New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-04-18
ORDINANCE No. 81.

ORDINANCE No. 81.
An Ordinance entitled the Annual
Appropriation Ordinance" levying an an
nual tax of ten mills on the dollar Ct
the assessed valuation of the City prop
erty provide a revenue to defray the ey
penses of the City Government for the
fiscal year ending December 31st 1914;
and also to levy special tax of three
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of all taxable property within the
City of New iberia, Excepting that
property taken in by recent extension
of corporate limits, situated adjoining
the lower corporate limits, to pay the
interest and portion of the principal
due on the Electric Light and Water
Bonds; and also to levy special tax OF
three mills on the dollar on all taxable
property within the City of New iberia
excepting that property situated on tn,
East Side OF BAYOU Teche and proper.v
taken in by recent extension of corporate
limits adjoining lower corporate limits).
to pay the interest and portion of the
| principal of the debt contracted by the
| New iberia Southern Drainage District;
and also a tax of three and onehalf
mills on the dollar on all taxable prop
! erty within the City of New iberia, in
aid of the New Iberia and Northern
Railroad Company; and also tax of
two mills on the dollar on all taxable
property within the limits of the City
of New Iberia in aid of the Southwest
ern Traction & Power Company
all of which special taxes were
voted by the property taxpayers of the
City of New Iberia, was presented bv
Mr.. Vllermin and read, when it was
moved by Mr.. Villermin, seconded by
Mr.. Suberbielle. and adopted by the fol-
lowing Yea and Nav vote to-wit: Yea.
Messrs. Fontelieu Suberbielle and Viler-
min Nay None.
Which said ordinance reads as follows:
Be il ordained bv the Trustees of the
CITY of New iberia. That in order to
provide for the payment of expenditures
of the CITY Govern for the fiscal
wear ending December 31st. 1914. in ac-
cordance with the buget of revenues and
expenditures adopted by the Board of
Trustees on November 3rd, 1913. there
shall be levied tax upon all taxable
rronertv within the limits of the Citv
of New iberia, not specially exempted
under the State laws or the laws of the
United States. amounting in the apgre-
gate to ten mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all property sit
waited within the limits az the Citv Of
New Iberia for the fiscal year ending
December 31st. 1914. with cost and
penalty at the rate of two per cent Pc
month on taxes due on movable prop
ertv not paid on or before November Let.
1914. and like cost and penalty on tax
es due on immovsble property not paid
on or before January 1st, 1915.
Be it further ordained, That an add;
tional three mill special tax on the dol
lar of the assessed valuation of all tax
able property within the City of New
Iberia excepting that property taken ia
its situated adjoining the lower corpo
rate limits). be levied as authorized by |
6 vote of the property taxpayers of the
City of New Iberia, at an election held,
for the purpose of paying the interest
and portion of the principal due upon
the Electric Light and Water Bonds is
sued bv the City of New iberia; and
that said special tax be collected at the !
same time and in the same manner as
the Municipal taxes, and that said tax
shall be paid in current money of the
United States.
Be it further ordained, that an addi-
tional three mill tax on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all taxable property
r. e l.. IL
authorized by a vote of the taxpayers Of
the City of New Iberia, at an election
held. for the purpose of aiding the New
Iberia and Northern Railroad Company;
and that said special tax be collected at
the same time and in the same manner
as the Municipal taxes; and that said
tax be paid in current money of the
United States.
Be it further ordained, that an addi
tional tax of two mills on the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all taxable
property of the City of New Iberia, be
levied as authorized by vote of the
taxpayers of the City of New Iberia. at
an election held. for the purpose of aid
ing the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, and that said special
TAX be collected at the same time and
in the same manner as the Municipal
taxes, and said tax to be paid in current
money of the United States.
This Ordinance known as the Annual
Ordinance is adopted to
comply with sections 70 and 7o of the
Charter of the CITY of New Iberia. and
is for the purpose of leving the neces-
sary revenues fo defrav the expenses Of
the CITY Government as per the budget
Of 1914. previously adopted in accord
ance with the provisions of the City
Charter, and which BUDGET of revenues
and expenditures is as follows: (.
ESTIMATED REVENUES.
Market Revenues ..........$ 100000
CITY Court Fines ........ 10000
I'm pounded stock and dog tags. 3O0oJ
Sidewalk collections .......... 10000
rncidentals 10000 /