The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-02

| ence therctO:
AN ORDINANCE ordering a special cleo
! ton in accordance with Act No. I3I 81
| acts of the Legislature of this State fol-
| the year 1899, and Article No. 232 OF
| the constitution, whercat shall be sub
| united to the property tax payers of the
! parish of Lafayette, La, entitled to vote
| under the general election laws of said
| State, the question of levying a special
| tax, at the rate of two mills on the dol
| lar per annum, of the assessed property
| thcrn for period of ten years, begin
ming with the first day Of January, A.
| ID. 1900, for the purpose of securing the
| location of the State Institute, provided
by Act No. I62 of the General Assem-
bly,, approved July ID, 1898, in the par
ish of Lafayette, La, in conformity with
the petition of more than one third of
the property tax payers of said parish,
hereto annexed and made part hereof,
providing for the mode of holding said
election, making returns, etc.
Section l.. Be it ordained by the Police
jury of Lafayette, La. in legal session con-
Vened, that special election is hereby
dered and shall be held in said parish of La
fayette, La, on Tuesday, Sept. 70, A. ID.
1899, at which election shall be submitted to
the property taxpayers of said parish emit
tied to vote under the general election laws
of the State, the question of levying special
tax of two mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation on all taxable property in said
parish annually for a period of ten years,
beginning with the first day of JAM, A. ID.
1900, for the purpose of securing the loca-
ton of the State Industrial Institute provided
by Act I6e of the General Assembly, APP
proved July ID, 1898, in the parish of Lafa-
yette, La, in conformity with the petition
of more than one third of the property tax
payers of said parish hereto annexed and
made part hereof; said tax to be levied and
collected according to law the terms of
this ordinance, said election being ordered
upon the following petition, signed by more
than one-third of the property taxpayers of
said parish of Lafayette, La, to-wit:
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury in and for the parish of La
fayette. La.--We, the undersigned property
tax payers of the parish of Lafayette, La,
being and constituting one third of the total
number of property tax payers of said parish
State constitution, desiring to secure the To-
cation of the State Industrial Institute, pro-
vided for by Act No 1862 of the General AS
sembly, approved July IA, 1898, in the par
ish of Lafayette, the title thereof to be in
the public, and not having in the treasury of
said parish any sufficient means to achieve
said object, and realizing that the funds nee
essary to secure the location of said Indus
trial Institute under said act, in the parish of
Lafayette, can only be obtained by the levy
ing and collection of a special tax for that
purpose. We respectfully petition your
Hon. body to forthwith oder a special cleo
ton in said parish of Lafayette, La, under
provisions of Act No. 1871 of 1893, and Arti-
Gle No. 232 of the constitution of 1893, for
the purpose of ascertaining and determining
whether OR not it is the sense and desire of
the property taxpayers OF said parish OF La
fayette that Il special of two mills
every dollar of the assessed valuation of
property of said parish according to the
official rolls for ten years, beg inning with the
year nineteen hundred, be 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 col
lccted shall be used for the benefit of said
Industrial Institute to be located in the par
ish of Lafayette and shall be subject to the
order and paid to the proper authorities
of the State of Louisiana as may be
provided by law. Respectfully submitted:
Felix Benoit, John Bite: Simon, Joseph E.
Simon, Pierre Simon, Olivier Simon, Ed
mond Decou, Martial Trahan, Jean A.
Simon, Darnevile St. Amant, Leodis
Broussard, Mrs. Emedis Broussard, Alcee
Leblanc, Ma;lhes Jules, Usebe Simon,
AIcide Mouton, Albert Broussard, Le-
Valsin Doucet, Benjamin Boudreaux,
Elos Doucet. Odillon Leblanc, Louis Rohee,
J. b. Lagneaux, Luc Doucet, Leon La
gneaux, Felix Lagneaux, Adam Hebert,
Desire Sellers, Mrs. Favor Landry, Mrs.
Aspase Sellers wife Of Desire Savoy, John
Meaux, Asa Foreman, v. Spell, Emile J.
Hebert; Middleton Morgan, Monroe Spell,
CtaS McauN, NnaFleS mcdonald, r. H.
Bourg, d. Hebert, t:lois E. Vincent, Voor-
HES Vincent, Donate Vincent, Isadore Vim
cent, Desire Vincent, Joseph Thibodeaux,
Fenton Patten, Julian S. Hebert, Dosite
Duhon, Arsamus Spell, Felix Gerac, Gus.
A. Breaux, Don Louis Herpn, J. E. La
,ioIais Cieophas Chiasson, Amede Sonnier,
Iacque Matthew, Joseph Ancelet. Edgar
Breaux, Basile Sonnier, Jean Hernandez,
Rodolphe Prejean, Ad. Blanchard, Rufus
Peck, On. Goatra, Roman Weber, J. &.
Broussard, Aleid Hebert, Numa Dugas,
Guilbeaux, J. S. Wilmington, Ant. Brous-
sard, John II: Landry, d. Montey, Jean
Bite. Simon, Simeon Cormier, Ernest Cor
mier, Onezime Dronet, Marciel Duhon,
Albert Duhon. Drosen Duhon, Iypolite
Dronette, Elere Hebert, Philogene Duhon,
Onezime Irahan, A. ID. Landry, John
Jr., Dolsey Duhon, Philix X.
Landry, Mrs. Norber Wilmington, Alcide
Allemand, reogeu Montey, Ant. Trahau,
han, Charles Hernandez, Taylor Guiot,
Jules Trahan, Demer Duhon, Jean Brous
sard, Dies. Duhon. John B. Hernandez,
Clobul Hernandez, Mrs. r. X. Miles, per
X. w. Elliot, Luc Duhon, Edmond Martin,
Sidney Martin. J. II. Martin. Arthur Martin,
Felix Mouton, J. Mouton, J. E. Mouton.
Alexander Sellens, ALICE Dugas, J. B. Be-
mott, Suly Benoit, Sevigne Babineaux,
Valerin Comeaux, Gustave Mouton, a. l..
Dyer, Thomas b. Hopkins, X. c. Landry,
E. Marquis, H. E: johnson. ]. P. Gulley,
Broussard, Charles A. Boudreaux, Alexan
Dupre Landry, Mrs. O. Granger, Alice
Tebaudos, Mrs. Gerassin Doucct, p. d.
Judce, Paul Ducharme, Gustave Judice,
Eraste Patin, H. +. Doucet, E. d. Pellerin,