The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-24
PETITION.
To the Honorable the Police Jury, Of the Parish
t0f St. Mary. State OF louisiana:

the FOpfth w ara OF the PARISH or 81. Mary
State OF Louisiana, and entitled to vote therein
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
pore OF levying tax to realize the sum of
Thirty Thousand 900! Dollars, said amount
Of Thirty Thousand Dollars to be realized by
the levy and imposition of q special tax OF two
and one half f. III mills on the dollar per an
mum all Of the assessable property in the
Fourth Ward Of the Parish OF St. Mary for
period of ten [iOl years, beginning with the
year 1914, and extending to and including the
year 1923, in aid Ut 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 Thou
sand Dollars shall have been realized aud turn
ed over to the said southwestern Traction and
Power Company; said tax OF two and one half
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, a considera-
tion and inducement for and to aid said Com
pany in doing and performing all of the fol
lowing, tO-wlt:
First: The said Southwestern Traction and
Power Company shall construct and operate
AL Electric Interurban Railway Line, together
with light and power trans nsmission line, from
the City OF New lhtrla, louisiana, through
the Parish Of st. Mary and the villages of Cen
trevile aud Verdunvlle to the line dividing
the Fourth and Fifth Wards OF said Parish ol
st. Mary.
second: The said Electric Railway shall be
built and Completed As a line independent of the
Southern Pacific Kailroad, or the Frisco railroad
any other railroad owned or operated by the
said railway cOnanieS.
Third: The said lnterurban Electric Railway
Line shall be constructed between the points
hereinaOOve reclted 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
shown to have resulted in favor OF the PROPOSE
tiVn 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 Oi
manufacturers to deliver material or cOntrac-
tors or subcuntractors to complete work CON
tract time, litigation OF amy cnaractor retard-
ing the construction OF said railway, including
litigation enccting the validity OF this tax, or
any unforeseen circumstances beyond the con
troll 0f said Company, then there shall be acded
~ the period hereinabove stated, 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
anu after the completion OF SAID road an Eec.
tric Interurban Passenger, Express and Freight
service between the points hereinabove uamed |
tween New Iberia, louisiana; and Centreviile
Louisiana, as is maintaned by said Company
between New Iberia, Louisiana, and Franklin.
Louisiana.
Fifth: The tax to be lev led and collected and
the annual amount herein provided Tor shall
not Dc paid to the said Southwestern Traction
and Power Company until the said Electric In |
terurban Line shall have been built anu in
operation aud the other conditions hereinabove
set forth shall have been coupled with.
sixth: 1t is understood, however tnat any
Line in question after reaching the points here.
inauove named, shall in wise effect the tax |
herein provided for, it being simply the pur-
pose to predicate til e imposition ANA collection
Ut the tax upon Electric interurban Lin.
being constructed between the points herein
above named but which may be continued u /
reach other points.
Seventh: That should said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company desire to avai |
itself Of the rignt to collect the amount OF tax
voted in favor Ut such railway euterDrise il L
shall evidence OF this intention and its goou
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 Ut st. Mary anu declared to have result |
I'd in favor or the proposition submitted, in
the Centreviile Bank, situated in the village /
of Centrcville, in the Parish OF st. Mary, an |
amount equal to five l5j per cent. of the tutai
amount Ut Thirty Thousand Dollars to be de- /
rived from said tax, which amount shall remain /
so deposited with said bank and be held by II |
u forfeit ana until the said South W es tern
Traction and Power Company shall have con
structed the Interurban Electric Railway Line
in the manner provided for by Section OF
event the conditions stipulated in Section are /
not complied with, then the amount 50 deposit /
ed shall be considered as forfeited aud the |
bank 1t which said money is deposited shall
be authorized to turn same over the Police /
Jury Ut the Parish Ut st. Mary, to be apprOp-
rated aud used by said Police Jury tor tie /
public schOol Of the Fourth Ward of the Par; sh /
!. S. Wooster. W. F. senette, W. E.
Senette, R. Boudreaux, Louis (his x
mark) Stroud. F. r. Hebert, Katie
Saunders, F. A. Weigmann, w. IT,
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. J. Devillier,
Edw. (his 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
Began, Quincy Anna Cher mark
Sutton, Winniet cher x mark) Rush,
Seeley cher mark Gibson) Sylvia
cher Z mark) Hunter, Sidney (his x
mark) Luke, John B. Luke, G. w.
Luke, Mary Wade, Sarah cher
mark Davis, Charlotte jupiter, Mrs.
M. 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 (hiA x mark Page,
Lyman Stansberry, w. ]. Young, H.
s. Nordyke, L. l. Dugas, August Da-
Wis. Alex Dugas, Sam (his mark