The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-17
PETITION.

10 the 1OHOTdUlc Luc IOltCc jury VI Tie IdTlSE
Hof st. Mary. State Of louisiana:
We, the undersigned property tax payers O
the Fourth Ward OF the Parish of st. Mary
State OF Lou isiana, and entitled to vote therein
respectfully petition aud momoralize youl
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 i1wS Of the State OF Louisiana; the object
and purpose of such election being for the pur
pose OF levying tax to realize the sum OF
Thirty Thousand 1881, ,OuWl Dollars, said amour,
the levy and imposition Of IA special tax of two
and one half IL l-2] mills on the dollar per am
mum all OF the assessable property in the
Fourth Ward of the Parish Of st. Mary for q
iud of ten llOI years, beginning with the
year 1914, and extending to and including the
year 1873, in aid Ut u railway enterprise, aud al
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 termina tt
whenever the said amount of Thirty Thou
sand Dollars shall have been realized and turn
ed over to the said Southwestern Traction and
Power CoInpanyi said tax Of two and one halt
mills to be thus levied and collected in aid of a
railway enterprise, and all for the
benefit and in favor of said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company, as a considera
tlOu duu luuuCtmeut lOf auu 10 alU com
pany in doing and performing all Of the fol
lowing, tO-wlJ:
First: The said Southwestern Traction and
Power Company shall construct aud 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 verdunville to the line dividing
the Fourth and Fifth Wards OF said Parish OF
Second: The said Electric Railway shall be
built and completed rs q line independent of the
Southern Pacific Railroad or the Frisco railroad
any other railroad owned or operated by the
said railway cOmanieS.
Third: The said Interurban Electric Railway
Line shall be constructed between the points
hereiuabove 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, AN u
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 subcUntrActOrs tO complete work on con
tract time. litigation OF any cnaractor retard
ing the construction of said railway, including
litigation effectiug the validity of this tax, or
any unforeseen circumstances beyond the con-
troll Ut said Company, then there shall be acded
to the period hereinabove stated, u further
delay equal to the time during which con
ST. uctiOn or operation OF said railway was thus
rcC6fU0O OK ucl3ycOs
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 aud Freight
service between the points hereinaboye named
the same dxily service to be lnsintained be.
tween New Iberia, louisiana, and Centreville
Louisiana, as is maintained by said Company
between New Iberia, Louisiana, and F-anklin
Louisiana.
Fifth: The tax to be levied and collected and
the annual amount herein provided tor shall
not he paid to the said southwestern Traction
and Power Company until the said Electric In
terurban Line shall have Deen built and in
operation and the other conditions hereinabove
set forth shall have been coupled with.
sixth: 1t Is understood, however, that any
extension vi the Electric Interurban Railway
Line in question after reaching the points here
inaDOye named, shall in no wise effect the tax
herein provided for, it being simply the pur
pose to predicate the imposition anu collection
Ut the tax upon an Electric lnterurban 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 rover 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 It's good
faith deposit Within four Al months 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
ed iu favor Of the proposition submitted, 10
Of Centreville, in the Parish OF ST. Mary, an
amount equal to five 90 per cent. OF the total
amount OF Thirty Thousand Dollars to be de-
rived from said tax, which amount shall remain
30 deposited with said bank and be held by II
~ q forfeit aud until the said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company shall have Con.
structed the Interurban Electric Railway Line
~ IN the manner provided for by Section OF
this petition; provided, however, that in the
event the conditions stipulated in Section 3 are
not complied with, then the amount 50 deposit
el shaii BIZ considered AS forfeited and the
bank at which said money is deposited shall
10 authorized to turn same over to the Police
Jury Of the Parish of ST. Mary, to be- apprOp-
TiAted and used by said Police Jury tor the
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
(her mark) Boudreaux, Mrs. Mary
H. Berwick, Aurelien Robichaux, M.
Doran, B. F. Queen, Mrs. Eugenia
R0berton, Mrs. Elizabeth ca
rey. Mrs. N. Alleman, Eville
Alleman. A. w. Etienne, Augustine
N. Dugas, Nine. A. Dugas, Mrs. V.
Vitter, Mrs. G. Vitter, F. J. Devillier,
Edw. (his x mark) Robichaux, Leila
A. Alleman, Arthur Dugas, Ira Bow
man, N. D., Louise cher mark AL
fred Cora Gilmore, Hannah Sampson,
Joseph Robertson, N. Jay Wooster,
H. J. Guidry, c. Sacco, Charlotte
cher < mark Chambers, Eleanora
Began, Quincy Anna cher mark
Sutton, Winniet Cher K mark) Rush,
Eeeley Cher mark) Gibson) Sylvia
lher < mark) Hunter, Sidney (his X
mark Luke, John B. Luke, G. w.
Luke. Mary Wade, Sarah Cher
mark Davis. Charlotte jupiter, Mrs.
N. e. Senette, F. N. West. Mrs. Clara
Cook, Lizzie (her x mark) Cook, Mary
Paul, B. Landry, Mrs. e. F. Hayes,
Mrs. Lena s. Miller, Mrs. Susie
Drake, Christine Cha x mark) Page,