The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-22

ton in accordance with Act No. 1871 of
acts of the Legislature of this State for
the year 1899, and Article No. 232
of the constitution, whereat shall be
submitted to the property taxpayers of
the incorporated town Of Lafayette,
La, entitled to vote under the general
election laws of said State, the question
of levying special tax, at the rate of
two mills on the dollar per annum, of
the assessed property therein for per-
iod of ten years, beginning with the
frs, 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 Assembly, approved
July Ia, 1895, in the parish Of Lafa-
ye,te, La. in conformity with the pc
tition of more than one-third of the
property taxpayers Of said town, here
to annexed and made part hereof, pro
viding for the mode of holding said
election making returns, etc.
Section L. BE it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La. legal session
convened, that special election is hereby
ordered aud shall be held in said town of
Lafayette, La. on Saturday, August go, \.
ID. 1899, at which election shall be submit,
ted to the property taxpayers of said town,
entitled to vote under the general election
laws of the State. the question of levying
special tax of two mills IN the dollar of
assessed valuation on all taxable property in
said town, annually for period OF ten
years, beginning with the first day of IAN.
a. d., 1000, tor the purpose of securing the
location OF the State Industrial Institute
provided by act I62 of the General Assem-
bly,, approved July ID, 1898, in the parish of
Lafayette La, in conformity with the petition
Of more than onethrd OF the property tax
payers of said town, 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-thrd of the property tax
payers OF said town of Lafayette, lo-wit:
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 secure the
location of the State Industrial Institute,
provided for by act No. I6z Ut the General
Assembly, approved July ID, 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 of
said Industrial Institute under said act, in
the parish of Lafayette, only be OBJ
| tanned by the levying and collection of a
special tax for that purpose. We respect
fully petition your Hon. body to forthwith
order special election in said town of La
fayette, La, under provisions Of act No.
1871 OF 1895, and article No. 232 of the con-
| stltution OF 1895, for the purpose of
| tanning and determining whether not it is
| the SENSE and desire of the property tax
payers of said town OF Lafayette that a
! Special of two mills On every dollar Of
| the assessed valuation of property of said
town according to the official rolls for ten
years, beg inning with the year nineteen
hundred, assessed, levied and collected
| tor 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
| nj led shall he nSed he .,f
said Industrial Institute to located in the
| parish Of Lafayette and shall he subject to
| the order and paid to the proper authorities
of the State OF louisiana, as may be pro-
vided by law: Respectfully submitted. Ed
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