The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-12-22

which Ordinance reads as follows
Be it ordained 10y the Board OF
Trustees of the City of New lbe
Tia, that in order to provide fol
the payment Of the general ex
penses of the City Government,
for the fiscal year ending Decem
Der 31st, 1918, III accordance with
the budget of Revenues and ex
penditnIes adopted by the Board
of Trustees on November 12,h,
1917, there shall be LEVIED tax
upon all taxable property within
the limits of the City of New Iberia
not specially exempted under the
law amounting in the aggregate to
ten mills on the dollar of the as
sesstd valuation of all taxable
property within the limits of the
City of New iberia, for the fiscal
year ending December 31st, 1918,
with cost aud penalty at the
rate of eight per cent interest per
annum on taxes due on movable
property not paid prior TO Novem
Der first, 1918, and cost and pen
atty at the rate of eight per cent
per annum interest on taxes due
on immovable property not paid
prior to January First, 1919.
Be 1t further ordained, that an
additional three mill tax on the
dollar of the assessed valuation OF
all taxable property within the
limits of the CI'y of New Iberia
at an election held for the purpose
of paying the interest and part
Of the principal due on the bonds
issued by the New Iberia Southern
Drainage District, said special tax
to be collected IN the same man
ner aud subject to the same pen
alties as are applicable to mnnici
pal taxes.
Be il further ordained, that An
additional three and.one half mill
tax on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all taxable property
within the limits of the City of
New Iberia, be levied, as authoriz
ed by the vote of the property tax
payers of the City of New Iberia
at an election held for the purpose
of aiding the NewIberis & Northern
Railroad Co. and that said special
tax be collected at the same time
and 10 the same manner as the
municipal taxes and subject to
the same penalties as are applica
BILE to municipal taxes.
Be it further ordained, that an
additional tax of two mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of
all property within the limits of
the City of New Iberia: 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 aiding the
south western Traction and Power
Co, and that said SPECIAL tax be
collected at the same time and in
the same manner as the municipal
taxes and subject to the same pen
altles as are applicable to municI
pal taxes.
Be 1t further ordained, that the
said ten mill tax as well as the
said special taxes herein mention
I'd be paid in current money of the
United States of America.
This ordinance, known as the
Annual Appropriation Ordinance,
is adopted to comply with Sec
lions 70 and 70 of the Charter of
the City of New Iberia and is for
The purpose of levying the neces
sary revenues to defray the ex
penses of the City government as
per the budget of 1918, as previ
ously adopted, in accordance with
the provisions of the City Charter
OF the City Of New Iberia, a0d
which budget of revenues and ex
pendltures, is as follows
ESTIMATED REVENUES: 1913
Market Rentals. S 2000. %.
Licenses $50. l4000. OO
| Interest and 2 per cent on tax
collections. :. ......... 1lOO. 90
| special per cent Insurance -
Tax Refund. ............... loOO W
City Court Fines ............ 9OO w
Imnounded Stock 100. 90
| LIGHT & Power 1850 o.
Water $50. 90
n & N. R.R. 81 Mill Tax 979l 80
! w Power T.Co. 2 Mill Tax 5595. &c
NJ. I South. Canal 3 Mill Tax 1892. 80
| 10 Mill on estimated 1918, ST.
| 797 900. .................. 279i6 w