The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-04-04
City Council Proceedings.
4 ESPECIAL Meeting.
: LAFAYETTE. March 25. 1875

4
= Lafayette. March 25. 1896
Members present T.. NJ. Biossat Judge
|O.C. Mou,en. B. Falk. Leg Doucet
J, O. Leblanc, and Jos. DucotG
| The Mayor stated this meeting was
held for the purpose of receiving aud
promulgating the returns of the special
election held March 23rd 1895 to levy a
special tax for water works ana electric
lights -
SThe Mayor than presented TO the coun.
cil the oath Of the commissioners OF
election the list of those who voted at
| said election and the certified list OF pro,
perty tax payers entitled to vote al sa!d
election under the election laws of the
State with assessed valuation OF and
nroperty by the tax assessor and registrar
of voters nf Lafayette Parish The returns
of said election by the supervisors of
election for Lafayette Parish and the re-
,urn Of said election by the Clerk Of the
district Cours Uf said Parish. exOfticio
returning. Office of said town.
4 Moved BY q. C. Montonxand dnly Sc
4 conded that the abOve documents per
tanning 10 said election be preserved In
the archives of the Council and the same
he coined in full in the ordinance book.
| Unanimously Carried.
Moved by o. G. Mouton, seconded by
Ducote, that returns of said election be
published for 10 days in the Lafayette
Gazette and Lafayette Advertiser
newspaper published In the town OF
Lafayette.
Yeas It. NJ. Biossat 0, c. Mouton B.
Falk Joe Ducote Leo Doucet and ). u
LEBLANC.
Naysinone,
The Mayor was then instructed to
make his proclamation declaring the re-
sult of said election in the Lafayette Ga
zette and LAFAYETTE Advertiser two news
papsrs publised in this town.
Ihe original to be preserved IN the
archives of the Council and copied in
ordinance book.
COMPLIED statement Of the total votes
cast at the special election held at the
court house in the town OF Lafayette. 10
determine the question of levying spe-
cial tax of five mills on all property SUB
, iet to taxation within said town for a
I Term of ten wears, beginning Jan. nrst
A d. 1896, to procure. construct ano
!. onerate a waterworks and electric l'gh
: system in said town. under article two
hundred and nine of the constitution O
the State of Louisiana. and act numbe
one hundred and twenty.six of elghteei
hundred and eigbty.twO OF the Genera
Assembly of said State to be voted on o.
the property taxpayers Of said municipal
itv entitled to vote under the electlo
laws OF said State. on Monday Marc
= twenty.third, A. d.. eighteen hundrs
- and nine-six. as per proclamation OF hl
Honor. A. ]. Moss. mayor OF said tow
and due notice thereof by the Superv
sors of election in and for Lafayet'
nnrish by publication according to law
and after g days oflcial publication !.
the petition and ordinance ordering u
election in the manner provided by Ia
for judicial advertisements.
Total number nf property taxpayers
the town of LAFAYETTE. la. entitled
vote under the election laws of the Stat
az per certificate of the assessor OF iai
vette parish and registrar OF voters dat'
Il March, 21st. 1896, One hundred al
ninety-twO,
Total assessed valuation of proper
taxpayers Of the town Of Lafayette
1 now constituted. entitled to vote und
% tho election laws of the State as per CT
- tificate of assessor and registrar OF vote
I'm and for Lafayette 10 parish. aat
q March 21st 1895, one hundred an" se
enty.six thousand. eight hundred a
sixty six 5O,1OO dollars. Sl.oooo.
- Total number of votes cast FOR 81
special tax. one hundred and thirty.
Total number of votes cast against 81
special tax.
- property aseessed to property taxpay
entitle L, ts.under the general eiect'
laws of the State NJ per said cert'ncata
Assessor and Registrar. who Vo'ea .
said special tax, one hundred and d
,nWnss tnTu'" Sl5O21O
uo'" 90
TSis is to certify that the above
and foregoing Is true and correct &C
u Cila,ion Of the votes and valuation
pronerty assessed TO each vote. as cast
said specixlaelection.
sworn TO and subscribed before
,his 14th. day of Mch. 1882. =.
A. L. DYER.
i II WALLIS, Her. BLANCHARD
by clesk of slns4v;sHrs D. "A; COcHaAEh Of Ei,
i ion for Lafayette.
The secretary was instructed TO no.
the contractors of result Of said elect
B. CLEGG. a. .. ne. Ne.
Il, Secretary. .tv. MAJ