New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-01-01
Official Minutes Board of I rustees.

, aid Of the New Iberia Northern
Railroad Co., and also a tax of
two mills on the dollar on all tax
able property within the limits of
the City of New Iberia in aid of
the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, all of which
special taxes were voted by the
property taxpayers OF the City Of
New Iberia, was presented by Mr..
Suberbiellc and read, when it was
moved by Mr.. Suberbielle and sec
ondcd by Mr.. Sealy and adopted
by the following Yea and Nay
vote: Yea, Messrs. Sealy, Sub
crbie!le and Villermin Nay. none,
which said ordinance reads as fol
lows:
BE it ordained by the Trustees
of the City of New IBERIA, That
in order to provide for the pay
ment of the general expenditures
Of the City Government, for the
fiscal year ending December 31st,
1916. in accordance with the Bud
get Of Revenues and Expendi-
lures adopted by the Board of
Trustees on December 9th, 1915,
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 +
United States amounting in the
aggregate to ten mills on the dol
lar of the assessed valuation of
all taxable property within the
limits Of the City Of New Iberia,
for the fiscal year ending Deem
Der 3lst. 1916, with cost and
penalty at the rate Of ten per cent.
per annum, OH taxes due OH NOV
able property not paid prior to
November first. 1916 and a like
cost and penalty on taxes due on
immovable property not paid
prior to January first, 1917.
BE it further ordained, that
additional three mill special tax
on the dollar of the assessed val
uation Of all taxable property
within the City Of New Iberia, be
levied. as authorized by the prop
erty tax payers of the City of ;
New Iberia at an election held
or the purpose, OF paying the in ;
crest and a portion of the prime
pal due upon the Electric Light ]
md Water Bonds issued by tn
City of New Iberia and that the
aid special tax be collected at
he same time and in the same
manner as the Municipal taxes
nd subject to the same penalties
IS are applicable to Municipal
axes.
BE it further ordained, That an
dditional three mill tax on the
[Ollar Of the assessed valuation of
IL taxable property within the
mits of the City of New Iberia, /
G levied, as authorized by a vote J
t the taxpayers Of the City Of 5
Jew Iberia, at an election held, L
or the purpose of paying the in +
crest and portion of the prime T
,al due on the bonds issued by Il
he New Iberia Southern Drain 7
ee District, said special tax to be +
at the same time and in Z
he same manner as the Munich l.
al taxes and subject to the same I
enalties as are applicable to Mu- +.
icipal taxes. N
BE it further ordained, that an
ldltiOnal three and one-half mill u
TX on the dollar of the assessed \
Of all taxable property };
the City Of New Iberia, be {
We'd. as authorized by a vote Of
lie property taxpayers of the l.
lty of New Iberia at an election In
lid, for the purpose Of aiding I;
e New Iberia Northern Rail
adCOmpanv and that special tax
, collected at the same time and q
the same manner as the Mu- \
cipal taxes and subject to the 81
applicable to Municipal 81
xes. RI
Be it further ordained, that an t;
lditiOnal tax Of two mills on the
'llar Of the assessed valuation
all property in the City of New II
eria. be levied, as authorized by Fl
vote Of the property taxpayers LIZ
the City Of New iberia, at an =,
action held, for the purpose of IN
ding the Southwestern Traction IL
ID Power Company and that Cf
id special tax be collected at :
e same time and in the same
amer as the Municipal taxes I
ID subject to the same penalties
are applicable to Municipal