New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-04-04

Mills and Warehouse. 2l9 Am
St. Phone .363.
ORDINANCE No. 81.
An Ordinance entitled the "Annua
Appropriation Ordinance" levying an an
nual tax of ten mills on the dollar @
the assessed valuation of the City prop
erty provide revenue to defray the ex
penses of the City Government for the
fiscal year ending December 31st, 1914
and also to levy a 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 a portion of the principal
due on the Electric Light and Water
Bonds; and also to levy a special tax o!
three mills on the dollar on all taxable
property within the City of New Iberia
| excepting that property situated on tbs
East Side OF BAYOU Teche and property
taken in by recent extension of corporate
limits adjoining lower corporate Emits)
to pay the interest and a portion of the
principal Of the debt contracted by the
New Iberia Southern Drainage District ;
and also a tax of three and oneha lf
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 a 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 Trac ton & Power Company
all Of which special taxes were
voted by the property taxpayers of the
City of New iberia, was presented By
Mr.. Vllermin and read, when it was
moved by Mr.. Villermin, seconded by
Mr.. Suberbielle. and adopted by the fol-
lowing Yea and Nay vote to-wit: Yea,
Messrs Fontelieu Suberbielle and Viller-
min; Nay, Nune.
Which said ordinance reads as follows:
Be it ordained by the Trustees of the
City of New iberia, That in order to
provide for the payment of expenditures
of the City Government for the fiscal
year ending December 31st, 1914, in ac-
cordance with the buget of revenues and
expenditures adopted by the Board of
Trustees on November Bird, 1913, there
shall be levied tax upon all taxable
property within the limits of the City
of New iberia, not specially exempted
under the State laws or the laws of the
United States, amounting in the aggre
gate to ten mills on the dollar Of the
assessed valuation of all property sit
uated within the limits of the Citv of
New iberia. for the fiscal year ending
December 31st, 1914. with a cost and
penalty at the rate of two per cent per
month on taxes due on movable prop
ertv not paid on or before November let,
1914. and a like cost and penalty on tex
es due on immovable property not paid
or or before January LIST, 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 in
bv recent extension of the corporate lin
its situated adjoining the lower corpo-
rate limits), be levied as authorized by
a vote of the property taxpayers of the
City Of New Iberia. at an election held,
for the purpose of paying the interest
and a 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
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 aiding the New
iberia and Northern Railroad Company;
and that said special tax be collected at
The same time and in the same manner
IS 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
he assessed valuation of all taxable
property of the City of New iberia, be
evied as authorized by vote of the
taxpayers of the City of New iberia, at
In election held, for the purpose of aid
ng the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, and that said special
AK be collected at the same time and
n the same manner as the Municipal
axes, and said tax to be paid in current
money of the United States.
This Ordinance known as the Annual
appropriation Ordinance is adopted to
comply with sections 70 and 70 of the
;harter of the City of New Iberia, and
$ for the purpose of leving the neces-
airy revenues to defray the expenses Of
he City Government as per the budget
f 1914, previously adopted in accord
nee with the provisions of the City
,harter, and which budget of revenues
nd expenditures is as follows: "A
ESTIMATED REVENUES.
dark& Revenues ...........$ 100000
'ity Court Fines ............ 10000
mpounded stock and dog tags. 10000
Sidewalk collections .......... 10000