The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-19

bly,, approved July ~, 1895, in the parish of
Lafayette La, in conformity with the petition
of more than one.third Of the property tax
payers of said town, hereto annexed and
made part hereof; said tax to be levied and
collected according To law On the terms of
this ordinance. said election being ordered
by more than one third of the property tax
payers OF said town of Lafayette, to-SSit:
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of the
City Council of the corporation of Lafayette,
La.--We, the undersigned property tax
payers Of the corporation of Lafayette, La,
being ana constituting one-third OF the
total number of property Taxpayers of said
town entitled to vote under the provisions of
the State constitution, desiring to secure the
location of the State industrial Institute,
provided for by act No. I62 OF the General
Assembly, approved July "a. 1898, in the
parish OF Lafayette, the title thereof to be
in the public and not having in the treasury
of SAID town any sufficient means to
achieve said object, and realizing that the
funds necessary to secure the location 0f
! said Industrial Institute under said act, in
the parish of Lafayette, can only be OBJ
tanned by the levying and collection of a
special tax for that purpose. We respect
tuly petition your hon. body to forthwith
order a special election in said town of La
fayette, La, under provisions of act No.
1871 OF 1898, and article No. aga of the con-
stitution OF 1898, for the purpose OF ascer-
| tanning and determining whether or not it is
the seuse and desire of the property tax
payers Of said town of Lafayette tina, a
special tax of two mills on every dollar Of
| the assessed valuation Of property of said
town according to the official rolls for ter
years, BEGINNING with the year nineteen
| hundred, De assessed, levied and collected
for the purpose hereinabove set
forth at the rate OF two mills aforesaid
per year for and during ten years, beginning
! with the year 1900 and ending with the
| year 1909, inclusive. Said special tax when
collected shall he used tor tine benefit Ut
| said Industrial Institute 70 he located III the
parish II Lafayette and shall DE subject to
| the order and paid to- the proper authorities
| OF the State Ut louisiana, may he pro-
videi by law: Respectfully submitted. Ed
u. VOORHEES,, Chas. -. Caftery. Mrs. w. -.
Hun. Mrs II; r. Landry. r: Lombard, a.
| MRS. W. b. Lindsay, W. Lewis, II. ii. Ho-
horst, ii. Gankerdort, \. Mouton, r. Point
! boe"t, r. Olivier, N. p. Moss, f. H.. Ian
airy, j., A. Landry, a. d. Martin, u. v.
b. FaIk, l.. Levy, NJ. k.'sensieid, Arthur
Iieber,, Mrs. 4. Nichols, Geo. A. leblanc,
}. Owens, A. Delhomn'e, J. a. Delh"n,ne,
| Mrs. L. Le'ian"is, l.. NJ. Creighton, M
Creighton, Ait IMoulon, J 5. Bowen, l..
.. En,es, l.. Broussaru, r. Begnaud,
Mrs. L.. Neveu, Mrs. Philip Muu,or, ). X.
Parke,son. r. Quo, Mrs. LOUIS NoIlive, J.
-. Mouton, MISS r.. >. larkerson,, r. -.
Broussaru, Peoples Cotton OH Co., i,er &.
! NJ. arkerson, secretary ana treasurer; 4.
| NJ rarkersou, r.. PETER korn, l.. r. 'Rigues,
| Mrs. l.. r. k'gues, Leon flonsky, fionsky
Bros, Miss Lorena Marsh, Miss Louise
Kevlllun. Mrs. }. J. Revillon, Dr. J. r.
| Mou,on, Mrs. q. &. Mouton, L. Sonnier, r.
r.. Voorhies, Ulysse Duhon. r. K. FOLSOM,
Locke Neveu, A. Peck, Peilerin Bros, J.
Nickerson, Mrs. f. Prioliaud. J. Pointboeuf,
Mrs. J. G. Parkerson, Mrs. l.. >. Mouton,
Mrs. Maurice Mouton, Miss Ida Mouton, o.
c. Mouton, Mrs. Es,elle Mouton, Si.iney
Mouton, l.. f. Lac"ur, Mrs. Eras,e Mouton,
F. F. s. Mudd. +: G. Mou,on, Marie julie
Miller, !. 4. Boyer, II: Church. Mrs. G.
Williams, B. J. Donlan, p. NJ. Girard, X.
Richard, Holt & Carter, J. b. Van,lergriff,
Theo. Richard, E. L. Mcbride. r. X. Hop
tns; MANUEL Rsna.; + H sss Il
Mrs s. +. Owens, T. o. Broussard, J. A.
| Robichaud, Z. Debaillon, w. Campbell.
]. Davidson, N. BroussaTd. Ma,hilde Gard.
| ner, Mrs. Paul Caste, Mrs. Ellen Rand
Geo. Doucet, Willie Levy, Mrs. NJ. F.
Rigu:s, Chas. o. Mouton, Alb. Doucet, J.
aud, Mrs. Adele Cornay, Mrs. Felix Duhon,
]. J. Mouton, Mrs. J. NJ. Abbott. J. w.
Clifford, J. L. Allingham, Mrs. l.. NJ. Do
mengeaux, John 1. Bell, John Blunt, Mrs. c.
P. Alpha, +. Bodenhemer. +. NJ. Binssat,
Horace Broussard. Mrs. E. Constantine, DIR.
J. L. Duhart, Baxter Clegg, Paul Castel, r.
T.. Moss, F. II. Gregory, Uiysse Ponti,oeuf.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafayette
!, n. NJ NlaTtln, assessor or tnG parish OF
Lafayette. State OF Louisiana, after care
full examination of the assessment rolls of
the town of Lafayette, La, do hereby, GER
tify that the property taxpayers, whose
names are affixed and signed TO the foregoing
petition, constitute over one-third of the
number Of property tax payers Of the corpor-
| alton of Lafayette, La.
Witness my official signature this sd day
of July, A. d., 1899.
(Signed:) A. NJ. MARTIN,
Assessor Lafayette Parish.
Section 2. Be il further ordained by
said City Council of Lafayette, La. Tina,
said election shall be held under the gener-
al election laws of the State of La, and at
the polling place established in said town,
and the ballots to be used at said election
shall be printed or written according to law.
Section ;. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the board of supervisors of election for
the parish of Lafayette, La, are hereby au-
thorized to appoint commissioners and clerks
to serve at said polling place, to 1--WE due
notice of said appointment and the time
and place of the holding of said election,
to the City Council according to law.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the assessor of the parish of Lafayette.
La, shall furnish to the commissioners of
election herenbefore authorized, COM
Iolete list of the x-payers with the amount
of their assessment respectively, in the cor
porate limits of said town, duly certified,
and shall also furnish duly certified list of
the electors of said town to the commission
erS of election
Section 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.,