The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-24

from the City OF New Iberia, Louisi
ana, through the Parish of ST. Mary
and the villages of Centreville and
Verdunville to the line dividing the
Fourth and Fifth Wards of said Par.
ish of st. Mary
SECOND: The said Electric Rail.
way shall be built and completed as
! line Independent of the Southern
Pacific Railroad or the Frisco Rail
road, or any other railroad owned or
operated by the said railway compa-
MES.
THIRD: The said Interurban Elec-
trio Railway Line shall be construct
ed between the points hereinabove re-
cited within thirty months from the
time the results of the special elec-
ton herein prayed for are promulgat-
ed by the Police Jury of the Parish
| of st. Mary, Louisiana, and shown to
| have resulted in favor of the PROPOSE
ton submitted, provided, that any
| delays not caused by the fault or neg
| ligence of said Southwestern Traction
| & Power Company, in the nature of
| strikes, panics, lockouts, failure OF
| manufacturers to deliver material, or
| contractors or subcontractors to CON-
| plete work on contract time, litiga-
ton of any character retarding the
| construction OF said railway, inciud-
ing litigation affecting the validity of
| this tax, or any unforeseen circum-
| stances beyond the control of said
| Company, then there shall be added
| to the period hereinabove stated, a
| further delay equal to the time dur
| ing which construction or operation
| of said railway was thus retarded or
| delayed.
! FOURTH: The said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company shall
operate and maintain from and after
the completion of said road, an Elec-
trio Interurban Passenger, Express
and Freight service between the
points hereinaboye named, the same
daily service to be maintained be-
tween New Iberia, Louisiana. and
Centerville, Louisiana, as is main
tanned by said Company between New
Iberia, Louisiana, and Franklin, Lou
| iSi2na.
FIFTH: The tax to be levied and
collected and the annual amount
herein provided for shall not be paid
to the said Southwestern Traction
and Power Company until the said
Electric Inttrurban Line shall have
oeen built and in operation and the
other conditions hereinabove set
forth shall have been complied with.
SIXTH: 1t is understood, however,
that any extension of the Electric In
terurban Railway Line in question al
ter reaching the points hereinaboVe
named, shall in no wise affect the tax
herein provided for, it being simply
the purpose to predicate the imposl-
ton and collection of the tax upon an
Electric Interurban Line being con-
structed between the points herein
above named, but which may be con-
tinued to reach other points.
SEVENTH: That should said
Southwestern Traction and Power
Company desire to avail itself OF the
right to collect the amount OF the tax
voted in favor of such railway enter
prise, it shall as evidence of this in
tention and it's good faith deposit
within four (4) months from the day
that the result of the election mas
been duly promulgated by the Police
Jury of St. Mary and declared to have
resulted in favor Of the proposition
submitted, in the Centreville Bank,
situated in the Village of Centreville,
in the Parish of st. Mary, an amount
equal to five per cent 6 per cent? OF
the total amount of Thirty Thousand
Dollars to be derived from said tax,
which amount shall remain so depos-
tied with said bank and be held by 1t
as forfeit and until the said South
western Traction and Power Compa-
ny shall have constructed the Inter
urban Electric Railway Line as in the
manner provided for by Section OF
this petition; provided, however, that
in the event the conditions stlpulat-
ed in Said Section are not comhped
with, then the amount SO deposited
shall be considered as forfeited and
the bank at which said money is de-
posted shall be authorized to turn
same over to the Police Jury OF the
Parish of st. Mary, to be appropriated
and used by said Police Jury for the
public schools of the Fourth Ward OF
the Parish of st. Mary.
l. S. Wooster, w. F. Senette, w. E.
Sennette, R. Boudreaux, Louis TINS
mark) Stroud. F. r. Hebert, Katie
Saunders, F. A. Weigmann, w. l.
Brown, Lucy A. Brown, Mrs. Ellza
Cher x mark Boudreaux, Mrs. Mary
H. Berwick, Aurelien Robichaux, M.
Doran, B. F. Queen, Mrs. Eugenla
Roberton, Mrs. Elizabeth Ca
rev Mrs N Alleman. Eville
Alleman, A. W. Etienne, Augustine
NJ. Dugas, Nine. A. Dugas, Mrs. "
Vitter, Mrs. G. Vitter, F. J. Devilller,
Edw. (his x mark) Robichaux, Leila
A Alleman, Arthur Dugas, Ira BOW
man, M. D., Louise cher mark Al
fred Cora Gilmore. Hannah Sampson,
Joseph Robertson, N. Jay Wooster