The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-10-14

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o Guidry Bienvenu L Gauthier J G Thibo-
dean o Broussard Rousseau G Pat1n Vic J
Jaeger C Babin A Domengeau o Badon o
Bourdier DIR Guilbeau G M Gary Bertrand
H Barsas + Rivetts J + Delahousaye 4 Dautruel
D CeBlanc l. Jewell T Bievenu VIM Boucvalt
Rivetts Hitter L Fournet p Bienvenu g
Livingston M Durand Guirari H Bergis I
Jsurnet N Fournet r Broussard Eastin C
Gueriniere + Dautruel l. De ahoussaye r Ber-
ard J Gary A Orillion L Nectoux A Guirard J
Francois B Ferran A G Broussard w Simon
X Schwartz VOORHEES, f Olivier l. Du-
champ C Greig E Sauls NJ Fournet, Arcade
Patin L Ramagoza Latiolais J Latiolais G
Durand N l. Broussard Amy Bienvenu.
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury of st. Martin Parish La.
Gentlemen:
This is to certify that the Petition pre-
sented to You this day is signed by over
one third of the Tax Payers of the Pa
rish of ST.. Martin. M. l.. BROUssARD,
Assessor.
On motion of MIR. Gauthier. seconded
by Mr.. Martin, voted and unanimously
carried the following ordinance was un-
animously adopted:
Whereas Petition signed by more than
one third of the property tax payers of
the Parish of St. Martin has been pre-
scented to this Body, requesting the or
dering and holding according to law of
q special election Of the property tax
payers Of the Parish of st. Martin, for
the purpose Of voting upon the grant Of
special tax at the rate Of three mills
for the two first consecutive years. and
at the rate Of two mills for the next
succeeding consecutive eight years on
the assessed valuation of property in
this Parish for each of said respective
years, in favor of the Southwestern Lou
isiana Industrial Institute established
under Act 1852 Of the Legislative Acts of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1898, conditioned
upon the location of said Institute In
the Parish of st. Martin, and said Petit
tion being in conformity with the re-
Quirements of Act l3l Of the Legislative
Acts of the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1898;
now therefore,
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of st. Martin in Regular ses-
sion assembled, That special election
OF the property Tax Payers Of this Parish.
be held in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution and laws of this State. on
Saturday 18th day of November 1899, at
the voting places at which the last pre-.
ceeding general election was held In
this Parish, for the purpose of voting on
the proposition to grant to said South
western Louisiana Industrial Institute
an annual special Tax for ten years as
petitiOned for, on all taxable property
In said Parish, said grant of said special
Tax to be conditioned on the locating
and maintaining of said Industrial In.
stitUte within the limits of the Parish Of
st. Martin and to be and become void IL
said Industrial Institute should be loca-
ted elsewhere. Said special Tax to be le-
Wed and collected in the same manner
and at the same time as the other Taxes
due said Parish, and to be paid over rs
provided by law.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That
the Assessor Of the Parish of st. Martin
shall furnish to the Commissioners of
election as herein before authorized, a
complete list Of tax payers with amount
of their assessment respectively in the
limits Of this Parish, duly certified and
shall also furnish duly certified list of
the electors Of the Parish to the Com
missioners Of Election
Sec. 3. That the Commissioners of
Election shall receive the ballots of all
property tax payers Of the Parish, emit
tied to vote at said Election under the
laws OF the State Of Louisiana; and be-
fore depOsiting the same in the ballot
box shall endorse thereon in the pre-.
sence of the electOr, unless the ballot
shall have been so endorsed, the name of
the voter and the amount of his assessed
property, and the Commissioners shall
make return of the number of votes and
the amounts of the assessed value of the
property voted for or against the levy of
said special tax.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
this ordinance and the Petition of Tax
Payers be published in the Official Jour.
nal OF the Parish for thirty days prior to