The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-31
PETITION.
To the Honorable the Police Jury, Of the Parish
fist Mary. State Of louisiana:
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PETITION.
To the Honorable the Police Jury, of the Parish
of St. Mary. State Of louisiana:
We, the undersigned property tax payers OF
the Fourth Ward of the Parish of st. Mary,
state OF louisiana and entitled to vote therein
on the proposition hereinafter mentioned,
respectfully petition and memoralize your
Honorable Body to order special election
according to law of the property tax payers OF
the said Fourth Ward of the Parish of st.
Mary, entitled to vote under the Constitution
and laws of the State Of Louisiana the object
and purpose of such election being for the pur.
po1e of fevying tax to realize the sum of
Thirty Thousand 1880 OOOl Dollars, said amount
OF Thirty Thousand Dollars to be realized by
the levy and imposition of a special tax of two
and one half r. l-2l mills on the dollar per an
mum on all OF the asSessable property in the
Fourth Ward of the Parish Of st. Mary for a
period of ten tl0l years, beginning with the
year 1914, and extending to and including the
year 1923, in aid of railway enterprise, and all
In favor of the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, its successors or assigns,
provided that the total amount to be levied
and realized by the Southwestern Traction
and Power Company shall not exceed the sum
of Thirty Thousand Dollars, and the said two
and one halt mill tax shall cease and terminate
whenever the said amount of Thirty Thou
sand Dollars shall have been realized and turn
ed over to the said southwestern Traction and
Power CoInpany said tax Of two and one half
mills to be thus levied and collected in aid of a
benefit and in favor of said southwestern
Traction and Power Company as considera
ton and inducement for and to aid said Com
pany In doing and performing all of the fol
lowing, tO-Wit:
First: The said Southwestern Traction and
Power Company shall construct and operate
an Electric Interurban Railway Line, together
with light and power tran SmiSsiOn line, from
the City of New Iberia, louisiana, through
the Parish OF st. Mary and the villages OF Cen
treville and Worthwhile to the line dividing
the Fourth and Fifth Wards of said Parish OF
st. Mary.
Second: The said Electric Railway shall be
South.rn pacc Railroad or the Fssce
any other railroad owned or operated by the
said railway comanies.
Third: The said 1nterurban Electric Railway
Line shall be constructed between the points
hereinabove recited within thirty months from
the time the results Of the special election
herein prayed for are promulgated 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 negligence of the South
western Traction and Power Company, in the
nature of strikes, panics, lOckoutS, failure OF
manufacturers to deliver material ,or contrac-
tors or suDcOntractOrs tO complete work con-
tract time litigation OF any character retard
ing the construction of said railway, including
litigation effecting the validity OF this tax, or
any unforeseen circumstances beyond the con.
troll of said Company, then there shall be added
to the period hereinabove stated, Il further
delay equal to the time during which con
structiOn 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 hereinabove named
the same daily service to be maintained be-
tween New Iberia, louisiana, and Centreyille,
Louisiana, as is maintained by said Company
between New Iberia, louisiana, and Franklin.
Louisiana.
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 In.
terurban Line shall have been built anu in
operation and the other conditions hereinabove
set forth shall have been coupled with.
Sixth: 1t Is understood, however, that any
extension OF the Electric lnterurban Railway
Line in question after reaching the points here
inabOve named, shall in no wise effect the tax
herein provided for, it being simply the pur-
of the tax upon an Electric Interurban Line
being constructed between the points herein.
above named, but which may be continued 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 tax
voted in favor VI such railway enterprise, it
shall as evidence of this intention and its good
faith deposit within four al mouths from the
day that the result OF the election has been
duly promulgated by the Police Jury OF the
Parish OF st. Mary anu declared to have result
I'd in favor OF the proposition submitted, in
the Centreviile Bank, situated in the village
Of Centreville, in the Parish of st. Mary an
amount equal to five (5j per cent. of the total
amount OF Thirty Thousand Dollars to be de-
rived from said TAX, which amount shall remain
so deposited with said bank and be held by it
~ forfeit aud until the said South western
Traction and Power Company shall have con-
structed the Interurban Electric Railway Line
- In the manner provided for by Section 3 OF
this petition; provided, however, that in the
event the conditions stipulated in Section are
not complied with, theu the amount SO deposit
bank 1t which said money is deposited shall
le authorised to turn same over to the Police
rated aud used by said Police Jury for tine
public school Of the Fourth Ward of the Pari sh
Of st. Mary.
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Senette, R. Boudreaux, Louis (his x
mark) Stroud, F. R. Hebert, Katie
Saunders, F. A. Weigmann, w. T.
Brown, Lucy A. Brown, Mrs. Eliza
cher mark) Boudreaux, Mrs. Mary
H. Berwick, Aurelien Robichaux, M.
Doran, B. F. Queen, Mrs. Eugenia
Roberton, Mrs. Elizabeth Ca
rey, Mrs. N. Alleman, Eville
Alleman. A. w. Etienne, Augustine
M. Dugas, Nine. A. Dugas, Mrs. v.
Vitter, Mrs. G. Vitter, F. ]. Devillier,
Edw. (his K mark) Robichaux, Leila
A. Alleman, Arthur Dugas, Ira Bow
man, M. D., Louise cher x mark) AL
fred Cora Gilmore, Hannah Sampson,
Joseph Robertson, N. Jay Wooster,
H. J. Guidry, C. Sacco, Charlotte
(her mark) Chambers, Eleanora
Began. Quincy Anna cher x mark)
Sutton, Winniet Cher x mark) Rush,
,Seeley cher x mark) Gibson) Sylvia
cher x mark) Hunter, Sidney (his <
mark) Luke, John B. Luke, G. w.
Luke, Mary Wade, Sarah cher x
mark) Davis, Charlotte jupiter, Mrs.
N. E. Senette, F. N. West, Mrs. Clara
Cook, Lizzie cher K mark) Cook, Mary
Paul, B. Landry, Mrs. E. F. Hayes,
Mrs. Lena S. Miller, Mrs. Susie
Drake, Christine (hh K mark) Page,