of MIR. Viilermirt anl
hat he would attempt to have th.
courts deny bis commission
1t is Indicated that his grounds
for the contest lie III the recent
extension Of the City limits. wbicl
ia held BY some to De III conflict
with the city chatter.
As Mr.. ViIl-rmln lived in that
suburb which was brOugh,
into the city hy the extension, II
il the effort 20 show that he j.
not qualified TO hold the Office 10
which he has been elect, and
that \ number of votes were cast
by parties who resided legally
outside the city limits These
contentious came up during the
campaign and were so persistently
discussed upon the streets tha: they
attracted some interest for 4 while.
There were almost az many opini.
ons az there were debaters. and,
for that reason, as well as few
others, the lberian tried to keep
from an expression Of opinion.
Later, when the city attorney
read his opinion to the City Conn
ell, there was perhaps the greater
reason for our refrainiDg from
of the merits Of the
The several official steps taken
10 the matter of the fixing of the
City's boundaries follows, as far
as the writer knows them:
In June, 1910, Representative
Danterive introduce in the Legis
latnre a bill, providing for a Com
mission Form of Government for
the City of New iberia, La. This
bill, passed by the Legislature,
became the clty's charter and
known AZ Act 1877, of 1910 It in
Guided = drfiuitinn of the bOunda
RES of the City. The former
charter of the City, Act 43 Of
1904, also defined the boundaries.
Act $50, OF 1898, an earlier char.
ter, also defined the city's limits.
CITY Ordinance of Feb'y Stb,
1912, had for it's purpose, the ex
tension of the lower city limits to
he upper boundaries Of the Leite-
meyer property The Charter, it
self, Act 43, Of 1904, did not pre-.
scribe the manner of procedure in
such cases; therefore, the author.
ty tor procedure was found In
he general laws Of this state,
made and provided for ouch ne
'essities. o
On June 18th, 1912, the Com
Form Of Government
Act 1877 of 1910, was rati-
led by the voters Of this city at a
'pecial election called for The pur-
Jose. As this Act 1877 contains a
lefnitio1 of the city's boundaries
the same az those which prevail.
d prior to the adoption Of tue Or.
finance Of February, 1912-it
ave color TO the contention that
he City's ] mits would be con
racted again to old lines "frOm
nd after June End, 1918" when
be new charter went into full
orce and effect, because Of it's
doption by popular vote. This
lew, however, was not conceded
y many. Q
On October 7th. 1912, by Ordi.
aDce again, AZ authorized by the
eneral laws of this state, the
'ity Council extended the boun
aries Of the city to Leitemeyer
ne. and on the east side of the
AZ on the boundary line was NOV.
d ou:wards to the second lap of
he Tech-. The adoption Of this
rdiDaDce wan done in full con
Dnance with the requirements Of
le state law. made for just such
ases A petition Of the clfiz+ns
the East side, asking to be in
uded within the CITY limits, war
resented TO the City Council and
pcame the basis for the passage
: the Ordinance The proposed
ktensloH was advertised for 80 !.
sys without objection being rails
from any quarter. The iDal
cps were then takeD-the pro
'edlngs and the Ordinance were {
rwardcd TO the Governor and !
him referred 10 the Attorney 3
eneral of the Sta.e After RI i
living the latter authO,ity's ia. \
'rable endorse ment, they were re {
lrDed with the Governors 40 s
oval.
The new charter provides tha, ?
sli ordinances Of the former" ad =
"adOIpted or now in I
rec, = = shall remain IN :
rec until amended or repealed ;
~ :
The difference of OpiniOn seems
hinge upon the question, =.
neither the act. extending the
Tvs limits, - an ordinance. or
|arte: amendment The state
y says ''otd'Dance." opinions to