New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1914-04-11
ORDINANCE No. 81.


st. Phone 1863.
ORDINANCE No. 81.
> An Ordinance entitled the "Annus
Appropriation Ordinance" levying an an
nual tax of ten mills on the dollar G
the assessed valuation of the City prop
erty provide revenue to defray the ex
penses of the City Government for tn
fiscal year ending December 31st, 1914
and also to levy special tax of thre.
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uatlon of all taxable property within the
City of New iberia, excepting thai
property taken in by recent extensio-
OF corporate limits, situated adioining
the lower corporate limits), to pay the
interest and a portion of the principal
due on the Electric Light and Watc,
Bonds and also to levy a special tax OF
three mills on the dollar on all taxable
property within the City of New Iberia
excepting that property situated on tbs
East Side Of Bavou Teche and proner+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 one-half
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 Traction & Power Company
all Of which special taxes were
voted by the property taxpayers of the
City of New iberia, was presented bv
Mr.. Villermin 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 Viller-
min Nay, None.
Which said ordinance reads as follows:
Be it ordained bv 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 3rd, 1913. there
shall be levied tax upon all taxable
rrorerty within the limits of the Citv
of New iberia. not specially exempted
under the State laws the laws of the
United States, amounting in the aegre-
gate to ten mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all property sit
ua ted 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 PEI
ertv not paid on or before November 1st,
1914. and like cost and penalty on tnv-
es due on immovable property not paid
or 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 propertv within the CITY of New
Iberia (exceptinp that property taken in
" recent extension of the corporate lin
is situated adjoining the lower corpo-
rate 1imits). be levied as authorized by
| vote of the property taxpayers of the
~itv Of New iberia. at an election held,
or the purpose of paying the interest
md portion of the principal due upon y,
he Electric Light and Water Bonds is {
ued bv the City of New Iberia; and ]
hat said special tax be collected at the
anne time and in the same manner as
he Municipal taxes, and that said tax {
hall be paid in current money Of the s
United States.
Be it further ordained, that an addi- l
lonal three mill tax on the dollar of the
ssessed valuation of all taxable property =
the Citv of New iberia be levied as
by vote of the taxpayers Of
1e City of New Iberia, at an election 7
eld. for the purpose of aiding the New l
oeria and Northern Railroad Company;
nd that said special tax be collected at
le same time and in the same manner 7
the Municipal taxes; and that said
TX be paid in current money of the
nited States.
Be it further ordained, that an addi-
onal tax Of two mills on the dollar of
le assessed valuation of all taxable I
'operty of the Citv of New Iberia, be
We'd as authorized by vote of the
xpavers of the CITY of New iberia at
N'''''%Aoi' hF't. Luz IuC EuFUOSc OI d1Q- u
g the Southwestern Traction and ~
over Companv, and that said special :
x be collected at the same time and {.
the same manner as the Municipal g
xes, and said tax 70 he naid in current Il
onev of the United States. n
This Ordinance known as the Annual
opropriation Ordinance is adonted to -
mn'v with sections 78 and 70 of the q
larter of The Ci+v Of Now The-ia ard v
for the rurpose of lev;no the neces- 81
~ revenues to defrav the exnenses Of E.
E C'tv Government as per the budget =,
1914. previously adopted in accord u
ce with the provisions of the Citv ff
arter. and which budoA+ of revenues II
d expendi+ures is as follows: g
ESTIMATED REVENUES
arket Revenues ....$ 3no0nO
" Court Fines - ooo m be
rourded stock and dog tags. onono tn
3ewalk collections .......... 2oo0o co
'identa,s $4,000 be
Ind Water Plant ..... 1857 01 Dl
rec mill canal tax ......... 7soonO he
1Pa