The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-03-26
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL

Sealy presiding, Messrs. Girard and
Villermin present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Villermin, seconded by
Mr.. Sealy.
A communication from the Wo-
mems Council OF the City of New
Iberia was received and read, request
ing the Board of Trustees to publish
the following acts, which was order
ed complied with on motion of Mr.
Villermin, seconded by Mr.. Sealy and
adopted unanimously:
Act SO of 1900-Sale of Cigarettes to
Minors Prohibited.
Any person who shall give, -pur-
chase for sale, barter or ex-
change tobacco, cigarettes of cigar
cite papers to minors in the State of
Louisiana, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and on conviction thereof
shall be fined not exceeding One
Hundred Dollars nor less than Twen-
ty Dollars; or Imprisonment not eX-
ceeding sixty days or both at the
discretion of the Court. Provided
that the provisions of this Act shall
not apply to the sale of tobacco,
cigarettes and cigarette papers to
Minors engaged in business as mer-
chants for the purpose of resale of
same.
Act 25-Of 1912.
Minors under eighteen years Of age
not permitted in Billiard Rooms:
1t shall be unlawful for any person
whether proprietor, agent, manager,
employee, lessee or otherwise, conduct
ing or carrying on any place where
pool or billiard games of any sort are
operated for pay or otherwise, to al
low or permit minors under the age
of eighteen years within such places
or to be employed therein, or to allow
or permit such minors to engage or to
or to allow or permit such minors to
use or play upon any billiard table or
pool table therein.
Whosoever shall violate any of the
provisions of this act shall be regard
ed as contributing to the neglect and
delinquency of children and shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction for the violation of any of the
provisions of this act shall be fined
not less than Twenty five dollars nor
more than One hundred dollars, or
shall be sentenced to be confined in
the Parish Jail or prison for not more
than three months or may be both
fined and imprisoned as above set
forth, in the discretion of the Court.
The following communication from
the Treasury Department of Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue, Washing
ton D. c., was received:
Washington, d. c. March Is, 1921.
Mr.. Lawrence f. Nillermin,
Trustee of Public Property,
New Iberia, La.
Sir
Receipt is acknowledged of your
letter of March 8th, 1921, requesting
advice in behalf of the City of New
Iberia, La, as to the correctness. of
your Interpretation of Section SOP
Of the Revenue Acts Of 1917-exemp-
ting municipalities, counties, or
states from the tax on freight, ex-
press, &c. You state you feel the
railroads erred in compelling the pay
ment of such tax.
The exemption to which you refer
is provided in Section 500-Subdivi-
sion H of the Revenue Act of 1918,
which reads as follows:
Art. SO. NATURE OF EXEMP-
TON. The words State and Terri
tory include political subdivisions
thereof, such as counties, cities,
towns, and other municipalities. The
exemption, however is to be secured
only upon the production of such
evidence of right to exemption as is
called for by these regulations.
Art 94-Municipalities operating
u.illtles-fayment made by munich
palities for transportation Of proper
ty are exempted from the tax, includ-
ing payments for transportation of
commodities, used in the operation of
Light, Water, Street railway and
other plants.
A. N. HOLDEN,
By Acting Deputy Commissioner.
On motion of Mr.. Villermin, sec
onded by Mr.. Sealy, the Trustee of
Finance was authorized to go over
all freight bills, paid to both the S.
2. R. r. and the Frisco Railroad and
enter claim on the furnished form,
for all amounts paid enormously, and
upon payment thereof credit the a.
mounts to the proper departments.
The following petition was received
and read:
10 the Mayor and Commissioners of
the City of New Iberia,
Iberia Parish, La.
We the undersigned property own
ers and residents along Duperier
Avenue from the properties of Mr..
Fernand Dauterive and Mr.. j. G.
to the corporate limits of
the City of New Iberia, do hereby
petition your honorable body to use
the funds now in bank, the proceeds
Of the sale of the bonds issued for
the purpose of gravelling or paving
that part Of Duperier Avenue herein
for the purpose of calling
and paying the said bonds
and that the matter of paving or
the said Street be post
ooned to more favorable time.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. M. Indest, A. Lassalle, Mrs :.
Emma Webb Duperier, Mrs. Math-
Ida Duperier, j. G. Duperier, Paul
Junca, Mrs. E. F. Ribbeck, L. B.
Oelahoussaye, and A. H. Trotter
Trustee Villermin explained to the
Board that he owned 480 feet facing
which the road to be built will pass,
le will be guided by the wishes of |
he majority vote of the property
holders and the majority vote of he