New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-12-30


City Of. New Iberia convened thi
Hday in special session at 10 o'cloc]
A. NJ. with Mayor H. s. Seal,
presiding, Messrs. Suberbielle ant
villerMin present. -
The minutes of tie previou,
meeting were read and approved
on motion of Mr.. Villermin. sec
onded by Mr.. Suberbic,le.
The annual appropriation ordi
nance WIS offered follows:
Annual Appropriation Ordinance
No. 116.
An Ordinance entitled the can.
nual Appropriation Ordinance
levying an annual tax Of ten mills
on the dollar Of the assessed val.
0ation Of pronerty in the City of
New Iberia. to provide revenue
to defray the general expenses Of
the City Government for the fiscal
year ending December 31st, 1917
also to levy a special tax of three
mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation Of property within the
limits Of the City Of New Iberia
to pay the interest and part of
the principal Of the Light and
Water bonds; also to levy a spec
! ial three mill tax on the dollar
on all taxable property within
limits of the City Of New Ibe-
= (save the property situated
within that portion Of tho City
No New Iberia specially exempted
zkom the imposition Of said tax)
to pay the interest and a portion
Of the principal Of the debt con-
tracted bv the New liberia South
eru Drainage District; also a
special three-and-one-half mill
p<ax on the dollar on all taxable
;toperty situated within the linn
! of the City Of New Iberia. in
lid of the New iberia Northern
Railroad Company and also a
kBpecial tax of two-mills on the
pllar on taxable property with
the limits Of the City Of New
IBERIA in aid of the Southwest
I'm Traction and Power Co., all
Of which special taxes were voted
by the property taxpayers Of the
City Of New iberia, was presented
by Mr.. Suberbielle and read.
when it was moved by Mr.
and seconded bv Mr.. and
adopted by the following yea and
nay cote: Yea. Messrs. Sealy,
Villermin and Suberbielle. Nay,
none, which Ordinance reads as
follow:
Be it Ordained by the Board Of
Trustees of the City of New he
ria. That in order to provide for
The payment of the general ex-
~ Of the City government.
IL fiscal year ending Decem-
31st, 1917, in accordance with
she budget Of Revenues and Ex-
pend lures adopted by the Board
of trfustees on Nov. 9th, 1916,
there shall be levied tax upon
al taxable property within the
limits Of the City Of New Iberia
mot specially exempted under the
1 Law amounting in the aggregate
! 20 ten mills on the dollar Of the
] assessed valuation Of all taxable
property within the limits Of the
City Of New iberia. for the fiscal
year ending December 31st. 1871,
With : cost and penalty at the
rate 81 five per cent. interest per
Annum on taxes due on movable
property not paid prior to Novem-
ber first, 1917 and ) cost and PEN
a1ty st the rate Of eight per cent.
pr annum interest on taxes due
On immovable property not paid
prior 70 January first, 1918.
~ it further ordained, that an!
H ditional three mile special tax
ko1 the dollar. Of assessed valua-
TIN Of al taxable property with
y the limits Of the City Of New
eaja be levied. as authorized by
proerty taxpayers Of the City
New Iberia ct an election held
n the purpose Of paying the In I!
terest and = part Of the principal
dne upon the Electric Light and
Mater. bonds issued bv the City
'of New iberia and that the said
special tai be collected in the
oa1ne manner as the municipal
|taxes and subject to the same
penalties AZ are applicable to mu-
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