The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-14

N ORDINANCE to levy and collect a
special tax of two mills on the dollar of
the assessed value of property in the
corporation limits of the town of Lafa-
yette, La, annually for period of ten
years.. beginning with the year 1900
and ending with the year 1909, to Sc
cure the location in the parish of l.afa-
yettc, La. ,~of the State Industrial lnsti-
tute provided for by ACT No. I62 of the
Acts of the Legislature of this State of
the year 1893; the title of said Institute
to be in the public and said special tax
when collected, shall be used for the
benefit of said Industrial Institute to be
located in the parish of Lafayette, La.
All in accordance with the petition of
the property taxpayers of said town of
Lafayette, and the election thereon, UNI
der the provisions of Act. 232 of the
constitution and Act No. I3I of the Acts
Of the Legislature of 1898. Whereas,
upon petition signed by more than
one-third of the property tax payers of
the town of Lafayette, La, and there
fore, presented to this body, an election
was ordered to take the sense of the
property Taxpayers of said town on the
proposition to assess, levy and collect a
special tax of two mills on the dollar Of
the assessed value of property in said
town of Lafayette, La, annually, for a
period of ten years, beg inning with the
year 1900 and ending with the year
1900, to secure the location in the par
ish of Lafayette, La, of the State In
dustrial Institute, provided for by Act
I6e of the Acts of the Legislature of
1908, and whereas an ordinance was
adopted ordering said election, in ac-
cordance with the terms of said petition
and the same then published for thirty
days, and said election duly held ac-
cording to law, and a majority of the
property taxpayers of said town of La
fayette, La, entitled to vote under the
al Of =, i,,
numbers and in value, having voted in
favor of said tax of two mills for ten
years. Therefore
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the City
council of Lafayette, La, that a special tax
f two mills on the dollar of the assessed
alue of all property in the said town of La
ayette, La, annually for ten years, begin
ing with the year 1900 and ending with the
ear 1900, be and is hereby assessed, levied
nd shall be collected for the purpose of
occurring the location in the parish of Lafa-
cite, La, of the Industrial Institute, pro-
ided by Act No. 1862 of the Acts of the
legislature of the State for the year 1893.
SECTION 2. Be it further ordained, etc. =,
hat said special tax of two mills shall be
xtended annually for the period hereinabove
on the assessment roll of said town
t the same time that the general tax is ex-
ended and shall be collected within the
anne time and in the same manner the
eneral tax is or may be collected.
SECTION 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That in the event said State Industrial Insti-
ute, provided for by Act No. 1872 of the
legislature of 1898, be located in the par
sh of Lafayette, La, the said special tax of
wo mills shall De duly collected and shall
re subject to the order of, and paid to, the
roper authorities of the State of louisiana
S may be provided by law, and shall be
sed for the benefit of said Industrial Insti-
ute, SO located in the parish of Lafayette,
1>a -, =
ana Industrial Institute.
SECTION 4. Be it further ordained,
That in the event said Industrial Institute is
ot located in the parish of Lafayette, La.
hen this ordinance shall be without effect
SECTION s. Be it further ordained, Tha
his ordinance shall take effect from anc
fter its passage.
WIN. CAMPBELL, Mayor.
LOUIS LACOSTE, Secretary.