The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-10

Joseph Hebert. Herbert Hebert. D. ).
Landry, w. r. Rochel, Jos. Talbot,
J. NJ. Thompson, l.. Bellanger. u. T..
Barrilleaux.
On motion of Mr.. Drackett, Sec
onded by Mr.. Forrier and carried,
that the petition be referred to the
District Attorney for his opinion.
A petition was presented signed
by the tax payers of the Fourth
Ward of the Parish of St. Mary,
praying that an election be called
for the purpose of taking the
sense of the qualified voters on
the question of voting tax OF
two and one-half mills in aid OF
railway enterprise, all in favor OF
the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company.
The petition was read by the
Secretary, and upon motion OF
Mr.. w. N. Gooch, seconded by
Mr.. F. E. Robertson. was ordered
accepted and spread upon the
minutes as follows:
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 81 MARY,
State Of Louisiana, and entitled to vote tnerein
on the proposition hereinafter mentioned.
respectfully petition and memora lie 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.
y xripU IN
Thirty Thousand [S30,000l Dollars, said amount
of Thirty Thousand Dollars to be realized by
the levy and imposition OF special tax OF TWO
and one half = 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
period of ten [l0l 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 half mill tax shall cease and terminate
whenever the said amount OF Thirty Ihou-
sand Dollars shall have been realized and turn
ed over to the said Southwestern Traction and
Power Company; said tax of two and one hall
mills to be thus levied and collected i'll aid OF
railway enterprise, and all for the
benefit and in favor of said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company, as considera-
tion and induceInent for and to aid SAID Com
pany i'll 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 IL Ii ght and power tran smissiOn line, from
the City of New Iberia, Louisiana, through
the Parish of ST. Mary and the villages OF Cen
trevlle aud Verdunville to the line dividing
the Fourth and Fifth Wards of said Parish OF
st. Mary
Second The said Electric Railway shall be
built and completed as line independent OF the
Cpnfh Maii nr no ri ra
any other railroad owned or operated by the
said railway cOnanies.
Third: The said Interurban 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 OF negligence of the South
western Traction and Power Company, in the
nature of strikes. panics, lockOuts, failure of
manufacturers to deliver material or c0ntrac-
tors or subcontractors toC0mpete work con
tract time, litigation of any character retard
ing the construction of said railway, including
litigation effecting the validity of this tax OF
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
and after the completion of said road, an Flee
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 Centrevile
Louisiana, as is maintained by said Company
between New Iberia, Louisiana, and Franklin.
Lou isiana.
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 and in
operation and the other conditions hereiuabove
set forth shall have been complied with.
Sixth: 1t is understood, however, that any
extension of the Electric Interurban 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-
pose to predicate the imposition anu collection
OF the tax upon an Electric lnterurban Linz
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 OF such railway enterprise, it
shall as evidence Of this intention and its good
faith deposit within four months from the
day that the result of the election has been
duly promulgated by the Police Jury OF the
Parish of st. Mary and declared to have result
ed 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 (5) 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
as forfeit and until the said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company shall have CON
structed the Interurban Electric Railway Line
as in the manner provided for by Section OF
this petition; provided, however, that in the
event the conditions stipulated in Section are
not complied with, then the amount SO deposit
ed shall be considered forfeited and the
bank at which said money is deposited shall
be authorized to turn same over to the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Mary. to be approp-
rated and used by said Police Jury for the
public school of the Fourth Ward OF the Par sh
Of st. Mary.
l. S. Wooster, w. F. Senette, w. E.
Senette, R. Boudreaux, Louis (his X
mark Stroud, F. R. Hebert, Katie
Saunders, F., A. Weigmann, W. T.
Brown Lucy A. Brown Mrs Eliza