New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-12-11

lied by Article 232 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, after making
appropriations for the payment OF all
statutory and ordinary charges.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained and re-
solved by the Police Jury of Iberia Par
ish, that the residue of the Ten Mills Tax
authorized by Article 232 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, after max
ing provisions for the payment of all
statutory and ordinary charges for the
years 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921,
1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928,
1929, 1890, 1881, 1882, 1893, 1894 and
1885, shall be and the same is hereby
irrevocably dedicated to the payment O.
the sum of Two Thousand Dollars eacn
year during the said years, with five per
cent. interest per annum, on the aggre-
gate amount herein appropriated and out
standing each year during the period of
years umerated.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained and
resolved by the Police Jury of Iberia
Parish, that the appropriation of Forty
Thousand Dollars with five per cent. in
terest per annum, herein named, shall be
funded into Eighty Certificates of In
debtedness, with annual interest coupons
attached, each Certificate of Indebtedness
beng for the sum of Five Hundred Dol
lars, and being serial Certificates to
80 inclusive, bearing five per cent inter
est per annum, payable semi annually on
the fifteenth day of January and of July
of each year, the entire issue to be dated
January 18th, 1916 and due and payable
January 18th, 1917 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921,
1922, 1928, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928,
1929, 1880, 1881, 1892, 1888, 1884, 1885
and 1896, the Certificates of Indebtedness
to be retired in their numerical order, be-
ginning with Number l.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained and re-
solved by the Police Jury of Iberia Par
ish, that the proceeds of the Certificates
of Indebtedness herein provided for shall
be used solely for the purpose of refund
ing and retiring all past indehte - .
Except the bonded indebtedness) of the
Parish of iberia, Louisiana, and shall not
be diverted or used for any other purpose !;
and that the purpose hereof is to con-
form with Act IS of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana for the year
1915, with referenc to the issuance OF
Certificates of Indebtedness, and that no
inadvertance, omission or ambiguity Z
these presents shall affect the validity of
said Certificates of Indebtedness, and that
the purchaser or purchasers thereof will
be assumed to have purchased the same
upon the solemn declaration that the
Police Jury of Iberia Parish, will at any
and all times do whatever may be en-
cumbent or necessary to promptly retire
the said Certificates of indebtedness as
they respectively mature, and pay the in
terest coupons likewise, as they respec-
lively mature.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained and re-
solved by the Police Jury of Iberia Par
ish, that the President and the Secretary
of the Police Jury shall adopt the form,
verbiage and style of the Certificates of
Indebtedness and of the Interest Cou-
pons herein provided for, and shall sign
the same. A facsimile signature of the
President and of the Secretary may be
used for the interest coupons.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained and re-
solved by the Police Jury of Iberia Par
ish, that the budget drawn and pre-
pared by the Police Jury each year dur
ing the period of years enumerated shall
include and provide for an annual sum
adequate and sufficient to pay the inter-
est coupons and four certificates of in
debtedness each year during the years
enumerated, but that any failure to so
budget shall in no wise or manner affect
the payment of the Certificates of Indebt-
edness to be retired each year, together
with the Interest Coupons due; and ir-
respective of the Budget and amount suf-
ficient and adequate for this purpose is
hereby irrevocably dedicated for the years
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923,
1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1890,
1881, 1882, 1888, 1884, 1885 and 1886.
The application of Ernest Decuir for
License to conduct a public ball room
during the year 1916, was granted on mo-
tion of Mr. Valet, seconded by Mr.. Gates
and carried.
On motion of Mr.. Gates, seconded by
Mr.. Decourt and carried retail liquor Ii
censes were granted Messrs. C.. L. Smith
and B. P. Olivier for the conduct of sa-
looms in the same buildings heretofore
used by them for the purpose in the 7th
9th wards respectively.
Mr.. ]. w. Wyche appeared before the
Jury and asked that the right-of way
purchased from him for the purpose of
Strengthening the road leading from the
old toll road to the St Martin line, be
surveyed and staked out, and that the
road be worked and open to public travel. |
not later than September 1st. 1916. Mr. !
Jacob moved that Engineer w. Y. KEN |
per be requested to make the necessary |
survev and that the road be placed in
condition for public use, not later than
Sept 1st. 1916 this was seconded by Mr.
Gates and carried.
It having developed that Mr.. Wyche,
after the completion of the new road, to
enclose that portion of the present road
ying between the old toll gate and the
St. Martin line. Mr.. Romero moved that.
nasmuch as the proposed new road was
purchased outright from Mr.. Wyche, and
hat the present road being the property
If the Parish, that both should be KEEP.
'pen and maintained as public highways
~ the Police Jury and that Mr.. Wyche
,e denied the right to enclose any por-
ion OF either road. This was seconded