The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

ed voters Of the Third Ward Of tho Par
ish Of st. Mary, including the incorpo.
rated Town Of Franklin. and . certified
'is' furnished h, the Sheriff and Tax
Collector giving the paMea IF The per-
SONS iii snid Third Ward o. the Parish
OF st. Mary. including the incorporated
Town of Franklin, who had paid their
poll taxes for the year 1871 and 1912 h
words and terms Of his l"'ir,rn. "a
well a. b" SIGNATURES thereof. ann, Xed,
btlng rs IolioTs "a wit:
70 the Honorable Police jury Of The Parish Of
St. Nary, State of Louisiana:
: We, the undersigned property tax PAYERS OF
the rhi ii y ad OF the PARISH IT. Mary, in
Guiding the lax payers at the inc"rp. ed
Town III Franklin, state Of LouIsiana, ana eu-
titled 10 vote therein On The proposition here
iuafter mentioned, respectfully petition and
memorabilia Your Honorable tody to order II
special election according to law OF the prop
trty tax payers Of the said Third Ward Of the
Parish st. Mary, including tn tax payers of
the incorporated Town of flank in, entitled to
vote under the Constitution AMI laws 1t the
State of louisiana che Obj.ct I'D purpose Ut
such election being for tn" purpo of l-vying
tax to rsaliat the sum of Eighty (a8J,'uOuo)
THOUSAND Dollars; said amount ri Eighty Thou
sand Dollars to be realized by tn" levy an. i'm
position of Il speclul tax of two and one-half
CD mills on the dollar per lnnum On all OF the
a5sessablc property in th': Third Ward of the
Parish oi St Mary, including TN. property in
the incorporated Town of Franklin. for
period of ten GO) years beginning With the year
1918 and extending 10 and including the YER
1922 i'll al OF i railway enterprise, and all in
favor of The Southwestern Traction and tower
COMPANY, It's successors or assigns, provided
that the total amount Ia he levied and realized
10y the Southwestern Traction and Power ( ON.
pauy. its SUCCESSORS or Sns, shall not exceed
the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars, ami the
SAID Two and one half mill tax shall ccIse and
termnatr whenever The said amount of Eighty
Thousand Dollars shall have been realized and
turned over to the said Sout Il western Traction
anu Power Company, Its successors or assigns;
said tax of two and one half mills to be thus
levied and collected III aid OF IL railway enter
prise ami for the benefit and in favor of said
SouthW tstern Traction and Power Company,
Its successors or assigns. rs . consideration and
induct.ntnt for and TO ala said oInpanS in do
ing and performing all OF the following, to-wit
FIRST. The sad Southwestern Tract ion and
Power Company shall construct and operate
an electric lnterurDan Railway Line from the
City of New Iberia, Lou lsiana ana to conn ect
with aud run through the Town OF Franklin,
through tile Third " ard OF the Parish OF ST.
Mary, to the unlnconpu!ated town OF Garden
City.
second: The said electric railway shall be
built, completed and operated Il line in
dependent ui the southern Pacific railroad or
the Frisco Railroad, or any other railroad
owned or operated by the said ranyay com
panieS.
Third: The said Interurban Electric Rail
way Line shall be constructed between the |
points hereinaDove recited within tw enty four
ca months from the time the results OF the |
special election herein prayed Tor are pro. |
mui gated, prov lded that work shall be begun
on the sand line U.tWeen the points herein |
above designated WtLnin at least ten (lO) |
months from such time. Tue said Company |
having the right 10 construct sad linz over |
any route that 1t may uesire, provided that in |
the event it should not follow the Irish Bend |
with its main line, that it shall construct a |
spur or independent line around the Irish |
Bend and connect said Irish Bend line with
its main line; SO as to operate the cars there
from into Garden City and the town OF Frank
lin: and provided further that auy DELAYS |
not caused by the default or negligence OF said |
Traction and Power Company,
in the nature OF strikes, panics, failure of
manufacturers 10 deliver material, or uou-
tractors to complete work. on contract time,
litigation Of any character rGt srtling the con
strt ctioH Of sali Railway, COR quest. Jilug the
Validity OF the Lax, or any unIdraeeI event
bcyunu the control of. AID I UinDany, then
/ here shaIi DC added - t.iJ rriud l.tr, Iuabopc
1T red, tuIthor delay cqao. 10 tae liI!to eur
iIS which construction or operation of said
railway was thus retarded or DELAYED.
Fourth: The saltf s0uthH est.rn Traction
anu aver COMPANY shall operate and main
TAIN from ano alter the cuIdpiutiCn OF said
road, eleotrlc interutban pa sanger and
IA press service between the point; her. IN
ibas- A:,Iu, H. anu m the event Gae SAID CuuI-
pany sho.Ia t4oi construct IFS l.i.iH ana
around III, IRISH Bend, but should cons 1uct
the spur or III i@pendent line arouu! same, ~
ls prov lued tor 10 the above ana foregoing
parGgf ipn it shall operate city car over
such spur or independent line between Gar
den city aud Fran K lin and all points thereon |
Fifth: The tax to be levied and collected
and the annual amount herein provided for |
shall not be paid to the SAID Southw estern
fraction Comp my until the said Electric
llTeI ban Line snail have been built ana in
operation and the other conditions herein
above set forth shall have been complied with |
Sixth 1t is understood however, that any
Of the Electric Interurban Railway
Line in question after reaching the points
lereinabove named shall in no wise affect
.he tax herein prov ided for, It being simply
.he purpose to predicate the imposition and
collection OF the tax upon an Electric Inter-
lrban Line being constructed between the
,oints hereinabOve named, bit when may
% continued to reach other poi ITS.
Sew nth: That should said Southwestern
Traction and Power Company desire to avail
tself "f the right to collect tho amount Of the
AK voted in favor Of such railway enterprise, it
hall as evideL CO of this intention and it's good
aith, deposit within four az mo nths from the
lay the result Of the election has been duly pro
nulgated and declared to have resulted In
avor of the proposition submitted in bank
which shall then he IL fiscal agent of the Parish
Il st. Alary, an amount equal TO five per cent
81 OF the total amount of Eighty THOUSAND
$50, OD Dollars to be derived frofn said tax, |
which amount shall remain go deposited with
aid Bank and be held by it ~ forfeit and
until the said Southwest. IN Traction and Power
COMPANY shall have constructed the Inter-
rban Electric Railway line as in the manner
provided for by Section of this petition; pro
ijed, however. that in the event the condi.
ions stipulated in said section are not COIN |
lied with; then the amount depus ted sha IL
e considered as forfeited ana tne bank at .
hich said money lis deposited shall be- autnorlz-
d to turn same over to the Police Jury OF the
'ariSh or st. Mary, to be appropriated and used
y SAID Police jury tor the puhllc school of the ,
bird W ard OF the Parish OF ST. Mary AID the
Incorporated Town of Franklin
]. L. Loustalot, Edith Alexander \
her mark) Ella, Lilly and Harry
;aker, Meary Bowser cher mark
tosa Fenwick Bowser, Helen Hatch S
rson, Mamie Kent, Mrs. R. and Mrs
!. Lockley, M. V. Lockley. Mary Mil G
or, Mary Mcclure, Mrs. Nicklerson,
lila Richardson, Mary Ray, Catherine t
nd Rand Smith, Flora Vincent, NellieI :
/. West, Mary William, Nora Wash-j Y